FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION: Alexi Kenney’s (
@alexikenney ) album, Shifting Ground.
- Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Alexi Kenney, Shifting Ground
- Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
thank u, next, Alexi Kenney
- Engineered Album, Classical
Christopher Moretti (
@thechristophermoretti )
- Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Angélica Negrón, The Violinist (
@little_miss_echo )
Violinist Alexi Kenney’s album Shifting Ground weaves together seminal works for solo violin by J.S. Bach with a collection of pieces from the 17th century to the present day, placing them in vibrant conversation. Premiere recordings of works by Matthew Burtner, Salina Fisher, and Angélica Negrón, some with electronic soundscapes, flow between Alexi’s personal arrangements of Schumann and Joni Mitchell, as well as pieces by Eve Beglarian and Nicola Matteis. Shifting Ground is designed to be listened to as a set, traversing surreal dreamscapes, fiery virtuosity, spiritual beauty, and finally culminating in Bach’s grand elegiac masterpiece, the Chaconne.
