Sono Luminus is a classical music record label founded by

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and

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, who also founded

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. The label specializes in high-resolution recordings of acoustic music.

History

Sono Luminus was created in 1995 by

founders

and

. They founded Sono Luminus intending to capture real performances through microphone placement and quality acoustic spaces rather than post-production techniques. In 2005, after producing recordings for several major and independent labels, Sono Luminus purchased

Dorian Recordings Dorian Recordings was a record label based in Troy, New York, most noted for its extensive series of early music recordings. Dorian made many of its recordings at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and supported the local all-classical radio stati ...

, a label that specialized in

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classical m ...

. The acquisition of the Dorian catalog gave them an archive of early music, Latin American recordings, and

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

. After the purchase, Sono Luminus released two additional albums under the "Dorian" name. From 2005 to 2010, after releasing only two albums under the "Dorian" name, the company then followed by 47 releases as "Dorian Sono Luminus." In January 2011, the name "Dorian" was dropped, and beginning in February every new release had the Sono Luminus logo.sono-luminus.blogspot.com
Sono Luminus Name Change Blog Post.

Grammy awards

*2010 Best Engineered Album, Classical, ''Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works'', by Eliesha Nelson; Brandie Lane, engineercnn.com
West Point soldier gets a Grammy salute. *2012 Best Classical Album (Latin Grammy), ''Brasileiro: Works of Francisco Mignone'' by

Cuarteto Latinoamericano Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one of the world's most renowned string quartets and, for forty years, the leading proponent of Latin American music for the genre. Founded in Mexico in 1982, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, Nort ...

; Daniel Shores, engineer, Dan Merceruio, producerlatingrammy.com
Past Winners Search.

Grammy nominations

* 2008 Best Small Ensemble – ''Das Lied Von der Erde'' by The Smithsonian Chamber Playerssmithsonianchambermusic.org
Smithsonian Chamber Music. * 2009 Best Classical Crossover – ''Indigo Road'' by

Ronn McFarlane Ronn McFarlane (born 1953) is an American lutenist and composer, most notable as an interpreter of Renaissance music. He formerly taught lute at the Peabody Conservatory, and has recorded many albums as a solo performer and in collaboration with ...

* 2010 Best Chamber Music Performance – ''Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works'' by Eliesha Nelson * 2010 Best Chamber Music Performance – ''Radames Gnattali: Solo & Chamber Works for Guitar'' by Marc Regnier * 2010 Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) – ''20th Century Harp Sonatas'' by Sarah Schuster Ericsson * 2010 Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (with orchestra) – ''Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works'' by Eliesha Nelson * 2010 Best Opera Recording – ''Hasse: Marc' Antonio e Cleopatra'' by Ars Lyrica Houston * 2011 Best Small Ensemble – ''Kingdoms of Castille'' by El Mundo * 2012 Best Classical Instrumental Solo – ''The Complete Harpsichord Works of Rameau'' by

Jory Vinikour Jory Vinikour (born May 12, 1963 in Chicago) is an American born harpsichordist. He has been living in Paris since 1990, where he studied on a scholarship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program with Huguette Dreyfus and Kenneth Gilbert. Vinikour ...

grammy.com
2012 GRAMMY Classical Nominee Listing. * 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble – ''Mind Meld'' by ZOFO * 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble – ''Rupa–khandha'' by Los Angeles Percussion Quartet * 2012 Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble – ''Americana'' by Modern Mandolin Quartet * 2012 Best Engineered Classical Album – ''Americana'' by Modern Mandolin Quartet; Daniel Shores–engineer * 2012 Best Surround Sound Album – ''Rupa–khandha'' by Los Angeles Percussion Quartet; Daniel Shores–engineer * 2012 Producer of the Year, Classical – Dan Merceruio * 2013 Best Surround Sound Album – ''Sprung Rhythm'' by Inscape; Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer
2013 LA Times GRAMMY Nominee List. * 2015 Best Classical Instrumental Solo – "Toccatas" by Jory Vinikour * 2015 Producer of the Year, Classical – Dan Merceruio

Other awards

*2007

Audio Engineering Society The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is a professional body for engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products ...

’s Award of Excellence in High Resolution Audioaes.com
AES Member Profile.

References

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