November 2025: Land of Winter nominated for two Grammys

Land of Winter has been nominated for two Grammys: Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Writing about the nomination, Nonesuch Records says:

Land of Winter, performed by the composer's longtime collaborators Alarm Will Sound and conductor Alan Pierson, explores the subtleties of Ireland’s seasons via twelve connected sections representing the months of the year. "It is the varying quality of light that truly demarcates the seasons," Dennehy says, "from the shorter days of grey or piercing light in the winter to the warmer but mercurial light of summer days that at solstice stretch almost to midnight. I like this play between light and time, and it is the major inspiration behind the piece."