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Evolving for Artists and Audiences
Cedille Records is evolving alongside a rapidly changing musical landscape — embracing new ways to connect listeners and artists while ensuring a vibrant future for both. Beginning this year, Cedille has adopted a release model centered primarily on digital distribution, rather than physical CDs. This shift reflects not only the realities of today’s industry, but also our commitment to the sustainability of our mission-focused work and to serving both artists and listeners.
What hasn’t changed is what matters most: Cedille’s support of artists remains unwavering. That mission — to document and share the artistry of Chicago’s extraordinary musicians — remains at the heart of everything we do.
Our entire catalog can be purchased at cedillerecords.org and accessed worldwide via CD, download, and streaming platforms — ensuring these performances remain available to audiences for generations to come.
At the same time, we are enhancing how you experience Cedille’s new releases. Our subscription program has been redesigned to offer greater flexibility, value, and access.
Cedille subscriptions include:
• High-resolution digital versions of new albums and singles, in your preferred format
• The option to receive exclusive physical CD copies of digital album releases, not otherwise available to the public, at no additional cost. These copies will be packaged in a compact wallet case with a QR code linking to the full booklet
• Advance copies of all albums before their public release
• A 20% discount on all CD purchases from cedillerecords.org
Subscriptions are simple and flexible, available for $80 annually or $8 monthly, with all-inclusive pricing and automatic renewal.
This evolution ensures that Cedille can continue championing artists, preserving great performances, and bringing inspiring music to listeners — now and into the future.
Purchase a subscription for yourself or as a gift HERE.
Happy listening!
Recommended
Pacifica Quartet’s final album in the American Collections trilogy – American Portraits. Bringing together touchstones of the American repertoire, American Portraits features some of the most canonical American chamber works alongside world premiere recordings of two newly commissioned works.
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.
To celebrate the Oct. 9 release of American Portraits, the Pacifica Quartet‘s 18th album for Cedille, a playlist with a track from each of its Cedille albums, in chronological order, starting with its very first CD in 1999.
On Sunday, September 27 many of Chicago’s most enthusiastic classical music supporters gathered at Venue SIX10 to celebrate Cedille Records with wonderful performances, meaningful presentations of our annual awards, and delicious food and drink.