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Seattle Symphony Recording Wins Two Grammy Awards
Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Instrumental Solo awarded to Aaron Jay Kernis’ Violin Concerto with violinist James Ehnes at the 2019 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced today that the Seattle Symphony won two awards in the classical … Continue reading
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Seattle Symphony Named Orchestra of the Year at the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Awards
September 13, 2018 NOMINATION FOR THE AWARD WAS BASED ON THE ORCHESTRA’S “EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION” (GRAMOPHONE) TO RECORDED MUSIC IN PAST YEAR SEATTLE, WA – Today, Gramophone announced the Seattle Symphony has won the Orchestra of the Year Award, an award that … Continue reading
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Seattle Symphony Nominated for Orchestra of the Year Award by Gramophone
The Seattle Symphony is the only U.S. orchestra among eight international ensembles nominated for the 2018 Orchestra of the Year Award by Gramophone — vote now! By Shiva Shafii The Seattle Symphony is one of eight international ensembles nominated for the Orchestra of the Year … Continue reading
Seattle Symphony recording wins Grammy
Congratulations to violinist Augustin Hadelich for a Grammy Award! On Monday the Seattle Symphony’s recording of Dutilleux’s Violin Concerto, L’arbre des songes, with violinist Augustin Hadelich won a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. This recording is part … Continue reading
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The Score — Seattle Symphony December eNews
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC Making music and art can be an incredibly healing experience, creating confidence and fostering connectedness in our community. Our community partner, Path with Art, uses art to transform the lives of our most vulnerable populations. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Become Ocean, Dutilleux, Grammy, John Luther Adams, Kancheli, Nu.Mu.Zu, Taylor Swift, Trimpin
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Seattle Symphony In the News – April 17, 2015
SEATTLE SYMPHONY IN THE NEWS April 17, 2015 ANNOUNCEMENTS We recently launched a new, co-branded and co-curated KING FM Seattle Symphony Channel with a 24-hour streaming marathon on March 29 featuring live recordings from the recent Sibelius festival. See reports of this on Seattle Vanguard and Memeteria by … Continue reading
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Tagged Become Ocean, Dausgaard, First Nations, Giteck, Grammy, Indigenous, John Luther Adams, Native Americans, Sibelius
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And the Grammy goes to…UW Music faculty and alumni
Submitted by Joanne De Pue on February 9, 2015 – 9:22am music.washington.edu/news/2015/02/09/and-grammy-goes-touw-music-faculty-and-alumni Senior artist-in-residence Stephen Stubbs won a 2015 Grammy for Best Opera Recording. UW Music faculty artist Stephen Stubbs was awarded the Grammy for best opera recording and affiliate … Continue reading
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Tagged Become Ocean, Grammy, Pacific MusicWorks, Seattle Symphony, Stephen Stubbs
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Seattle Symphony Celebrates “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” Grammy
Seattle Symphony’s Recording of John Luther Adams’ Become Ocean is First-Ever Recording by the Orchestra to Receive a Grammy Award February 8, 2015 It was announced earlier today that the Seattle Symphony recording of Become Ocean by John Luther Adams … Continue reading
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Seattle Symphony In the News: Dec. 31 “Best of 2014 Edition”
From Rosalie Contreras | Vice President of Communications | SEATTLE SYMPHONY ANNOUNCEMENTS As 2014 comes to a close, we’re featured in a record number of “best of 2014” lists, and covered in numerous publications for our six Grammy nominations and our Sonic Evolution news. This month … Continue reading
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Seattle Symphony Receives Six Grammy Nominations
Seattle Symphony press release–December 5, 2014 Seattle Symphony Media’s Recording of Works by Henri Dutilleux Receives Nominations for: Best Orchestral Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo by Xavier Phillips Best Engineered Performance Seattle Symphony Commission and Performance of Become Ocean by John Luther Adams … Continue reading
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