The United States Marine Band in Partnership with the All-Star Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwarz wins EMMY AWARD (see presentation by Miss America here.)
Results announced by The New York Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 62nd Annual New York Emmy Awards
May 6, 2019, New York
The President’s Own – United States Marine Band in Partnership with the All-Star Orchestra took home an Emmy Award Saturday at the 62ndAnnual New York Emmy Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom in New York City. New England Spirit, a program featuring William Schuman’s iconic work, New England Triptych, won in the category: Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports) with Gerard Schwarz, Guest Conductor, Habib Azar, Video Producer and Director, Marine Band Director Col. Jason K. Fettig as Audio Director, Andrew Mayatskiy as Video Editor and Paul Schwendener as Executive Director. In collaboration with the United States Marine Band, New England Spirit, is part of the multi-program All-Star Orchestra series featuring top musicians from across the country performing major symphonic masterpieces and works from leading contemporary American composers. Broadcast nationwide on public television since 2013, the acclaimed series is currently in its fourth season.
This is the first Emmy Award for the Marine Band and the seventh Emmy Award for the All-Star Orchestra. All-Star Orchestra Music Director Gerard Schwarz said, “Receiving these awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a confirmation of the importance of what we are all striving for: to make accessible for free the joy and understanding of great music to the widest possible audience through public television and the world’s largest educational website: the Khan Academy. We are so grateful to the United States Marine Band and our co-production team, to our generous sponsors, and to the dedicated public television stations in our vast country for believing in classical music.
THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND
Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Its mission is unique: to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Whether performing for State Dinners or South Lawn arrivals, events of national significance, or receptions, Marine Band musicians appear at the White House an average of 200 times each year. In addition to its White House mission, “The President’s Own” performs an annual season of indoor concerts during the spring and an outdoor summer series on the National Mall. Marine Band musicians also perform in many different types of ceremonies and events throughout the Washington, D.C., area, including full honors funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday Evening Parades at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., and educational programs in schools throughout the local region. Each fall, the Marine Band travels throughout a portion of the continental United States during its concert tour, a tradition initiated in 1891 by The March King John Philip Sousa, who was the band’s legendary 17th Director. While the Marine Band is firmly dedicated to preserving the unique musical traditions established over its long history, it is equally committed to serving as a leading ensemble in the development of new repertoire for winds. The organization is equally committed to bringing prominent guest conductors to the podium. The Marine Band’s integral role in the national culture and in the government’s official life has affirmed the importance of the arts as a bridge between people.
ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA
Maestro Schwarz’s All-Star Orchestra is comprised of top players from some of the country’s greatest orchestras including Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York (the New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Oregon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Utah, Washington D.C., and more. Together these musicians perform on one stage under the leadership of Maestro Schwarz, who led the Seattle Symphony for 26 years, and now serves as Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival and Distinguished Professor of Music at the Frost School of Music.
The series features classical masterpieces as well as new works from leading contemporary American composers. The series aims to expose classical music to an even broader audience while keeping the listening experience informative and accessible. In addition to performances of classical and contemporary works, the programs also feature musical excerpts, images, interviews and educational commentary by Maestro Schwarz, the musicians, and special guests. The first nineteen programs have been released on DVD by Naxos of America and are available from Amazon and other retailers.
The All-Star Orchestra, in collaboration with the United States Marine Band, has greatly expanded its music education program, now reaching more than 6 million students – in partnership with the world-famous Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org), the free educational website that reaches 30 million students and 750,000 teachers each month in over 200 countries. The collaboration brings, for the first time, classical music to the widely visited website that teaches Math, Science, Economics, Humanities and many other subjects.
America’s All-Star Band: The United States Marine Band is a co-production of the All-Star Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz and Paul Schwendener, co-executive producers), the United States Marine Band and Oregon Public Broadcasting (Steve Bass, President & CEO; Dave Davis, Vice President TV Production). American Public Television (APT) distributes All-Star Orchestra to public television stations nationwide. The program “New England Spirit” series was launched in 2018 in partnership with WNET/Thirteen New York.
America’s All-Star Band: The United States Marine Band is made possible by generous contributions from: The Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, The M.J. Murdock Trust, Dave Gannett, Agnes Gund, Alan Benaroya, Rebecca Benaroya, Marlys and Ralph Palumbo, Bruce and Jeanne McNae, Gerald Farley, Dr. Kennan Hollingsworth, Susan and Andy Hutchison, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Charles and Benita Staadecker, Betty Lou Treiger, The Hearst Foundations, The Park Foundation, The Jerome L. Greene Foundation, The Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Charitable Foundation, Karen Brenner, Michele Kang, Rear Admiral Herbert Bridge and Edie Hilliard, Jon and Bobbe Bridge, Lana Cissel, Peter Gottsegen, Bernice and Sanford Grossman, Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi, Jody Schwarz, Gabriella Schwarz, Vivian Serota, Michele and Giuseppe Torroni, Nadine Asin, Ron Brenneman, Jay Cantor, Phil & Lois Cohen, John Collins, Howard Freedlander, Judi Sorensen-Flom, Gideon and Sarah Gartner, Donald and Kathleen Grandi, Jan and Ronie Greenberg, Karen and Daniel Hess, Robert and Charlene Johnston, Ernie Kafka, Marcella Kahn, Michele Gerber Klein. The Lapkin Foundation, Jane & Jim Lyons, Fred Miller and Sharon Mosse, Laurence and Kathryn Mohn Family Foundation, Stan Orons, Robert Ted Parker, Ron and Diane Perel, Sally Gerber Phinny, The Reed Foundation, David Rossmiller and Nancy Bittner, Nicolas and Jeanne Rohatyn, Biff Ruttenberg, The Sorel Organization, Mia Stone, Joan S. Watjen, Curtis Wong, and the Milken Family Foundation.
About OPB
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the largest cultural and education institution in Oregon and southern Washington, delivering excellence in public broadcasting to 1.5 million people each week through television, radio, and the Internet. Widely recognized as a national leader in the public broadcasting arena, OPB is a major contributor to the program schedule that serves the entire country. OPB is one of the most-used and most-supported public broadcasting services in the country and is generously supported by its members.
About WNET
WNET is multi-media public service non-profit that delivers lifelong learning and meaningful experiences to New York communities. As New York’s flagship public media provider and the parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than 5 million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, and a range of documentaries, children’s programs, and local news and cultural offerings available on air and online.
About American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) has been a leading distributor of high-quality, top-rated programming to America’s public television stations since 1961. For over 10 years, APT has distributed approximately half of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles. Among its 300 new program titles per year are prominent documentaries, news and current affairs programs, dramatic series, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies.
The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving media professionals by offering career enhancing events and networking opportunities. NYNATAS fosters creativity and inspires artistic and technical excellence through the renowned Emmy Award, the coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction in television.
Naxos is the world’s leading classical record label, and features all of the All-Star Orchestra’s programs from on DVD. New England Spirit, the double Emmy award-winning program, is available on DVD right here
Press contact: 8VA Music Consultancy, Patricia Price,?patricia@8vamusicconsultancy.com, (800) 530-3318
Press Contact for the Marine Band: Master Sgt. Amanda Simmons (571) 213-0931
GERARD SCHWARZ’S ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA – CLASSICAL MUSIC TELEVISION SERIES WINS?5th & 6th EMMY? AWARDS
Results announced by The New York Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 60th Annual New York Emmy Awards
May 6, 2017Â (New York, NY)Â All-Star Orchestra took home its 5th and 6th Emmy Awards Saturday at the 60th Annual New York Emmy Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom in New York City. 1001 Nights – The Legend of Scheherazade, a program featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s Arabian Nights orchestral fantasy, Scheherazade, won in the category: Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports) with Gerard Schwarz as Music Director/Conductor, Habib Azar as Video Director, Dmitriy Lipay as Audio Recording Producer, Andrew Mayatskiy as Video Editor and Paul Schwendener as Executive Director. The same program also won in the category Audio awarded to Dmitriy Lipay as Audio Recording Producer. 1001 Nights – The Legend of Scheherazade is part of the multi-program All-Star Orchestra series featuring top musicians from across the country performing major symphonic masterpieces and works from leading contemporary American composers. The acclaimed series, currently in its second season, is being broadcast nationwide on public television since 2013. Season Three will air in the fall of 2017.
These are the fifth and sixth Emmy Awards for the All-Star Orchestra. In 2016 Visions of New York, a program featuring George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Aaron Copland’s Music for the Theatre, and Robert Beaser’s Ground 0, won in the category: Special Event, and was also nominated in the category: Audio. In 2015 What Makes a Masterpiece, a program featuring Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Philip Glass’ Harmonium Mountain was awarded in the category: Special Event, and was also nominated in the category: Audio. In 2014 Music for the Theatre, featuring music by Stravinsky, Ravel and Bright Sheng, was awarded at the 57th New York Awards in two categories: Special Event and Audio.
Music Director Gerard Schwarz said, “For all of us at the All-Star Orchestra, receiving these awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a confirmation of the importance of what we are all striving for: to make accessible for free the joy and understanding of great music to the widest possible audience through public television and the world?s largest educational website: the Khan Academy. We are so grateful to all the musicians and production team, to our generous sponsors, and to the dedicated public television stations in our vast country for believing in classical music.”
Maestro Schwarz’s All-Star Orchestra is comprised of top players from some of the country’s greatest orchestra’s including Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Nashville, New Jersey, New York (the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Oregon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Seattle, St Louis, Utah, Washington D.C., and more. Together these musicians perform on one stage under the leadership of Maestro Schwarz, who led the Seattle Symphony for 26 years, and now serves as Music Director of the Eastern Music Festival.
The series features classical masterpieces as well as new works from leading contemporary American composers. The series aims to expose classical music to an even broader audience while keeping the listening experience informative and accessible. In addition to performances of classical and contemporary works, the programs also feature musical excerpts, images, interviews and educational commentary by Maestro Schwarz, the All-Star Orchestra musicians, and special guests. The first twelve programs have been released on DVD by Naxos of America and are available from Amazon and other retailers.
The All-Star Orchestra has greatly expanded its music education program, now reaching more than 5 million students – in partnership with the world-famous Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org), the free educational website that reaches 30 million students and 750,000 teachers each month in over 200 countries. The collaboration brings, for the first time, classical music to the widely visited website that teaches Math, Science, Economics, Humanities and many other subjects.Â
Season Two of the All-Star Orchestra is a co-production of the All-Star Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz and Paul Schwendener, co-executive producers) and Oregon Public Broadcasting (Steve Bass, President & CEO; Dave Davis, Vice President TV Production). American Public Television (APT) distributes All-Star Orchestra to public television stations nationwide. The series was launched in 2013 in partnership with WNET New York.
All-Star Orchestra is made possible by contributions from the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, The Hearst Foundations, The M. J. Murdock Trust, David Gannett, Agnes Gund, The Jerome L. Greene Foundation, The Park Foundation, Microsoft, The Gladys Rubinstein Trust, Rebecca Benaroya, Alan Benaroya, Bruce and Jeanne McNae, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Betty Lou Treiger, The Reed Foundation, Susan Hutchison, Dr. Kennan Hollingsworth, Ralph and Marlys Palumbo, Jerald Farley, Joan S. Watjen, Van Ness Feldman LLP, Sarah and Gideon Gartner, The Herman and Faye Sarkowsky Charitable Foundation, Sally Gerber Phinny, Hinako Hovhaness, The Garrigan Lyman Group, The Sorel Organization, Judi Sorensen-Flom, Joan Watjen, Marcella Kahn, Vivian Serota, Charles and Benita Staadecker, Karen Brenner, Nicolas and Jeanne Rohatyn, Tom Firman, Michele and Giuseppe Torroni, Bernice and Sanford Grossman, Annaliese Soros, Jan and Ronnie Greenberg, Bernard Osher, The Wise Family Charitable Foundation, Lynn Loacker, David Fulton, Robert and Clodagh Ash, Dave and Jane Davis, Robert Wallace, Curtis Wong, Judith and Robert Rubin, Nadine Asin, Fred Miller and Sharon Mosse, Michele Gerber Klein, Jay Cantor, The Lapkin Foundation, David Rossmiller and Nancy Bittner, Robert Ted Parker, and others.
About OPB
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the largest cultural and education institution in Oregon and southern Washington, delivering excellence in public broadcasting to 1.5 million people each week through television, radio, and the Internet. Widely recognized as a national leader in the public broadcasting arena, OPB is a major contributor to the program schedule that serves the entire country. OPB is one of the most-used and most-supported public broadcasting services in the country and is generously supported by its members.
About WNET
As New York?s flagship public media provider and the parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than 5 million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend, Charlie Rose and a range of documentaries, children’s programs, and local news and cultural offerings available on air and online.
About American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) has been a leading distributor of high-quality, top-rated programming to America?s public television stations since 1961. For nearly 10 years, APT has distributed approximately half of the top 100 highest-rated public television titles. Among its 300 new program titles per year are prominent documentaries, news and current affairs programs, dramatic series, how-to programs, children?s series and classic movies.
The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, founded in 1955, is the preeminent membership organization serving media professionals by offering career enhancing events and networking opportunities. NYNATAS fosters creativity and inspires artistic and technical excellence through the renowned Emmy Award, the coveted peer-recognition symbol of distinction in television.
Naxos is the world’s leading classical record label, and features all of the All-Star Orchestra’s programs from on DVD. 1001 Nights – The Legend of Scheherazade, the double Emmy award-winning program, is available on DVD right here.