A few days ago, we finished the first of our two recording sessions.

We spent three days, January 14-16, recording in the sanctuary of Christ Presbyterian Church in New Haven, CT. It’s intense work, to be sure, but so gratifying. We are thrilled to be working with Mateusz Zechowski of Studio Teo, who provides keen musical insight in addition to his recording engineering expertise. During these January sessions, we recorded Russell Nadel’s Orchard Sunset, Michael Weinstein-Reiman’s Roland, Aaron Price’s Amber Veil, Naftali Schindler’s Chants, Pastorals, and Antiphons of the New Moon, and our transcription of Erik Satie’s Gnossienne Nos. 2 and 4. In all, we laid down about 2/3 of the music for the album.

When we weren’t recording, photographer Courtney Potter was snapping pictures of us in various spots around New Haven, including Union Station and the elegant New Haven Lawn Club. Thanks to her stellar work, we have beautiful photography for our album packaging, plus many more photos. We’re giving sneak peaks of the photos on our Facebook page, so be sure to like Apple Orange Pair to see them all! Here’s a really cool one: