Grammys
New York Philharmonic Wins 3 Grammys
By Associated Press
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NEW YORK --
The New York Philharmonic won three Grammy awards on Sunday for a live recording of composer John Adams' tribute to the victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
The recording of "On the Transmigration of Souls," which was released by Nonesuch Records on Aug. 31, 2004, won Grammys for Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Contemporary Composition. It was conducted by music director Lorin Maazel.
The Philharmonic was "thrilled and honored" to be recognized, its president and executive director, Zarin Mehta, said in a statement.
"The award has special meaning because of the circumstances surrounding this work, which John Adams wrote under incredible pressures of both time and emotion," Mehta said.
Adams had six months to complete the piece, which was commissioned by the Philharmonic and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' Great Performers series and premiered in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall for the orchestra's season opening week in September 2002.
Adams was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music in 2003 for the composition, which includes recorded sounds and a text that incorporates missing persons' posters, excerpts from The New York Times' "Portraits of Grief" series and firsthand accounts of Sept. 11.
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The recording of "On the Transmigration of Souls," which was released by Nonesuch Records on Aug. 31, 2004, won Grammys for Best Classical Album, Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Contemporary Composition. It was conducted by music director Lorin Maazel.
The Philharmonic was "thrilled and honored" to be recognized, its president and executive director, Zarin Mehta, said in a statement.
"The award has special meaning because of the circumstances surrounding this work, which John Adams wrote under incredible pressures of both time and emotion," Mehta said.
Adams had six months to complete the piece, which was commissioned by the Philharmonic and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' Great Performers series and premiered in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall for the orchestra's season opening week in September 2002.
Adams was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in music in 2003 for the composition, which includes recorded sounds and a text that incorporates missing persons' posters, excerpts from The New York Times' "Portraits of Grief" series and firsthand accounts of Sept. 11.
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On the Net:
New York Philharmonic: http://newyorkphilharmonic.org