The White Pine Music
record label was established in
2003
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with the support of
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, the private normal school became a state institution and renamed Cen ...
's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and the College of Communication and Fine Arts. The mission of White Pine Music is to record and make available music and musical scholarship of the highest quality, and to preserve and promote the musical heritage of Michigan. Recordings are not defined by genre, but by quality and innovation.
Projects and artists
Projects range from
folk music to
pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...
. Artists and partnerships include the
Wheatland Music Festival, Freshwater, the Harlem Quartet, Central Michigan University faculty, and others.
See also
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List of record labels
External links
Official WebsiteWheatland Music OrganizationThe Sphinx Organization
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American record labels
Record labels established in 2003
Folk record labels
2003 establishments in Michigan
Central Michigan University