Presto Recordings of the Year, Bonds (composer)
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The Philadelphia Orchestra play this music with sensitivity and sumptuousness under Yannick Nézet-Séguin...this shoots straight to the top of my list of this year's best albums. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The Times, Best Classical Albums of 2025
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Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers
RecommendedWill Liverman (baritone), Paul Sánchez (piano)
A true passion project, 'Dreams of a New Day' gives voice to the remarkable creative contributions of African-American composers from the twentieth century to the present day…Performed with... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Margaret Bonds: Credo, Simon Bore the Cross
RecommendedJaninah Burnett (soprano), Dashon Burton (baritone), The Dessoff Choirs, Malcolm J. Merriweather
Beautifully performed here, these two late choral works encapsulate both the warmth of Bonds’ musical language and her passionate advocacy for racial justice. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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