Global Music Awards: September 2017 Honorees
Gold Medal Winner
Barbara Kortmann
Inner Lights - Classical Flautist - Album
Germany
Gold Medal Winner - Best of Show
Stephen Emmer
Home Ground - Producer - Lyrics - Album
The Netherlands
Gold Medal Winner
Sangpuy
Yaangad - World Music - Aboriginal
Taiwan
Gold Medal Winner
Gary Smart
Bright Eyed Fancy
Composer - Album - United States
Gold Medal Winner
Paquito D’Rivera, Hernan Milla, Carlos Cano
Por La Rivera De Paquito
Latin Jazz Crossover - Spain
Gold Medal Winner
Dorothy Hindman
Tightly Wound: Music for Strings
Composer - Album - United States
Gold Medal Winner
Trio Rodin
Enrique Granados:
Chamber Music with Piano
Trio - Album - Spain
Gold Medal Winner
Michail Travlos & Iwona Glinka
Progressions
Composer - Flautist - Album
Greece
Gold Medal Winner
Amjad Ali Khan, Elmira Darvarova
Amaan Ali Bangash, Ayaan Ali Bangash, Anubrata Chatterjee
Peace Worshipers
World Music - Album
India/United States
Gold Medal Winner
Spina & Benignetti Piano Duo
Lifetime - Emerging Artists - Album
France
Gold Medal Winner
Shane Burke
Hey Hey - Americana - Male Vocalist
United States
Gold Medal Winner
Zhiyi Wang
Dali Holiday - Original score - Composer
United States/China
Gold Medal - Best in Show
Silver Medal Winners - Outstanding Achievement
Alan Williams, Moving Art: Angkor Wat, original score/soundtrack film and television
Anaya Kunst (Brazil), Love's River, new age and song
Andree-Ann Deschenes, Villa-Lobos/Castro, classical, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Anicia Kohler (Switzerland), We Think of Yesterday, jazz and composition/composer
Antonio Fraioli (Italy), Clarinet Compositions by Antonio Fraioli, composition/composer and album
B. Christopher, Four from The Sun, instrumental/instrumentalist
Ban Brothers (United States/India), Chupi Chupi, music video LINK
Barry Anderson, My Last Day in Paradise, band and song
Bob Randall and Becky Hobbs, Gone, country
Burkard Schliessmann (Germany), Chronological Chopin: Burkard Schliessmann, classical, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Carmine Miranda and Boris Abramov, Mozart/Beethoven: Violin and Cello Duets, duo and album
Carmine Pisano (Italy), Joyful, composition/composer LINK LINK
Chi-Chen Wu - University of Wyoming, Robert Schumann: Carnaval and Fantasie for Piano, classical and new release LINK
Christopher Nichols, Elegia, instrumental/instrumentalist and album LINK LINK
Claudia Aiello, Sweet Time Spent with You, composition/composer and original score
Daniel Murray, Michala Petri and Marilyn Mazur (Denmark), Brazilian Landscapes, Brazilian music and album
David Lee Myers, David Lee Myers: Ether Music, creativity/originality and innovation in sound
David Schlossberg, A Place Beyond Words, Jewish music and album
Debé Gunn, Mi Diamante, Inolvidable (My Unforgettable Diamond), Mexican/Latin and lyrics/songwriter
Dennis Sy and Michael Peloso, Can She Stay, pop ballad and lyrics/songwriter LINK
Derek Frey, God Came 'Round, music video and creativity/originality
Eileen Bluestone Sherman, The Odd Potato: The Broadway Album, musical theater and album
Elise Lebec, Origin: One World Turning Project, world music and composer/composition
Enrique Hernandis Martinez (Spain), Grape, symphonic wind band ensemble and original score
Francisco Flores (Spain), Cantar, album and instrumental/instrumentalist
Frank Gabriel Campos, Kitchen Music, instrumental/instrumentalist and classical crossover
Frank Piombo, Keep It Movin', smooth jazz and album
Gabriele Saro (Italy), Passion, classical new age crossover and album LINK
Gao Hong - Carleton College, Life as Is, world music and instrumental/instrumentalists (Issam Rafea and Gao Hong)
Gavin Libotte (Australia), Samsara, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Gernot Wolfgang, Passing Through, classical
Ginés Martínez Vera (Spain), Songs to the Earth, original score and composition/composer
Greg Wells (Australia), Mathinna, folk and lyrics/songwriter
Ismar Poric, Love People, children's music
Jan Daley, When Sunny Gets Blue, female vocalist and song (Jack Segal)
Jennifer DeFrayne, Sisu, new age and album
Jerry Jean, Do We Reach Home, album, lyrics/songwriter, male vocalist and emerging artist LINK
Jim Ottaway (Australia), Deep Space Blue, ambient music
JoJo Worthington (Canada), Mid Youth Crisis, experimental folk and emerging artist
Jon Campos, I Can See Clearly, lyrics/songwriter and male vocalist LINK
Josue Vergara (Spain), Ena´s Soul, original score
Julia Pajot (France), Le Chant de L'Eternite, composer/composition LINK
Kiki Love (Canada), Illusion, easy listening and album
Lauria Fiorentino, Simple as the Sun, American soul music LINK LINK
Luis Bacqué, After You've Gone, jazz, production/producer and audio engineer
Lyn Stanley, The Moonlight Sessions Volume Two, female vocalists and album
Marcus Karlsson and Gustaf Bonde (Sweden), Rosenblad, jazz LINK
Maria Gabriella Mariani (Italy), Fun Tango: Three Iirradiants of a Single Matrix, composition/composer, instrumental/instrumentalist and emerging artist LINK
Martin Zalba Ibáñez (Spain), Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano, classical and composition/composer
Matej Meštrović, Hakan A. Toker and Matija Dedić (Croatia), 4 Seasons for 3 Pianos, piano trio and album
Matthew Bengtson and Blanka Bednarz, Karol Szymanowski: Music for Violin/Piano; Piano Solo, classical and instrumental/instrumentalists
Michael Coleman, Seville Rag, composition/composer and ragtime piano music
Michele Josia (Italy), Fairytale, soundtrack for film and television
Michele McGovern, Falling Leaves, instrumental/instrumentalist, album and new release
Nader DeAik and Rachid Taha, Huriti, liberation music
Natalie Mannix, Breaking Ground: A Celebration of Women Composers, instrumental/instrumentalist (Natalie Mannix) and album
Nick Dukas, When Christmas Comes Around, original song and holiday music
Nicolas Repetto, The Plural of Blood, original score LINK
Nikita Wells, Breath of Spring Waltz, classical waltz
Nuovo Trio Parsifal (Italy), Nuovo Trio Parsifal, trio (Patrizia De Carlo, violin; Emilia Slugocka, cello; Anna Paola Milea, piano) LINK LINK
Ori Dagan (Canada), Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, album
Oscar Manuel Gómez Calatayud (Spain), Vientos por Levante, instrumental/instrumentalist
Pablo Galdo (Spain), Classical Pianist Pablo Galdo, classical pianist
Ray Cooper, The Poetry of Motion, composition/conductor, album and new release LINK
Renae Suttie and Brian Ford (Australia), A Child of the Universe, female vocalist (vocalist: Renae Suttie, Brian Ford: producer) LINK LINK
Richard Byford, Annie's Dance, folk
Rita Ciancio (Italy), Theme Love, emerging artist (composition/composer)
Roberto Tola (Italy), Bein' Green, jazz and album
Roger Myers, Viola Music of the Bach Family, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Rose Bartu, Freedom, listener impact LINK
Ryan Carter, Nightmares in America, hop-hop, lyrics/songwriter and album
Samir Moussa and Nicolas Laget, So Far, alternative music and album
Santiago Trigueros (Spain), Luz que Brilla en la Oscuridad (Por y Para Helena), contemporary classical LINK
SEAY, We Are One, new age pop and female vocalist
Sharif Awan (Pakistan), Indus Raag - Gold Edition, world music, production/producer, concept and album
Tania Stavreva, Rhythmic Movement, classical, emerging artist and album LINK
Thomas Parisch, Prisma, classical and composition/composer
Thomas Taylor & Ka$hed Out, West Virginia Bound, traditional country
Tim Yeazell, Pages, pop/rock
Vanessa Delaine (Australia), Moon Blues, female vocalist LINK
Voices of Glory, Without A Doubt, trio and song
Yungdrung Gyal (Tibet), The Voice of Nature - Tshang Yang Gya Tsho, world music
Bronze Medal Winners - Finalists
Abigail Winzer, O Holy Night, female vocalist
Alan Storeygard, Jazz Meets the Classics, contemporary instrumental and album
Alex Otey, Love Matters Now, jazz with vocals and album
Anthony Frizzell (Australia), I'm in Love, composition/composer and song
Aurora Christensen, Redheads Music Video, music video
Basculante (Italy), Famelica, music video
Beth West, El Toro, neo-classical
Bianca Gilardi Quadrio Curzio (Italy), WE, pop and lyrics/songwriter
Brenda Dirk (Canada), Miss All About Me, country and emerging artist
Carlos Garo and Terry Oldfield (Spain), Reach Out, new age
Carlos Saunier (Canada), Inminente, jazz and emerging artist
Clement Reid, Seascape #1, contemporary classical
Collin Edouard, Collin Edouard, classical vocalist
Daniel Dombrowsky, All Done, electronic instrumental and composition/composer
Desiree Mann, Guide the Way, lyrics/songwriter
Dick Aven, Stay High, world psychedelic/progressive folk
Esteban Vazquez, Cuban Pride, composer/digital music LINK
Fabio Bertagnolli, Paradise, composition/composer LINK
Feifei Yang, Tug of War, popular music and female vocalist
Francesca Testa (Italy), Francesca's Music, classical
Frank Huang, Johannes Brahms: Selected Piano Music, classical
Frans Zandstra (Australia), Aleppo, singer/songwriter LINK
Hollie Thubron (United Kingdom), Whirlpool, lyrics/songwriter
Jim Allchin, Decisions, lyrics/songwriter and album
Juan Cristiani, Tears of God, hip-hop and protest music
Julia Jones, Wieniawski Variations on an Original Theme, classical
Kaisi Berick, Turnkey Tyranny, protest/activism
Korey Smith, Forever, rap/hip-hop
Kyle Hughes, Catherine Flinchum and Rebecca Schaefer - University of Denver, The Book of Goddesses, emerging artists (flute: Catherine Flinchum; Rebecca Schaefer, harp; Kyle Hughes, percussion)
Lexy Weaver (Belarus), Thank You, pop and lyrics/songwriter
Louis Colaiannia, Four Days in My Life, new age and album LINK
Lucy Monciel & Shahed Mohseni Zonoozi, Destiny, electronic world fusion and production/producer LINK
Luigi Borzillo (Italy), Classical Pianist, classical piano
Lynn Evers, Oriental Moon, new age
Matthew Sargent, Lover's Dream, soundtrack film and television LINK
Mirage of Deep (Spain), The Mountain, ambient music
Mischa Shimek, Peppermint, jazz
Mitch Paliga, QP Doll, jazz and instrumental/instrumentalist LINK
Moa Subong (India), Up on The Mountains, folk rock
Natalie Jean, Haiti Mwen Renmenw, world music
Neil Stipp, Sonata for Viola and Organ, neo-classical/classical contemporary and composition/composer LINK
Paolo Pizzi, A Winter's Jazz Fantasy, music video
Pat Aldinger (Germany), Fawn, music video
Pierre Van de Kerckhove (Belgium), Alzhaïmour, creativity/originality
Pino Cariati (Italy), Three Roses, singer/songwriter LINK
Ranen Sarma (United Kingdom), Shraddhanjali 2, Indian classical
Rhonda Head (Canada), Kisahkihitan, crossover song (Cree language fused with classical)
Richard Smith (Australia), I Got the Power, blues LINK
Roberto D'Antona (Italy), The Wicked Gift, original score/soundtrack film and television
Roy Rozy, Free Willie, composition/composer
Steve Eulberg and Vi Wickam, Not My Monkey, folk and duo
Steven Shea, Cold Black Heart, music video
Suzanne Grzanna, Spring Waltz, instrumental performance in a group
Tanzeal Rahim (Australia), The Art: Thinking About the Universe, pop/rock and music video
Tapani Puranen (Finland), Does She Really Love You?, song
Toni Jannotta, My Little Heart, Ruthie, children’s music LINK
Vinod Krishnan, Karpooram Naarumo, contemporary Indian classical and male vocalist
Xander Turian (Sweden), Our Untold Story - Calm Seas Don't Make Good Sailors, music video
Honorable Mentions