Three Eastman School of Music graduates win Grammy Awards on Sunday, including Churchville native

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Grammy Awards were on Sunday night and some musicians with local ties took home the coveted award.

Three graduates of the Eastman School of Music were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences 65th Grammy Awards on Sunday. Churchville native Renée Fleming, Kevin Puts and Bob Ludwig.

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming ’83E (MM), ’11 (Honorary), Voice of Nature – The Anthropocene

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Kevin Puts ’94E, ’99E (DMA), Contact

Best Historical Album: Bob Ludwig ’66E, ’01E (MM), mastering engineer, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)