Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing); Paul Vazquez, producer

nominees

Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes

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Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)

Kastalsky: Memory Eternal

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Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)

Rachmaninov: The Bells

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Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

Seven Words From The Cross

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Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Bryars: The Fifth Century

Donald Nally, conductor; Andreas K. Meyer & Paul Vazquez, engineers (The Crossing; PRISM Quartet)

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1

Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

Charles Bruffy, conductor. Blanton Alspaugh, producer. Byeong Joon Hwang & John Newton, engineers.

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

The Sacred Spirit Of Russia

Craig Hella Johnson, conductor. Robina G. Young, producer. Brad Michel, engineer/mixer. (Conspirare)

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Pärt: Adam's Lament

Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor. Manfred Eicher, producer. Peter Laenger & Stephan Schellmann, engineers.

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen

Charles Bruffy, conductor (Matthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson; Kansas City Chorale)

Charles Bruffy, conductor. Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers/mixers. Blanton Alspaugh, producer.

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Light & Gold

Eric Whitacre, conductor (Christopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavão Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers)

Eric Whitacre, conductor. Andrew Mellor, engineer/mixer. Raphaël Mouterde, producer.

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Verdi: Requiem

Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus master (Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Barbara Frittoli & Mario Zeffiri; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus)

Duain Wolfe, chorus master. Riccardo Muti, conductor. Christopher Willis, David Frost & Tom Lazarus, engineers/mixers. Christopher Alder, producer.

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane, choir directors

Kevin Fox, Ragnar Bohlin & Susan McMane, choir directors. Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor. Andreas Neubronner & Peter Laenger, engineers/mixers.

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Symphony Of Psalms

Simon Rattle & Simon Halsey

Simon Halsey, chorus master. Simon Rattle, conductor.

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

Simon Rattle & Simon Halsey

Simon Halsey, chorus master. Sir Simon Rattle, conductor. Mike Clements, engineer. Stephen Johns, producer.

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Pärt: Da Pacem

Paul Hillier

Paul Hillier, conductor. Brad Michel, engineer/mixer. Brad Michel & Robina G. Young, producers.

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

Leonard Slatkin, Carole Ott, Mary Alice Stollak, Jason Harris, William Hammer, Christopher Kiver & Jerry Blackstone

Carole Ott, Christopher Kiver, Jason Harris, Jerry Blackstone, Mary Alice Stollak & William Hammer, choir directors. Leonard Slatkin, conductor. David Lau, engineer. Tim Handley, producer.

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Berlioz: Requiem

Robert Spano & Norman Mackenzie

Norman Mackenzie, choir director. Robert Spano, conductor. Jack Renner & Michael J. Bishop, engineers/mixers. Elaine L. Martone, producer.

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Sibelius: Cantatas

Paavo Järvi, Ants Soots & Tiia-Ester Loitme

Ants Soots & Tiia-Ester Loitme, chorus masters. Paavo Järvi, conductor. Maido Maadik, engineer. Maido Maadik, producer.

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)

Robert Spano, conductor; Norman Mackenzie, chorus director

Norman Mackenzie, artist. Robert Spano, conductor. Michael J. Bishop, engineer. Thomas Moore, producer.

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor; Norbert Balatsch & Erwin Ortner, choir masters

Erwin Ortner & Norbert Balatsch, chorus masters. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. Michael Brammann, engineer. Martin Sauer, producer.

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Penderecki: Credo

Helmuth Rilling, conductor

Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Don Harder, engineer. Karen Wilson, producer.

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Britten: War Requiem

Robert Shafer, conductor

Betty Scott & Joan McFarland, choir directors. Robert Shafer, conductor.

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana

Robert Shaw, conductor; (Richard Clement, Nathan Gunn, Carmen Pelton)

Robert Shaw, conductor.

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Andrew Litton, conductor; Neville Creed, David Hill, chorus masters

David Hill & Neville Creed, chorus masters. Andrew Litton, conductor.

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Vance George, choral director

Vance George, choir director. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor.

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Berlioz: Messe Solennelle

John Eliot Gardiner, choral director

John Eliot Gardiner, choir director.

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Bartók: Cantata Profana

Pierre Boulez, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Pierre Boulez, conductor.

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Orff: Carmina Burana

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor; Vance George, choral director

Vance George, choir director. Herbert Blomstedt, conductor.

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Bach: Mass In B Minor

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Georg Solti, conductor.

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

32nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1989)

winner

Britten: War Requiem

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

31st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1988)

winner

Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

30th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1987)

winner

Hindemith: When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

29th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1986)

winner

Orff: Carmina Burana

James Levine, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. James Levine, conductor.

28th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1985)

winner

Berlioz: Requiem

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, conductor.

27th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1984)

winner

Brahms: A German Requiem

James Levine, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. James Levine, conductor.

26th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1983)

winner

Haydn: The Creation

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Georg Solti, conductor.

25th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1982)

winner

Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Georg Solti, conductor.

24th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1981)

winner

Haydn: The Creation

Neville Marriner, conductor

Neville Marriner, conductor.

23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1980)

winner

Mozart: Requiem

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor; Norbert Balatsch, chorus master

Norbert Balatsch, chorus master. Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor.

22nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1979)

winner

Brahms: A German Requiem

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Georg Solti, conductor.

21st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1978)

winner

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director

Margaret Hillis, choir director. Georg Solti, conductor.

20th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1977)

winner

Verdi: Requiem

Georg Solti, conductor; Margaret Hillis, choral director (Various Artists)

Georg Solti, artist. Margaret Hillis, choir director.

19th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1976)

winner

Rachmaninoff: The Bells

André Previn, conductor; Arthur Oldham, choral director

André Previn, artist. Arthur Oldham, choir director.

18th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1975)

winner

Orff: Carmina Burana

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Robert Page, choral director

Michael Tilson Thomas, artist. Robert Page, choir director.

17th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1974)

winner

Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust

Colin Davis, conductor

Colin Davis, artist.

16th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1973)

winner

Walton: Belshazzer's Feast

André Previn, conductor; Arthur Oldham, choral director

André Previn, artist. Arthur Oldham, choir director.

15th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1972)

winner

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)

Georg Solti, conductor (Various Artists)

Georg Solti, artist.

14th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1971)

winner

Berlioz: Requiem

Colin Davis, conductor

Colin Davis, artist. Arthur Oldham & Russell Burgess, choir directors.

13th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1970)

winner

Ives: New Music Of Charles Ives

Gregg Smith, conductor

Gregg Smith, choir director.

12th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1969)

winner

Berio: Sinfonia

Luciano Berio, conductor; Ward Swingle, choir master

Luciano Berio, artist. Ward Swingle, choir director.

11th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1968)

winner

The Glory Of Gabrieli

Vittorio Negri, cond.; George Bragg & Gregg Smith, choral directors

Vittorio Negri, artist. George Bragg & Gregg Smith, choir directors.

10th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1967)

winner

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat Major (Symphony Of A Thousand)

Leonard Bernstein, conductor (Various Artists)

Leonard Bernstein, artist. (TIE)

winner

Orff: Catulli Carmina

Eugene Ormandy, conductor; Robert Page, chorus director

Eugene Ormandy, artist. Robert Page, choir director. (TIE)

9th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1966)

winner

Handel: Messiah

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, artist. (TIE)

winner

Ives: Music For Chorus

George Bragg, conductor; Gregg Smith, choral director

George Bragg, artist. Gregg Smith, choir director. (TIE)

8th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1965)

winner

Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms/Poulenc: Gloria

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, artist.

7th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1964)

winner

Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, choir director.

6th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1963)

winner

Britten: War Requiem

Lord Benjamin Britten, conductor; David Willcocks & Edward Chapman, choral directors (Pears, Vishnevskaya, Fischer-Dieskau)

Benjamin Britten, artist. David Willcocks & Edward Chapman, choir directors.

5th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1962)

winner

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Otto Klemperer, conductor; Wilhelm Pitz, choir director

Otto Klemperer, artist. Wilhelm Pitz, choir director.

4th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1961)

winner

Bach: B Minor Mass

Robert Shaw, conductor

Robert Shaw, choir director.

3rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1960)

winner

Handel: Messiah

Thomas Beecham, conductor

Thomas Beecham, artist.

GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Choral Performance, Classical

Best Choral Performance, Classical

McLoskey: Zealot Canticles

nominees

Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes

Kastalsky: Memory Eternal

Rachmaninov: The Bells

Seven Words From The Cross

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Bryars: The Fifth Century

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil

GRAMMYs Newsletter

The Sacred Spirit Of Russia

Pärt: Adam's Lament

Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen

Light & Gold

Verdi: Requiem

Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10

Symphony Of Psalms

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

Pärt: Da Pacem

Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

Berlioz: Requiem

Sibelius: Cantatas

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Penderecki: Credo

Britten: War Requiem

Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana

Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

Berlioz: Messe Solennelle

Bartók: Cantata Profana

Orff: Carmina Burana

Bach: Mass In B Minor

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis

Britten: War Requiem

Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

Hindemith: When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd

Orff: Carmina Burana

Berlioz: Requiem

Brahms: A German Requiem

Haydn: The Creation

Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust

Haydn: The Creation

Mozart: Requiem

Brahms: A German Requiem

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Verdi: Requiem

Rachmaninoff: The Bells

Orff: Carmina Burana

Berlioz: The Damnation Of Faust

Walton: Belshazzer's Feast

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat (Symphony Of A Thousand)

Berlioz: Requiem

Ives: New Music Of Charles Ives

Berio: Sinfonia

The Glory Of Gabrieli

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 In E Flat Major (Symphony Of A Thousand)

Orff: Catulli Carmina

Handel: Messiah

Ives: Music For Chorus

Stravinsky: Symphony Of Psalms/Poulenc: Gloria

Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols

Britten: War Requiem

Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Bach: B Minor Mass

Handel: Messiah