The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has just announced the nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, including Nonesuch releases from Wilco, Ry Cooder, Joshua Redman, Stephen Sondheim, and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Judith Sherman is up for Classical Producer of the Year, including for Kronos Quartet's recording of Górecki's String Quartet No. 3.
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has just announced the nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Nonesuch Records congratulates Wilco, Ry Cooder, Joshua Redman, and the cast of Company for their nods. Wilco is nominated for Best Rock Album for Sky Blue Sky, Ry Cooder for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for My Name Is Buddy, and Joshua Redman for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance for Back East; the Broadway cast recording for Stephen Sondheim's Company is a nominee for Best Musical Show Album.
Heartfelt congratulations go to the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, whose recording of her husband Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs is nominated in an astounding three categories: Best Classical Album, Best Classical Vocal Performance, and Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
Also recognized by the Academy is Judith Sherman, the longtime producer for Steve Reich and for Kronos Quartet; she was nominated for Classical Producer of the Year. Among the year's releases for which she received the nod is the Kronos recording of Górecki's String Quartet No. 3.
The Awards ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2008, and will be broadcast live on CBS. For the complete list of nominees, visit grammy.com.
