Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus

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The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus was awarded from 1961 to 1968. In its first year, the award specified that a "chorus" contains seven or more artists. This award was presented alongside the award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group. Before 1961 these awards were combined into the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus.

Although in the "pop" field the award did not specify pop music performances. In 1969 and 1970 a pop-specific award was presented for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients[]

Year[I] Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1961 Norman Luboff (choir director)
(performed by the Norman Luboff Choir) 		Songs of the Cowboy [1]
1962 Johnny Mann Singers
(performed by the Johnny Mann Singers & The Si Zentner Orchestra) 		Great Band With Great Voices [2]
1963 The New Christy Minstrels Presenting The New Christy Minstrels [3]
1964 The Swingle Singers Bach's Greatest Hits
  • "Charade" – Henry Mancini & His Orchestra with Chorus
  • The Joy of Christmas – Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Richard P. Condie, director; Leonard Bernstein, conducting the New York Philharmonic)
  • Green, Green – The New Christy Minstrels
  • The Many Moods of Christmas – Robert Shaw Chorale (Robert Shaw, conducting the RCA Orchestra)
 [4]
1965 The Swingle Singers The Swingle Singers Going Baroque [5]
1966 Ward Swingle (choir director)
(performed by The Swingle Singers) 		Anyone for Mozart?
  • Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts – Paul Horn and Chorus
  • Dear Heart and Other Songs about Love – The Orchestra & Chorus of Henry Mancini
  • Chim Chim Cher-ee and Other Happy Songs – The New Christy Minstrels
  • On Broadway – Robert Shaw Chorale & Orchestra
 [6]
1967 Ray Conniff (choir director)
(performed by the Ray Conniff Singers) 		"Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)"
  • Basie Swingin' Voices Singin' – Count Basie with Alan Copeland Singers
  • Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs – Henry Mancini, Orchestra & Chorus
  • "A Man and a Woman" – The Johnny Mann Singers
  • Rococo Á Go Go – The Swingle Singers (Ward Swingle, director)
 [7]
1968 Johnny Mann Singers "Up, Up and Away"
  • "Blame It on Me" – The Ray Charles Singers
  • "Windy" – The Percy Faith Chorus & Orchestra
  • Wish Me a Rainbow – Living Voices (Ethel Gabriel, producer)
  • Encounter – Swingle Singers with Modern Jazz Quartet
 [8]

References[]

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 19, 2015. Note: User must select the "Pop" category as the genre under the search feature.
Specific
  1. ^ "Grammy Awards 1961". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on 2011-12-13.
  2. ^ "Grammy Awards 1962". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards 1963". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  4. ^ "Grammy Awards 1964". Awards & Shows.
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards 1965". Awards & Shows.
  6. ^ "Grammy Awards 1966". Awards & Shows.
  7. ^ "Grammy Awards 1967". Awards & Shows.
  8. ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows.

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