Our hearty congratulations to the following classical music Juno Award winners for 2010

Classical Album of the Year, Solo or Chamber Ensemble: Joel Quarrington, Joel Quarrington: Garden Scene.
Classical Album of the Year, Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment: Alain Lefèvre andLondon Mozart Players, Mathieu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn: Concertino & Concertos.
Classical Album of the Year, Vocal or Choral Performance: Adrianne Pieczonka, Adrianne Pieczonka sings Puccini.
Classical Composition of the Year: Marjan Mozetich, Lament in the Trampled Garden.

Hearty, if belated congratulations to the Orchestras Canada members whose recordings have been nominated for Juno Awards this year!  The nominations were announced March 3, and the awards will be presented during Juno week, April 12-18 in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

In the Classical Album of the Year, Large Ensemble or soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment category, we salute OC members
Les Violons du Roy – Bartok
Louis Lortie and Orchestre symphonique de Québec - Mendelssohn – Piano Concertos 1 & 2 – Symphony No. 5
National Youth Orchestra of Canada – Selections From the 2009 National Tour
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Orchestre Métropolitain - Bruckner Symphony No. 8

In the Classical Album of the Year:  Solo or Chamber Ensemble, we honour
I Musici de Montreal – Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Quartet No. 1

And, in the Classical Composition of the Year category, we recognize the nomination of Rob Teehan’s Dreams of Flying, recorded by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

For more information on the Juno Awards, you can visit the website here.