NEC's 2020 Grammy Nominations
NEC alumni and faculty at NEC have been nominated from jazz, Contemporary Improvisation, chamber music, choral, and classical.
Congratulations to the New England Conservatory alumni and faculty who have been nominated in the 62nd GRAMMY Awards. The ceremony will be held on January 26, 2020, broadcast live on CBS. (This list is being continually updated.)
* – Indicates subsequent Grammy winner
Miguel Zenón
Nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album
SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA - Miguel Zenón (NEC faculty)
Sarah Jarosz & Aoife O'Donovan
Nominated with their band I'm With Her for Best American Roots Song* and Best American Roots Performance
CALL MY NAME - Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan (NEC alumnae), & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
Fred Hersch
Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
BEGIN AGAIN - Fred Hersch (NEC alum and former faculty), composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza)
Robert Dillon
Nominated as part of Third Coast Percussion Ensemble for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
PERPETULUM - Third Coast Percussion (Robert Dillon, NEC alum)
Kathryn Schulmeister
Nominated as part of an ensemble for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
THE EDGE OF SILENCE - WORKS FOR VOICE BY GYÖRGY KURTÁG - Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister (NEC alum), & Nicholas Tolle)
Tessa Lark
Nominated for Best Classical Instrumental Solo
TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN - Tessa Lark (NEC alum); David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Ryan Stickney
Nominated as part of Houston Chamber Choir for Best Choral Performance* | Contributed to album nominated for Producer of the Year, Classical
DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS - Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir (Ryan Stickney, NEC alum))
Elijah Blaisdell and Maren Brehm
Nominated as part of The Crossing for Best Choral Performance
BOYLE: VOYAGES - Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing (Elijah Blaisdell, Maren Brehm; NEC alums))
Oded Lev-Ari
Nominated as part of Anat Cohen Tentet for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
TRIPLE HELIX - ANAT COHEN TENTET (Oded Lev-Ari, NEC alum)
Chad Smith
Contributed as executive director of Los Angeles Philharmonic to recording nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition*
SUSTAIN - Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic (Chad Smith, NEC alum and trustee))
Rick Gabrillo and Nina Revering
Nominated as part of Conspirare for Best Choral Performance
THE HOPE OF LOVING - Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare (Rick Gabrillo, former NEC student; Nina Revering, NEC alum))