Recording Studios

Conservatory, Rooms 203, 220 Leakin Hall, Basement
410-234-4553

The Peabody Recording Studios record all concerts, degree recitals, and special events at Peabody. Recordings are made direct to compact disc. The studios utilize the most advanced techniques and stateof- the-art equipment available today. The current primary recording facility, located in Leakin Hall, contains two fully equipped 24-track control rooms: one digital and one analog. These recording studios are tied to Goodwin Recital Hall, Cohen-Davison lecture/recital Hall and East Hall, while another fully digital facility, located in room 203 of the Conservatory building, is tied to both Friedberg Concert Hall and Griswold Hall. Studio 220, located in the Conservatory building offers a newly renovated recording space along with 48 tracks of digital recording.

Student Recitals

The Peabody Recording Studios record all degree recitals (this does not include Junior or Non-Degree Recitals). After a recital is recorded, a compact disc is placed in the Audio-Visual Department of the Friedheim Library. This disc must remain in the library for a period of two weeks while faculty makes final grading decisions. Once the recital grade is finalized, the student may retrieve the CD from the library. All master recordings are kept in a permanent archive. Additional copies, as well as copies of ensemble performances, are available at a nominal fee of $6.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy. Single performances that require two discs will be available for a cost of $10.00. Pricing is for standard duplications of recitals. For duplication requests involving multiple sources, editing fees are assessed and are currently billed at $50.00 per hour. Requests for duplications must be made through the Recording Arts web page at www.peabody.jhu.edu/recordingarts.

Recording Sessions

Recording sessions and recording of non-degree recitals can be arranged by contacting the Recording Studio Manager Ed Tetreault via email at etetrea1@ peabody.jhu.edu. All recording sessions and non-degree recitals will require a 50% deposit prior to scheduling.

Recording of Student Performances

The Peabody Institute reserves the right to record, broadcast, and distribute recordings of all student and other Institute performances. It is the responsibility of those who make use of recordings made at Peabody to obtain all necessary permissions for that use from the performers and from the owners of copyrights of works performed. Participants in performances or events shall be presumed to be aware of this policy and to have consented to such recording, broadcast, and distribution. Additionally, the Peabody Recording Studios and its employees act as the manufacturer of the client’s recorded product only. It does not assume any liability for talent payroll, talent royalties, and publisher royalties or for any infringement of any rights by the client, nor does it assume any responsibility for other costs in the recording of the program. It further assumes that any information or likeness or performance being reproduced has been fully cleared by the requesting party. The studios and its employees, therefore, assume no liability by following the client’s directions. Clients agree to hold the school free from any liability in the processing of their product and will hold the school and its employees harmless from any suit or damages or unauthorized use or any other responsibility of any sort or manner.