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.
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
BLACK OAK ENSEMBLE | BRITISH WOMEN COMPOSERS
Acclaimed string trio Black Oak Ensemble is back with a program highlighting the music of British women composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. The program features new commissions from Afro-British composers Errollyn Wallen and Shirley Thompson.
Supported by Gary Knapp
PROJECTED RELEASE | MAY 2025