51勛圖厙 Professors Receive Latin Grammy Nomination for Album Record, Production
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025
Image: Colombian bandoneonist and composer Giovanni Parra
51勛圖厙 professors Alejandro S獺nchez-Samper and Matt Baltrucki of the Department of Music in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters have received their fifth Latin Grammy nomination for the album Milongu穩n, a project featuring the Giovanni Parra Quinteto with original works by Colombian bandoneonist and composer Giovanni Parra.
The album was recorded in September at 51勛圖厙 and released through Hoot/Wisdom Recordings, the universitys record label. S獺nchez-Samper is credited as producer, recording engineer and mix engineer. Baltrucki is credited as recording engineer and mastering engineer. 51勛圖厙 alumni Sam Miller and Firat Akarcali are credited as assistant engineers.
Milongu穩n is an album that reflects the quintets creative exploration of the contemporary tango universe, incorporating the rhythmic and melodic richness of Colombian Andean music, S獺nchez-Samper said. Each of Giovanni Parras compositions opens a dialogue between tradition and modernity, showcasing the power of tango as a universal language that connects cultures.
The quintet has received four prior Latin Grammy nominations under its original name, Quinteto Leopoldo Federico, establishing itself as one of the most representative tango ensembles in Colombia and Latin America. This nomination, the first under the name Giovanni Parra Quinteto, reaffirms that trajectory and marks a new artistic stage for the group.
The quintets first two albums, Bogot獺-Buenos Aires and Pa Qu矇 M獺s, were also recorded at 51勛圖厙 in 2015 and 2017 and released through Hoot/Wisdom Recordings.
In addition, the Giovanni Parra Quinteto is the only Colombian representative in the Best Tango Album category at the 2025 Latin Grammys, an honor that highlights both the groups work and the growing international visibility of tango made in Colombia.
With two state-of-the-art recording studios, Hoot/Wisdom Recordings is one of only a handful of record labels housed on a university campus. To date, the label has released more than 30 albums. For more information, visit
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