EM Records is the recording arm of the English Music Festival and fulfils the Festival’s aims of celebrating and preserving overlooked works by British composers. EM Records releases a mixture of studio recordings and recordings made live at the Festival, giving listeners the chance to experience the fullest possible range of the Festival’s work. In keeping with the unique spirit of the Festival, each disc contains at least one world premiere recording.

The label’s mission is to ensure that no English works worthy of hearing are ever again left unavailable to listeners. It represents a groundbreaking enterprise, presenting repertoire that, though previously unrecorded, is vital, vivid, and powerful; and through its commitment to this endeavour the label complements the pioneering work of a leading and internationally acclaimed festival.