February, 10th. Here’s an update on the Oregon Symphony’s Grammy Quest. Blanton Alspaugh who engineered the Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) won a Grammy for producer of the year for his work on seven classical albums.
However, in the Best Engineered Classical Album, for which the Oregon Symphony was nominated, the winner was Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen.
In the Best Orchestral Performance, for which the Oregon Symphony was nominated, the winner was Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
The lauded Oregon Symphony Album Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony) is available at http://www.musicmillennium.com/Item/9002843600
A list of the the category winners is below and can also be found at http://www.grammy.com/nominees
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh
Chamber Symphonies (Gregory Wolynec & Gateway Chamber Orchestra)
Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Gjeilo: Northern Lights (Charles Bruffy & Phoenix Chorale)
In Paradisum (Brian A. Schmidt & South Dakota Chorale)
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Musto: The Inspector (Glen Cortese & Wolf Trap Opera Company)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Winner
Life & Breath – Choral Works By René Clausen
Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
Label: Chandos
Americana
Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Modern Mandolin Quartet)
Label: Sono Luminus
Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Op. 127 & 131
Bruce Egre, engineer (Brentano String Quartet)
Label: Aeon
Music For A Time Of War
Jesse Lewis & John Newton, engineers; Jesse Brayman, mastering engineer (Carlos Kalmar & The Oregon Symphony)
Label: PentaTone Classics
Souvenir
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (TrondheimSolistene)
Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)
Best Orchestral Performance
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Label: SFS Media
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Iván Fischer, conductor (Budapest Festival Orchestra)
Label: Channel Classics
Music For A Time Of War
Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
Label: PentaTone Classics
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Valery Gergiev, conductor (London Symphony Orchestra)
Label: LSO Live
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Label: BIS
