Grammy nominations in classical go to the L.A. Phil, Gustavo Dudamel and 'Sustain'
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Times called Andrew Norman's "Sustain" the best piece of new music in 2018, and on Wednesday the Grammy Awards nominators hinted they just might agree.
"Sustain" earned Grammy nominations in two key categories: contemporary classical composition, where composer Norman will square off against Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw and Wynton Marsalis, among others; and orchestral performance, where the nomination went to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who performed "Sustain" as part of the orchestra's landmark centennial season.
In reviewing that live premiere, Times critic Mark Swed called Norman's piece a breakthrough for the composer, "a near out of
