TRIBUTE TO THE CLASSICAL ARTS - GAMBIT WEEKLY
AWARDS WINNERS 1988-2007
(no awards program in 2006)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN THE CLASSICAL ARTS
2007 Faina Lushtak - Tulane Music
2005 Muriel Moreland (dance)
2004 Raquel Cortina, UNO
2003 Dean Angeles- Loyola
2002 David Morelock -- Loyola Opera
2001 Joseph & Marie Giacobbe -- Delta Festival Ballet
2000 Peter Hansen - Newcomb College & Friends of Music
1999 John Hutton - New Orleans Concert Choir
1998 Gayle Parmelee - Loyola Dance
1997 Milton Scheuermann and Thais St. Julien - Musica da Camera
1996 Dr. Elise Cambon - St Louis Cathedral Minister of Music
1995 Harvey Hysell - Ballet Hysell
1994 Arthur G. Cosenza - New Orleans Opera Association

CLASSICAL ARTS PATRON AWARD
2007 Betty Brooks Doss - NOOA
2005 Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation
2004 Hibernia Bank
2003 Jeri Nims
2002 The Lupin Foundation
2001 Mrs. H. Lloyd Hawkins, Jr.
2000 Robert J. Monroe - The Monroe Foundation
1999 Phyllis Taylor
1998 Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
2007 Babs Mollere - LPO
2005 Jenny Thompson
2004 Carol Beck - Custumer for Loyola Ballet
2002 Jeffrey Cox -- The University of New Orleans Music Department
2001 Olga Smoak --The N.O. International Ballet Conference,
Ballets Russes Celebration
2000 Beverly Trask - Newcomb’s Jazz Dance Project
1999 Albinas Prizgintas - Trinity Artists’ Series & 24 Hour Bach-A-Thon
1998 Northlake Performing Arts Society, Laura Lane, artistic director/founder
1997 WWNO Radio - 25 years of service to the Classical Arts Community
1996 Joe Marino - WIgs & Makeup for the New Orleans Opera Association

ARTS EDUCATION
2007 New Orleans Ballet Association
2005 Lusher School
2004 New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
2003 Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra
2002 Jefferson Performing Arts Society
2001 Young Audiences New Orleans --Rickie Nutik & Natalia Gonzalez
2000 The MetroPelican Opera - Carol Rausch, Artistic Director (N.O.Opera Assn.)
1999 Louisiana Institute for Education In The Arts, Kim Hunicke, Director
1998 Ghosts and Goblins (Family Discovery Series) LPO David Lockington, conductor
1997 New Orleans Ballet Association
1996 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Symphonosaurus: A Symphony of Dinosaurs
1995 LPO Family Discovery Concert: Symphonasaurus, A Symphony of Dinosaurs
1994 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra "Symphonic Halloween"
1994 NORD/New Orleans Ballet Assn. Center for Dance

DANCE AWARDS 1988-2007

BEST BALLET PRODUCTION
2007 Time to Dance Delta Festival Basllet
2005 Symphonic Rock An International Evening of Ballet Jefferson Ballet Theatre
2004 “Spring Concert” NOCCA|Riverfront Dept. of Dance
2003 “Fall Concert” Loyola Ballet
2002 “Sleeping Beauty” Delta Festival Ballet and the LPO
2001 “Snow White” Delta Festival Ballet and the LPO
2000 “The Red Shoes” Delta Festival Ballet and the LPO
1999 “Streetcar Named Desire” New Orleans Ballet Ensemble
1998 “Billy The Kid” New Orleans Ballet Ensemble
1997 "Giselle" Ballet Hysell
1996 "Les Sylphides" Ballet Hysell
1995 "COPPELIA" Ballet Hysell
1994 "PANTHEON" Newcomb Dance Company
1993 NEW ORLEANS BALLET ENSEMBLE "Footprints"
1991 "THE NUTCRACKER" Ballet Hysell
1990 "CINDERELLA"
1989 "LA SYLPHIDE" New Orleans Ballet

BEST MODERN DANCE PRODUCTION
2007 Orpheus Tsunami Dance Company
2005 Go! Tsunami Dance Company Kettye Voltz. Director
2004 “Dreams and Slipstreams” Happensdance
2003 “An Evening of Dance” Newcomb Dance Company
2002 New Orleans Dance & New Orleans Dance Collective Anniversary Concert, CAC
2001 “Eyes Will Meet” New Orleans Dance Collective, NOBA
2000 “Confederacy of Dances” Gabrielle Pickard and Nicole Boyd
1999 “Vein of Desire” Myer Bishop & Yvonne Olivier
1998 “Requisition of the Senses” Nicole Colbert
1997 "Motion" Anne Burr Dance Company/Renverser Repertory Company
1996 Showcase '95 New Orleans Dance Council
1995 "New Orleans Dance In Concert" New Orleans Dance
1994 "CollecThree" N.O. Dance Council
1993 NEW ORLEANS DANCE IN CONCERT New Orleans Dance

BEST ETHNIC DANCE PRESENTATION
2007 Ocean of Light Happensdance
2005 Bach Toccata in C Major" !Ole Flamenco Ole! Teresa Romero Torkanowsky, Company Director
2004 “Cultures In Motion: A Festival of Ethnic Dance” UNO Graduate Program in Arts Administration
2003 “Mohini Attam” Sunanda Nair & Disciples at Dramarama
2002 “Hornpipe & Jig Set” (Ireland) Komenka Ethnic Dance & Music Ensemble Spring Concert
2001 “Casa Samba” N.O. Jazz & Heritage Festival, Curtis Pierre
2000 “Dance of the Winter Maidens” Komenka Ethnic Dance & Music Ensemble Russian Winter Festival
1999 “!Ole, Flamenco, Ole!” Teresa Torkanowsky
1998 “Spring Concert” Komenka Ethnic Dance and Music Ensemble
1997 Javier Juarez Company DCNO Showcase '96
1996 Spring '95 Performances by Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble
1995 N'KAFU TRADIONAL AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY
1994 Best Ethnic Dance Group KOMENKA ETHNIC DANCE ENSEMBLE

BEST ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY (New Work)
2007 John Rodi & Daniel Gianfala Bolero
2005Gregory Schramel and Marjorie Hardwick Where Were You When They Dropped the Pill?
2004 “High Heels and Grits” Nicole Boyd from Five Pieces Confederacy of Dances
2003 “Gold” Megan Zuchowski Loyola Fall Concert
2002 “Fly” Anne Burr, Confederacy of Dances III
2001 “Jezebel” Monique Moss Eyes Will Meet
2000 “An Affirmation” Barbara Hayley The Spirit of Daighilev CAC
1999 “Uno, Dos, Tres” Javier Juarez
1998 “Waiting on that Five O’Clock Breeze” Nicole Boyd
1997 Primal Shift, Patricia Amacker, New Orleans Dance
1996 Trunks Yvonne Olivier - Rapides Interarts Group
1995 "DISGUISE" Barbara Hayley
1994 TERI MURRAY & YVONNE OLIVIER "Wound Up"

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
2007 One River Mississippi - New Orleans Barbara hayley & Monique Moss, Choreogrphers
Marylee hardenbergh, National Artistic Director

EARLY DANCE CATEGORIES
1992 Best Dance Presentation "BALLET NACIONAL DE CARACAS"
1992 Best Local Dance Production "LEDA AND THE SWAN/SOLITARIUS" Ballet Hysell
1989 Best Dance Performance, Female YOLANDA JORDAN Delta Festival Ballet
1989 Best Dance Performance, Male PERRON HIGGENS New Orleans City Ballet
1988 Best Local Dance Group KUMBUKA Linda Johnson, Director

EARLIER AWARDS

ARTS AWARENESS AWARD
1995 Arts Council of New Orleans

ARTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1995 DANCE COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANS
1994 JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA AWARDS WINNERS 1988-2007

BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
2007 LPO with Baton Rouge Symphony Mahler Symphony No. 5
2005 LPO Classics - Mahler Symphony No. 3
2004 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra A Triumphant Fifth Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
2003 LPO Piano Perfection Klauspeter Seibel, conductor, Lilya Zilberstein, piano
2002 LPO The Resurrection Symphony Klauspeter Seibel, cond, Symphony Chorus of New Orleans
2001 LPO [November 9-11, 2000] Beethoven And Blue Jeans, Kwame Ryan, conductor
2000 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra A Program of Haydn and Mahler (season finale)
1999 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra American Crossings William Eddins, conductor
1998 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Classics IX: Brahms/Clara Schumann/Robert Schumann (April 1997) Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
1997 Jefferson Performing Arts Society An Evening with Frederica van Stade
Dennis Assaf Conductor: Jefferson Symphony Orchestra
1996 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (April 13 & 15, 1995)
Firebird, Stravinsky; Symphony No. 5, Shostakovich;
Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky - Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
1995 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Feb. 3,5, 1994 Haydn and Mahler
Robert Spano, conductor; Anton Nel, piano
1994 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Catherine Comet Conductor, Sheryl Staples, VIolin Soloist
1993 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Program of April 11, 1992 Keith Clark, Conducting / Joseph Kim, Violinist
1992 NONE
1991 New Orleans Symphony Orchestra
Best Symphony Performance GUSTAVE MAHLER "Symphony #9 In D Minor"
1990 New Orleans Symphony Orchestra
MAXIM SHOSTAKOVICH, CECIL COLE"Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Brahms"
1988 New Orleans Symphony Orchestra "DOUBLE SHOSTAKOVICH"

BEST NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC PRESENTATION
(Contemporary - written in the past 25 years)
2007 Festival of Living Composers LPO
2005 Symphony no. 5 Composer Stephen Dankner"Odyssey of Faith, World Premiere”
2003 Stephen Dankner’s “Symphony #4” from Psalm of Peace LPO
2002 Wardell Quezergue, “A Creole Mass”
The New Orleans Symphony Chorus at St. Louis Cathedral
2001 Liebermann, “Piccolo Concerto” & “Latin Rhythms”, LPO
2000 David Anderson, “Concerto for Double Bass, Strings and Harp”
LPO featuring David Anderson on Double Bass
1999 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Jim Atwood - David Schiff’s “Speaking In Drums”

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE
2007 String Quartet Concert for Habitat for Humanity Musicians Village
2005 Patti Adams, flute & Jan Grimes, piano Loyola’s Montage Series
2004 Loyola Orchestral Faculty Ensemble Sticks and Strings, Part II
2003 Loyola Piano Trio (Poullette, Nisbet, McCracken) Program of Beethoven, Baker and Schumann
2002 Pete Wolbrette The American Dreamers Trinity Artist Series’ Independence Day Program
2001 Father Sean Duggan, Complete Keyboard Works of J.S. Bach
2000 Loyola Piano Trio Program of Haydn, Bloch and Brahms
Logan Skelton, piano; Valeri Poulette, violin; Allen Nisbet, cello
1999 Father Sean Duggan, Johann Sebastian Bach’s partitas
Trinity Church Bach-A-Thon
1998 Louisiana Philharmonic Chamber Players April 1997, CAC & Bultman Funeral Home
At the Solarium: The Muriel Bultman Francis Memorial Concert
1997 Trinity Church Artist Series Community Music Presentation:
Vocalist Brian Stratton and pianist Moses Hogan

BEST CHORAL ARTS PRESENTATION
2007 Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, Klauspeter Seibel, Conductor
2005 CHRISTMAS ON THE NORTHSHORE LPO & The St. Timothy Methodist Church Choir
2004 St, Charles Avenue Presbyterian Women’s Ensemble In Praise of the Virgin: In Search of the Black Madonna
2003 Symphony Chorus of New Orleans Carmina Burana (Carl Orff)
2002 Loyola University Choirs, “Saint & Scribe” (Barber & Getty) -- Meg Hulley, director
2001 The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, Francis Poulenc’s “Gloria” LPO -- Stephen Edwards
2000 The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans “Verdi’s Requiem” LPO - Orpheum Theatre
1999 Southeastern Louisiana University Concert Choir “Mass in B Minor” J.S. Bach
St. Joseph’s Abbey, Covington, LA

CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
2007 Robert Lyall A Night for New Orleans with Placido Domingo
2005 Carol Rausch Choral direction and editing of orchestra parts for Tales of Hoffmann
2004 Jay Lesenger and Erhard Rom for Stage Direction and Scenic Design for Pontalba
2003 Jay Lesenger for his direction of Salome for the New Orleans Opera Association
2002 Jay Lesenger, director, and Robert Lyall, conductor Die Walkure
2000 Erhard Rom for Scenic Design The Ballad of Baby Doe
1999 David Gately for Stage Direction of Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
1998 Carol Rausch, choral direction Il Trovatore New Orleans Opera Association
1997 David Morelock, Direction for Les Contes d'Hoffman, Loyola Opera

BEST OPERA PRODUCTION
2007 Siegfried NOOA Robert Lyall, Conductor
2005 Tales of Hoffmann David Morelock, director Robert Lyall, cond. New Orleans Opera Association
2004 “Don Giovanni”New Orleans Opera Association Mathew Lata, Director; Robert Lyall, Conductor
2003 “Turandot” (Puccini) NewOrleans Opera Association
David Morelock, director
2002 “Adiadne auf Naxos” (R. Strauss) New Orleans Opera Association
David Morelock, director, Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
2001 “A Streetcar Named Desire” New Orleans Opera Association
Colin Graham, director, Robert Lyall, conductor
2000 “The Ballad of Baby Doe” New Orleans Opera Association
Jay Lesenger, director; Mark Gibson, conductor, Carol Rausch, choral director
1999 “Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman), David Morelock, director
New Orleans Opera Association
1998 “Lakme” New Orleans Opera Association, David Morelock, director;
Klauspeter Seibel, conductor
1997 "Werther" New Orleans Opear Association
1996 "Don Giovanni" New Orleans Opera Association
1995 "Macbeth" New Orleans Opera Association
1994 "Falstaff" New Orleans Opera Association
1993 "L'Esisir d'Amore" Donizetti New Orleans Opera Association
1992 "LE NOZZE DI FIGARO" New Orleans Opera Association
1991 "LA TRAVIATA"
1990 "AIDA"
1989 "SALOME" New Orleans Opera Association
1988 "OTHELLO" New Orleans Opera Association

Best Technical Achievement in Opera
1996 Joshua Major - Stage Direction, Madama Butterfly
1995 David Gano Scenic and Lighting Designer MacBeth
1994 DAVID MORELOCK, DIRECTOR "Falstaff"

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
2003 Moses Hogan
2001 Klauspeter Seibel, Music Director LPO