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Global Music Awards: September 2023 Honorees

Gold Medal Winner - Best of Show

José Soto

The Ancestral Call

Jazz

Costa Rica

Gold Medal Winner

Benedetta Orsi

INcanto

Female Vocalist - Classical

United States

Gold Medal Winner

Emma Chenhua Lin

Voyage of Guzheng

World Fusion

Taiwan

Gold Medal Winner

Sharif Awan

Music in Covid Times

Creativity/Originality - Album - Producer

Pakistan

Gold Medal Winner

Sangeeta Kaur

Aurora

Composer - Female Vocalist

United States

Gold Medal Winner

Midya Farajnejad

Tar & History

Iranian Contemporary Folk - Instrumentalist

Iran

Gold Medal Winner

George Kontogiorgos

De Chirico

Classical - Composer

Greece

Gold Medal Winner

José Valentino, University of Florida Wind Symphony, David Waybright, Ricardo Lorenz

Found Connection

Composer - Instrumentalist

​Gold Medal Winner

Yang Zhang

The Touch Of The Surging Tide

New Age - Composer

United States

Silver Medal Winners - Outstanding Achievement

Ala Bahrami (Turkey), Paeezan, composition

Alan Storeygard, Favorites: The Music of John Barry, duo, instrumentalist

Alan Williams, Wild Window: California Skies, original score

Albert Chang, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened - Student Ball Vol. 2, instrumental, original score

Alex Hand, The Fast Crusade, instrumentalist, concept

Amanda Abizaid, Hold On My Heart Arabic Version, lyrics/songwriter, female vocalist

Andrew Huang (Taiwan), Troubador, album art/graphics

Anna Nicholson (Canada), Blink, lyrics/songwriter

Anthony Frizzell (Australia), I'm In Love, male vocalist

Anton Levin (Argentina), Frozen Souls, album

Avguste Antonov (France), An American Journey, classical piano

Avra Banerjee (Australia), Manoyatri, album

Borislav Slavov (Belgium), Baldur's Gate 3 Original Game Soundtrack, game music

Bruce Babcock, Springscape, composition 

Caroline Hernandez, Diablo Immortal Blood Knight Announcement Cinematic, game music

Charu Suri, Rags & Ragas, composer creativity/originality

Christopher R. Nichols, Transcontinental: Music Without Borders, trio, chamber music

Cicada (Taiwan), Seeking the Sources of Streams, instrumental

Daniel Burwasser, Flights of Imagination, contemporary classical, composer

Dario Savino Doronzo (Italy), Reimagining Aria, third stream, album 

David Colson, Conversing With Spirits, creativity/originality

Debé Gunn and Charu Suri, Jackson Square Waltz, alternative jazz, composition

Delirium Musicum, Seasons, chamber music, album

Derris Lee and José Valentino, In the Twinkling of an Eye, jazz fusion

E J Ouellette, Roll Over O'Carolan Carolan's Concerto, contemporary traditional music, producer

Emily Drennan, I Know Your Name, singer/songwriter 

Eric Klein, New Day Fanfare, contemporary classical, composition 

Evan Carydakis (Australia), Cherry Pops, song

Hando Nahkur, Sounds of Ukraine (Live at Estonia Concert Hall), contemporary, new release

Iasi Ensemble (Greece), Astis, album

Jakob Buchanan, Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, Marilyn Mazur, Carsten Seyer-Hansen, Song & Wind, symphonic jazz

James Adler, That Star in the Picture, composer

Jim Hannah, The Signal And The Noise, music video, lyrics/songwriting

Joanna Estelle (Canada), Svyatyj Bozhe (Holy God), classical

Joel Astley, Seattle to Greaseland, blues

Jonas Frølund, Solo Alone & More, instrumentalist

Katherine Farnham, The Lord's Prayer, Christmas music

Kathryn Shipley and Lee Newton, I'll Be There, Christian contemporary

Kobi Arad, Raga Rag #1 - Piano Solo, jazz

Laura Puras, Chai, innovation in sound

Leti Garza, Mis Ojos Sobre Ti, Latin pop, song

Lisa Cullum (Singapore), Into the Light, classical crossover

Louise A. Adams, Come Dance With Me, folk 

Margaret Maria (Canada), Goddess of Edges, composer, creativity/originality

Maria Glassner, Sinking Stars, female vocalist 

Mark Cameron, Nasty Business, blues, album

Mark Laughlin, Debussy: Images and Arabesques, classical, and Franz Schubert: Impromptus and Dances, classical

Marko Stuparevic, (RE)Creation - Russian Piano Sonatas, instrumentalist, album

Matt B, Alkebulan, album, Gunjale, song, and Freedom, music video

Milana Zilnik (Canada), Metamorfosi, classical crossover, composer

Molly Gunner, Let it Ride, rock

Monika Dr Demmler, Princess, alternative rock 

Nate Wang (Taiwan), Aliisha - The Oblivion of Twin Goddesses, game music, composer, producer 

Nina Assimakopoulos, Bending Light: Sonic Prisms for Solo Flute, instrumentalist 

Nonexister (Switzerland), How Do You Dare, music video, and Drowning in the Void, music video

Onorio Zaralli (Italy), The Bible Flute, solo flute

Pablo Esquivel Noel (Costa Rica), Spheres, classical

Paul Messina, Althea, alternative jazz, composer, producer, and White Roses for Althea, composition, alternative jazz

Peter Xifaras, While My Guitar Weeps For Mehdi Rajabian, instrumental, protest music

R!N/S-Future, Onmyoji Mobile, Words of Mine, song, game music

Roberto Tola (Italy), Under The Leo Sign, crossover jazz

Roman Miroshnichenko and Vadim Chebanov (Russian Federation), Frevo, live performance 

Ronnie LaMarque, Love Make the World Go Round, male vocalist, traditional pop

Rui Gama (Portugal), Caprichos, classical, duo

Sarah Hutchings, Cobalt, Jade, Amethyst, female vocalist, and d'Arc, female vocalist, album

Seredaw (Taiwan), Dreamscape, world music

Shaun Drew, Singularity, contemporary classical, composer, concept 

Shujie Liang, Lovebrush Chronicles - Civlized, game music, and Lovebrush Chronicles - The Misty City, game music

Sophia Agranovich and Rupam Sarmah, Love Serenade, concept, creativity/originality

Swapna Abraham (India), Loved, pop, female vocalist

Teresa Mitchell and Ranses Colon, Ponteios, classical/world music

The Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra (Canada), Welcome back from Varadero, composition

The Power of One Movement, Spread Hope Send Love Around The World, listener impact: motivational/inspirational

Thermo (Canada), Birdlike, jazz

Thomas Green, A Cry For The Ancients, instrumentalist, creativity/originality

ThreeStyle (Croatia), Adriatic Flow, smooth jazz

Tri Nguyen (France), Duos - Alone, world music

Virko Baley, Music for Emily Dickinson, contemporary classical, composer

Winifred Phillips, Joyful Folk, folk, composer, album

Ya-Ching Chang (Taiwan), The Hái-ang Paint II, contemporary classical

Yufan Xu, Fantasy Westward Journey Mobile - Legend of the Fox God Cutscene, game music

Yun-Han Su (Taiwan), Reverberating Sounds of the Pipa, instrumentalist


Bronze Medal Winners - Finalists

2tone, Cindy Horstman and Michael Medina, Remembering, instrumental 

AKISAI M (Japan), I am your Special One, creativity/originality 

Amirhossein Taei (Iran), Daftare Del, world music, male vocalist 

Andrew Huang (Taiwan), Heaven and Earth, concept, lyrics/songwriter

Anna Nicholson (Canada), Walking Wounded, Americana

Baba Kuboye, Cultural Canvas, afrobeat 

Ban Brothers, Move On, alternative pop-rock, and In My Dream, adult contemporary 

Behnam Khodarahmi (Iran), Be YourSelf, classical

Carla F. Benedicto (Spain), Last Wishes, original score/soundtrack

Carlo Berton (Italy), Chat Noir, contemporary classical

Chris Beard, Pass It On Down, contemporary blues

Christina Gaudet, Blaze The Night Away, blues rock

Christine Manetta (Australia), One Woman One Day, lyrics/songwriter, female vocalist, and Who Are The People, lyrics/songwriter

Clement Reid, Mists for Three Ukuleles, contemporary classical

Delu Duan, DuelEdged, game music 

Dmitry Fesenko (Ukraine), Russian Doll, creativity/originality 

Esteban Le Comte (France), Remnants of History, composition

Fung Flow, Qi-Philo Flow, concept, creativity/originality, and Soulful Sages, concept, creativity/originality

Funmi Dominic Olaoye (Canada), I am Free, music video, female vocalist

GangstaR, Goryu, Stevie, Onmyoji Mobile, Bur, pop

Gary Matheny, Back Where I Belong, contemporary country 

Gloria Domina & Theresa Radtke, The Legend of Burbbles, production/producer

Go Go Machine Orchestra, Symbol, alternative

Graham Whorley, World Wrapped in Chain, creativity/originality

Hamed Dehghani, Habibi, pop

Israela Margalit, Screwed sp, a Comedy of Manners in Word and Song, lyrics/songwriter

Jake Hill, After Hours, smooth jazz

James Kahn, The Risin' of the Sea, folk, album

JayBird Byrne (Australia), Convergence, emerging artist, and Pups at Work, emerging artist 

Jeff Eisenberg, As Colors Fade, composition

Jingfei Wang (China), Identity V, game music

Juan Joaquín Cano Guirado (Spain), 38º 01' NORTH 20º 36' EAST, composer

Juan Ull (Spain), Invierno, contemporary classical

Julia Thomsen (United Kingdom), Eternal Love, contemporary classical, composition

Kelly Riley, Let's Jump in the Grass, female vocalist 

Key Loch (Australia), Starlight, pop, composition, song

Khanh & Dong Lan, Hỡi Người Nơi Đâu, song, music video

Lannie Battistini, Keys to the Groove, duo

Lin QianWei, Ashfall Main Theme, game music

Luis Alberto Naranjo (Spain), Molina Eterna, composition 

Lynne Swaney, Mrs. Right, country

Mahdi Attarian (Iran), Nostalgia, instrumental

Mahdi Vojdani (Turkey), Mirror in the Wind, composition 

Michael Bush (Germany), Beyond The Fog, soundtrack film/television

O-Kai Singers (Taiwan), Those Days, acapella

Pam R. Johnson Davis, Road Trip, female vocalist

Persia White, Vampire, music video

Peter Veteska & Blues Train, Full Tilt, blues

Raf n Soul, Turn it Up, house music

Ramin Hosseinpour (Iran), Video Art Of Sculpture, male vocalist, music video

Remy Lamont (United Kingdom), Cremantique, music video

Renaissance Heart, One World, world music, production

Renee' Michele, Life is a Wave, instrumental, composition

Rodrigo Simoes (Canada), Tre, Latin jazz 

Ronghui Zhu, Fantasy Westward Journey - Battle of the Black and White Skeleton Spirits, game music, original soundtrack

Samir Chatterjee, Samir Bodhi - Memories of Empathy, new age

Sarah Wallin-Huff, Tonal Eclipse, electronic

Sayakalnoue, Onmyoji Mobile, Wonderful Connection, pop, song

Sebastian Bauer (Germany), Hoplove - A Journey Through the Hop Year at Lake Constance, song

Silvia Blaser (Switzerland), Deep Journey, new age

Suting Han (United Kingdom), Ice Jams, contemporary

The Bluestone Sisters, Kwanzaa's Pure Light, holiday music, song

The Power of One Movement, Spread Hope Send Love Around The World, world music

Tom Sykes, A Long Hard Road, rock

Vanessa Delaine (Australia), Standing in Line, country blues

Wei Nie (China), Dahua2: Inner Chapters, original score, To Whom the Heroes Belong, song, and The Grandeur of Set Bells, song, production

William Hawkins, Second Chances, R&B

Yufan Xu and Xihao Wang, Fantasy Westward Journey Mobile - Legend of the Fox God Main Theme, game music

Yui Mugino, Onmyoji Mobile, Thorn Princess, pop, and Echoes in the Moonlight, pop

Yulia Ogbamiacel (Eritrea), Amor, music video

Zichong He, Duan'Wu Festival, game music, band, Winter Solar Term, game music, and The Echoes of Qing'Ming, game music

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