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The Big Easy Foundation recognized achievements in the classical arts and paid tribute to former director Gloria Powers at the 18th annual Tribute to the Classical Arts awards luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 9. Host and sponsor John Burr, WWL TV anchor and master of ceremonies Angela Hill, and Gambit publisher Margo DuBos began the event by saluting Powers, who died Feb. 7, for her contributions to the New Orleans arts community, and several artists mentioned Powers while accepting awards.
??The children of Young Audiences brought the audience to its feet with an exuberant performance of African song, dance and drumming, and the group received the Arts Education Award following the performance. Other nominated artists who performed included Jeanne Swinley singing an excerpt from Loyola Opera Theatre's Susannah and dancers from Lula Elzy New Orleans Dance Theatre performing a piece from the company's 20-year anniversary retrospective. Closing out the luncheon was the New Orleans Trombone Choir, directed by Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Milton Bush. Bush, a lifelong New Orleanian, is known for his work as a musician and as director of the University of New Orleans band program and conductor of the New Orleans Pops Orchestra.
??Samuel L. Steele III, a businessman and philanthropist who has supported a host of local arts organizations and other causes, received the Arts Patron Award. Other special recognition was given to CORBiAN Visual Arts and Dance founders Ian Carney and Corbin Popp, whose original piece Darwin the Dinosaur combined dance and innovative technology.
??Tribute to the Classical Arts is sponsored by Gambit, Adler's, Hall Piano, Uptown Costume & Dancewear, WWNO 89.9 FM, John and Anne Burr, and the Hotel Monteleone. Proceeds from the event benefit the Foundation for Entertainment Development and Education, which support arts education through annual grants.
2012 Classical Arts Awards
Special Honorees
Lifetime Achievement Award
Milton Bush
Arts Patron Award
Samuel L. Steele, III
Arts Education Award
Young Audiences of Louisiana
Special Recognition
Ian Carney and Corbin Popp
Darwin the Dinosaur
Classical Music & Opera Awards
Best Classical Music Performance
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5LPO
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
First Baptist Church, New Orleans
Best Chamber Music Presentation
Works by Bach, Debussy, Hindemith and EwazenNew Orleans Uptown Brass
Chamber Music Outreach Project/St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
Best Performance of New Classical Music (Contemporary)
An Unquiet Spirit: Madams, Madmen, and Other Unsavory CharactersVarious Living American Composers
Loyola Montage Series
Loyola University, Roussel Hall
Best Opera Production
Verdi's Il TrovatoreBernard Uzan, Conductor
NOOA
Mahalia Jackson Theater
Best Student or Community OperaSusannah
Carol Rausch, Music Director
Loyola Opera Theatre
Loyola University, Roussel Hall
Creative Achievement In Opera
The Touches of Sweet Harmony: A Gala Tribute to Ellen and Philip FrohnmayerCarol Rausch, Conductor
Loyola University and The Frohnmayer Reunion
Loyola University, Roussel Hall
Best Choral Arts Presentation
Rossini's Stabat MaterSt Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir and LPO
St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
Dance Awards
Best Classical Ballet Presentation
Concerto in FNODA Spring Dance Performance
Ballet Hysell
Loyola University, Roussel Hall
Best Modern Dance Presentation
TunnelsGhostwalk
Tsunami Dance
Marigny Opera House
Best Ethnic Dance Presentation
Orisha SuiteGOMELA: 30th Year Anniversary Concert
Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective
CAC
Best Contemporary/ Jazz Dance Presentation
Crocodile TapLove Lies Bleeding
NOCCA
NOCCA, Lupin Memorial Hall
Best Choreography (New Work)
Chard GonzalezBennie and the Jets
Love Lies Bleeding
NOCCA, Lupin Memorial Hall
Source: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/the-2012-classical-arts-awards/Content?oid=1956459
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