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FALL 2014
A LETTER FROM OUR
LEADERSHIP
David Rotholz
Board Chair
James Ginsburg
President
Dear Friends,
In this special 25th Anniversary issue of For
the Record, we share our recent activities
and accomplishments and present a retrospective of important Cedille milestones. We
could not have achieved any of these milestones without your support of our mission.
Earlier this fall, Cedille Records kicked off
our year-long 25th Anniversary celebration.
Through this celebration, we hope to meet
many new friends and strengthen our
relationships with those we already know.
As a nonprofit, Cedille depends on charitable
donations to record, produce, and promote
the work of Chicago’s finest musicians and
composers. Over the years, Cedille artists
have reported how vital working with Cedille
has been to their careers. We also continue
to hear from classical music lovers that these
artists’ music is a treasured part of so many
collections.
In 2015, as we continue our 25th Anniversary
celebration, we expect to release nine new
recordings, maintaining the high output we’ve
established over the last several years. We
hope you enjoy our latest recordings and will
continue to celebrate our 25th Anniversary
with us. Our progress is only possible
because of your support. Thank you!
Warmly,
David Rotholz Board Chair
James Ginsburg
President
SOIRÉE CEDILLE: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS
Cedille Artists Rachel Barton Pine
and Wendy Warner kick off
the evening’s performances.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
presents the inaugural Martin D. Ginsburg
Award to Dr. Carol and Mr. Joseph Reich
Nearly 300 guests, traveling from 10
states, packed Claudia Cassidy Theater
and Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago
Cultural Center on September 7 to kickoff Cedille Records’ year-long 25th
Anniversary celebration. This special 25th
Anniversary Soirée raised over 200% more
than Cedille’s previous annual benefits,
thanks to supporters who purchased
tickets, bid on silent auction packages,
and made donations.
Cedille Artist Patrice Michaels
with guests Jia Zhao, Preston Torbert,
and Dr. Hongyi Chen.
their friends Martin Ginsburg and Ruth
Bader Ginsburg who the Reichs have
known since they met at Cornell over 60
years ago. The Reichs have supported
the mission of Cedille Chicago since the
organization began operations.
Cellist Wendy Warner was joined by
violinists Rachel Barton Pine and Sang
Mee Lee and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang for
selections from her Cedille recordings and the
world premiere of Chicago
Our heartfelt thanks to
A highlight of the event
composer Mischa Zupko’s
was the presentation of
the supporters who
Eclipse for violin and
the inaugural Martin D.
piano, a work that will be
made this year’s event
Ginsburg Award by U.S.
released on Cedille in
a success!
Supreme Court Justice
2015.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Martin D. Soprano Patrice Michaels performed selections
Ginsburg Award acknowledges those who from her 2014 release, INTERSECTION:
have honored Marty’s sustaining vision Jazz Meets Classical Song; joined by violinist
through their continued loyalty to Cedille Zach Brock, cellist Nicholas Photinos, and
Records and the music it produces, which pianist Kuang-Hao Huang, her collaborators
gave Marty so much joy. The inaugural on the album.
recipients of the Martin D. Ginsburg Award
are Dr. Carol F. Reich and Mr. Joseph H. Following the performances, guests enjoyed
Reich. Their involvement in supporting dinner, prepared by Limelight Catering.
music came from Carol’s lifelong love of Rachel Barton Pine addressed guests,
classical music, which she shared with describing the impact Cedille Records has
had on her career.
SPONSORS
Loretta & Kenneth Julian
Carol & Joseph Reich
Ginny & Peter Foreman
Julie & Roger Baskes
Jenner & Block, LLP
98.7 WFMT
Mesirow Financial
Peter DeLafosse
Sue & Paul Freehling
Barbara Greis & Howard Gottlieb
Bonnie Harkness and James Rogers
Patricia Kenney & Gregory O’Leary
Ginger & Jim Meyer
Grace Tsiang & Lars Peter Hansen
HOST COMMITTEE
Marie Grass Amenta & Charles Amenta III, MD
Jean & John Berghoff
Fran & Henry Fogel
Barbara Haws & William Josephson
Barbara Jurgens
Virginia Kennedy Palys & Peter Palys
Nancy Loeb & Jeffrey Colman
Laura & Craig Martin
Bonnie McGrath & Bruce Oltman
Patrice Michaels & James Ginsburg
Dana Mikstay & Ronna Hoffberg
Kathy Paddor-Rotholz & David Rotholz
Rachel Barton Pine & Greg Pine
Joanie & Alan Stone
Jia Zhao & Dr. Hongyi Chen
1989
Founder James Ginsburg records Cedille
Records’ first album: Dmitry Paperno Plays
Russian Piano Music coaxing the Russian-émigré
master back into the recording studio after a
decade-long absence.
1993
CEDILLE
MILESTONES
The label releases its first
symphonic recording: the world premiere
of Easley Blackwood’s Fifth Symphony with
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
THANKS to the following loyal and
generous donors who have
supported our mission for more
1994
than 10 years.
The renowned Vermeer Quartet joins
Thomas Abood
Cedille’s artist roster with its CD of Tchaikovsky’s
Robert Abrams
Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22, and “Souvenir de
Duffy Adelson
Arthur D. Baker III
Florence” in D minor, Op. 70.
1997
Rachel Barton Pine marks her Cedille
debut with her best-selling recording of Handel
Violin Sonatas. Pine’s enduring collaboration
with Cedille produces CDs that continue to receive
outstanding critical acclaim and audience response.
Beech Street Foundation
Cedille Releases its first opera recording,
William Bible
the CD debut and first new recording in over a
Denise & John Calicchio
quarter century of Gian Carlo Menotti’s
Linda Cohen Cassanos & Robert Cassanos
1945 classic, The Medium.
Jerold Cohen
2000
Joan & Stuart Danoff
Mary Dawson & Nat Silverman
Paul Freeman and the Chicago Sinfonietta
Kristina Entner & Ed Malone
release the first CD in their three-volume project,
Ruth & Arthur Feder
the African Heritage Symphonic Series, the first of
2002
Marian & M. Carr Ferguson
its type since Freeman’s landmark Black
Arthur Fleischer
Composers LP series on CBS Records.
Cedille’s second recording with Chicago
Fran & Henry Fogel
Opera Theater is the world premiere of Robert
Richard Freling
Jane Ginsburg & George Spera
Kurka’s The Good Soldier Schweik.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Martin D. Ginsburg
Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestra makes the first
James Ginsburg
2003
commercially released recording in its sevenDavid Glickman
decade history: American Works for Organ
Wendy & James Gold
New music sextet eighth blackbird
and Orchestra featuring organist
Bess & Stuart Goldring
makes its commercial recording debut with
Roberta & Michael Gottesman
David Schrader.
Joan & Franklin Green
thirteen ways.
Susan & Sanford Greenberg
Cedille’s second recording with the Chicago
Margery & Sheldon Harnick
Symphony
Orchestra, Brahms & Joachim Violin
2005
Irving Harris Foundation
Concertos, featuring violinist Rachel Barton Pine,
Barbara Haws & William Josephson
The Pacifica Quartet’s acclaimed threequickly becomes the label’s best-selling album
Gordon Henderson
CD set Mendelssohn: The Complete String
Drs. Irma & Andrew Hilton
and is nominated for a GRAMMY as
Quartets marks Cedille’s first complete cycle of
Illinois Arts Council
Best Engineered Recording,
works in a single genre by a major composer.
Loretta & Kenneth Julian
Classical.
Barbara Julius & Marc Silberberg
Cedille begins supplying digital
Renee & Daniel Kaplan
downloads to online retailers.
2008
Sanford Krieger
Christine & William Landuyt
Cedille gains its first GRAMMY Award
Arthur Leonard
when eighth blackbird’s strange imaginary
Sandy & Jack Levin
animals wins Best Chamber Music
Nancy Loeb & Jeffrey Colman
2011
Performance.
Molly & Walter Maciejewski
Graci & Dennis McGillicuddy
eighth blackbird wins its second GRAMMY
Negaunee Foundation
for Lonely Motel: Music from Slide.
2012
Debbie & Alan Polinsky
Pomegranate Foundation
The Pulitzer Project, featuring the Grant
Anna & Martin Rabinowitz
Park Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Carlos
Carol & Joe Reich
Kalmar, presents world-premiere recordings of two of
Beverly & William Rosoff
the first four Pulitzer Prize winners in music.
Sage Foundation
eighth blackbird wins its third GRAMMY
2013
Claire & Ed Stiepleman
Dr. Anna Jane Stone
for meanwhile.
Rachel Barton Pine records
Eugene Wedoff
Violin Lullabies inspired by the birth of her
Jia Zhao & Dr. Hongyi Chen
2014
Cedille Releases its first digital playlist,
The Virtuoso Paperno — Paperno at 85, a Retrospective
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Cedille celebrates its 25th anniversary with special free
concerts at the Chicago Botanic Garden, house parties,
album release parties, commissions, and other
events throughout the 2014–2015
concert season.
daughter Sylvia. The unique collection
debuts at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s Traditional
Classical Albums Chart and rises to No. 1 on
Amazon.com’s Best Selling Classical List.
The Pacifica Quartet completes The Soviet Experience,
its “definitive” (multiple reviews) cycle of the
complete Shostakovich quartets.
“Cedille Chicago Presents” launches on
98.7 WFMT hosted by president
James Ginsburg.
CEDILLE UNVEILS
25th Anniversary
2-CD SAMPLER
Cedille’s catalog comprises over 2,500
tracks from which we picked 25 for our
new 25th Anniversary 2-CD sampler. While
Cedille has previously created samplers
every five years, this one is special. This
2-CD set is designed to give a broad
overview of 25 years of releases.
Contact us to receive your complimentary copy!
773.989.2515 • info@cedillerecords.org
2014 RELEASES IN REVIEW
TWO X FOUR • CDR 90000 146
Jennifer Koh & Jaime Laredo, violins
Curtis 20/21 Ensemble / Vinay Parameswaran
“The idea of Two X Four…sweetly attests to the commitment of violinist
Jennifer Koh and her teacher-colleague Jaime Laredo to present four
two-violin concertos — including two world premieres — by diverse
composers.”
—Audiophile Audition
MOZART & BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTETS • CDR 90000 147
Anthony McGill, clarinet • Pacifica Quartet
“The pure, gorgeous tone and expressive musicianship of the clarinetist
Anthony McGill meshes with the talents of the excellent Pacifica Quartet
for thoroughly enjoyable readings.”
—The New York Times
EXCELSIOR • CDR 90000 148
Fifth House Ensemble
“The repertoire includes a beguiling range of inventive post-minimalist
music and all of it is executed with a combination of tenderness and
vivacious energy. The big headliner, Caleb Burhans’ ‘Excelsior,’ unfolds in
30 minutes’ worth of patiently static harmonies and keening vocals… The
whole undertaking is marked by spirited music-making of the finest kind.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
Planned 2015 Releases
Russian Recital
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
Bach & Beyond Part 2
Jennifer Koh, violin
Veracini: Complete Sonate Accademiche
Trio Settecento
Illuminations
Avalon Quartet (Cedille Records debut)
Corigliano Tribute
Gaudete Brass
Vivaldi Complete Viola d’Amore Concertos
Rachel Barton Pine, viola d’amore
with Ars Antigua
Rzewski: The People United
Will Never Be Defeated
Ursula Oppens, piano
Eclipse: Chamber Music by Mischa Zupko
Sang Mee Lee, violin; Wendy Warner, cello;
Mischa Zupko, piano
Mythology Symphony:
Orchestral works by Stacy Garrop
Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Symphony Orchestra
INTERSECTION: JAZZ MEETS CLASSICAL SONG • CDR 90000 149
Patrice Michaels, soprano • Zach Brock, violin • Nicholas Photinos, cello
Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
“This Cedille release is first rate all the way: beautiful singing, stunning
instrumentals, and a coherent and classy program. It is a recording to play
and play again! Most highly recommended!”
—Fanfare
TURINA CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRINGS & PIANO • CDR 90000 150
Lincoln Trio
The Lincoln Trio brings its “interpretative flair” (The Strad) and “masterly
finesse” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) to early 20th-century chamber music
by Joaquín Turina (1882–1949) in a program of audience pleasing works
blending Spanish dance and folk influences with romanticism and French
impressionism.
AS DREAMS FALL APART: The Golden Age of Jewish Stage and Film
Music (1925–1955) • CDR 90000 151
New Budapest Orpheum Society
Known for its extensive historical research and its “often funny and
always fascinating” (Audiophile Audition) performances of Jewish
cabaret music, the New Budapest Orpheum Society presents its newest
Cedille project, focusing on Jewish stage and film music from the early
to mid-20th century.
MAURICE GREENE OVERTURES • CDR 90000 152
Baroque Band / Garry Clarke, director • David Schrader, harpsichord
“The ensemble has selected a program of delightful works with what
Clarke calls ‘whistleable melodies, easy harmony, and inventive counterpoint’ that evoke ‘the charm of the English countryside and the frivolity of
the English 18th century.’”
—WFMT, Chicago
Find these and other Cedille recordings at cedillerecords.org
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Chicago Treasures
Celebrating Cedille Records’ 25 years of recording Chicago’s world-class musicians
SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
5:30 pm
YOUR GIFT SUPPORTS
CHICAGO MUSICIANS
Cedille is a different kind of record label.
We’re nonprofit, dedicated solely to
musicians and composers from Chicago.
Our purpose is to enhance these artists’
reputations and careers by distributing their
music around the world.
Join us as we continue Cedille’s 25th
Anniversary celebration at Mesirow
Financial, 353 N. Clark St., Chicago.
Renowned pianist Jorge Federico
Osorio and violinist Rachel Barton Pine,
with pianist Matthew Hagle, will perform
a selection of works from their Cedille
releases and current performing
repertoires.
The evening starts at 5:30 pm with
a cocktail reception. The concert will
delight guests from 6:45 until 8pm. Those
who purchase VIP tickets will join the
performers for a delicious post-concert
dinner. Tickets start at $100.
To sponsor this event or join the Host
Committee, call 773.989.2515.
UPCOMING RELEASE
BECOME A SUBCRIBER
BACH & BEYOND PART 2
JENNIFER KOH
Get the latest Cedille recordings from
Chicago’s finest artists delivered to your
door before their public release — and at
a rate available nowhere else!
CD—$10 plus shipping
FLAC—$8
mp3 —$6
Call 773.989.2515 for more information,
about how to automatically receive each
new recording.
“The CD that Cedille Records helped
create is the best promotional package
that we could ever have. It’s our
business card x 1000.”
— Ryan Berndt, trumpet
Gaudete Brass
Their recordings take these artists’ music to
cars, offices, and living rooms — wherever
music is listened to — all around the world.
These albums need to be heard — not only
by classical music fans but also by music
directors, concert presenters, and music
critics.
Donate online at cedillerecords.org
Violinist Jennifer Koh continues her Bach
& Beyond three-part CD series based on
her groundbreaking series of “Bach and
Beyond” recitals. Ms. Koh sets out to
illuminate connections between J.S.
Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo
Violin and 20th- and 21st-century works.
ClassicsToday.com declared of Bach &
Beyond Part 1, “Fans of violin music and
playing will celebrate this disc, and will
certainly look forward to more, more from
this very talented Jennifer Koh. She’s
terrific. Highly recommended.” Part 1
also received extremely positive reviews
from The New York Times, Chicago
Tribune, Examiner.com, and many other
publications.
2014
Holiday Sale
Celebrate our
25th Anniversary
with 25% OFF all CDs
cedillerecords.org • 773.989.2515
Through January 5, 2015
(Sale does not include downloads)
Through its Cedille Records label, Cedille Chicago, NFP is dedicated to producing classical recordings of the highest quality featuring
outstanding musicians from Chicago. Our purpose is to enhance the world’s catalog of recorded music by exploring new and underrepresented compositions and documenting important interpretations of standard repertoire in innovative programs. The extensive dissemination of these recordings is designed to bring these artists to a world-wide audience, thus enhancing their reputations and careers, and to
benefit as great a listening public as possible.
Cedille Chicago, NFP is governed by its Board of Directors
David Rotholz, Chair · James Ginsburg, President · Henry Fogel · Barbara Haws · Ronna Hoffberg · William Josephson
Eva Lichtenberg · Ed Malone · Stephanie Oberhausen · Greg O’Leary · Rachel Barton Pine · Steve Robinson
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