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Tag Us! (Contest)
Want to win a Reference Recordings T-Shirt and/or CD-Sampler of your choice? Upload a picture of you with your Reference Recordings albums to Facebook and “Tag” the Reference Recordings Facebook Page (not profile) along with the names of the albums in the photo. The first 15 people to do this will win a Reference Recordings T-Shirt and the person that can fit the most Reference Recordings albums into one photo will win a Reference Recordings…
Introducing Lukas Foss
We are very excited about the world premiere recordings that are appearing on our upcoming Concord Chamber Music Society release, but there is another modern composer with a work on the album as well, and we wanted to introduce him today. Lukas FossFrom The Living Composers Project: Lukas Foss (b. August 15, 1922, Berlin – d. February 1, 2009, New York City, New York). German-born American composer of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and…
Chris Brubeck plays “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue”
We are getting closer to our Concord Chamber Players release and as you know Chris Brubeck’s piece “Danza del Soul” will be on that recording. So today we’re sharing a fun video of Chris Brubeck playing “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue” by Fats Waller on the Jô Soares Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
An HD Tracks Sale This Week
For RR fans not tuned into our Twitter feed (@RefRecordings), we wanted to make sure that you knew there is a special 20% Off code for HDTracks.com this week. Just enter “genelec20” at checkout. According to the HDTracks Twitter feed (@HDTracks), it should work through Friday. So save on RR Hi-Rez downloads by visiting the RR section on HDTracks.com!
Well Wishes for the Weekend
We’re looking forward to the weekend as the RR recording team has been hard at work this week in Kansas City. That’s right, we’ve been working on a new recording with the Kansas City Symphony to follow up the Grammy® winning, Britten’s Orchestra. Early reports are that the performances and sound are thrilling! Repertory includes Elgar’s Enigma Variations and The Wasps by Vaughan Williams. The project is again conducted by Michael Stern, produced by David…
Cross Your Fingers for Doug MacLeod
Tonight is the Blues Music Awards. Keep your fingers crossed for Fresh! From Reference Recordings artist, Doug MacLeod! Once again, The Blues Music Awards will be broadcast live in their entirety on Sirius XM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville. The next best thing to being there. They will be broadcast on public television later in the year. The 2011 show will follow the format of the critically-acclaimed shows of recent years. More than 65 nominees attend and…
An Evening With Mike Garson
We are getting very excited for the upcoming Mike Garson release on Reference Recordings. We came across this wonderful video today that we hope will get you as excited as we are!
The Blues Music Awards
Most of us aren’t going to be able to make it to Memphis next week to see Doug MacLeod at the Blues Music Awards in person. But, with satellite radio, you can at least listen live, the show starts on Thursday, May 5 at 7pm (CST). And later in the year you will be able to watch the show on your local public television station. Here’s the information from The Blues Foundation: The 32nd Blues…
Doug MacLeod coming to the Heartland
Doug MacLeod will be heading to the “Heartland” of the U.S. this week as his tour takes him through Missouri and and Tennessee. On Saturday, Doug will be giving a Blues Guitar Workshop at the Kansas City Marlborough Community Center, and on Sunday, he’ll host another Workshop in St. Louis. Visit http://doug-macleod.com for more info. One of his most exciting stops comes next Wednesday as he goes to Memphis for the Blues Music Awards! Doug…
Happy Easter from Reference
To kick off the Easter weekend we’re bringing you the Turtle Creek Chorale performing Ave Maria. The Turtle Creek Chorale, America’s finest male chorus, has a long history with RR. Starting in 1992, they gave a spine-tingling performance of Randall Thompson’s Testament of Freedom, and continued with four more critically-acclaimed CDs including one of RR’s all-time best sellers, the Requiem by John Rutter. Serenade Psalms Testament Postcards Times of the Day Rutter Requiem
More Doug MacLeod with Guy Bélanger
On Tuesday we shared a video of Doug MacLeod from his recent trip to Canada. There were a couple more videos from that show, so we wanted to share them here today: Also, according to Facebook, it’s Doug MacLeod’s birthday today, so Happy Birthday to Doug!
Doug MacLeod in Canada
Doug MacLeod recently took his tour through Canada, and they seem to have hit it off! Ontario radio station, 101.9 DAWG FM’s “J-man’s Junkyard” has named Doug the “Featured Artist of the week.” And here’s a video from his show in Repentigny, Québec with Guy Bélanger:
Friday’s Look to the Future
It’s becoming a theme for us to preview upcoming releases on Friday, and we aren’t stopping this week. The next Reference Recordings release will feature the Concord Chamber Music Society and two World Premiere Recordings from Michael Gandolfi and Chris Brubeck. You can listen to a preview of the Chris Brubeck piece on the Concord Chamber Music Society’s Website. To get a sense of the “style” of Chris Brubeck, here is a fun video of…
American Blues News Reviews “Brand New Eyes”
From American Blues News: “Doug MacLeod is one of those great (slightly) lesser known blues artists that have been kicking around for decades. Years spent under the tutelage of artists like Big Joe Turner, Charles Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and George “Harmonica” Smith have given him the upper hand when it comes to talent in today’s blues scene. He is one of the few artists in the genre that exclusively performs his…
Brand New Eyes Review
Living Blues reviews Doug MacLeod’s Fresh! release “Brand New Eyes“: “What’s remarkable about Doug MacLeod’s music is the stuff you don’t hear. MacLeod does not dabble in filler or extraneous patter. He’s a master of direct, Delta-inspired storytelling, with an audible foot tap present throughout and a National Reso-Phonic guitar upon his hip speaking in steel-timbered tongues… “MacLeod exudes credibility, passion, and a quiet fire of artistic expression… MacLeod’s sense of optimism is evident from…