William Bolcom

2006

Grammy Award for Classical Vocal Performance

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William Bolcom received the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for Songs of Innocence and of Experience, a monumental musical setting of the illustrated poems by William Blake. The live recording, featuring soloists, chorus, and orchestra, was praised for its ambitious scope and genre-blending style, incorporating classical, jazz, rock, and folk elements.