I just read that three former Telarc executives are now involved with a joint effort to record the Cleveland Orchestra for Deutche Grammaphon. Additionally, those three have started either new recording companies, and/or labels. Michael Bishop is now head of "Five/Four Productions," a new recording company starting operations now (January, 2009). Elaine Martone and Robert Woods have created a new recording label - Sonarc.

When Concord Music acquired Telarc several years back, the first to go was the founder/president/chief recording engineer, Jack Renner who "retired." Now these three top executives appear to have left also. I don't think it takes rocket science to feel that things aren't what they used to be at Telarc, or if Telarc is even a viable business anymore.

I'll check into this further with my "contacts" and post whatever I may be able to. In the event this is indeed the end of Telarc, its a sad day for this industry if that's so.