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Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Honor presented at the Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
Summary

Honor presented at the Grammy Awards

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Choral Performance
awarded_forquality choral performances
imagesize100px
altA gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
captionGilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year1961
holderUusinta Ensemble –
Saariaho: Reconnaissance (2024)
websitegrammy.com

Saariaho: Reconnaissance (2024)

Sir Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti

The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:

  • In 1961 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Choral (including oratorio)
  • From 1962 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
  • In 1965, 1969, 1971, 1977 to 1978 and 1982 to 1991 it was awarded as Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • From 1966 to 1968 it was awarded as Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
  • In 1970, 1973 to 1976 and 1979 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera)
  • In 1972 it was awarded as Best Choral Performance - Classical
  • From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Performance of a Choral Work
  • 1995 to the present the award has been known as Best Choral Performance

Prior to 1961 the awards for opera and choral performances were combined into a single award for Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral.

The award goes to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Performers who were not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned between brackets. From 2017, the choral organization/ensemble does receive an Award.

Recipients

YearRecipient(s)WorkPerforming artist(s)Nominees
Performing artist(s) in parenthesesRef.196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Thomas Beecham (conductor)Handel: MessiahRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1961-213.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1961accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Robert Shaw (choir director)Bach: B Minor MassRobert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1962-214.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1962accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Otto Klemperer (conductor); Wilhelm Pitz (choir director)Bach: St. Matthew PassionPhilharmonia Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1963-215.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1963accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Benjamin Britten (conductor); Edward Chapman, David Willcocks (choir directors)Britten: War RequiemBach Choir, Highgate School Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1964-216.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1964accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Robert Shaw (choir director)Britten: A Ceremony of CarolsRobert Shaw Chorale{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1965-217.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1965accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Robert Shaw (conductor)Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Poulenc: GloriaRobert Shaw Chorale & the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1966-241.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1966accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Robert Shaw (conductor)Handel: MessiahRobert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1967-242.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1967accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Gregg Smith (conductor); George Bragg (choir director)Ives: Music for ChorusIthaca College Concert Choir, Gregg Smith Singers & Texas Boys Choir; Columbia Chamber Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein (conductor)Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)London Symphony Orchestra & Choir{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1968accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Robert Page (choir director)Orff: Catulli CarminaTemple University Choir & the Philadelphia Orchestra
Vittorio Negri (conductor), George Bragg, Gregg Smith, (choir directors)The Glory of GabrieliGregg Smith Singers & Texas Boys Choir{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1969-243.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1969accessdate=February 14, 2021}}
Luciano Berio (conductor), Ward Swingle (choir director)Berio: SinfoniaThe Swingle Singers & the New York Philharmonic{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1970-219.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1970accessdate=February 15, 2021}}
Gregg Smith (choir director),Ives: New Music of Charles IvesGregg Smith Singers & Columbia Chamber Ensemble{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1971-220.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1971accessdate=February 15, 2021}}
Colin Davis (conductor); Russell Burgess, Arthur Oldham (choir directors)Berlioz: RequiemWandsworth School Boys Choir & London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1972-221.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1972accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
Georg Solti (conductor)Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat (Symphony of a Thousand)Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna Singverein Chorus & Vienna State Opera Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1973-222.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1973accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choir director)Walton: Belshazzar's FeastLondon Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1974-223.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1974accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
Colin Davis (conductor)Berlioz: The Damnation of FaustAmbrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys Choir & London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1975-240.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1975accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Robert Page (choir director)Orff: Carmina BuranaCleveland Boys Choir & Cleveland Orchestra Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1976-224.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1976accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
André Previn (conductor), Arthur Oldham (choir director)Rachmaninoff: The BellsLondon Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1977-225.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1977accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Verdi: RequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1978-226.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1978accessdate=February 17, 2021}}
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Beethoven: Missa SolemnisChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv{{Cite weburl=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1979-227.htmltitle=Grammy Awards 1979accessdate=February 17, 2021}}
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Brahms: A German RequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master)Mozart: RequiemPhilharmonia Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Neville Marriner (conductor)Haydn: The CreationAcademy of St Martin in the Fields & Chorus{{smalldiv
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Berlioz: La Damnation de FaustChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Haydn: The CreationChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
James Levine (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Brahms: A German RequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Berlioz: RequiemAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
James Levine (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Orff: Carmina BuranaChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'dAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Verdi: Requiem & Operatic ChorusesAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Britten: War RequiemAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the Atlanta Boy Choir{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa BrevisAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Georg Solti (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Bach: Mass in B MinorChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director)Orff: Carmina BuranaSan Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Boys Chorus & the San Francisco Girls Chorus{{smalldiv
Pierre Boulez (conductor), Margaret Hillis (choir director)Bartók: Cantata ProfanaChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
John Eliot Gardiner (choir director)Berlioz: Messe SolennelleMonteverdi Choir & the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique{{smalldiv
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director)Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemSan Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Andrew Litton (conductor), Neville Creed, David Hill (chorus masters)Walton: Belshazzar's FeastBournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The BellsAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shaw (conductor)Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartók: Cantata ProfanaAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Robert Shafer (conductor), Betty Scott, Joan McFarland (choir directors)Britten: War RequiemMaryland Boy Choir, the Shenandoah Conservatory Chorus & The Washington Chorus{{smalldiv
Karen Wilson (producer), Don Harder (engineer), Helmuth Rilling (conductor)Penderecki: CredoOregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Martin Sauer (producer), Michael Brammann (engineer), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor), Norbert Balatsch, Erwin Ortner (chorus masters)Bach: St Matthew PassionArnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Sängerknaben & Concentus Musicus Wien{{smalldiv
Thomas Moore (producer), Michael J. Bishop (engineer), Robert Spano (conductor), Norman Mackenzie (chorus director)Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1)Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tiia-Ester Loitme & Ants Soots (chorus masters)Sibelius: CantatasEllerhein Girls' Choir, Estonian National Male Choir & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra{{smalldiv
Robert Spano (conductor) & Norman Mackenzie (choir director)Berlioz: RequiemFrank Lopardo & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) & Jerry Blackstone, William Hammer, Jason Harris, Christopher Kiver, Carole Ott & Mary Alice Stollak (choir directors)Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience: RequiemChristine Brewer, Measha Brueggergosman, Ilana Davidson, Nmon Ford, Linda Hohenfeld, Joan Morris, Carmen Pelton, Marietta Simpson & Thomas Young; Michigan State University Children's Choir, University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University of Michigan University Choir & University Musical Society Choral Union; University of Michigan School of Music Symphony Orchestra{{smalldiv
Paul Hillier (conductor)Pärt: Da PacemEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir{{smalldiv
Simon Rattle (conductor); Simon Halsey (chorus master)Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemRundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker{{smalldiv
Simon Rattle (conductor); Simon Halsey (chorus master)Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsRundfunkchor Berlin; Berliner Philharmoniker{{smalldiv
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor); Ragnar Bohlin, Kevin Fox & Susan McMane (choir directors); Peter Laenger & Andreas Neubronner, engineers/mixersMahler: Symphony No. 8San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Pacific Boychoir & San Francisco Girls Chorus; Laura Claycomb, Anthony Dean Griffey, Elza van den Heever, Katarina Karnéus, Quinn Kelsey, James Morris, Yvonne Naef & Erin Wall; San Francisco Symphony{{smalldiv
Riccardo Muti, conductor; Duain Wolfe, chorus masterVerdi: RequiemChicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus{{smalldiv
Eric Whitacre (conductor)Light & GoldChristopher Glynn & Hila Plitmann; The King's Singers, Laudibus, Pavao Quartet & The Eric Whitacre Singers{{smalldiv
Charles Bruffy (conductor); Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Tom Caulfield & John Newton, engineers/mixersLife & Breath - Choral Works by René ClausenMatthew Gladden, Lindsey Lang, Rebecca Lloyd, Sarah Tannehill & Pamela Williamson and the Kansas City Chorale{{smalldiv
Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor); Manfred Eicher, producer; Peter Laenger & Stephan Schellmann, engineers Pärt: Adam's LamentTui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis{{smalldiv
Craig Hella Johnson (conductor); Robina G. Young (producer); Brad Michel (engineer/mixer)The Sacred Spirit of RussiaConspirare{{smalldiv
Charles Bruffy (conductor); Blanton Alspaugh (producer); Byeong Joon Hwang & John Newton (engineers)Rachmaninoff: All-Night VigilPaul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner (soloists); Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale (choruses){{smalldiv
Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor); Henryk Wojnarowski (choir director)Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen (soloists); Warsaw Philharmonic Choir (chorus); Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra){{smalldiv
Donald Nally (conductor); Andreas K. Meyer & Paul Vazquez (engineers)Bryars: The Fifth CenturyThe Crossing, PRISM Quartet{{smalldiv
Donald Nally (conductor); Paul Vazquez (producer)McLoskey: Zealot CanticlesThe Crossing{{smalldiv
Robert Simpson (conductor); Blanton Alspaugh (producer); John Newton (engineer)Duruflé: Complete Choral WorksKen Cowan (soloist); Houston Chamber Choir{{smalldiv
JoAnn Falletta (conductor); James K. Bass & Adam Luebke (chorus masters); Bernd Gottinger (engineer/mixer)Danielpour: The Passion of YeshuaJames K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth (soloists); Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers{{smalldiv
Gustavo Dudamel (conductor); Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer (chorus masters)Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson (soloists); Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus & Pacific Chorale (ensembles){{smalldiv
Donald Nally (conductor)BornDominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers & James Reese (soloists); The Crossing (ensemble){{smalldiv
Nils Schweckendiek (conductor)Saariaho: ReconnaissanceUusinita Ensemble (ensemble); Helsinki Chamber Choir (ensemble){{smalldiv
Donald Nally (conductor)"Ochre"The Crossing{{smalldiv
Winners TBA on 1 February 2026

Notes

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