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Cedille at the GRAMMYs
Cedille would like to congratulate Eighth Blackbird on their fourth consecutive GRAMMY for FILAMENT!
Eighth Blackbird were not the only Cedille artists at the GRAMMYs Monday night. New Budapest Orpheum Society and Ursula Oppens also attended as nominees. Cedille president, Jim Ginsburg was on hand as a fellow nominee. Check out some of his behind-the-scenes GRAMMY photos below.
From left to right:
(Top Row) Jim Ginsburg at the GRAMMY Nominee Reception showing off his nominee medal.
(Middle Row) Jim on the red carpet before the show and then at the GRAMMYs award ceremony.
(Bottom Row) Jim enjoying the after party.
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Commissioned by Cedille Records specially for our 2025 Emerging Artist Competition winner, oboist Oliver Talukder, as a companion for his Briefly Gorgeous album, Powder is a two-track single of Two Songs for voice, oboe/English horn, and piano by Delfin Demiray, who was Talukder’s classmate at the Curtis Institute of Music. The first song features Chicago mezzo, Sophia Maekawa, while Talukder performs the second song’s special effect and extended technique-infused vocal line himself (as an “overdub”), demonstrating yet another facet of his artistry.
Winner of Cedille Records’ 2025 Emerging Artist Competition, Chicago-born oboist Oliver Talukder makes his solo recording debut with Briefly Gorgeous. Joined by pianist Moriah Trenk, Talukder presents an album inspired by themes of identity, love, family, and belonging. Drawing on his Mexican and Bengali heritage and his Chicago upbringing, the program explores where classical music intersects with Latino and South Asian traditions, creating a musical portrait shaped by Talukder’s unique story.
With the new month comes a new featured playlist on Spotify — or, in this case, a refresh of our Artist Debuts on Cedille playlist, originally created in 2022 to celebrate the inaugural album by the first Emerging Artist Competition winner, saxophonist Julian Velasco.
The update is to celebrate oboist Oliver Talukder, winner of Cedille’s second competition, as well as other artists who have made their Cedille debus since 2022. (Oliver’s track will be added on Friday when his album, Briefly Gorgeous, is released.)
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