ARCHIVE OF ESTEEMED LAMW HONOREES
REMEMBERED FOR THEIR HISTORIC, MUSICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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     The Artistic Mission of Los Angeles Music Week Fulfilling the motto, "An Instrument of Unity, " Los Angeles Music Week serves all the residents of the Greater Los Angeles area, including its surrounding basins. The performances, projects and events impact people of diverse cultures, ages, ethnicities, religions and socio- economic groups. The scope of events offers Angelenos opportunities to hear musical genres that they have never experienced and invites them to explore venues in various parts of the city. The educational activities of LAMW are enabled in elementary, middle and high schools. LAMW takes an active role in Los Angeles' cultural tourism industry by offering a wide variety of performances that showcase the city's musical heritage. Due to the drastic
cutbacks in music curricula in schools over the past decade, the
majority
of the city's children know little or nothing about the rich musical
heritage
of the city they live in and have no scope of the musical genres
available
to them, from classical to jazz to ethnic musics. Many children
have
very few musical skills or lack the resources for acquiring them.
LAMW's program elements, such as field trips, in-school presentations
and
opportunities to interface with living musical legends, broaden musical
understanding and have created musical bridges between the communities
over the past six years. The sponsors and
partnerships
listed on this page dutifully enable LAMW to accomplish the
educational
goals and facilitate field trips for the school children in order to
link
music with other aspects of culture and learning. The children
derive
so much pride and motivation from learning how many famous musicians
from
all aspects of the music business grew up in their own
communities.
Face-to-face dialogue with successful living legends gives them the
impetus
to explore their own God-given talents and capabilities, inspiring them
to learn. The Children's Day field trips open up a world of
amazing wonder and possibility. In the words of
Founder/Executive
Director Margie Evans describing the 1999 Children's Day event,
"Serious
joy was had by these wonderful children." One parent,
accompanying
her child to the California Science Museum trip, commented, "This is
what
it's all about, giving children a chance to succeed." During the
2001 LAMW celebration at the Warner Grand Theatre, selected schools
were
elated to receive a cash donation of $500 for their music departments,
while parents, honorees and children raved about everything from the
musical
performances, to the unique LAMW t-shirts provided by
Target,
to the superbly tasty sub sandwiches from the Busy Bee in San
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 BIOGRAPHIES
2004 LAMW HONOREES SEPULVEDA LOCAL
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ESPINAL LINKS
1997 Honorees Laurindo Almeida
Saul Levine Don Dustin Lalo Schifrin Lawrence Foster Daniel Pollack Mehli Mehta Charles Veal Jr. Steve Allen Benny Carter American Youth Express Margie Evans Wilma Collor The Dozier Singers Dr. Janice Foy Freddy Gorman Bro. Joe Lutcher Herman Riley Robert Hopkins YADA 1996 Honorees Ray Evans Jester Hairston Peggy Lee Jay Livingston Paul Salamunovich Joe Williams 1995 Honorees are noted in the 1995 photo below. 1994 Honoree: Charles Brown 1996 LAMW Honorees' Biographies A Man of Many Noteworthy Firsts Riders of the Purple Sage
 BRIEF
SYNOPSIS PANORAMA LOS
ANGELES
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Councilwoman Jan Perry
congratulates a 28th. Street
Roberts, Conductor Sue Fink, John Balbuena; Pamela Huntoon, Educational Deputy, Pastor Edward Bass of The Bible Covenant Church (last row) and representatives from both Trinity Elementary School and 28th. Street Elementary School applaud the excellent Press Conference performances.  LOS ANGELES MUSIC WEEK SCHOOL HONOREES
Doris Fisher, honored
by Los Angeles Music
Week, was
called by Leonard Feather , "The Queen of the Juke Box"
for her superior
songwriting
repertoire, which included hits such as Tutti Frutti, written
with Slim Gaillard, Good, Good, Good,
sung by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, and Into Each Life
Some Rain Must Fall, a tremendous hit for
Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots.
Young violinists from Hillcrest Drive
Elementary
School
. 2004
LAMW Honoree, Conductor Jose Antonio Espinal joyously thanks
Councilmember Jack Weiss as he presents Mr. Espinal with a Certificate
of Appreciation during Los Angeles Music Week's 2004 City Council
Day. Conductor
Jose Antonio Espinal founded and trained The Harmonies
of St. Thomas Girls' Choir, which has travelled extensively and
sings an international repertoire in various languages. |
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Executive Director/Founder Margie Evans Phone: (310) 670-6898 Fax: (310) 670-6908 E-mail: melamw@earthlink.net Website designed by LAMW President Vicki Evans |
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