Classical · Jazz · Crossover

Your music.
Your vision.
Our craft.

We’re an artist-support collective bringing musical understanding and production craft to classical, jazz and crossover projects. From the concert stage to the finished album, we help you share your best work.

Get to know Compendium Classics ↓

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Music, faithfully captured.Toronto, Canada
Solo & chamber✦Choral & orchestral✦Jazz & crossover
Selected recordings

Listen to our work.

MEGAN MOORE · FRANCESCO BARFOED

After Rain

Danish Songs by Rued Langgaard

Editing · Album mixing

Hear the single: “Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht”.

Listen on Apple Music Classical ↗
01 / What we do

From the live stage
to the finished recording.

A complete recording project, a live performance, or a fresh pair of ears for your mix. Support shaped around the music and the people making it.

01 — CAPTURE

Recording

Recording for soloists, chamber ensembles, choirs and orchestras, with a production team tailored to each project.

  • Live concerts & recitals
  • Dedicated recording sessions
  • Soloists, chamber ensembles, choirs & orchestras
02 — SHAPE

Editing & mixing

Musically sensitive editing and natural, considered mixes. Keep the phrasing, perspective and energy that make a performance yours.

  • Take selection & assembly
  • Detailed audio editing & restoration
  • Balance, depth & tonal refinement
03 — FINISH

Mastering

A cohesive final listen, with careful attention to tone, dynamics and continuity across the recording.

  • Album & individual track mastering
  • Sequencing & final quality checks
  • Delivery tailored to your release
04 — PICTURE

Video editing & production

Video production and editing for concert films, online performances and supporting concert content, with careful attention to the relationship between sound and picture.

  • Concert & performance video
  • Video editing & audio post-production
  • Screen content for live concerts
05 — LIVE

Live concert production

Audio and video support for live concerts, from technical preparation to on-site operation, with a team and setup tailored to the performance.

  • Live audio & video operation
  • Playback & projection support
  • Concert production coordination
02 / Who we are

Musicians at heart.
Collaborators by nature.

Compendium Classics is an artist-support collective working across classical, jazz and crossover music. We bring together the musical perspective and technical care that help a performance reach its audience.

We support artists through recording, video editing and production, audio post-production, mixing and mastering, and live concert production and support. Whether you’re documenting a concert or developing an album, we start by understanding what you want to say.

Our approach is personal and collaborative: thoughtful preparation, clear communication and close attention to the details that matter to you. We shape each project around the artist, the repertoire and the intended audience.

A collaborative process
01 / BEFORE

Start with a conversation.

Share your repertoire, venue, timeline and goals. Together, we’ll work out the scope and approach.

02 / DURING

Make space for the music.

A considered setup and clear communication let you concentrate on the performance.

03 / AFTER

Listen. Refine. Deliver.

Review the recording together, shape the details, and prepare the finished audio for its next chapter.

Selected clients

Artists and ensembles
we’ve worked with.

  • The Elmer Iseler Singers

    Recording · Editing · Album mixing

  • Amadeus Choir

    Recording

  • MCS Singers

    Recording · Editing · Album mixing

  • Megan Moore

    Mezzo-soprano

    Editing · Album mixing

  • Jake Landau

    Editing · Project mixing

  • Kir Stepan the Serb Choir

    Recording · Mixing

  • Timothy Corlis

    Aum Sahana Vavatu

    Recording · Editing · Mixing

  • Jonathan Estabrooks

    These Miles

    Additional engineering · Engineering · Editing · Additional tracking

  • Aaron Lazar

    The Impossible Dream · “Make Our Garden Grow” · “You’ll Never Walk Alone”

    Featured soloist vocal coaching & preparation · Children’s choir vocal session direction · Ensemble editing

  • National Children’s Chorus

    Brundibar

    Audio post-production · Remixing · Mastering

  • Black Opera

    Jessye Norman at 75

    Audio post-production · Mixing · Editing

03 / Let’s make something

What are you
working on?

A concert to capture. An album taking shape.
A recording ready for its finishing touches.

Based in Toronto, Canada.
Remote editing, mixing & mastering.

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