Latin Grammys

The Latin Grammy nominees have been announced! Take a look at all of them here. This year there are several San Antonio connections in the Classical area!!!

Camerata San Antonio's Salon Buenos Aires is up for two awards, including Best Classical Album and Best Composition (Clocks)! Additionally, Interchange by Sergio Assad is up for Best Composition, that the SA Symphony and LAGQ premiered in February 2009 at the Southwest Guitar Festival!

Category 42
Best Classical Album
1. INTEGRAL CUARTETOS DE CUERDA
Leo Brouwer; Amado Del Rosario, producer
[Sello Autor]
2. OLD HAVANA. CHAMBER MUSIC VOL. I
Yalil Guerra; Yalil Guerra, producer
[Rycy Productions Inc.]
3. SALÓN BUENOS AIRES
Miguel Del Aguila; Kenneth Freudigman & Ken David Masur,
producers
[Bridge Records/Peer-Southern Productions]
4. TCHAIKOVSKY - MANFRED
John Neschling, Conductor & Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de
São Paulo; Uli Schneider, producer
[Biscoito Clássico - Biscoito Fino]
5. VITAL
Fernando Otero; Fernando Otero, producer
[World Village]
6. WILLIAM KRAFT : ENCOUNTERS
Southwest Chamber Music & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble;
Jan Karlin & Jeff Von Der Schmidt, producers
[Cambria]

Category 43
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
1. CLOCKS
Miguel Del Aguila, composer (Miguel Del Aguila)
[Bridge Records/Peer-Southern Productions]
INTERCHANGE-FOR GUITAR QUARTET AND
ORCHESTRA [WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING]
2. Sergio Assad, composer (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, David
Amado & The Delaware Symphony Orchestra)
[Telarc] (WORLD PREMIERE WAS IN SAN ANTONIO!!!)
3. MARACAÍPE
Sergio Assad, composer (Beijing Guitar Duo)
[Tonar Music]
4. PAMPAS
Lalo Schifrin, composer (Antonio Lysy)
[Yarlung Records]
5. SILENCIOS IMAGINADOS
Orlando Jacinto Garcia, composer (Nodus Ensemble)
[Innova Recordings]
6. TO AND FRO (4 MOODS)
Tania Leon, composer (Nodus Ensemble)
[Innova Recordings]

Winners To Be Revealed on Nov. 11 When the 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards Airs Live on the Univision Network from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.