PARMA is pleased to share that OCHRE, the July 2024 release from The Crossing and Navona Records, has been nominated in the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards for “Best Choral Performance.”
Congratulations to the ensemble, along with composers Ayanna Woods, George Lewis, and Caroline Shaw, and conductor Donald Nally on this exciting achievement.
Named Musical America’s 2024 Ensemble of The Year, The Crossing has released 35 albums over the course of its history, earning three previous GRAMMY® Awards for “Best Choral Performance” – most recently for Navona Records’ BORN — and multiple nominations.
OCHRE
The Crossing, Ayanna Woods, George Lewis, Caroline Shaw
Displaying their characteristic, fearless virtuosity, The Crossing offers a new album born of cultural resonance OCHRE, with new works by three of the most creative composers working today.
The performances here are both rigorous and supple, moving from the intriguing, foggy textures of George Lewis to Caroline Shaw’s primarily wordless, quiet contemplation of the Earth, to Ayanna Woods’ inspired determination to live in a better world.
This is The Crossing’s 13th release on Navona Records, and it is a special one. Topical, timely, and forward-looking, these performances of the 24-voice ensemble led by conductor Donald Nally demonstrate why Gramophone recently observed the group’s ability to “sustain long lines, clarify layers of dense counterpoint and pinpoint the expressive intent of every detail, however minute or cataclysmic.”
“The Crossing applies characteristic precision, nuance and luminescence to three works that are resonant (and relevant) beyond the compelling sounds they offer. Each of the pieces embraces a distinctive vision of the world, with subjects ranging from justice, freedom and existence to compounds that make up the geological and human world.”
– Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine
Tune into the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards Ceremony, set to take place Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles CA and broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
In the meantime, listen to OCHRE along with The Crossing’s full catalog of works on Navona Records.
