At the recent 55th Annual Grammy Awards there were a number of ICSOM orchestra recordings that won or were nominated for awards. Congratulations to these ICSOM orchestras, listed here along with the award categories in which they were recognized.
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh (winner), credits include:
- Davis: Río De Sangre (Joseph Rescigno, Vale Rideout, Ava Pine, John Duykers, Kerry Walsh, Guido LeBron, The Florentine Opera Company & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
- Tim Handley (nominated), credits include:
- Gershwin: Piano Concerto In F; Rhapsody No. 2; I Got Rhythm Variations (Orion Weiss, JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Hailstork: An American Port Of Call (JoAnn Falletta, Virginia Symphony Chorus & Virginia Symphony Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Marin Alsop & Baltimore Symphony Orchestra)
- Marina Ledin, Victor Ledin (nominated), credits include:
- Delibes: Sylvia; Coppélia (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Music For A Time Of War – Jesse Lewis & John Newton, Engineers; Jesse Brayman, Mastering Engineer (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony) (nominated)
Best Orchestral Performance
- Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine (Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony) (winner)
- Music For A Time Of War (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony) (nominated)
- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 (Osmo Vänskä & Minnesota Orchestra) (nominated)
Best Opera Recording
- Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen – James Levine & Fabio Luisi, Conductors; Hans-peter König, Jay Hunter Morris, Bryn Terfel & Deborah Voigt; Jay David Saks, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) (winner)
Classical Vocal Solo
- Homecoming: Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce Didonato – Joyce Didonato (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) (nominated)
Contemporary Classical Composition
- Steven Stucky: August 4, 1964 , Gene Scheer, Librettist (Jaap Van Zweden, Dallas Symphony Chorus & Orchestra) (nominated)