LOS ANGELES MUSIC WEEK
December 2 to 9, 2007
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Angeles Music Week, Incorporated is a non-profit 501(c)3,
community
based
outreach
program, now in its fourteenth
year
of service. Each year during the first two weeks of December, Los
Angeles Music Week honors the various contributions of local landmark
artists of all genres and works exhaustively to provide equitable
access to music education for children. LAMW shares the history
of
music
in Los Angeles with children
and event attendees, noting the part this city plays in shaping music
internationally.
L.A. Music Week is an instrument of unity, building bridges to the
diverse
citizenry while enhancing local tourism. All contents are Los
Angeles Music Week' exclusive intellectual property. Permission must be
obtained for use of these contents. To donate instruments to the fifteen council district schools and the five county supervisory schools through Los Angeles Music Week, which LAMW annually services, email melamw@earthlink.net or dial 310-670-6898. Your contributions are greatly appreciated and recognized. |
Please help students receive
instruments and
music
education through each of your Ralphs Club Card purchases on behalf of
Los
Angeles Music Week, a 501c(3) non-profit organization that is now in
its fourteenth year of operation. See our Honorees
Page for those who have been blessed through this
service.
Through your purchases,
4% will be donated to Los Angeles Music Week to
raise funds for children. Please mail us your
Ralph Club Card
number, your name, address, city and phone number so that Ralphs
can
process this information. For security reasons,
please mail this
information to Los Angeles Music Week, P.O.
Box 451146, L.A., CA 90045. With your help, the injustices of
inequitable arts education can continue to be addressed. Your
cooperation and timely response are dearly appreciated. Thank
you so much!
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| World Festival Sacred Music 2005 Honorees Press Conference City Council Day Opening Ceremony Children's Day Awards Luncheon Introduction to LAMW LAMW Home Page http://inspiringword.net/ http://inspiringthots.net |
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Sarah
Fisk Biography I GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC LOVERS. SATURDAY AT THE MET WAS A MUST IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. I WAS THE YOUNGEST OF 6 GIRLS, ALL OF WHOM ASPIRED CREATIVELY IN THEIR OWN WAY. IN HIGH SCHOOL THE MUSIC TEACHER PUT A CELLO IN MY HAND AND SAID, LEARN TO PLAY THIS. WELL, I WAS NOT A PRODIGY. BUT I LOVED IT. PUT IT AWAY FOR 40 YEARS....DREAMING OF THE DAY I COULD LEARN TO PLAY WELL. IN THE MEAN TIME, I BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE, MARRIED, HAD FOUR CHILDREN, WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET MY DEGREE IN NURSING, BURNED OUT OF NURSING AND WENT TO LAW SCHOOL TO AID ME IN MY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CAREER. WHEN I WAS WIDOWED IN 1979, I TOOK UP MY CELLO AND BEGAN TAKING LESSONS, HOPING TO BECOME A GOOD PLAYER...WELL, IT NEVER HAPPENED. BUT I WAS WELCOMED INTO THE New Valley Symphony Orchestra (NVSO) AS AN AMATEUR AND OHHH, HOW SWEET IT WAS TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT MUSIC, (EVEN IF I PLAYED OFF THE STRINGS SOMETIMES...OR THE FIRST NOTE OF EACH MEASURE.) THEN THE NEED FOR AN ORGANIZER WAS EVIDENT IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND I STEPPED IN . FOR 15 YEARS I HAVE BEEN WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT FOR MOST OF THAT TIME. BECAUSE WE WERE CONTINUOUSLY SHORT OF MONEY. I REDIRECTED THE ORG. AND RESTATED OUR MISSION TO MAKE ALL CONCERTS FREE. I BEGAN A SERIES OF MUSICAL SOIREES IN THE HOMES WHICH WERE FUNDRAISERS AND WE PERFORMED AT FOREST LAWN, HOLLYWOOD HILLS WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL HALL (HALL OF LIBERTY) AT NO COST. IT BEING FREE, AND THE LITTLE MONEY WE GOT FROM THE MUSICALES GAVE US A START. WE GREW, BEGAN WRITING GRANTS, ADVERTISING IN THE PROGRAMS, ETC. AND NOW, WE ARE A NON PROFIT COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA WHICH I THINK IS THE BEST IN THE SOUTHERN CALIF AREA. WE BROUGHT IN A NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR, ARMEN GARABEDIAN, WHO IS NOT JUST A GREAT MUSICIAN, BUTWELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED WITHIN HIS MUSICAL AND ARMENIAN COMMUNITY. ONE OF MY DREAMS IS TO BRING GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES. THAT TOO BECAME A REALITY. TO DATE, WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CONCERTS TO THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUMS 6 TIMES, WITH PACKED AUDIENCES. THE STUDENTS ARE WONDERFUL, ALERT, APPRECIATIVE AND ATTENTIVE. WHEN ASKED HOW MANY HAVE EVER SEEN A LIVE CONCERT OF A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ONLY 2 OR 3 HANDS WOULD GO UP. NOW, THAT IS OF GREAT SATISFACTION....I REMEMBER HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ME AS WE HUDDLED AROUND THE OLD PHILCO TO LISTEN TO THE SATURDAY AT THE MET. |
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An Educational Arts Resource for California
Los Angeles Music Week
Honorees
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Contact:
Margie Evans, Director
Los Angeles Music Week, Inc.
Email: melamw@earthlink.net
Post Officer Box 451146
Los Angeles, CA 90045-8511
Phone: (310) 670-6898
Fax: (310) 670-6908
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Please
join our ongoing quest to impact children and all citizens
through
the
limitless boundaries of musical awareness!
