Archive for News – Page 13
Doug MacLeod Wins Acoustic Artist Blues Music Award!
Congratulations to Doug MacLeod on his 2017 Acoustic Artist Blues Music Award! July 7th will mark the release of his next recording with Reference Recordings, Break The Chain, in which Doug continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Each of the twelve new original songs is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous, and soulful; from the satirical to the sublime. Break The Chain will be…
Pre-Order Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain!
Order Now Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings twelve new MacLeod originals. Each song is extremely personal and at the same time, universal; covering subjects topical, humorous, and soulful; from the satirical to the sublime. The…
Joel Fan Live on KUAF
Joel Fan talks with KUAF radio about exploring world music and performs Dia Succari’s La Nuit du Destin live! Joel Fan Recordings
Dick Hyman NEA Jazz Master Interview
April 3rd, Dick Hyman was featured in a concert honoring him as a 2017 NEA Jazz Master. Along with the concert, each of the artists was featured in an ArtWorks Podcast. Listen to the interview with Dick Hyman via YouTube: The 2017 NEA Jazzmasters include (in order of above photo from L-R): Dave Holland – Bassist, Cellist, Composer, Bandleader Dick Hyman – Keyboardist, Composer, Arranger Dee Dee Bridgewater – Vocalist, Producer, Broadcaster Dr. Lonnie Smith…
Help Fund A New DWS Recording!
Be a part of the team that creates the first all John Mackey CD, by supporting the Dallas Winds’ new “Asphalt Cocktail” Kickstarter! Rewards start at just $10 (which gets you an advanced digital download)! John Mackey’s music runs the gamut of human emotion, from the sublime to the ridiculous. One minute he offers the sound of ripping metal, then suddenly gives you a melody that’s achingly beautiful. Click to back the project Asphalt Cocktail:…
Professin’ The Blues Now On Vinyl!
Order Now Professin’ The Blues Now Available on 180 gram Vinyl as a 45RPM Double-LP! RM 25-17 Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing sounds, mostly with his own hand built equipment, is…
Dick Hyman Honored As A Jazz Master
April 3, 2017, longtime RR artist Dick Hyman will be featured during a concert in honor of the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters, held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will take place as part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ Jazz Appreciation Month in April. The concert will be streamed live on the NEA, Kennedy Center, and NPR Music websites as well as SiriusXM Channel 67. The 2017…
University of Texas Recording Sessions This Weekend!
The Reference Recordings team is headed to Austin for a double-recording session with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. See the repertoire below and watch two video previews of Adam Schoenberg’s Symphony No. 2! Recording Session Repertoire Album 1 featuring the University of Texas Wind Ensemble and director Jerry F. Junkin John Corigliano, trans. Craig Davis – Concerto for Clarinet Adam Schoenberg – Symphony No. 2 Jennifer Jolley (newly commissioned piece) Stephen…
Audiophile Corner Poll
This week during our recording sessions with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, we will begin the newly launched “Audiophile Corner” on our new website. But we want to know what you’re most interested in – so help us by voting in our new poll: **UPDATE** – Our poll has now closed, thank you everyone who voted!
Now Playing on Spotify – The Andrés Segovia Archive
Pre-Order The genesis for guitarist Roberto Moronn Pérez’s Andrés Segovia Archive was a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were dedicated to Segovia or commissioned by him, involving composers from eight countries. They were subsequently published as “The Segovia Archive Series” by Edizione Musicale Bèrben. Pérez researched these newly recovered works and found some pieces that had never been recorded, and those that had were handicapped by…
Adam Schoenberg Selected As The Q2 Music Album of the Week
Order Now “[Adam] Schoenberg possesses a directly approachable compositional idiom, marked by a sweet-toothed tonal language, widely spaced chords and generous orchestral textures.… [Finding Rothko]’s four movements – ‘Orange,’ ‘Yellow,’ ‘Red,’ and ‘Wine’ – trace a cinematic sweep, peaking with the fusillade of percussion and brass and the nervous swirl of high winds and strings in ‘Red.’… [With American Symphony], Schoenberg has produced an expertly crafted paean to American-ness. Its most stirring moments come in…
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
We were saddened to hear the news on Tuesday that conductor and composer Stanislaw Skrowaczewski had passed away. He was a great conductor, composer, and an amazing man and he will be missed. It was a great pleasure to have released two recordings featuring him as both a composer and conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra. The Minnesota Orchestra will hold a celebration of his life on March 28th at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From…
¡Viva Segovia! Now Available for Pre-Order
Pre-Order ¡Viva Segovia! Now Available for Pre-Order: HDCD 44.1/16bit Downloads 96/24bit Downloads Classical Guitar Works from the Andrés Segovia Archive Following two successful albums featuring Spanish and French composers, Roberto Moronn Pérez performs selected works from the “Andrés Segovia Archive”, this time showcasing the best compositions in the Archive from multiple countries. The genesis for this unique project is a collection of pieces recovered in May 2001 at Segovia’s home in Spain. These pieces were…
Manfred Honeck Leads the New York Philharmonic This Week
Conductor Manfred Honeck leads the New York Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Mahler’s First Symphony February 15-18, 2017. Before his performances, he spoke with Michael Miller of New York Arts about his approach to conducting for both his recordings and performances as well as great insight into his rehearsal process. Listen to the interview via New York Arts Manfred Honeck Recordings
Another Adam Schoenberg World Premiere!
Reference Recordings’ relationship with composer Adam Schoenberg continues next month with another world premiere! Sunday March 5, 2017, The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Jerry Junkin, performs the world premiere of renowned composer Adam Schoenberg’s Symphony No. 2 at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. The week following the performance, the wind ensemble will be recording the work for a new Reference Recordings release! Concert Tickets & Information Adam Schoenberg has quickly become…