UMS HONORS SIR JAMES GALWAY WITH
2008 UMS DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARD
Award Presented at Ford Honors Gala on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Quick Facts--UMS -Artist Awards
Made possible by: Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services.
Leadership Support: University of Michigan Health System and
Bank of Ann Arbor.
Hosted by: Borders, DTE Energy, and Tisch Investment Advisory. Sir James Galway previous UMS appearances: This is Sir James Galway’s 13th UMS performance. His first UMS appearance was with the New Irish Chamber Orchestra in 1978. He most recently appeared in recital in March, 2005. Lady Jeanne Galway previous UMS appearances: This is Lady Jeanne Galway’s second UMS performance. Her UMS debut was in 2005. Phillip Moll previous UMS appearances: This is Phillip Moll’s sixth UMS performance. His last UMS appearance was in 2005 with Sir James Galway. Additional information: http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com
Opening Night at the Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra kicks off the summer season with the Ninth Annual Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, June 20, at 8:30 p.m.
The program, to benefit Music Matters, features performances by 2008 Hall of Fame inductee flutist Sir James Galway and others to be announced.
Past Hall of Famers include John Williams, Garth Brooks, Marilyn Horne, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, John Raitt, Monty Python, Bernadette Peters, Randy Newman, Kathleen Battle, Roger Daltrey, Leopold Stokowski, the Smothers Brothers, George Harrison, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Sarah Chang, Henry Mancini, Brian Wilson, Trisha Yearwood, Frank Sinatra, Joshua Bell, Carlos Santana, André Watts, Plácido Domingo and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Founding Director John Mauceri. Additional 2008 inductees are to be announced later this spring.
The "Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame‚" was conceived on behalf of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association by Wayne Baruch and Charles F. Gayton, executive producers of the June 20 concert. Jonathan Weedman and Jay Rasulo are the Gala Committee Chairs. Opening Night sponsors are as follows: Wells Fargo, Gallo Family Vineyards, Goodyear Tire & Rubber and the Patina Group at the Bowl.
