FOR YOUR
GRAMMY® Consideration

HEARSAY

ARTIST: ATLANTIC CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
”This album takes listeners from playful dance, interlocking rhythms, and soaring melodies to simple, rich textures. Featuring evolving instrumental consorts that create a mesmerizing sonic experience, the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble presents a testament to the diverse musical landscapes explored by these exceptional composers. Prepare to be captivated by the sheer brilliance and artistic depth of Hearsay.”

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Atlantic Chamber Ensemble, Hearsay

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Rags and Hymns of River City by Mason Bates

PERSEVERANCE

ARTIST: MARCUS ELEY
Acclaimed clarinetist Marcus Eley presents Perseverance, a new recording solo and chamber by all African American composers. The album features never before recorded arrangements of Negro spirituals, chamber music, and groundbreaking world premiere compositions from Richard Thompson, Todd Cochran, and Dennis Thompson II.

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Marcus Eley and Todd Cochran, The Featherheart

Best Classical Compendium
Marcus Eley, Perseverance

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Marcus Eley, Perseverance

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Legend of the Moors: Excerpt (Divergence), arranged by Marcus Eley

TRANSCLASSICAL CONCERTOS

ARTIST: ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
This album features two concertos written in a Transclassical™ style, which combines classical music, improvisation, and elements from various cultures and eras: the first concerto for Portuguese guitar and orchestra by Pedro H. da Silva, and “Light and Wind” Piano Concerto that uses innovative techniques by Lucía Caruso.

Best Classical Compendium
Lucia Caruso, Pedro H. da Silva, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Transclassical Concertos

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
Here Comes the Sun, arranged by Pedro H. da Silva

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Light and Wind Piano Concerto by Lucia Caruso

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Stephen McLaughlin

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Pedro H. da Silva

POLARITY

ARTIST: PATHOS TRIO
”Serving as a continuation of the work done in their first album When Dark Sounds Collide [New Focus Recordings], Polarity continues to blur the lines between non classical genres of music (such as post rock, electronic synth-wave, alternative rock, metal) and classical/contemporary music in new and innovative ways. To that extent, Polarity features new works for percussion and piano by composers Ian Chang (from Son Lux), Phong Tran (from MEDIAQUEER), Andrew M. Rodriguez (from Close Your Eyes), Vicente Hansen Atria (from Orlando Furioso), Paul Mortilla, and Clara Warnaar (from Infinity Shred).

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Pathos Trio, Polarity

Best Music Video
Mega Cicada

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Mega Cicada by Ian Chang

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Ryan Streber

THE MONSTER YOU MADE

ARTIST: LOGAN LARSON and LOGARHYTHMIC COLLECTIVE
”Dr. Logan Larson & Logarhythmic Collective gene-splice classical music and EDM into a fearsome new sonic hybrid with their adventurous album The Monster You Made” -Tinnitist

Album of the Year
Logan Larson & Logarhythmic Collective, The Monster You Made

Best Record Of The Year
Logan Larson, Benjamin Morris & Thomas McKee, At My Pace

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Forgotten Faces, by Logan Larson

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Logan Larson and Jenna Getty