Music talent agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz were honored at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) 2024 Celebration on Saturday (April 6) in the Ahmanson Ballroom of the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The agents, co-founders of Gorfaine/Schwartz, received the LACO Hollywood Ally Award.
In accepting his award, Gorfan said: “John Williams shared something with me that I think should be a guiding principle: 'Be in the service of the music.' It is our responsibility to support the wonderful musicians who play, the talented composers who write and the dedicated teachers who teach.”
For more than 40 years, Gorfaine and Schwartz have represented leading composers, songwriters, music supervisors and record producers working in film, television and video games.
The event raised a record $1 million to benefit LACO's arts and education initiatives. Highlights included a concert featuring LACO artists led by the music director Jaime Martin.
Film composer James Newton Howard, who was honored by LACO in 2022, was the honorary chair. In addition to Williams and Howard, other attendees included composers Glen Ballard, Sean Callery, John Debney, Harry Gregson-Williams, Corky Hale, Steve Jablonsky, Julia Newman, Thomas Newman, Mike Post, Theodore Shapiro, Alan Silvestri, Michael Skloff , Mike Stoller and Brian Tyler. and industry executives Spring Aspers, Paul Broucek, Alex Hodges, Tom McDougall, Tracy McKite, Alison Smith and Randy Spendlove.
Bridget B. Troy and Alden Lawrence served as event chairs. Peggy Falcon and Anne Grausam were co-chairs of the event committee.
Shaheen and Anil Nanjilongtime LACO supporters, community leaders and philanthropists, received the LACO Heartstrings Award.
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