orchestral

One reason that’s easy to do is because, after years in which Sting busied himself with orchestral concerts and a Broadway musical and a residency in Las Vegas, the singer and bassist is on the road with just two other musicians — guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas.

That first full-length album of orchestral works by Ortiz racked up several nods, including one for contemporary classical composition, an award given to the composer.

He won his first statuette at the 54th Grammy Awards for orchestral performance for “Brahms: Symphony No. 4.”

In the orchestral performance category, Dudamel and the L.A.

Other wins include choral performance for “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’” at the 64th Grammys and orchestral performance for “Ives: Complete Symphonies” at the 63rd Grammys.