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The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Presents A Very Special Holiday Concert featuring LIMHOF’s 2019 Recognized High Schools.

October 24, 2019

Proceeds to benefit our Music Education Programs. First appearance of the Mobile Museum “Tour Bus” with its debut exhibit “On The Record”. Talented performers from Farmingdale, Great Neck, Longwood, St. Frances in Queens and Uniondale High Schools will gather to perform and celebrate the season while raising funds for music education programs. The Long […]

LIMHOF Celebrates its 2019 Music Scholarship Class

June 18, 2019

The Long Island Music 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 Merit in […]

2019 High School Recognition Program Awards

June 11, 2019

(June 11, 2019 — Melville, NY) The Long Island Music 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 17th at […]

The LIMHOF Music Educator of Note Award for 2019

May 29, 2019

Created in 2007 and sponsored by the Long Island Music 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 student may […]

Announcing the 2019 LIMHOF Music Scholarships

April 5, 2019

Each year, the Long Island Music 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 our long-standing […]

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is Now Accepting School Recognition Program Applications

January 24, 2019

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is proud to announce that it is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 School Recognition Program. The Long Island Music 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 students and that are […]

Long Island Music Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Music Educator of Note Award Recipient – Lynette Carr-Hicks

November 5, 2018

The Long Island Music 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 in Westbury, […]

Billy Joel, Chuck D to induct new LI Music Hall of Fame members

October 24, 2018

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 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 Byrnes and […]

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Honors Local Artists With The LISA Award Winners’ Playlist

July 25, 2018

Back when the Long Island Music 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, more local […]

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame Announces 2018 Scholarship Recipients

July 17, 2018

Melville, NY – The Long Island Music 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 a lyric […]

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