About CD Syndications

CD Syndications is a well-respected producer and marketer of national classical music programming. Since the company pioneered the distribution of classical radio shows on compact disc in 1994, it has emerged as a leader in the creation of innovative classical radio programming as well as excellence in recording production. The company’s productions, Indianapolis On-the-Air and Center Stage from Wolf Trap, with personalities such as Raymond Leppard, Rich Kleinfeldt and Bill McGlaughlin, were heard on over 250 stations across the United States, and were widely regarded for their casual and unscripted style. In a production agreement with WETA, Washington, DC, the two companies collaborated to revive Concerts from the Library of Congress. Formerly CD Syndications marketed and distributed American Public Media's, Composers Datebook, a daily program highlighting composers of the past and present. The company also produced the Choral Arts Society of Washington DC's radio specials, which emanated from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. CD Syndications currently produces Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival, which is distributed nationally throught the PRX. It also produces and engineers recordings for Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra which are released by Reference Recordings in stereo, SACD surround sound, and Dolby Atmos.

 

CD Syndications’ Vic Muenzer

Under his direction, the company pioneered the syndication of weekly symphonic radio programs on compact disc.  Besides his work at CD Syndications, Vic has been passionate about bringing classical music to young people.  In 2003, his new Imagination Symphony debuted at the Athenaeum Theater in Chicago to a huge audience of parents and children and rave feedback. He is currently Music Director of the Park Ridge Philharmonic.

A leader in the Chicago recording industry for many years, Mr. Muenzer founded two record labels, a production company, and was the producer of many popular commercial recordings. In 1985 he created Classic Digital, the first compact disc mastering facility in the Midwest. Classic Digital Records was founded in 1987, and in 1995 he created Clay Dog Records. In 1995, Clay Dog released StreetDreams, a recording of Chicago street musicians that captured hearts across the country and was featured by NPR's All Things Considered, ABC's Good Morning America, the Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press.

Mr. Muenzer produced over 70 classical symphonic recordings. In 1993, he produced a recording with Itzhak Perlman and the Chicago Symphony that spent five weeks at the top of the Classical Billboard Chart. In 1994, he produced the Mozart and Beethoven Wind Quintets with Daniel Barenboim and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. This record won the 1995 Grammy for Best Chamber Performance.