Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season will be produced and distributed by the New York Philharmonic, and was created in collaboration with IODA, the Philharmonic's digital recordings technology partner and a leading independent digital distributor of classical music. iTunes Pass buyers will receive digital liner notes for each release, and bonus content such as Alan Gilbert's commentary from the stage, as well as lectures and talks by scholars and performers.
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IODA, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, is one of the industry-leading digital distribution companies for the global independent music and video community. IODA provides comprehensive services to record labels, physical distributors, artists, and filmmakers, including license negotiations; media encoding and metadata management; royalty payment administration and reporting; and marketing and promotional support. Founded in 2003, IODA represents a rapidly expanding roster of more than two million music tracks and over 2000 independent film and video titles. IODA distributes its music and video catalog to hundreds of digital storefronts worldwide, including all major digital music services like iTunes®, Amazon MP3 and MySpace Music and mobile carriers and outlets such as Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and Nokia. The company's Website is www.iodalliance.com.
The New York Philharmonic, a longtime media pioneer, was the first major American orchestra to offer downloadable concerts, recorded live, in 2004. Since 1917 the Philharmonic has made nearly 2,000 recordings, with more than 500 currently available. The Philharmonic began radio broadcasts in 1922, and is currently represented by The New York Philharmonic This Week - syndicated nationally 52 weeks per year, and available on nyphil.org and Sirius XM Radio. On television, in the 1950s and '60s, the Philharmonic inspired a generation through Bernstein's Young People's Concerts on CBS. Its television presence has continued with annual appearances on Live From Lincoln Center on PBS, and in 2003 it made history as the first Orchestra ever to perform live on the Grammy awards, one of the most-watched television events worldwide.
Credit Suisse is the Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. Major funding for this recording is provided to the New York Philharmonic by Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser. Programs of the New York Philharmonic are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Visit nyphil.org/itunes to purchase the Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season iTunes Pass. Pass purchasers will receive an e-mail notification whenever new content is available. When an iTunes Pass is purchased, at any time, users immediately receive all previously released items in the Pass, and new items will be automatically delivered the moment they are available.
