The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is currently accepting nominations for the 2019 Music Educator of Note Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in Long Island music education.
The Music Educator of Note Award celebrates those that allow young people to explore their talents in music. The award recipient will be an individual who has worked with children in public, private or regional programs in Brooklyn, Nassau, Queens or Suffolk County.
“We are delighted to continue acknowledging the amazing music teachers that bring their love for music and passion for education to the classroom and their districts every day,” said Ernie Canadeo, chairman of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Nominations must be received by Sept. 30. All previous nominees are eligible for consideration, and past applications will be reviewed without resubmission. Successful nominees will receive a Certificate of Merit.
Previous awardees of LIMHoF’s Music Educator of Note Award are Herbert Deutsch, 2007; John McNeur, 2008; Joseph Sugar, 2009; Laurence Ballereau, 2010; Robert Krueger, 2011; William Katz, 2012; Steven Schopp, 2013; Dr. David Fryling, 2014; Joseph Rutkowski, 2015; Frank Doyle, 2016; Abby Behr, 2017 and Lynette Carr-Hicks, 2018.
The 2019 Music Educator of Note application can be found at www.limusichalloffame.org/scholarshipsgrants.
For more information, contact LIMHoF’s board member for community outreach, Kelly Leung, at 516-938-1626 or kellyl@limusichalloffame.org.
