Dacamera Editions

On the heels of our second release, Sarah Rothenberg’s ‘In Darkness and Light,’ we’re delighted to see that our inaugural release, Tyshawn Sorey’s ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)’ is still making the rounds! Thank you to The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music, All Music, Jazz Weekly, and Nate Chinen for the illuminating words. We’re also grateful to Other Minds for featuring not only ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)’ on their radio show, but also DACAMERA’s recording of Feldman’s ‘Rothko Chapel.’ The Philadelphia Inquirer also recently described ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)’ as “one of [Sorey’s] strongest works to date.”

Head to the link in our bio to stream/purchase either of these incredible releases!

This past weekend, Sarah Rothenberg talked with Sarah Cahill at KALW about ‘In Darkness and Light’—the works on the record, Rothenberg’s relationship to them, and how they came together on this deeply personal collection, which she describes as “a kind of diary of my life during Covid.” Head to the link in our bio to listen to the interview!

‘In Darkness and Light,’ pianist Sarah Rothenberg’s entrancing new album, is out today on DACAMERA Editions! The record is available on our Bandcamp and streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music, and more. We’re so thrilled to have this second DACAMERA Editions release out in the world. 🎹

‘In Darkness and Light’ comes out in just over three weeks!

Conceived in response to the pandemic, the album brings together Beethoven’s final piano sonata and Morton Feldman’s last work for piano—a juxtaposition that, as Sarah Rothenberg describes, reveals a strange continuity between the journey of Beethoven’s Op. 111 and the suspended time of Feldman.

That dialogue extends with a new work by Vijay Iyer, written in 2021, placing a present-day voice alongside Beethoven’s Sonata No. 32 from 200 years earlier.

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We’re just a month away from the release of Sarah Rothenberg’s ‘In Darkness and Light,’ so we’re taking a closer look at the striking work of art on its cover: ‘Delfern Tondo’ (2024) by Tacita Dean.

Dean, a British European artist based in Berlin and Los Angeles, spent several years developing work in close collaboration with The Menil Collection, where Rothenberg first encountered her work.

Rendered in chalk on blackboard paint, ‘Delfern Tondo’ reflects Dean’s fascination with natural phenomena. Its cloud forms were inspired by the shifting Houston sky, observed while lying in the grass outside the Menil, capturing a sense of motion, light, and quiet transformation.

Pre-order ‘In Darkness and Light’ through the link in our bio!

Today we’re shining a spotlight on legendary music producer Judith Sherman, with whom DACAMERA Editions has had the pleasure of working on both Sarah Rothenberg’s upcoming release ‘In Darkness and Light’ and our inaugural release, ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlife).’

Sherman’s prolific career has earned her 15 GRAMMY Awards, including 7 for Classical Producer of the Year. Over the past few decades, she has collaborated with many of the leading ensembles and living composers in classical music, including Steve Reich, the London Symphony Orchestra, John Adams, Kronos Quartet, Terry Riley, Pacifica Quartet, and Philip Glass.

Hear Sherman’s singular work on ‘Monochromatic Light (Afterlife)’ via Bandcamp (link in bio), where you can also pre-order ‘In Darkness and Light.’

The third and final work on Sarah Rothenberg’s upcoming record, ‘In Darkness and Light,’ was composed for her by celebrated jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer.

In the spring of 2021, as the world began to reopen, Rothenberg contemplated programming Beethoven’s last sonata and Feldman’s final piano work together, and found herself wanting to include the voice of a living composer in the program. Rothenberg turned to Iyer, whose music she describes as “increasingly [defying] genre and reflect[ing] his own thoughtful perspectives.”

Inspired by Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, and his father’s “unhurried, loving spirit,” Iyer composed ‘For My Father’ following his father’s passing. The work subtly shadows Shostakovich’s form and engages in quiet dialogue with Beethoven.

Follow the link in our bio to pre-order ‘In Darkness and Light,’ dropping May 8!