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HRx Sampler Available as Hi-Res Download!

For the first time ever, you can get our HRx Sampler: A Classical & Jazz High Resolution Spectacular as a 176kHz/24bit DOWNLOAD via HDtracks.com! Download The Absolute Sound‘s “Best of Show” for Greatest Technological Breakthrough direct from HDtracks.com for $22.98! “… HRx albums from Reference Recordings are unlike anything I’ve ever heard. While I did have high expectations for these releases I certainly did not expect anything this close to perfection. I am absolutely blown…

Horns for the Holidays makes Inner Fidelity Gift Guide

Inner Fidelity‘s John Grandberg recommends new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays in his new 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: “There must be countless albums full of Christmas music out there, with more coming every year. Unfortunately, much of it is poor in both musical quality and content. Not so with the latest from the Dallas Wind Symphony, courtesy of the aptly-named Reference Recordings. This brilliant album is full of Christmas music that you’ll…

ClassicsToday Raves about new Horns for the Holidays CD

ClassicsToday.com reviewer David Vernier gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays a 9/10 for artistic quality and a 10/10 in Sound Quality in his rave review “A Merry, Windy Christmas.” “If you are a lover of Christmas music—carols, popular songs, and all manner of medleys and clever arrangements of such—and you miss this extraordinary recording by the first-rate Dallas Wind Symphony, then your holiday listening stands to be just a bit more…

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! And as a special thanks — get 10% OFF three new releases with promo code “NEW-RR” on www.ReferenceRecordings.com!

New Release Sale Reminder

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Positive Feedback for Playing With Fire

Karl Lozier of Positive Feedback gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire: Music By Frank Ticheli a rave review: “Many listeners need to know about this gem of a recording…you are going to like it at first listen. Make certain that you read along with the fine liner notes that explain what and why it sounds like it does. In the first composition, another conductor had Ticheli compose an appropriate short and feisty…

Behind the Scenes of Traveling Sonata’s Ravel Habenera

Viviana Guzman and Jérémy Jouvre take you behind the scenes of the recording of Traveling Sonata track Piéce en forme de habenera by Ravel: Watch on YouTube Order “Traveling Sonata” Securely from RR.com and enter the code “NEW-RR” to save 10%!

Now Available Everywhere – Traveling Sonatas – European Music For Flute & Guitar

Traveling Sonata: European Music For Flute & Guitar Viviana Guzmán, fluteJérémy Jouve, guitar An adventurous program of European masterworks for flute and guitar, from scintillating young artists VIVIANA GUZMÁN and JÉRÉMY JOUVE. Their outstanding performances have been captured brilliantly by Grammy®-winning recording engineer Keith O. Johnson. A winner for all audiophiles and music lovers! This album is a musical journey full of emotion, from the soothing and mellow music of Faure and Satie to the…

Horns for the Holidays Topping Charts

ArkivMusic.com has released their 2012 Christmas Favorites list, and new Dallas Wind Symphony release Horns for the Holidays has come in at Number Two! Take a look: >Click to see the full list! For a limited time, get this recording and RR’s two other recent releases at 10% Off with discount code “NEW-RR” on www.referencerecordings.com!

Audiophile Audition Gives Five Stars to Playing With Fire

Audiophile Audition‘s John Sunier gives new Dallas Wind Symphony release Playing With Fire Five Stars! “Playing With Fire is not only the title selection here but the main interest… The fact that the Jim Cullum Jazz Band is basically a trad jazz ensemble makes this one a bit different, and actually seems to make the mix of the classical and jazz approaches to blend a little more smoothly. … The other four works illustrate the…

LLoyd Jones on Oregon Arts Beat

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New Release Sale and More!

For a limited time, use new special discount code — “NEW-RR” and receive a 10% discount on any or all of the following three new releases (enter code when ordering): Horns for the HolidaysJerry Junkin/Dallas Wind Symphony An outstanding new release from America’s premier professional wind band! The Dallas Wind Symphony has a worldwide legion of followers and this is their first recording of holiday music. Horns For The Holidays showcases an exciting 12-track lineup…