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Time Marches On – Post RMAF 2009
Time marches on. Sadly, we’ve learned of the passing of two of high-end audios most colorful founding fathers and mothers. So at the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival 2009, we gathered with a large group to toast (with martini’s, his favorite cocktail) the founder of Stereophile Magazine, the late J. Gordon Holt. And we also raised our glasses to one of our most controversial and entertaining writers, the late Enid Lumley who passed several years ago.…
Live from Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009
We are currently at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2009 in Denver, CO! We are already having a great time. We will be posting some blogs, but have limited internet access. However, we will be doing some live tweets, so make sure you are following us on Twitter! @RefRecordings
Yo-Yo Ma talks about Joel Fan
Check out this really interesting interview with Yo-Yo Ma in which he briefly talks about the talents of our artist Joel Fan!
Gearing up for Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2009
We are beginning the countdown to the Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2009 and are only 4 days away! Click on the banner below for more information
Britten’s Orchestra Progress
We wanted to let our readers/followers know where we are at with the Britten’s Orchestra album. It is finished and the master has been sent to pressing! This is a cause for extreme excitement. We were racing the clock in order to make our deadlines so that the album will be released in November! So, this is good news for you as there won’t be any prolonged waiting. “Prof” Johnson had to pull an all-nighter…
Fun Something for you Audiophiles
Okay, since most of our fans consider themselves to be “Audiophiles” we thought we would share a find with you – especially since they used one of our recordings! The Star Tribune (a Minneapolis, Minnesota Paper) has a blogger who is hosting a contest to test your audiophile ears. We think you might find this enjoyable, and are equally interested in the results. So, here is the write-up from Randy Salas: Can you tell the…
Benjamin Britten
Well, in order to get you prepared for our upcoming Kansas City Release, we thought we would give you a little background information on Benjamin Britten. So, in good taste we are going to steal a bit from Wikipedia. To see the original Wikipedia source click HERE. Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist and a talented amateur musician. He showed musical gifts very early in life, and began composing prolifically…
News and Announcements
Today’s News and Announcements! First and foremost the End of the Summer Sale ends tomorrow! So, if you still haven’t taken advantage of our 20% off EVERYTHING when you buy two or more items promotion, your time is limited so do it NOW! Just click HERE and start saving! We are a little over a week away from the Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2009, and we would love to see you there! Remember the Dates are…
Concerts
Well today we wanted to give our artists a plug and let you know of some upcoming concerts in case you are in the areas where they will be! First the Dallas Wind Symphony Just finished a major performance earlier this week of Carmina Burana, Ron Nelson’s Savannah River Holiday Overture, Jonathan Newman’s As the scent of spring rain…, and Nehlybel’s Trittico (which is an RR release)! The DWS has their next performance on Tuesday,…
Rocky Mountain Audiofest 2009
So, since this is a consumer audioshow, we would really like to see all of our audiophile friends that can make it! We love meeting our fans face-to-face! Here are the prices of attendance for adults: Standard 3 Day Pass $25.00 Standard 2 Day Pass $20.00 Standard 1 Day Pass $10.00 Student tickets are half price. So what besides us will you be getting? The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest will be held at the Denver…
Rocky Mountain Audiofest
Well, here at Reference Recordings we are getting ready to go to the Rocky Mountain Audiofest in the beginning of October. So we wanted to share with you a little bit of what the experience is going to be like. Also, in case you are going to be in the area it could entice you to come see us!
Joel Fan Concert Review – SFCV
The following is a review from the San Francisco Classical Voice, it can be found in it’s original form by clicking here. Or just continue to read on: Well-Deserved Fan-dom Old First Concerts By Marianne Lipanovich Joel Fan can be described in any number of ways. He’s a brilliant pianist who made his performing debut with the New York Philharmonic at age 11. He’s an artist who has won praise for his technical expertise, lyrical…
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Here at Reference Recordings, we are getting very excited about our upcoming album with the Kansas City Symphony, Britten’s Orchestra. So, to get you excited, here is a YouTube video of one of the movement’s from “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Unfortunately, this is not the Kansas City Symphony. But, as you listen, imagine how great it will sound at audiophile quality in HRx, HDCD, possibly SACD, and maybe in the future on…
Reference Recordings News
For those that don’t follow us on Twitter (@RefRecordings), we decided we would catch you up on some important happenings at Reference Recordings. The first and most exciting is that Reference Recordings is working on the equipment to make LP releases again. That is very good news for those analog lovers out there. And of course, the reason that this is such a major undertaking for us is that we make sure that the quality…
Things to Remember over Labor Day Weekend
Here are a couple of things for you to remember as you are enjoying your Labor Day Weekend. First, when you are out looking at all the store sales, remember that your favorite record label is having some sales of its own! We are still doing our “End of Summer SALE” which as you should recall means that if you buy two or more items you’ll SAVE 20% on EVERYTHING! And best of all, EVERYTHING…