Monday, September 23rd
Gala Location / Space54 in NYC




2019
Honorees
The Wonderful World annual gala, hosted by Wonderful World: Friends of Music Therapy Inc (WWFMT), honors the legacy of Louis Armstrong and his commitment to bettering the lives of others through music. Proceeds are given to our beneficiary, The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine (LACMM) in NYC.
Each year we recognize a dynamic group of musicians, artists, physicians, philanthropists, and patients for making the world a better place. This year, our honorees include GRAMMY Award winning bassist/composer and the host of NPR's Jazz Night in America, Christian McBride, who will be receiving the Phoebe Jacobs Award; the prolific composer, conductor, and French hornist, David Amram, will be receiving our Lifetime Achievement Award; Deborah Korzenik, Senior Associate General Counsel of the Mount Sinai Health System, will be honored for her work in patient care and medical ethics; and artist Julia Justo who will be honored for her incredible artistry and resilience as a music therapy patient.
EVENT DETAILS
The evening will include a reception that will be sonically animated by a 90-minute set from one of the leading timbales artists in Tropical Music and Latin Jazz today, Tito Rodríguez, Jr.; a silent auction; and an opening performance by Bruce Sabath from the Broadway production, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish. Masters of Ceremony for the evening's program are Mercedes Ellington and Bill Daughtry, with music performances from saxophonist Erik Lawrence and the Garry Dial Trio, plus a memorable award presentation for our honorees.
Date
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019
Location
Space54
(New Venue)
226 East 54th Street
New York, NY 10022
(Btw 2nd and 3rd Ave.)
Time
6-9 PM
Attire
Business / Cocktail
Event Committee

EVENT CHAIR:
Edwin Sirlin

EVENT CO-CHAIR:
Howard Rubin

EVENT CO-CHAIR:
Sharon Mahn

EVENT CO-CHAIR:
Greg Gullia

Jon Batiste
Melanie Schnoll Begun
Jordan Bleznick
Don Brancaccio
Joan Brancaccio
Kevin Brannan
Danelle Marqui Brown
Linda Carroza
Lisabeth Cassaday
Gwendolyn DeLuca
Ellen Devens
Susan Devens
Mercedes Ellington
Michele Sherman Entner
Janet Falk
Kevin Fee
Edward Finkelstein
Joyce Fogel
Lincoln Foley
Nathan Goldstein
Ellen Goosenberg
Erica Grabscheid
Helen Greenbaum
EVENT STEERING COMMITTEE

Stephan Quentzel
Joelle Quinn
Charles Radcliffe
Jonathan Raskin
Rita Romeur
Alanna Rutherford
Elaine Schain
Howard Schain
Doug Seidman
Karen Seidman
Fran Silverman
Noah K. Simon
Donna Sirlin
Edwin Sirlin
Peter Strauss
Zelda Suzan
Aimee Telsey
Lynn Tescher
Patricia Walker
Marc Waserman
Rema Webb
Patty Weiner
Elizabeth Greenwald
Greg Gullia
Alan Horowitz
Elizabeth Horowitz
Jackie Harris
Miriam Javitch
Herb Klitzner
Michael Leitman
Erik Lawrence
Sharon Mahn
Marla Maples
Collen McDonough
Budd Mishkin
Meredith Monk
James Briggs Murray
Barbara Novick
Arturo O’Farrill
Kristen Olson
Rebecca Parker
Steve Pastor
Harriet Jahr Philips
Joseph Piccinnini
Kim Polson