WINTER 2013
Quarterly news from Education Through Music
Encore! Joshua Bell Performs to Support ETM On January 15, 2013 violin virtuoso Joshua Bell graciously lent his home for an Education Through Music (ETM) friendraiser to help grow ETM’s supporter and donor base. Guests, from the entertainment, finance and philanthropy communities, gathered to hear the Grammy Award-winning violinist perform and speak on behalf of Education Through Music. A queue of well-dressed guests sipped on champagne and mingled in a star-studded crowd with the likes of Christine Baranski, Julianna Margulies and husband Keith Lieberthal, Tommy Hilfiger, Gayle King and the Laurens: Ralph, Ricky, David and Lauren Bush. The evening’s host committee was also peppered with famous, boldfaced names such as Harvey Weinstein, Christine and Steve Schwarzman, Glenn Close and David Shaw, and Meryl Streep. Bell, who was accompanied by Sam Haywood on piano, was introduced for his performance by Education Through Music’s Executive Director Katherine Damkohler. Damkohler described Bell to the crowd as a “constant supporter [whose] personal visits to our schools have been
Keith Lieberthal and Julianna Marguiles with 2013 Gala Honoree Richard Bernstein
a priceless gift to our children.” Between pieces, Bell—a member of ETM’s advisory committee since 2004—retraced his earliest experiences at an ETM partner school: “I felt like The Beatles,” he told the spellbound audience. “I was amazed. They [the students] were prepared for months ahead of time and knew all my music—they were too young to realize I was not a rock star. But they had music in their lives. I was so touched by it.” Continued on page 2
Joshua Bell gave a special performance in January as part of an ETM Friendraiser Photos: Chris Marolf/ETM
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