PARMA Recordings

PARMA Recordings is a record label founded by CEO Bob Lord in 2008 and based in North Hampton, New Hampshire. It is one of the leading recording companies specializing in contemporary classical music and has been recognized by the bestowing of The American Prize for outstanding services to the arts particularly through the promotion of American music. Under the parent recording company, there are six labels: Big Round Records, Navona Records, Ravello Records, Ansonica Records, Capstone Records and more recently, Albany Records. The range of music recorded across the six imprints covers contemporary classical "orchestral and chamber, jazz, progressive and experimental music". From the start, the record company's ethos emerged out of the identified need to have a "top-quality, artist-focused contemporary classical music production company".

The releases are in both physical format (compact disc and vinyl) and digital, with compact discs usually including enhanced CD data content that incorporates study scores in digital format, photography from the recording sessions, video footage and composer interviews. In recent years, the album releases have tended to be mostly in digital format.