Van Diemen’s Band has announced the launch of a brand new self-run and self-titled record label, which will release the group’s upcoming album BOHEMIA.

Van Diemen’s Band. Photo © Albert Comper

The label will serve as a ‘creative home’ for both the Band’s recordings and future digital activity, which is set to include the release of concert films and collaborative projects.

Van Diemen’s Band has also announced two more album releases planned for 2025: Van Diemen’s Fiddles and the recording of violist-composer Katie Yap’s Multitudes, the project resulting  from her Freedman Classical Fellowship win and developed with the the help of her mentors, including VDB Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff.

“Launching our own label allows us to share music on our own terms, directly with listeners who care deeply about historically informed performance, artistic excellence and bold musical storytelling,” said Fredersdorff.

The announcement also coincides with the release of BOHEMIA‘s first single; a recording of Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue. The album will survey music from 17th-century Central Europe, “in the wake of the Thirty Years’ War”, including works by Biber, Muffat, Pachelbel and more.

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