‘Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3’ Nominated For Grammy Award

Posted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2021-11-26 01:51Z by Steven

‘Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3’ Nominated For Grammy Award

uDiscover Music
2021-11-24

Sharon Kelly

Florence Price Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 – Photo: Deutsche Grammophon

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s recording of ‘Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3’ has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s critically acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon recording of Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 has been nominated for Best Orchestral Performance for the 2022 Grammy Awards. The Grammy, which celebrates both artistic and technical achievement, is the recording industry’s most prestigious award.

“We’re honoured that the Recording Academy continues to recognise our work,” said Dr Clemens Trautmann, President Deutsche Grammophon. “Over the past year our artists have released some extraordinary recordings, from monuments of the repertoire such as Mahler’sSymphony of a Thousand’ to the recently rediscovered symphonies of Florence Price. They have connected with new audiences around the world and demonstrated the life-enhancing spirit of classical music in all its forms. I’m delighted that their achievements are reflected in the nominations for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards.”…

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60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List

Posted in Articles, Arts, Latino Studies, Media Archive on 2017-12-04 02:27Z by Steven

60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List

Grammys
Recording Academy
Santa Monica, California
2017-11-28

Find out who is nominated for the 60th GRAMMY Awards in New York on Jan. 28

The nominations for the 60th GRAMMY Awards are here! Find out who has been nominated in each of the 84 categories below (use the links to jump to a desired field).

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)…

Bad Ass And Blind
Raul Midón

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