Best Choral Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance recognizes excellence in recordings of classical choral performance. Eligible ensembles are comprised of 16 or more vocalists, whether unaccompanied or accompanied, singing in unison or multiple parts.

68th Annual Grammy Awards • 2026

Honoring recordings released between August 31, 2024 – August 30, 2025

Gustavo Dudamel & Grant Gershon won the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance with "Ortiz: Yanga"

Winners & Nominees 2026

Winner
Nominees
  • Gustavo Dudamel

  • Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World

    Craig Hella Johnson

  • Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved

    Grant Gershon

  • Lang: Poor Hymnal

    Donald Nally

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
2026 Gustavo Dudamel, Grant Gershon Ortiz: Yanga All Nominees
2025 Donald Nally Ochre All Nominees
2024 Nils Schweckendiek Saariaho: Reconnaissance All Nominees
2023 Donald Nally Born All Nominees
2022 Gustavo Dudamel, Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand' All Nominees
2021 James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, JoAnn Falletta Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua All Nominees
2020 Robert Simpson Duruflé: Complete Choral Works All Nominees
2019 Donald Nally McLoskey: Zealot Canticles All Nominees
2018 Donald Nally Bryars: The Fifth Century All Nominees
2017 Krzysztof Penderecki Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1 All Nominees
2016 Charles Bruffy Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil All Nominees
2015 Craig Hella Johnson The Sacred Spirit Of Russia All Nominees
2014 Tonu Kaljuste Pärt: Adam's Lament All Nominees
2013 Charles Bruffy Life & Breath - Choral Works By René Clausen All Nominees
2012 Eric Whitacre Light & Gold All Nominees
2011 Duain Wolfe, Riccardo Muti Verdi: Requiem All Nominees
2010 Michael Tilson Thomas Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10 All Nominees
2009 Simon Halsey, Simon Rattle Symphony Of Psalms All Nominees
2008 Simon Halsey, Simon Rattle Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem All Nominees
2007 Paul Hillier Pärt: Da Pacem All Nominees
2006 Leonard Slatkin Bolcom: Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience All Nominees
2005 Robert Spano Berlioz: Requiem All Nominees
2004 Tiia-Ester Loitme, Ants Soots, Paavo Järvi Sibelius: Cantatas All Nominees
2003 Robert Spano Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Sym. No. 1) All Nominees
2002 Norbert Balatsch, Erwin Ortner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Bach: St. Matthew Passion All Nominees
2001 Helmuth Rilling Penderecki: Credo All Nominees
2000 Robert Shafer Britten: War Requiem All Nominees
1999 Robert Shaw Barber: Prayers Of Kierkegaard/Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Bartok: Cantata Profana All Nominees
1998 Robert Shaw Adams: Harmonium/Rachmaninoff: The Bells All Nominees
1997 Neville Creed, David Hill, Andrew Litton Walton: Belshazzar's Feast All Nominees
1996 Herbert Blomstedt Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem All Nominees
1995 John Eliot Gardiner, choral director Berlioz: Messe Solennelle All Nominees
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