10/09/2026
For Your GRAMMY® Consideration: Richard Carrick : l’Algérie
Contemporary Classical Composition: Richard Carrick: l’Algérie
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Either/Or Ensemble
Engineered Album, Classical: joseph branciforte , John Escobar , engineer
Composer and pianist Richard Carrick’s recent work fuses his penchant for long form composition, fluency in extended techniques, versatile performance practice, and interest in structured improvisation
This newest album-length work, l’Algérie is the second part of a trilogy of large-scale works inspired in part by the music of the Maghreb region of North Africa, drawing on Carrick’s own family background and a fresh approach to the region’s diverse musical heritage