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Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service

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About the Awards

Since 2016, 25 professional orchestra musicians from across the country have received the Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service from the League of American Orchestras.

Made possible through the generosity of Ford Motor Company Fund, the awards recognize professional musicians’ deeply impactful work outside of the concert hall, much of it virtual this year due to the pandemic.

The honorees receive their awards at the League’s National Conference, and are also featured in a session highlighting their inspiring education and community engagement work. Videos of the musicians in action are posted on the League’s website.

Read about the 2021 awardees (PDF)

Past Awardees

We congratulate our 2021 Awardees! Read about their work. (PDF)

Ford Musician Awards past winners
Past recipients of the Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service.

For a deeper look into the impact Ford musicians are making in their communities, check out these two resources: the 2017-2019 winner videos, and this article highlighting the 2017 awardees (PDF) in the League’s Symphony magazine.

View Previous Awardees

Questions?

Please contact David Styers, Director, Learning and Leadership Programs, at dstyers@americanorchestras.org.

The Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community Service, a program of the League of American Orchestras, are made possible by
Ford Motor Company Fund.

Ford Motor Company Fund

Banner: Ford Musician Awards 2018, Jeffery Barker Award Presentation with Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Carlin Ma

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