# Capstone Records

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American classical music record label

Record label

Capstone Records Parent company Parma Recordings Founded 1986 (1986) Founder Richard Brooks Genre Classical Country of origin United States Location Brooklyn, New York Official website capstonerecords.org

**Capstone Records** is an American classical music [record label](/source/Record_label) focusing particularly on [contemporary classical music](/source/Contemporary_classical_music). It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986 and was based in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York.[1] The label has hundreds of releases featuring a wide range of composers from [William Albright](/source/William_Albright_(musician)), [Milton Babbitt](/source/Milton_Babbitt), Robert Baksa, and [John Cage](/source/John_Cage) to [Mary Jeanne van Appledorn](/source/Mary_Jeanne_van_Appledorn), [Rodney Waschka II](/source/Rodney_Waschka_II), [Iannis Xenakis](/source/Iannis_Xenakis), and [Chen Yi](/source/Chen_Yi_(composer)). Performers represented on the label include such groups as the [California EAR Unit](/source/California_EAR_Unit), the [Nevsky String Quartet](/source/Nevsky_String_Quartet), [Steven Graff](/source/Steven_Graff), and the [Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra](/source/Slovak_Radio_Symphony_Orchestra). In 2009, the company was acquired by [Parma Recordings](/source/PARMA_Recordings) of [Hampton, New Hampshire](/source/Hampton%2C_New_Hampshire). In the spring of 2009 it was announced Capstone would be run as an imprint.[2]

## See also

- [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Interview with the President of Capstone Records on www.capstone.org](http://www.capstonerecords.org/president.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Capstone Records acquired by Parma Recordings](http://www.capstonerecords.org/information.shtml)

## External links

- [Capstone Records official site](http://www.capstonerecords.org/)

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