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Artist Spotlight on Ursula Oppens
We celebrate pianist Ursula Oppens’ 5th release for Cedille Records, Fantasy: Oppens Plays Kaminsky, with a playlist of her Cedille tracks plus her choice of her many performances for other record labels. We’ll add tracks from her new, all-Laura Kaminsky album when it’s released on April 9.
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Songs in Flight features world premiere recordings of Shawn E. Okpebholo’s complete song cycle for which the album is named, along with four additional art songs — one from each of his other song cycles — building upon the themes and messages of his work, performed by Grammy winning and-nominated artists known for their dedication to cultural and historical music projects.
Children’s Stories features world premieres of works based on beloved children’s literature by superstar classical composers Michael Abels (Frederick’s Fables for narrator and orchestra) and Augusta Read Thomas (Gwendolyn Brooks Settings for children’s choir and orchestra). Both pieces bring children’s literary narratives stunningly to life through music.
Newly updated for Black History Month 2025 and in honor of our February release, Chicago composer Shawn E. Okpbeholo’s Songs in Flight, our Black Composers on Cedille playlist now features albums from the past two years at the top. We’ll add tracks from the new one when it’s released on Feb. 14.
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