The Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.[1] I was first presented at the 9th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
| Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition | |
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| Awarded for | A newly recorded original classical composition. Award to the Composer. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Latin Recording Academy |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Currently held by | Arturo Márquez for "Fandango" (2024) |
| Website | latingrammy.com |
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards states that it is "for new vocal and instrumental recordings of original works or compositions that have been composed within the last twenty-five (25) years (a work/composition IS NOT eligible if it was composed before 1995), and that were released for the first time during the Eligibility Period."[2] The award goes to the composer(s).
Argentine composer Claudia Montero holds the record of most wins in this category followed by Argentine composer Carlos Franzetti with two victories.
Recipients
edit| Year | Recipient(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Carlos José Castro | "Concierto del sol" | Mario Ulloa, Orquesta Filarmónica de Costa Rica |
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| Sérgio Assad | "Tahhiyya li ossoulina" | Sérgio and Odair Assad | |||
| 2009 | Gabriela Lena Frank | "Inca Dances" | Manuel Barrueco and Cuarteto Latinoamericano |
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| 2010 | Lalo Schifrin | "Pampas" | Antonio Lysy |
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| 2011 | Paquito D'Rivera | "Panamericana Suite" | Paquito D'Rivera |
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| 2012 | Yalil Guerra | "Seducción" | Elizabeth Rebozo |
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| 2013 | Carlos Franzetti | "Zingaros" | Carlos Franzetti |
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| 2014 | Claudia Montero | "Concierto para violín y orquesta de cuerdas" | Claudia Montero |
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| 2015 | Carlos Franzetti | "Capriccio" | Carlos Franzetti |
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| 2016 | Claudia Montero | "Cuarteto Para Buenos Aires" | Claudia Montero |
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| 2017 | Leo Brouwer | "Sonata del Decamerón Negro" | Mabel Millán |
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| 2018 | Claudia Montero | "Luces y Sombras. Concierto Para Guitarra y Orquesta De Cuerdas" | Claudia Montero |
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| 2019 | Not awarded | ||||
| 2020 | Carlos Fernando López & José Valentino | "Sacre" | Carlos Fernando López |
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| 2021 | Roberto Sierra | "Music from Cuba and Spain, Sierra: Sonata para Guitarra" | Manuel Barrueco |
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| 2022 | Sérgio Assad | "Anido's Portrait: I. Chacarera" | Berta Rojas |
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| 2023 | Paquito D'Rivera | "Concerto Venezolano" | Pacho Flores featuring Paquito D'Rivera |
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| 2024 | Arturo Márquez | "Fandango" | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Anne Akiko Meyers |
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References
edit- ^ "Sobre La Academia Latina de la Grabación". Latin Grammy Awards (in Spanish). United States: Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Category Guide". Latin Grammy Awards. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
- ^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.