Nearly 300 guests, traveling from 10 states, packed Claudia Cassidy Theater and Preston Bradley Hall at the ChicagoCultural Center on September 7 to kick-off Cedille Records’ year-long 25thAnniversary celebration. This special 25th Anniversary Soirée raised over 200% morethan Cedille’s previous annual benefits, thanks to supporters who purchasedtickets, bid on silent auction packages, and made donations. A highlight of the event was the presentation of the inaugural Martin D. Ginsburg Award by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Martin D.Ginsburg Award acknowledges those who have honored Marty’s sustaining vision through their continued loyalty to Cedille Records and the music it produces, which gave Marty so much joy. The inauguralrecipients of the Martin D. Ginsburg Award are Dr. Carol F. Reich and Mr. Joseph H. Reich. Their involvement in supporting music came from Carol’s lifelong love of classical music, which she shared with

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 theorganization began operations.Cellist Wendy Warner was joined byviolinists Rachel Barton Pine and Sang Mee Lee and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang forselections from her Cedille recordings and the

world premiere of Chicagocomposer Mischa Zupko’sEclipse for violin andpiano, a work that will be released on Cedille in 2015.

Soprano Patrice Michaels performed selectionsfrom her 2014 release, INTERSECTION:Jazz Meets Classical Song; joined by violinistZach Brock, cellist Nicholas Photinos, andpianist Kuang-Hao Huang, her collaborators on the album.Following the performances, guests enjoyed dinner, prepared by Limelight Catering.Rachel Barton Pine addressed guests,describing the impact Cedille Records has had on her career.

A LETTER FROM OURLEADERSHIP

Dear Friends,

In this special 25th Anniversary issue of For the Record, we share our recent activities and accomplishments and present a retro-spective of important Cedille milestones. We could not have achieved any of these mile-stones 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 ourrelationships 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 Anniversarywith us. Our progress is only possiblebecause of your support. Thank you!

Warmly,

David Rotholz James GinsburgBoard Chair President

David RotholzBoard Chair

James GinsburgPresident

SOIRÉE CEDILLE: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS

For the record

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgpresents the inaugural Martin D. Ginsburg Award to Dr. Carol and Mr. Joseph Reich

An UpdAte from Cedille ChiCAgo, nfp And

FALL 2014

SPONSORSLoretta & Kenneth Julian Carol & Joseph Reich Ginny & Peter Foreman Julie & Roger Baskes Jenner & Block, LLP98.7 WFMTMesirow FinancialPeter DeLafosse Sue & Paul Freehling Barbara Greis & Howard GottliebBonnie Harkness and James RogersPatricia Kenney & Gregory O’Leary Ginger & Jim Meyer Grace Tsiang & Lars Peter Hansen

HOST COMMITTEEMarie 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 ColmanLaura & 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

Cedille Artists Rachel Barton Pineand Wendy Warner kick off

the evening’s performances.

Cedille Artist Patrice Michaelswith guests Jia Zhao, Preston Torbert,

and Dr. Hongyi Chen.

Our heartfelt thanks tothe supporters who

made this year’s eventa success!

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1993The label releases its first

symphonic recording: the world premiereof Easley Blackwood’s Fifth Symphony with

the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1997Rachel Barton Pine marks her Cedille

debut with her best-selling recording of HandelViolin Sonatas. Pine’s enduring collaboration

with Cedille produces CDs that continue to receive outstanding critical acclaim and audience response.

Cedille Releases its first opera recording,the CD debut and first new recording in over a

quarter century of Gian Carlo Menotti’s1945 classic, The Medium.

1989Founder James Ginsburg records Cedille

Records’ first album: Dmitry Paperno PlaysRussian Piano Music coaxing the Russian-émigré

master back into the recording studio after adecade-long absence.

2002

Cedille’s second recording with ChicagoOpera Theater is the world premiere of Robert

Kurka’s The Good Soldier Schweik. Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestra makes the first

commercially released recording in its seven-decade history: American Works for Organ

and Orchestra featuring organistDavid Schrader.

2003

New music sextet eighth blackbirdmakes its commercial recording debut with

thirteen ways. Cedille’s second recording with the Chicago

Symphony Orchestra, Brahms & Joachim ViolinConcertos, featuring violinist Rachel Barton Pine,

quickly becomes the label’s best-selling albumand is nominated for a GRAMMY as

Best Engineered Recording,Classical.

2008Cedille gains its first GRAMMY Award

when eighth blackbird’s strange imaginaryanimals wins Best Chamber Music

Performance. 2011

eighth blackbird wins its second GRAMMYfor Lonely Motel: Music from Slide.2012

The Pulitzer Project, featuring the GrantPark Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Carlos

Kalmar, presents world-premiere recordings of two ofthe first four Pulitzer Prize winners in music.

eighth blackbird wins its third GRAMMYfor meanwhile.

2013Rachel Barton Pine records

Violin Lullabies inspired by the birth of herdaughter Sylvia. The unique collection

debuts at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s TraditionalClassical 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 thecomplete Shostakovich quartets.

“Cedille Chicago Presents” launches on 98.7 WFMT hosted by president

James Ginsburg.

2014Cedille Releases its first digital playlist,

The Virtuoso Paperno — Paperno at 85, a Retrospective

Cedille celebrates its 25th anniversary with special free concerts at the Chicago Botanic Garden, house parties,

album release parties, commissions, and otherevents throughout the 2014–2015

concert season.

CEDILLEMILESTONES

2005The Pacifica Quartet’s acclaimed three-

CD set Mendelssohn: The Complete StringQuartets marks Cedille’s first complete cycle ofworks in a single genre by a major composer.

Cedille begins supplying digitaldownloads to online retailers.

1994The renowned Vermeer Quartet joins

Cedille’s artist roster with its CD of Tchaikovsky’s Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 22, and “Souvenir de

Florence” in D minor, Op. 70.

2000

Paul Freeman and the Chicago Sinfoniettarelease the first CD in their three-volume project,

the African Heritage Symphonic Series, the first ofits type since Freeman’s landmark BlackComposers LP series on CBS Records.

THANKS to the following loyal and generous donors who havesupported our mission for morethan 10 years.Thomas AboodRobert AbramsDuffy AdelsonArthur D. Baker IIIBeech Street FoundationWilliam BibleDenise & John CalicchioLinda Cohen Cassanos & Robert CassanosJerold CohenJoan & Stuart DanoffMary Dawson & Nat SilvermanKristina Entner & Ed MaloneRuth & Arthur FederMarian & M. Carr FergusonArthur FleischerFran & Henry FogelRichard FrelingJane Ginsburg & George SperaRuth Bader Ginsburg & Martin D. GinsburgJames GinsburgDavid GlickmanWendy & James GoldBess & Stuart GoldringRoberta & Michael GottesmanJoan & Franklin GreenSusan & Sanford GreenbergMargery & Sheldon HarnickIrving Harris FoundationBarbara Haws & William JosephsonGordon HendersonDrs. Irma & Andrew HiltonIllinois Arts CouncilLoretta & Kenneth JulianBarbara Julius & Marc SilberbergRenee & Daniel KaplanSanford KriegerChristine & William LanduytArthur LeonardSandy & Jack LevinNancy Loeb & Jeffrey ColmanMolly & Walter MaciejewskiGraci & Dennis McGillicuddyNegaunee FoundationDebbie & Alan PolinskyPomegranate FoundationAnna & Martin RabinowitzCarol & Joe ReichBeverly & William RosoffSage FoundationClaire & Ed StieplemanDr. Anna Jane StoneEugene WedoffJia Zhao & Dr. Hongyi Chen

2014 RELEASES IN REVIEW

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CEDILLE UNVEILS25th Anniversary2-CD SAMPLER

Cedille’s catalog comprises over 2,500 tracks from which we picked 25 for ournew 25th Anniversary 2-CD sampler. While Cedille has previously created samplersevery five years, this one is special. This 2-CD set is designed to give a broadoverview of 25 years of releases.

Contact us to receive your complimentary copy!773.989.2515 • info@cedillerecords.org

Planned 2015 ReleasesRussian Recital

Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

Bach & Beyond Part 2Jennifer Koh, violin

Veracini: Complete Sonate AccademicheTrio Settecento

IlluminationsAvalon Quartet (Cedille Records debut)

Corigliano TributeGaudete Brass

Vivaldi Complete Viola d’Amore ConcertosRachel Barton Pine, viola d’amore

with Ars Antigua

Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be DefeatedUrsula 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

TWO X FOUR • CDR 90000 146Jennifer Koh & Jaime Laredo, violinsCurtis 20/21 Ensemble / Vinay Parameswaran

“The idea of Two X Four…sweetly attests to the commitment of violinistJennifer Koh and her teacher-colleague Jaime Laredo to present four two-violin concertos — including two world premieres — by diversecomposers.”

MOZART & BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTETS • CDR 90000 147Anthony 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.”

EXCELSIOR • CDR 90000 148Fifth House Ensemble

“The repertoire includes a beguiling range of inventive post-minimalistmusic and all of it is executed with a combination of tenderness andvivacious 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.”

INTERSECTION: JAZZ MEETS CLASSICAL SONG • CDR 90000 149Patrice Michaels, soprano • Zach Brock, violin • Nicholas Photinos, celloKuang-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!”

TURINA CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRINGS & PIANO • CDR 90000 150Lincoln 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 151New 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 152Baroque 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 counter-point’ that evoke ‘the charm of the English countryside and the frivolity of the English 18th century.’”

—Fanfare

—Audiophile Audition

—The New York Times

—San Francisco Chronicle

—WFMT, Chicago

Find these and other Cedille recordings at cedillerecords.org

YOUR GIFT SUPPORTSCHICAGO MUSICIANS

Cedille is a different kind of record label.We’re nonprofit, dedicated solely tomusicians and composers from Chicago.Our purpose is to enhance these artists’reputations and careers by distributing their music around the world.

“The CD that Cedille Records helped create is the best promotional packagethat we could ever have. It’s ourbusiness card x 1000.”

— Ryan Berndt, trumpet Gaudete BrassTheir 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.

Join us as we continue Cedille’s 25th Anniversary celebration at MesirowFinancial, 353 N. Clark St., Chicago.Renowned pianist Jorge FedericoOsorio and violinist Rachel Barton Pine, with pianist Matthew Hagle, will perform a selection of works from their Cedillereleases and current performingrepertoires.

The evening starts at 5:30 pm with a cocktail reception. The concert willdelight guests from 6:45 until 8pm. Those who purchase VIP tickets will join theperformers for a delicious post-concert dinner. Tickets start at $100.

To sponsor this event or join the Host Committee, call 773.989.2515.

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 under-represented compositions and documenting important interpretations of standard repertoire in innovative programs. The extensive dissemi-nation 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

Cedille Chicago, NFP · 1205 W. Balmoral Avenue · Chicago, IL 60640 · (773) 989-2515 ph · CEDILLERECORDS.ORG

UPCOMING RELEASE BACH & BEYOND PART 2

JENNIFER KOH

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 toilluminate 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’sterrific. Highly recommended.” Part 1 also received extremely positive reviews from The New York Times, ChicagoTribune, Examiner.com, and many other publications.

BECOME A SUBCRIBERGet 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 shippingFLAC—$8mp3—$6

Call 773.989.2515 for more information, about how to automatically receive each new recording.

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SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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