Upcoming Releases
Cedille Records (operating organization, Cedille Chicago, NFP) is a Grammy-winning not-for-profit recording company that promotes Chicago’s world class performers and composers by permanently documenting their artistry on high-quality recordings. As a nonprofit funded largely by charitable donations and uninhibited by the need to reach commercially-driven sales targets, Cedille Records is able to provide a renowned platform for these musicians to pursue their artistic visions.
ILLINOIS PHILHARMONIC, ANIMA & CHIARTS CHOIRS, STILIAN KIROV| CHILDREN’S STORIES
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra puts a new spin on classic children’s stories on its debut album. Leo Leonni’s Frederick’s Fables are brought to life by Michael Abels’ music for orchestra and narrator and a new work by Augusta Read Thomas based on Gwendolyn Brooks’ Bronzeville Boys and Girls receives its world premiere recording.
Supported by the Walder Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and Aaron Copland Fund for Music
PROJECTED RELEASE | OCTOBER 2024
VARIOUS| SONGS IN FLIGHT
This world premiere recording of award-winning composer Shawn E. Okpebholo’s acclaimed new cycle, Songs in Flight, is performed by Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Genius Grant, and Grammy Award-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens, baritone Will Liverman, soprano Karen Slack, countertenor Reginald Mobley, and pianist Paul Sánchez. This powerful work is inspired by “Freedom on the Move,” Cornell University’s database comprising over 30,000 newspaper advertisements placed by North American enslavers to aid in the capture of runaway enslaved people.
Supported by Anonymous, the Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc., and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings at Cedille Records
PROJECTED RELEASE | FEBRUARY 2025
CAVATINA DUO | RIVER OF FIRE
The Cavatina Duo celebrate of music of the Romani people with River of Fire, a collection of new works by Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad, Stacy Garrop, and others. The Romani’s nomadic and insular lifestyle kept them on the fringes of society. Yet, the Romani continue to survive and have amassed a rich musical heritage. Collaborators include individual members and the full ensemble of the Pacifica Quartet.
PROJECTED RELEASE | MARCH 2025
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION | 20TH ANNIVERSAY ALBUM
Seven-time Grammy-nominated ensemble Third Coast Percussion celebrates its 20th anniversary with an album of world premiere recordings of new music by some of their favorite collaborators, including Jessie Montgomery, Philip Glass, Jlin, Zakir Hussain, Devonté Hynes, and Missy Mazzoli.
Supported by Nancy Dehmlow and Bruce Oltman & Bonnie McGrath
PROJECTED RELEASE | APRIL 2025