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"Thank you so much for your work recording us. It is so important to have a quality recording of our work and you never disappoint."/newline Angela Wyatt, Ancia Saxophone Quartet| "Dave, I simply can't thank you enough for all the work you did yesterday (and Sunday, and even today, no doubt), and for the whole recording experience. It was the best."/newline Tim Gustafson, Singer/Songwriter| "Excellent quality location and studio recordings that exceed expectations - that's what Orchard House is all about."/newline Dave Michel| "What a pleasure to receive your 'Eclat' CD in the mail the other day. It’s such an eclectic group of ensembles, so many from right here in Minnesota! – all with magnificent performances, so well captured and so well presented in such a nice artistic order. I’m thrilled to have my music represented on this lovely CD."/newline Abbie Betinis, Composer

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The voice of Jessye Norman soars again in trove of unreleased recordings

A new collection of recordings finally freed from the vaults offers a chance to hear one of opera's greatest artists sing Wagner, Strauss, Berlioz and more.

Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach's Inventions

Two musical worlds collide as jazz pianist Dan Tepfer finds inspiration, and room for improvisation, in J.S. Bach's Two-Part Inventions.

Yuja Wang, 'You Come Here Often?'

Hear the powerhouse pianist barrel through a rambunctious bonbon written for her by Michael Tilson Thomas.

Does 'Tár' tell us anything about Mahler's 5th Symphony?

The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.

The lessons of Wayne Shorter, engine of imagination

Shorter's biographer, Michelle Mercer, recalls the many "isms" and lessons she learned from her time working with the legendary composer and saxophonist on his biography, Footprints .

NASA puts the sounds of the universe into a new album

NASA's Sonification Project is a collaborative effort to turn data collected from the outer reaches of the universe into sounds. Their album, Universal Harmonies , is out March 10.

Missy Mazzoli is a symphonic composer with a photographer's eye

On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright , the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.

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