ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Alumni Honored with Awards at 61st Grammys
February 11, 2019
Cathy Strauss
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumni (clockwise from top left) Sullivan Fortner, Edward Parks, Chris Eldridge, and Jeannette Sorrell at the 2018 Grammy Awards Ceremony.
Photo credit: ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï Conservatory
Numerous alumni across classical, jazz, and folk genres named winners at the 61st Grammy Awards ceremony.
ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumni are regularly featured at the annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The 61st edition honoring musical accomplishments by performers over the last year included ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumni in six categories across three genres.
Best Folk Album: All Ashore&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Punch Brothers (Chris Eldridge ’04, guitar)
Best Opera Recording: Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Michael Christie ’96, conductor; Edward Parks ’06, baritone
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Songs of Orpheus - Monteverdi, Caccini, d’India & Landi — Jeannette Sorrell ’90, conductor; Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra (with ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumni Johanna Novom ’07, Rene Schiffer ’96, Karina Schmitz ’02, Rebecca Landell Reed ’11)
Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Window&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Cécile McLorin Salvant, and pianist Sullivan Fortner ’08
Best Orchestral Performance: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor (with ÍøÆØ³Ô¹Ï alumna and violinist Yuncong Zhang ’07)
Best Choral Performance, Classical: Zealot Canticles — The Crossing chamber choir with Mandy Wolman ’07
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