Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus
The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus , in German "Grammy Award for the best performance by a choir", is a music prize that was awarded from 1961 to 1968 by the American Recording Academy in the field of pop music .
History and background
Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.
One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus . The prize was awarded from 1961 to 1968. A choir was understood to mean a singing group of more than six singers. At the same time, the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group was presented during these years (for two to seven singers) . Before 1961, both categories were jointly awarded the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus . From 1966 onwards, there was an overlap with the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal category , which was awarded until 2011. In 1969 and 1970 there was also the category Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus, which was also assigned to pop music .
Winners and nominees
| year | winner | nationality | plant | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |
Norman Luboff (choir director)
(sung by the Norman Luboff Choir) |
 United States
|
Songs of the Cowboy |
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| 1962 |
Johnny Mann Singers
(sung by the Johnny Mann Singers and The Si Zentner Orchestra) |
United States
|
Great Band With Great Voices |
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| 1963 | The New Christy Minstrels |
United States
|
Presenting The New Christy Minstrels |
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| 1964 | The Swingle Singers |
United States
|
Bach's Greatest Hits |
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| 1965 | The Swingle Singers |
United States
|
The Swingle Singers Going Baroque |
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| 1966 |
Ward Swingle (choir director)
(sung by The Swingle Singers) |
United States
|
Anyone for Mozart? |
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| 1967 |
Ray Conniff (choir director)
(sung by Ray Conniff Singers) |
United States
|
Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme from Dr. Schiwago) |
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| 1968 | Johnny Mann Singers |
United States
|
Up, up and away |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed May 5, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed May 5, 2019 .
- ^ Winners Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Accessed May 5, 2019 .