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AWARDS

GRAMMY AWARDS
2024
The Winds of Change
   Best Instrumental Album
2018
Rebirth
   Best Instrumental Album
2015
New York Tendaberry from Map to the Treasure:
   Reimagining Laura Nyro
featuring Yo-Yo Ma and Renee
   Fleming
   Best Arrangement, Vocals and
   Instruments
2011
The Path Among the Trees from Autumn: In Moving Pictures
   Best Instrumental Composition
2006
Into the Light from Lyric
   Best Instrumental Composition
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? from
   To Love Again featuring Chris Botti and Sting
   Best Arrangement, Vocals and Instruments

GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
2016
Somewhere/Dirty Blvd from New York Stories (Lang Lang)
   Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
2015
Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
   Best Jazz Vocal Album
And When I Die from Map to the Treasure: Reimagining
   Laura Nyro
featuring Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas
   Best American Roots Performance
2011
Autumn: In Moving Pictures
   Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album
2006
Lyric
   Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Scarborough Faire from Lyric
   Best Instrumental Arrangement

2002
Fascinating Rhythm from The Calling (Dianne Reeves)
   Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
1996
The Child Within
   Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Aaron’s Song
   Best Instrumental Composition
1995
The Starry Night from I’ve Known Rivers
   Best Instrumental Composition

CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA
2006
New Jazz Works Award
2019
Classical Commissioning Award

GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP (2009)

   http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/billy-childs

DORIS DUKE PERFORMING ARTIST AWARD (2013)

   http://ddpaa.org/artist/billy-childs

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS AWARD IN MUSIC (2015)

   http://www.artsandletters.org/press_releases

USC THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC
2018
Outstanding Alumnus Award (others include
Michael Tilson Thomas, Marilyn Horne, and Morton Lauridsen)




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