Music Sales at the 54th Grammys
13th February 2012
Music Sales is delighted to congratulate Chester Music composer Eric Whitacre on winning the Grammy for Best Choral Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards held yesterday in Los Angeles.
Classical producer Judith Sherman also won the award for Producer of the Year, Classical for her discs including works by John Corigliano, Augusta Read Thomas and Joan Tower.
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Light & Gold
Decca
Music Sales congratulates all the performers: Christopher Glynn; Hila Plitmann; The King’s Singers; Laudibus; The Pavão Quartet; and of course Eric Whitacre and The Eric Whitacre Singers
Watch the video from the ceremony
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Judith Sherman
Including:
Lera Auerbach: Piano Trio
(Hans Sikorski)
Augusta Read Thomas: Moon Jig
(G Schirmer Inc)
Joan Tower: Trio Cavany
(Associated Music Publishers Inc)
Lincoln Trio
Cedille Records 126
John Corigliano: Winging It and other works
(G Schirmer Inc)
Ursula Oppens & Jerome Lowenthal, pianos
Cedille Records 123
Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No 5 and other works
(DSCH)
Pacifica String Quartet
Cedille Records 127
Joan Tower: Copperwave
(Associated Music Publishers Inc)
American Brass Quintet
Summit Records
For more information please contact Kate Johnson or visit the Grammy website.
