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GRAMMY Nominations
Today Cedille is excited to announce GRAMMY nominations for three fantastic Chicago classical albums:
eighth blackbird, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for FILAMENT
Usulula Oppens, Best Classical Instrumental Solo for The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (Judith Sherman, Producer)
New Budapest Orpheum Society, Best Classical Compendium for As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955) (James Ginsburg, producer)
Judith Sherman was also nominated for Classical Producer of the Year, her work on Turina: Chamber Music for Strings and Piano (Lincoln Trio) and The People United Will Never Be Defeated! (Ursula Oppens, Jerome Lowenthal) are mentioned in her nomination. We are incredibly proud to have had the opportunity to collaborate with such wonderful Chicago Classical musicians and wish them the best of luck at the 2016 Grammys!
To celebrate the nominations, we are now offering a GRAMMY-nominees package at 35%OFF, check it out on our Holiday Gift Guide.
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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.)
Enjoy Cedille’s Weekly Featured Release.