Oregon Symphony up for Grammy

I forgot to mention that the Oregon Symphony is in the running for Grammy award in the Best Orchestral Performance category for its Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition album. Here are the particulars:

Walter Piston (1894-1976)
Symphony No. 7 (1960) [21:43]

Morton Gould (1913-1996)
Stringmusic (1993) [27:35]

Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
Symphony No. 4, Op. 34 ‘Requiem’ (1943) [21:50]

Oregon Symphony/Carlos Kalmar
recorded live, 2017/18, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, USA
PENTATONE PTC5186763 [71:08]

There are the five recordings that are under consideration for the Grammy award:

Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition. Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)

Concurrence. Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)

Copland: Symphony No. 3. Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Ives: Complete Symphonies. Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3. Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Based on past awardees, the front runners are the San Francisco and Los Angeles orchestras. I hope that the OSO can break through and get the prize.