The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has announced the awarding of its 2019 student scholarships to graduating high school students from Long Island, who will be pursuing music studies in college. This year in addition to the five anticipated Distinction in Music awards, LIMHOF acknowledged seven additional students for their accomplishments with […]
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(June 11, 2019 — Melville, NY) The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMHOF) is proud to announce the recipients of their third annual High School Music Department Recognition Program. Six Long Island High School music programs were awarded recognition and will be an integral part of the LIMHOF Youth Holiday Concert November […]
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Created in 2007 and sponsored by the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, the Music Educator of Note Award is open to any music educator (public or private) who demonstrates an exceptional and long-term commitment to music education in geographic Long Island (Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau or Suffolk counties). Any colleague, current or former […]
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Each year, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMHOF) proudly grants thousands of dollars in music scholarships to individuals and organizations seeking funds. The current LIMHOF Scholarships/Grants program provides funding opportunities across Brooklyn, Nassau, Queens and Suffolk. Each is designed to further opportunities to celebrate music across Long Island. In addition to […]
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The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is proud to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 School Recognition Program. The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame High School Recognition Program is designed to identify Long Island High School music programs that are creating valuable music experiences for their […]
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The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame is proud to announce its 2018 Music Educator of Note award recipient – Lynette Carr-Hicks from the Uniondale School District. The award will be presented at LIMHoF’s Seventh Induction Gala on Thursday, November 8 at The Space in Westbury. Lynnette Carr-Hicks was born and raised […]
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Originally published by Newsday. Written by Glenn Gamboa. Two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are set to honor members of this year’s Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame class, marking the organization’s most star-studded event since the inaugural gala in 2006. Billy Joel will do double duty, inducting both his longtime guitarist Tommy […]
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Back when the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame was just getting started, we had the idea that we should present awards to Long Island musicians “For Outstanding Contributions to Long Island’s Musical Heritage.” These weren’t intended as full inductions into the Hall, but were instead meant as our public recognition for, perhaps, […]
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Melville, NY – The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame has announced the recipients of their 2018 scholarship awards program. The winners, all graduating high school students from Nassau and Suffolk counties who will pursue a music career, will be awarded $500 scholarships. The recipients are: Phillip Barsky from Manhasset High School. He’s […]
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Let the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame provide the musical backdrop for your summer celebrations with its brand new ‘Summertime ‘ Spotify Soundtrack featuring nearly 5 hours of LIMHOF Inductees performing a wide variety of summer-themed songs. In 1934, George Gershwin made history when he composed his jazz classic, ‘Summertime.’ Since then, […]
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