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The 2021 Gramophone Awards Presents the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) with a Special Achievement Award
October 6, 2021 (London, United Kingdom) — Last night, the 44th Gramophone Classical Music Awards bestowed the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) with a Special Achievement Award in recognition of its extraordinary service to American music of the modern era. BMOP’s Founder and Artistic Director Gil Rose graciously accepted the award on behalf of the orchestra during a live, virtual broadcast of what has become the biggest classical event of the year.
Gil Rose, Founder and Artistic Director of BMOP, said, “As the orchestra approaches its 25th season and its 100th release on its independent label BMOP/sound, it is gratifying to receive this special recognition from Gramophone magazine.”
James Jolly, Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief said, “The Boston Modern Orchestra Project has impacted the industry in an illimitable way. This Special Achievement Award acknowledges the high quality of its productions (both musically and sonically), and the style with which the whole undertaking has been managed. This side of the pond, it’s easy to see the musical world from a singular European perspective, but we have long been deeply impressed by what BMOP stands for and how single-mindedly, and eclectically, it has championed the music of America – in all its richness and variety.”
For the second year running, The Gramophone Awards were streamed online, filmed at the VOCES8 Centre in the City of London, and hosted by Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief, James Jolly, and the classical chart-topping pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. The Awards were presented in association with Apple Music, E Gutzwiller et Cie, Banquiers and, as charity partner, Help Musicians. The Awards were streamed live on Gramophone’s website, YouTube and Facebook channels, by Medici.tv and by Classic FM, and may still be viewed online on Gramophone’s website. In the special Awards issue of Gramophone available today, there is a full report of the Awards, winners, and more.
About The Gramophone Awards
Launched in 1977 as the only awards purely for classical music on record, the Gramophone Awards soon established themselves as the most respected and influential arbiters of excellence. Judged by Gramophone’s unrivalled panel of critics, the Awards focus attention on a dozen outstanding recordings each year, as well as artist awards (including Artist of the Year, voted by the magazine’s readers). The Awards take place each autumn and celebrates the best of the best. Visit Gramophone.co.uk.
About BMOP
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) is the premier orchestra in the United States dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A unique institution of crucial artistic importance to today’s musical world, BMOP exists to disseminate exceptional orchestral music of the present and recent past via performances and recordings of the highest caliber. Founded by Artistic Director Gil Rose in 1996, BMOP has championed composers whose careers span nine decades. Each season, Rose brings BMOP’s award-winning orchestra, renowned soloists, and influential composers to the stage of New England Conservatory’s historic Jordan Hall in a series that offers orchestral programming of unmatched diversity. Named Musical America’s 2016 Ensemble of the Year, the musicians of BMOP are consistently lauded for the energy, imagination, and passion with which they infuse the music of the present era. For more information, please visit BMOP.org.
Gil Rose, Founder and Artistic Director of BMOP, said, “As the orchestra approaches its 25th season and its 100th release on its independent label BMOP/sound, it is gratifying to receive this special recognition from Gramophone magazine.”
James Jolly, Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief said, “The Boston Modern Orchestra Project has impacted the industry in an illimitable way. This Special Achievement Award acknowledges the high quality of its productions (both musically and sonically), and the style with which the whole undertaking has been managed. This side of the pond, it’s easy to see the musical world from a singular European perspective, but we have long been deeply impressed by what BMOP stands for and how single-mindedly, and eclectically, it has championed the music of America – in all its richness and variety.”
For the second year running, The Gramophone Awards were streamed online, filmed at the VOCES8 Centre in the City of London, and hosted by Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief, James Jolly, and the classical chart-topping pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. The Awards were presented in association with Apple Music, E Gutzwiller et Cie, Banquiers and, as charity partner, Help Musicians. The Awards were streamed live on Gramophone’s website, YouTube and Facebook channels, by Medici.tv and by Classic FM, and may still be viewed online on Gramophone’s website. In the special Awards issue of Gramophone available today, there is a full report of the Awards, winners, and more.
About The Gramophone Awards
Launched in 1977 as the only awards purely for classical music on record, the Gramophone Awards soon established themselves as the most respected and influential arbiters of excellence. Judged by Gramophone’s unrivalled panel of critics, the Awards focus attention on a dozen outstanding recordings each year, as well as artist awards (including Artist of the Year, voted by the magazine’s readers). The Awards take place each autumn and celebrates the best of the best. Visit Gramophone.co.uk.
About BMOP
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) is the premier orchestra in the United States dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. A unique institution of crucial artistic importance to today’s musical world, BMOP exists to disseminate exceptional orchestral music of the present and recent past via performances and recordings of the highest caliber. Founded by Artistic Director Gil Rose in 1996, BMOP has championed composers whose careers span nine decades. Each season, Rose brings BMOP’s award-winning orchestra, renowned soloists, and influential composers to the stage of New England Conservatory’s historic Jordan Hall in a series that offers orchestral programming of unmatched diversity. Named Musical America’s 2016 Ensemble of the Year, the musicians of BMOP are consistently lauded for the energy, imagination, and passion with which they infuse the music of the present era. For more information, please visit BMOP.org.
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