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11/23/2009: The UNC Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band rocks the house. Directed by Dr. Evan Feldman, the Wind Ensemble performed Musorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". This arrangement by John Boyd totally blows away the common piano and orchestra versions.
11/22/2009: Sopranos Alyssa Seibert and Caroline Clark, students of Diba Alvi, perform a joint recital at the Memorial Chapel at UMD-College Park.
11/21/2009: Pianist Sarah Puckett records several pieces for graduate school applications on the Steinway in the Ewell Recital Hall at William and Mary.
- - - - - - - - Cellist Cayla Neidlinger performs Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms with pianist Christine Niehaus.
- - - - - - - - Soprano Susan Metallo gives a recital at the College of William and Mary. The ambitious program featured seventeen pieces from Handel to Sondheim.
11/20/2009: The Cleftomaniacs co-ed acappella group records a join live/session performance in the Wren Chapel. Nothing like a little Blink 182 in the evening to brighten up your day.
11/14/2009: The Williamsburg Handel Festival continues with a performance by Timothy Olbrych on Baroque guitar.
11/13/2009: The Virginia Opera braves flood waters to hold a tech rehearsal of Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regiment" before opening night, complete with an audio and video recording.
11/10/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson mixes the William and Mary Jazz Ensemble live-to-two on a Soundcraft Spirit M12 in Lodge One.
10/10/2009: Engineer Bob Ebeling masters So'Lach's new album.
10/5/2009: College Park's top a cappella group PandemoniUM performs their first concert of the year. CBA Recording provided live sound and recording. Sean Barnes was present for HD videography.
10/4/2009: The Virginia Chorale, led by Scott Williamson, performs Songs of the Season at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. This is the first concert of their 26th season. Photographer Katrina King was present to take photographs.
9/26/2009: Michael Broadhurst from Mike's Mobile Mics provides live sound and tracking for the Gentlemen of the College for their Homecoming Concert in the Commonwealth Auditorium. The recording will be mixed by engineer Christian Amonson.
- - - - - - - - CBA Recording provides live sound and recording for College Park's premier a cappella ensemble: PandemoniUM!
9/25/2009: The William and Mary Wind Symphony, Orchestra, Choir, and Women's Chorus perform at the Music Department Concert in Kaplan Arena for Family Weekend.
9/18/2009: The Gentlemen of the College perform at the Muscarelle Museum Cheek Awards ceremony. Guitarist Timothy Olbrych provided dinner music on classical guitar.
9/11/2009: Celtic trio So'Lach finishes their CD and orders a pre-release batch of secret CDs.
9/7/2009: Taller in the Dark links to a W&M Wind Symphony video to commemorate UVA's loss to W&M.
9/6/2009: The first videos from the A Cappella Showcase are posted.
The Christopher Wren Singers from CBA Recording on Vimeo.
8/26/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson provides live sound, audio recording, and collaborative video recording of the 2009 W&M A Cappella Showcase.
8/23/2009: CBA Recording records portion of the Academic Orientation program for incoming freshman at W&M.
Summer 2009: Recording the Wren Organ in the Wren Chapel at the College of William and Mary. Check out a blog of our progress.
6/26/2009: Alternate Route VA sends in more tracks for mastering.
6/20/2009: Celtic folk duo, So Lach, tracks their new album.
6/10/2009: WHRO Public Radio plays recordings of the Virginia Chorale, including John S. Dixon's, Ode to Immortality.
6/6/2009: Recording drums in a stairwell.
5/27/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson transfers and restores old cassette tapes of a storyteller from the 1975.
5/23/2009: CBA Recording is proud to add Shure to the gear list.
5/21/2009: Tangos for Life, a concert at the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre in support of Cross-Cultural Thresholds, is recorded at the request of composer Sophia Serghi who performed along with Susan and Dan Via. The all-tango concert featured works by Serghi and Piazolla.
5/20/2009: CBA Recording is proud to add Sontronics to the gear list.
5/8/2009: The Cleftomaniacs co-ed acappella recorded solo parts for their quartet of recent tracks.
5/7/2009: Old-time balladeer, Elizabeth LaPrelle, records her Mountain Music Concert in the Ewell Recital Hall in Williamsburg, VA to a full-house.
5/4/2009: The William and Mary Brass Ensemble records their final concert sponsored by the Delta Omicron co-ed music fraternity.
G. Bartholomew's Voyager Suite from Andy DeSoto.
5/3/2009: Bruton Parish Church presents the 49th Annual John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concert in honor of the oil-baron philanthropist who funded Colonial Williamsburg.
5/2/2009: Congratulations to PandemoniUM on their 15th Anniversary Concert at the Memorial Chapel at UMD-College Park.
- - - - - - - - The William and Mary Composition recital in the Ewell Recital Hall is recorded. Crazy as usual.
4/30/2009: The William and Mary Composition program, led by Sophia Serghi, records its readings with the William and Mary Orchestra, conducted by Akiko Fujimoto.
- - - - - - - - Natasha Hakkal records several live piano tracks. This session was used to A-B Schoeps CMTS 501 and Rode NT-5 in X/Y formation.
4/28/2009: The William and Mary Wind Symphony performs its Spring Concert at the PBK Auditorium.
- - - - - - - - The Cleftomaniacs are back at it again, this time in the Wren Great Hall. Zombie.
4/27/2009: William and Mary Wind Symphony records its rehearsal session for their upcoming concert.
- - - - - - - - The William and Mary Choir records the rehearsal to commemorate their last week with Dr. Brian Bailey, the acting director of choirs.
4/26/2009: The Intonations women's acappella group record a album "live" in the Wren Great Hall. James Baker engineered the session.
- - - - - - - - The UNC-Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and University Band record their joint concert in the Memorial Auditorium in Chapel Hill, NC.
- - - - - - - - Pianist Sarah Puckett has her senior recital recorded.
4/25/2009: Reveille records their Spring 2009 Final Concert in the Wren Great Hall. James Baker with the assist.
- - - - - - - - Soprano Lindsey Hayes has her senior recital recorded.
4/23/2009: The UNC-Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble, directed by Evan Feldman, records their rehearsal in the new Kenan Music Building. West Side Story was the piece of the day.
4/21/2009: The Cleftomaniacs co-ed acappella group records the ensemble tracks for new songs, this time in the Wren Building.
4/19/2009: The Virginia Chorale records their 25th Anniversary Concert at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. The program included pieces by local composers John S. Dixon, Adolphus Hailstork, Libby Larsen, and Stephen Paulus. The Chorale gave the world premiere performance of their 25th Anniversary commission, The Little Fishes of the Sea, by Robert Convery.
- - - - - - - - Cellist and recording enthusiast Jon Brvenik records his senior recital, accompanied by pianist Christine Neihaus.
- - - - - - - - Oboist Katy Lasdow records her senior recital, also accompanied by pianist Christine Neihaus.
4/16/2009: Co-ed acappella group the Cleftomaniacs records "Love Song".
4/15/2009: The William and Mary Early Music Ensemble records the 4th Brandenburg Concerto in Bruton Parish Church.
4/13/2009: The Wham Bam Big Band orders the first run of their debut album: "THE BIG BANG!"
4/12/2009: Percussionist Andy Foiles records his senior recital in the Ewell Recital Hall.
- - - - - - - - Pianist Sarah Puckett records audition demos.
4/11/2009: An unstaged rendition of the music of "The Fall of the House of Usher" a new musical by Brent Cirves and Mike Johnson is recording. Look for the show at the 2009 DC Fringe Festival.
4/7/2009: CBA Recording records the William and Mary Gamelan Ensemble live in a concert of Indonesian music and dance featuring guest artists Ening Rumbini and Wahyu.
4/4/2009: CBA Recording ravamps the live sound for PandemoniUM's a cappella show in the Memorial Chapel at UMD-College Park, as well as recording the performance. Elon's Sweet Signatures got the party started.
- - - - - - - - Engineer Thomas Harrington records violist Sarah Nolan's senior recital.
3/29/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson performs Nordic folk music and records at the World Music Festival at the University of Virginia. Ensemble recorded include the UVA Gamelan Ensemble, the University of Richmond Community Balinese Gamelan Ensemble directed by Andrew Clay McGraw, William and Mary Nordic Music Ensemble directed by David Kaminsky, and the UVA Klezmer Ensemble.
3/28/2009: Pianist Catherine Nicholas records her senior recital in the Ewell Recital Hall at the College of William and mary.
3/27/2009: Soprano Carrie Bruner records her vocal recital in the Wren Chapel in Williamsburg.
3/22/2009: The Dimitri Nassar Trio from DC stops off in Williamsburg to record promotional demos.
3/21/2009: Soprano Katie Hidalgo records her senior voice recital of Spanish Songs in the Ewell Recital Hall with Miriam Foltz on piano.
- - - - - - - - CBA Recording is proud to announce the addition of Grace Design preamps to it's arsenal of gear used for critical remote recordings.
3/19/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson provides consulting and gear on a "jazz orchestra" session in New York City. The session will be mixed by by Toronto Symphony Orchestra engineer, Becca Pellet.
3/15/2009: CBA Recording provides audio for Comcast Cable's five-camera shoot of Donizetti's opera "Elixir of Love", performed by the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra and Loudoun Lyric Opera.
3/14/2009: The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra records the first night of Donizetti's opera "Elixir of Love", produced in conjunction with Loudoun Lyric Opera. Soloists include soprano Theresa Bickham, baritone Daryl Ott, tenor Aurelio Dominguez, soprano Heather Bingham, and tenor Jason Buckwalter.
3/6/2009: The Wham Bam Big Band records their first-ever CD in a marathon tracking session on Friday evening. The night was action packed, and the final product will be dynamo.
3/1/2009: The William and Mary Choir records their Pre-Concert Tour at Williamsburg Methodist Church.
2/27/2009: The William and Mary Wind Symphony records the second night of it's annual POPS concert. The crowd was amazing, and director Angela Holt conducted their ensemble with a lightsaber. Memorable to say the least.
2/26/2009: The William and Mary Wind Symphony records it's annual POPS concert in the Commonwealth Auditorium.
2/25/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson records kitchen sounds at A Chef's Kitchen for a new piece by composer Sophia Serghi. A special thanks goes out to Chef John Gonzales.
2/23/2009: The UNC-Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band record their joint concert in the Memorial Auditorium in Chapel Hill, NC.
2/22/2009: The Virginia Chorale performs and records their third concert of the season at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. A private recording session followed the regular performance in anticipation of a CD release and radio broadcast.
2/21/2009: The VW Trio (Susan Via, violin, Dr. Dan Via, bass, & Dr. JanEl Will, harpsichord) is recorded live at Bruton Parish Church premiering a piece by composer Sophia Serghi.
2/17/2009: A new album by Dan Petrich gets mastered for a more analogue vibe.
2/14/2009: New compositions for symphonic band by Warren Gooch, Karthryn Salfelder, and Sophia Serghi are read and recorded at the Symposium XXIV for New Band Music with the Virginia Intercollegiate Band. Sponsored by the Virginia Chapter of the College Band Directors National Association and the College of William and Mary.
- - - - - - - - Live video from the Eastern Virginia Brass "Celebration for Brass and Organ" posted.
Eastern Virginia Brass from CBA Recording on Vimeo.2/6/2009: The Havers, celtic rock band, tracks a six song demo with engineer, Christian Amonson. Mixing to come.
2/4/2009: Richmond rock band Alternate Route VA has their debut EP mastered.
1/30/2009: Engineer Christian Amonson records a concert of his own compositions at Williamsburg Prebyterian Church. Assistance provided by James Baker (audio) and Andy Desoto (video).
1/17/2009: Eastern Virginia Brass has their concert "Celebration for Brass and Organ" recorded live at Bruton Parish Church.
1/12/2009: The Central College (IA) Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Mitchell Lutch, has live tracks mastered.
12/18/2008: The UNC-Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Evan Feldman, has live tracks mastered.
12/14/2008: The Virginia Chorale performs and records their second concert of the season at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. The recording has been prepared for broadcast on WHRO Public Radio.
12/12/2008: The Cleftomaniacs recorded three new songs during a half-day session.
12/09/2008: The William and Mary Brass Ensemble led by Mariam Foltz recorded their holiday concert. Videography and tuba provided by Andy DeSoto.
12/06/2008: The Colonial Singers of Alexandria, VA under the direction of Ernest Johnson record their Candlelight Concert of "Seasonal Music of the 18th Century America and Europe" at Bruton Parish Church.
- - - - - - - - Williamsburg United Methodist Church records it's 10th Annual performance of Handel's Messiah. The performance featured a 160+ person chorus under the direction of Carol Hunter.
- - - - - - - - Christopher Adams records his senior piano recital at the College of William and Mary highlighting the works of Chopin and Gershwin.
12/05/2008: The twice-annual three-hours long Composers' Concert records is recital of piano, rock, electronic, noise, and ukelele pieces.
Rhapsody for Hanukkah from Andy DeSoto.
12/04/2008: The William and Mary Wind Symphony records it's annual Holidy Concert at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.
12/02/2008: The Nordic Music Ensemble under the direction of David Kaminsky records its debut in Williamsburg, VA complete with Nordic dancing.
12/01/2008: The first ever "Music and Nature" semester recital at William and Mary is recorded.
11/22/2008: Soprano Kelly Carter records her Leiderabend before a select audience in the President's House at William and Mary.
11/21/2008: Pianist and composer Jay Hilbun records his recital of original compositions featuring solo voice and larger orchestrations for piano, chorus, strings, and trumpet.
11/08/2008: The Early Music Ensemble of the College of William and Mary recorded their double-hitter - The Mass of 1000 Years - in the historic Wren Chapel.
10/25/2008: The Gentlemen recorded their Homecoming concert in front of a packed house at the College of William and Mary.
Molly on the Shore from Andy DeSoto.
10/24/2008: The William and Mary Wind Symphony recorded their Homecoming concert. They are also excellent singers.
10/20/2008: Web media specialist Andy DeSoto has posted a video using of the WM Wind Symphony performing Rhapsody in Blue: see more of his videos.
Rhapsody in Blue from Andy DeSoto on Vimeo.10/19/2008: The Virginia Chorale recorded Glorious Baroque, the first concert of their 25th anniversary season.
09/28/2008: Organist Tom Marshall and violinist Susan Via are recorded performing Naji Hakim's Cappriccio at First Baptist Church in Hampton, VA.
09/22/2008: The WM Alumni Magazine has covered the Early Music Ensemble's latest release featuring Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto.
09/15/2008: CBA Recording has been contract to provide recording for the Virginia Chorale's ambitious 2008-2009 season at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church.
09/05/2008: CBA Recording provides live sound and records singer-songwriter Andrew Rose Gregory.
08/31/2008: A new collaborative cover of Death Cab for Cutie by Dustin Glasner and friends gets mastered.
08/27/2008: Engineer Christian Amonson revamps the live sound for the William and Mary A Cappella Council's annual a cappella showcase. Approximately 500 students in attendance.
08/21/2008: The second stage of mixing on the Cleftos new songs has finished! Only minor changes needed till the final mix is ready.
08/18/2008: The new site goes LIVE. The sleek format was implemented by Stephen Shearin of Hampton Roads, VA.
08/16/2008: Ultraviolet Ballet's new album (mixed by Jesse DelGizzi) has just been mastered! Follow the link to check them out on mySpace or catch a live show in Charlottesville, VA.
08/15/2008: Newsfeed begins! For info about specific past projects, send an email.