Richard Price
Producer, engineer, editor
Alumnus, The University of Michigan, The Juilliard School, Pierre
Monteux Domaine School for Advanced Conducting Study. President,
Candlewood Digital LLC. Formerly Senior Engineer with a major New York
classical recording studio, with over 750 commercial CDs to his credit
over 15 years. Voting member of NARAS. Work honored with two 2005 Grammy nominations and 1993 Grammy award. Prior to entering the recording
field, he had a 15-year career as a professional horn player: Borealis
Wind Quintet, Galliard Brass Ensemble, Broadway shows, New York
freelance artist. Nationally known arranger, with performances by the
Toronto, Dallas, Seattle, Detroit Symphonies, Westminster Choir College,
Pro Arte Singers, Canadian Brass, Philadelphia Orchestra Brass, New York
Philharmonic Brass, many others. Works featured on TV (Inspector Lynley
Mysteries) and film (Being Julia). Music Director and conductor, Danbury
Concert Chorus, 2002-present.
Wayne Hileman
Producer, engineer, editor
B.M., Potsdam College-Crane School of Music; M.M., Yale University. Senior Producer/Engineer, Candlewood Digital LLC. 15 years experience in
the classical recording business producing, engineering, editing &
remastering recordings (new & historic) for numerous labels & artists. Bassoonist with The Borealis Wind Quintet (1988-present, Grammy nomination 2006); has also performed with the Dorian Wind Quintet (03-04), New Haven, American & Westchester Symphonies. Active recitalist, continuo & chamber musician. Voting member of NARAS & CMA. Writes periodically on issues in classical music, and is music reviewer for The Litchfield County Times. Conducts his local church choir (really, no kidding).
Robert LaPorta
Mobile engineering specialist
B.A. Music, Colgate University. Director, MSR Music LLC. Mobile
recording engineer, Candlewood Digital. Former Director of Classics at
Angel-EMI-Virgin Classics (1993-01). Previous employment with
London-Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Philips Classics (1989-1993)
and ICM Artists (1987-1989). Voting member of NARAS. Former member
Grammy Classical Committee. Founder, President and member of Westchester
Symphonic Winds (1988-06). Active musician and composer. Studied
guitar (Gus de Gazio), percussion (John F. Sammel) and euphonium
(Dolores Beck). Formerly Principal Timpanist with Colgate Concert
Orchestra (1983-1987). Performed with Westchester Philharmonic, Norwich
Festival Orchestra, Hamilton Festival Orchestra, Cornell Chamber
Orchestra, Larchmont Concert Band, Bronxville Concert Band, Armonk
Community Band.
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The magnificent Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City, just prior to the live recording of the Schnittke Choir Concerto with Kent Tritle and the Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, for spring 2008 release on MSR Classics.
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Recording with the
Borealis Wind Quintet: Flutist Katherine Fink, Oboist Tamar Beach Wells, Hornist Dan Culpepper, Producer/engineer
Richard Price,
Bassonist
Wayne Hileman,
Clarinetist
Kathryn Taylor.
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Composer and Haverford College Professor Curt Cacioppo with Navajo holy man John Co'ii Cooke during the remastering of the historic 1973 Coyoteway ceremony.
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Record Labels
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Albany
Angel
Arabesque
Arsis
ASV
Azica
Bay Cities
Book-of-the-Month Club
BMG
Cala
Cambria
Capstone
Carlton Classics
Centaur
Claves
CRI
Crystonyx
Dorian
EMI
Essex
Fanfare
First Night
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Harmonia Mundi
Helicon
Hypnos
IMP
Inner City
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Kleos Classics
Koch International Classics
Kumatone
MSR Classics
Mode
Musical Heritage Society
Musicians Showcase
Music Minus One
Musicmasters
Naxos
New Albion
New World
Newport Classics
Nimbus
Parnassus
Phoenix
Pitch
Piu Mosso
Premier
Publisher's Clearing House
RCA
Samsung Classics
Seraphim
Signum Classics
Sony Classics
Summit
Testament
Vox
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"The record is superb! You did a fabulous job."
Samuel Adler,
composer
"You were truly the best to work with and I could not be any happier."
Avner Arad,
piano soloist
"All the guys are so wrapped with your approach Richard - me too. I've worked with many 'named' producers and you are the best."
Graham Ashton, leader,
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble,
former member,
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
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Richard makes the recording process worry free. His engineering is first rate, plus his finely tuned ears and the comfortable manner he employs to manage recording sessions makes him invaluable as a producer. His editing is perfect. I can't imagine a better process and a finer end product."
David Bilger
Principal Trumpet
The Philadelphia Orchestra
"Thank you for all of your incredible work on this project. I would recommend you a million times over for the way that you kept us moving, relaxed and playing better than we thought we could. And then your superb editing. . .I am 'gobsmacked' with the actual recording!"
Lisa Bontrager
Professor of Horn
Penn State University
Mirrorimage
"The best editor in the world."
The late John Browning,
piano soloist
"I am overwhelmed by the quality of this recording...it SOUNDS GREAT! I will be proud to present this recording as a professional representation of my work."
Nickitas J. Demos, Composer, Coordinator of Composition Studies
Georgia State University
"You did a super job of organizing and managing the recording sessions, your editing is amazing, and your mastering is superb! It is a great recording. BRAVO!"
Randall Faust, composer,
past President,
International Horn Society
"Richard, as always, thank you for your fantastic work!"
Lou Hanzlik,
Atlantic Brass Quintet
"Great remastering!...I am thrilled! The sound seems clean and not so bottom heavy, the strings have a new shimmer to them, small percussion instruments are now heard, and the sound is more homogeneous from top to bottom. Congratulations on a great sound!!"
Barbara Harbach
Composer
"I want to thank you again for your really outstanding restoration and digital remastering of the Metropolitan Brass Quartet recording. I am very pleased and surprised at the quality you have gotten out of the 25 year old 1/4" master tape. I simply could not have imagined that it would all have turned out sounding this good."
Douglas Hedwig,
Metropolitan Brass Quartet
"The recording quality is super. I've recorded in the chapel before and it wasn't close to being this nice in terms of quality."
Christine Howlett,
Director of Choral Activities,
Vassar College
"I can only aspire to someday hear music with your transcendant professionalism, patience, and dedication. This music is as much yours as it is mine ."
Alpin Hong
Piano soloist
"Your editing is perfect as usual."
Dick Hyman,
Jazz piano soloist
"You are the best! I really enjoyed working with a high professional recording engineer like you!"
Kalin Ivanov, cellist,
Artistic Director, Bulgarian Virtuosi
" As always, your work is stunning and most impressive. The recording is incredible--how do you get us to sound so good?--and the CD jacket looks beautiful! Many, many thanks for your artistry and tremendous professionalism, as always! "
Thea Kano, Artistic Director,
New York City Master Chorale
"I thank you for a superb job of editing. It has been a pleasure to
work with you."
Mark Kroll,
harpsichord soloist, Boston
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