Although in the "pop" field the award did not specify pop music performances. In 1969 and 1970 a pop-specific award was presented for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
grammy, award, best, performance, chorus, awarded, from, 1961, 1968, first, year, award, specified, that, chorus, contains, seven, more, artists, this, award, presented, alongside, award, best, performance, vocal, group, before, 1961, these, awards, were, comb. The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus was awarded from 1961 to 1968 In its first year the award specified that a chorus contains seven or more artists This award was presented alongside the award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group Before 1961 these awards were combined into the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus Although in the pop field the award did not specify pop music performances In 1969 and 1970 a pop specific award was presented for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented for works released in the previous year Recipients editYear I Winner s Work Nominees Ref 1961 Norman Luboff choir director performed by the Norman Luboff Choir Songs of the Cowboy Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall The Belafonte Folk Singers Deep Night The Ray Charles Singers My Favorite Things The Pete King Chorale What Wondrous Love Robert Shaw Chorale 1 1962 Johnny Mann Singers performed by the Johnny Mann Singers amp The Si Zentner Orchestra Great Band With Great Voices At Home and Abroad The Belafonte Folk Singers Hey Look Me Over The Pete King Chorale amp Orchestra This Is Norman Luboff The Norman Luboff Choir A Song at Twilight Roger Wagner Chorale 2 1963 The New Christy Minstrels Presenting The New Christy Minstrels Consider Yourself The Pete King Chorale A Choral Spectacular The Norman Luboff Choir Norman Luboff choir director Great Band with Great Voices Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra The Waring Blend Fred Waring amp The Pennsylvanians 3 1964 The Swingle Singers Bach s Greatest Hits Charade Henry Mancini amp His Orchestra with Chorus The Joy of Christmas Mormon Tabernacle Choir Richard P Condie director Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Green Green The New Christy Minstrels The Many Moods of Christmas Robert Shaw Chorale Robert Shaw conducting the RCA Orchestra 4 1965 The Swingle Singers The Swingle Singers Going Baroque Love Me with All Your Heart The Ray Charles Singers Artistry in Voices and Brass Stan Kenton Orchestra Chorus by Pete Rugolo Dear Heart The Henry Mancini Orchestra amp Chorus Don t Let the Rain Come Down Crooked Little Man The Serendipity Singers 5 1966 Ward Swingle choir director performed by The Swingle Singers Anyone for Mozart Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts Paul Horn and Chorus Dear Heart and Other Songs about Love The Orchestra amp Chorus of Henry Mancini Chim Chim Cher ee and Other Happy Songs The New Christy Minstrels On Broadway Robert Shaw Chorale amp Orchestra 6 1967 Ray Conniff choir director performed by the Ray Conniff Singers Somewhere My Love Lara s Theme From Dr Zhivago Basie Swingin Voices Singin Count Basie with Alan Copeland Singers Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs Henry Mancini Orchestra amp Chorus A Man and a Woman The Johnny Mann Singers Rococo A Go Go The Swingle Singers Ward Swingle director 7 1968 Johnny Mann Singers Up Up and Away Blame It on Me The Ray Charles Singers Windy The Percy Faith Chorus amp Orchestra Wish Me a Rainbow Living Voices Ethel Gabriel producer Encounter Swingle Singers with Modern Jazz Quartet 8 References editGeneral Past Winners Search National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Retrieved March 19 2015 Note User must select the Pop category as the genre under the search feature Specific Grammy Awards 1961 Awards amp Shows Archived from the original on 2011 12 13 Grammy Awards 1962 Awards amp Shows Archived from the original on 2016 06 02 Retrieved 2015 03 19 Grammy Awards 1963 Awards amp Shows Archived from the original on 2016 12 07 Retrieved 2015 03 19 Grammy Awards 1964 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1965 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1966 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1967 Awards amp Shows Grammy Awards 1968 Awards amp Shows External links editOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus amp oldid 1031644829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
