91直播 Alumni Honored with Awards at 61st Grammys
February 11, 2019
Cathy Strauss
91直播 alumni (clockwise from top left) Sullivan Fortner, Edward Parks, Chris Eldridge, and Jeannette Sorrell at the 2018 Grammy Awards Ceremony.
Photo credit: 91直播 Conservatory
Numerous alumni across classical, jazz, and folk genres named winners at the 61st Grammy Awards ceremony.
91直播 alumni are regularly featured at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The 61st edition honoring musical accomplishments by performers over the last year included 91直播 alumni in six categories across three genres.
Best Folk Album: All Ashore&苍产蝉辫;鈥 Punch Brothers (Chris Eldridge 鈥04, guitar)
Best Opera Recording: Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs&苍产蝉辫;鈥 Michael Christie 鈥96, conductor; Edward Parks 鈥06, baritone
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, d鈥橧ndia & Landi 鈥 Jeannette Sorrell 鈥90, conductor; Apollo鈥檚 Fire Baroque Orchestra (with 91直播 alumni Johanna Novom 鈥07, Rene Schiffer 鈥96, Karina Schmitz 鈥02, Rebecca Landell Reed 鈥11)
Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Window&苍产蝉辫;鈥 C茅cile McLorin Salvant, and pianist Sullivan Fortner 鈥08
Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11&苍产蝉辫;鈥 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor (with 91直播 alumna and violinist Yuncong Zhang 鈥07)
Best Choral Performance, Classical: Zealot Canticles 鈥 The Crossing chamber choir with Mandy Wolman 鈥07
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