Alessia Cara is the runaway leader in JUNO nominations this year with six, but Ottawa is also represented on the list released on Thursday.
The NAC Orchestra has been on a recording binge in the past few years and has picked up nominations and wins in the past for composition commissions and for the recording of the music for Encount3rs which was a series of three new works for ballet.
NACO picked up a nomination Thursday for the two CD set called The Bounds of Our Dreams (Analekta) containing works by Maurice Ravel, Canadian Walter Boudreau and Rimsky-Korsakov. The orchestra is nominated in the Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble. The Boudreau is a piano concerto, called Concerto de l’asile and was performed by pianist Alain Lefèvre on the CD. NACO concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki is also featured in Scheherazade byRimsky-Korsakov.
In the Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral category, there are three Ottawa nominees.
Gerald Finley. Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke
The international star bass-baritone Gerald Finley has picked up another nomination for his recording of Schubert’s Schwanengesang and Brahms Vier ernste Gesänge. Another Ottawa bass-baritone Philippe Sly has received a nomination for Schubert’s Winterreise with Le Chimera Project. The Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton, has a nomination for its recording of Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Motets by Bach and Schutz.
Ottawa native Vincent Ho is nominated for his composition Kickin’ It 2.0. Ottawa Valley fiddler and step dancer April Verch is nominated in the Traditional category for her album Once A Day. Ottawa’s Silla + Rise, consisting of vocalists Cynthia Pitsiulak and Charlotte Qamaniq and DJ Eric “Rise Ashen” Vani, blends traditional Inuit throat singing with electronic dance music. They are nominated in the world music category for their record Galactic Gala.
Here’s the full list of the 2020 JUNO Award Nominees
JUNO FAN CHOICE
Alessia Cara
Ali Gatie
Avril Lavigne
bbno$
Justin Bieber Def Jam
Loud Luxury
NAV XO
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Tory Lanez
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Out Of Love Alessia Cara
Sweet Little Lies bülow
La Di Da Lennon Stella
Hang Ups Scott Helman
Señorita Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Thank U, Next Ariana Grande
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
No.6 Collaborations Project Ed Sheeran
Free Spirit Khalid
Hollywood’s Bleeding Post Malone
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Pains Of Growing Alessia Cara Universal
INSCAPE Alexandra Stréliski
Shine A Light Bryan Adams
love Michael Bublé
Bad Habits NAV
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alessia Cara
Bryan Adams
Jessie Reyez
Shawn Mendes
Tory Lanez
GROUP OF THE YEAR
88Glam
Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
Loud Luxury
The Reklaws
Walk Off the Earth
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Stréliski
Ali Gatie
bbno$
Lennon Stella
Tenille Townes
BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR
Hunter Brothers
Neon Dreams
Palaye Royale
The Blue Stones
Valley
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alessia Cara
bülow
Patrick Watson
Tenille Townes
Tim Baker
COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aaron Goodvin
The Fall Dallas Smith
Black Sheep Dean Brody
State of Mind Hunter Brothers
Wild As Me Meghan Patrick
ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Pill for Loneliness City and Colour
A Blemish in the Great Light Half Moon Run
acākosīk iskwē
Thanks for the Dance Leonard Cohen
Wave Patrick Watson
ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Destroyer Black Mountain
Foxwarren Foxwarren
Here Comes The Cowboy Mac DeMarco
Pony Orville Peck Royal Mountain
Morbid Stuff PUP
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Pains of Growing Alessia Cara
Head Above Water Avril Lavigne
Crystalline bülow
8:47 Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine
HERE WE GO! Walk Off the Earth
ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
…but for the sun Big Wreck
PEOPLESKILLS Headstones
Order In Decline Sum 41
Master Volume The Dirty Nil
A War On Everything The Glorious Sons
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nothing Never Happens Bria Skonberg
Stay Tuned! Dominique Fils-Aimé
MONTRÉAL Elizabeth Shepherd
Wishes Jazz Affair
Friday Monkey House
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
MiGRATIONS Jacques Kuba Seguin
UNSTOPPABLE Joel Miller
Black Sea Suite John Stetch
Absolutely Dreaming Ted Quinlan
The Chronicles of Fezziwig The Mark Kelso Jazz Project
JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Undertones Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet
Jump Up Brad Turner Quartet with Guest Seamus Blake
Trouble in Mind Dave Young Trio
Abundance Ernesto Cervini’s Turboprop
On Firm Ground / Tierra Firme Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Linus
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
INSCAPE Alexandra Stréliski
The Silent Wish Bill McBirnie with Bernie Senensky
Calm and Cents Kevin Hearn
SymphRONica UpfRONt Ron Davis’ SymphRONica
Toothsayer Tanya Tagaq
FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Après Fred Pellerin Disques
L’étrange pays Jean Leloup Grosse
La nuit des longs couteaux Koriass
La nuit est une panthère Les Louanges
Tout ça pour ça Loud Joy Ride
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Greatest Hits, Vol. 4 Big Block Singsong
A Cheerful Little Earful Diana Panton
It’s GForce GFORCE FAN
This Is Us Girl Pow-R Canyon
Sharon, Bram & Friends Sharon & Bram
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER
detach Angela Schwarzkopf
Alone & Unalone Ensemble Paramirabo
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12 James Ehnes
Elles Marina Thibeault and Marie-Ève Scarfonee
John Zorn: Cat O’Nine Tails, The Dead Man, Memento Mori & Kol Nidre Quatuor Molinari
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE
The Bound of our Dreams National Arts Centre Orchestra
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Jan Lisiecki with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Sibelius 1 Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The John Adams Album Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano
Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano feat.
Charles Richard-Hamelin
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL
When There Is Peace: An Armistice Oratorio Chor Leoni Men’s Choir Chor Leoni
Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge Gerald Finley
Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schutz: Motets Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton
Summer Night Peter Barrett, Martha Guth, Allyson McHardy, Helen Becqué
Schubert: Winterreise Philippe Sly with Le Chimera Project
CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Evta Ana Sokolović
“Everything Is… Distorted” Bekah Simms
Under Sea, Above Sky Jared Miller
The Coming of Sobs Rose Bolton
Kickin’ It 2.0 Vincent Ho
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
88GLAM2 88Glam
Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change Classified Half
Light Path 8 KILLY
Bad Habits NAV XO*Universal
Freaky Tory Lanez
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Love Me Felix Cartal & Lights
Only When It Rains Frank Walker x Astrid
I’m Not Alright Loud Luxury and Bryce Vine
Gravity RALPH
We Found Love Sultan + Shepard x Showtek
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Black Dove Amaal
CASE STUDY 01 Daniel Caesar
Feel It Too Jessie Reyez, Tory Lanez, & Tainy
The Gumption Tanika Charles Record
Chixtape 5 Tory Lanez
REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Wah Gwaan Exco Levi Wurl Trema
Jah Children Jay Douglas
The Warning Track Lyndon John X
Never Broken Petraa Fearless
Another Man STORRY
INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Stories from a Downtown Apartment Celeigh Cardinal
Yellowstone Digawolf
nipiy nêhiyawak
Siqinnaarut Northern Haze
ataataga Riit
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Coyote Catherine MacLellan Catherine MacLellan
Easy Keeper Del Barber
Little Bones Irish Mythen
Passages Justin Rutledge Outside
Mohawk Lee Harvey Osmond
TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Once A Day April Verch
By Appointment Or Chance Miranda Mulholland
Sketches Natalie MacMaster
Sugar & Joy The Dead South
Assiniboine & The Red The Small Glories
BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Pocket Full Of Nothin’ Big Dave McLean
Mad Love Dawn Tyler Watson
Hand Me Down Blues Durham County Poets
That’s Where It’s At Michael Jerome Browne
The Northern South Vol. 2 Whitehorse
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Heart Of Christmas Brian Doerksen
Pursue Brooke Nicholls
Wherever I Go Dan Bremnes Bremnes
ILL Street Blues Fresh IE Novation*Independent
The Advent Of Christmas Matt Maher Provident*Sony/Anchor
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BAROKAN Djely Tapa
Sombras OKAN
Africa Without Borders Okavango African Orchestra
Risorgimento Romina Di Gasbarro
Galactic Gala Silla + Rise
JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Ben Kaplan
Derek Hoffman
Jon Levine
Michael Wise
Steve Bays
RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
George Seara
Jason Dufour
John ‘Beetle’ Bailey
Ryan Worsley
Vic Florencia
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (PRESENTED BY STINGRAY)
Bun Dem Caraz Sarahmée
Record Shop Johnny Jansen Said the Whale
Topographe Jonathan Robert Corridor
Back Off Le GED Laurence Nerbonne
Little Star Sarah Legault iskwē
ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Battle Lines Bob Moses
Memory Emotion Electric Youth
Dawn Chorus Jacques Greene
A Beat Tape For Your Friends Keys N Krates
Beyond The Senses REZZ Rezz
METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Evolution Kobra And The Lotus
Martyr Lindsay Schoolcraft Cyper
Through A Wall Single
Play to Win Striker
Orphans The Agonist
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Shine A Light Bryan Adams
Unplugged Vol. 1 Lauren Spencer-Smith
Both Sides Marc Jordan
Melt Nuela Charles
Empower Renée Lamoureux
COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
General Anxiety Disorder Adam Christie Adam
Straight White Fail Jarrett Campbell
The Abyss Stares Back Monty Scott
Lil Bit of Buddle Sophie Buddle
I’m Not Well Steph Tolev
