Pasadena’s Southwest Chamber Music receives Latin Grammy nomination

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Wednesday’s announcement of the Latin Grammy nominations saw hundreds of artists and music groups honored for their work in the past year. Among them was the Pasadena-based Southwest Chamber Music group for its work on William Kraft’s ‘Encounters’ in the classical album category.

The three-CD recording features Southwest Chamber Music and the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble performing Kraft’s series of ‘Encounter’ compositions. A percussionist long associated with the Los Angeles area, Kraft was a musician with the L.A. Philharmonic for many years, as well as a composer-in-residence for the orchestra from 1981 to 1985.

‘Encounters’ was recorded over a two-year period beginning in 2007, according to Jeff von der Schmidt, artistic director of Southwest Chamber Music.

The album is up against five other competitors in its category -- ‘Integral Cuartetos De Cuerda’; ‘Old Havana Chamber Music Vol. I’; ‘Salón Buenos Aires’; ‘Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony’; and ‘Vital.’

-- David Ng

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