Best Composition By A Contemporary Classical Composer

8th Annual Grammy Awards1966

Honoring recordings released between December 1, 1964 – November 1, 1965

Leopold Stokowski, conductor won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Composition By A Contemporary Classical Composer with "Ives: Symphony No. 4"

Winners & Nominees 1966

Winner
Nominees
  • Ives: Symphony No. 4

    Charles Ives

  • Bernstein: Chichester Psalms (Album)

    Leonard Bernstein

  • Britten: Cantata Misericordium (Album)

    Benjamin Britten

  • Diamond: String Quartet No. 4 (Album)

    David Diamond

  • Gould: World War I Suite (Album)

    Morton Gould

Previous Years

Year Winner Title
1966 Charles Ives Ives: Symphony No. 4 All Nominees