Blanton Alspaugh (born 1959) is an American

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, specialised in classical recordings. He has so far (the

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season) won 11

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. Alspaugh earned a bachelor's of science degree in music education from

Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a Public university, public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as ...

and a master's degree in orchestral conducting from

Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a private research university in Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranked among the top universit ...

. He has been a member of the Soundmirror classical music recording and production team since 1999. He has worked with a variety of orchestras and musicians, including

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, Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, the Harrington String Quartet, William Boggs, Stanislav Pronin and Emmanuel Feldman. Alspaugh won his first Grammy in 2009 for Best Small Ensemble Performance for ''Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary''.

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