Friday, June 17, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Hilton Washington
Celebrate the field's achievements at the Awards Celebration and Reception with emcee Marvin Hamlisch. We'll award the League/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, the MetLife Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement, the Bank of America Awards for Excellence in Orchestra Education, The Volunteer Council Gold Ribbon Awards, and the Helen M. Thompson Award. You will also hear remarks by NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, and performances by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, led by director Lieutenant Colonel Michael Colburn.
Marvin Hamlisch is Principal Pops Conductor with the 
National Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. As a composer, Hamlisch has won every major award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, one Tony and three Golden Globe awards. His groundbreaking show, A Chorus Line, received the Pulitzer Prize.