One more edition of the most complete music awards ceremony.
As always, the most enticing is found in the less mainstream genres. The highlights of Ecletismo Musical:
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Cécile Mclorin Salvant – The Window
Best New Age Album
Opium Moon – Opium Moon
Best Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy – The Blues Is Alive And Well
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Fantastic Negrito – Please Don’t Be Dead
Best Folk Album
Punch Brothers – All Ashore
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kalani Pe’a – No ‘ Ane’ I
Best Reggae Album
Sting & Shaggy – 44/876
Best World Music Album
Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom
Best Orchestral Performance
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11
Best Opera Recording
Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Best Choral Performance
MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)