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New Releases, Products

Ann Wilson

Ann Wilson, Immortal


Immortal marks Local 76-493 (Seattle, WA) member Ann Wilson’s debut for BMG. She teamed up with her original producer from Heart, Mike Flicker. The album features 10 musically diverse tracks.




Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” and Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1


This Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra album was recorded in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall under the direction of Manfred Honeck. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians are members of Local 60-471 (Pittsburgh, PA).




symphony no. 6

San Francisco Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Pathétique


This digital-only release from San Francisco Symphony, members of Local 6 (San Francisco, CA), and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT), a member of Locals 47 (Los Angeles, CA) and 9-535 (Boston, MA), was recorded during live performances at Davies Symphony Hall in March 2017.




life after dark

Guthrie Trapp, Life After Dark


Life After Dark is Local 257 (Nashville, TN) member Guthrie Trapp’s second album. The album was recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium, and pays tribute to Trapp’s musical influences throughout his career, from childhood to the present day.




jason mraz

Jason Mraz, Know


Jason Mraz of Local 325 (San Diego, CA) has just released his first full-length studio recording, Know, since his 2014 release of Yes!.




wouldn't it be great

Loretta Lynn, Wouldn’t It Be Great


One of the most personal albums of Local 257 (Nashville, TN) member Loretta Lynn’s career, Wouldn’t It Be Great communicates the universality of the human experience—love and heartbreak, as well as the transformative and connecting power of music.




songs for the saints

Kenny Chesney, Songs for the Saints


Kenny Chesney of Local 257 (Nashville, TN) has long called the US Virgin Islands his second home. He even says his time spent there has shaped the man he has become.




the tree of forgiveness

John Prine, The Tree of Forgiveness


The Tree of Forgiveness is Local 257 (Nashville, TN) member John Prine’s first album of new music since his 2005 Grammy-winning album Fair and Square.




fender zuma

Fender Zuma Concert Ukulele


New in Fender’s California Coast Series, the Zuma concert ukulele is crafted from sapele with an open-pore finish for a balanced earthy tone that blends well with other instruments.




high valley

High Valley, Farmhouse Sessions


High Valley, brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel, of Local 390 (Edmonton, AB), stripped down seven tracks from their Atlantic Records/WMN album Dear Life to create Farmhouse Sessions.










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