Harpist Kirsten Agresta Copely is nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY Award in the “Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album” category for her second New Age album, Aquamarine. According to a press release, the album is “inspired by [the artist’s] deep connection with the ocean and imbued with memories of her late mother… who ignited [Agresta Copely’s] passion for both music and the sea.”
Other nominations in the “Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album” category are So She Howls by Carla Patullo, featuring Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet; Ocean Dreaming Ocean by David Darling and Hans Christian; Moments of Beauty by Omar Akram; and Some Kind of Peace (Piano Reworks) by Ólafur Arnalds. Results will be announced Feb. 4, 2024, at the 66th GRAMMY Awards.
To hear more from Agresta Copely about her GRAMMY-nominated album and to hear samples of her compositions from Aquamarine available from Harp Column Music, check out Harp Column Podcast Episode 99.
