Handel Medallion
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| Handel Medallion | |
|---|---|
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The City of New York, New York, United States |
| Reward | Medallion |
| First awarded | 1959 |
The Handel Medallion is an American award presented by the City of New York, New York. It is the city's highest award given to individuals for their contribution to the city's intellectual and cultural life.
Establishment
The award was first issued in 1959 to Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown, upon the 200th anniversary of the death of George Handel (1685–1759), the German-British Baroque composer, noted for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.
Award winners
| Year | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Virginia Portia Royall Inness-Brown (1901–1990) | |
| 1965 | Joseph B. Martinson (1914–1970) | [1] |
| 1967 | Richard Rodgers (1902–1979), William Schuman | |
| 1969 | Claire Raphael Reis | |
| 1970 | George Balanchine, Aaron Copland, Alice Tully | |
| 1971 | Joseph Papp | |
| 1972 | Harold Arlen, Charlie Chaplin, Elia Kazan | |
| 1973 | Duke Ellington, Melissa Hayden, Lincoln Kirstein, Oratorio Society of New York, Beverly Sills | |
| 1976 | George Abbott, Margot Fonteyn, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins | |
| 1977 | Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein | ,[2][3] |
| 1978 | Elliot Carter | |
| 1980 | Marilyn Horne | |
| 1981 | Lena Horne | |
| 1982 | John Lennon | |
| 1985 | Leontyne Price | |
| 1986 | Alexandra Danilova, Antony Tudor | |
| 1988 | Alvin Ailey | [4] |
| 1989 | Charles Wadsworth | |
| 1993 | Robert Merrill, Arthur Mitchell | |
| 1997 | Skitch Henderson (1918–2005) | [5] |
| 1999 | Merce Cunningham | |
| 2002 | Licia Albanese, Roberta Peters | |
| 2011 | Stephen Sondheim | [6] |
Years unknown:
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See also
References
- ↑ PDF (January 12, 1965). [1] "Text of Speech by Mayor Robert F. Wagner at Reception Meeting of the New York Shakespeare Festival"]. Robert F. Wagner Documents Collection Retrieved October 27, 2104.
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- ↑ http://www.alvinailey.org/about/history
- ↑ Press release (December 8, 1997). "Mayor Presents Handel Medallion to Skitch Henderson – Founder of New York Pops Receives City's Highest Cultural Award". Mayor of New York City's Press Office. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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