City Of Hope To Honor Stephen Schwartz With Warner/Chappell Music 'Icon Of Hope' Award

Songs of Hope XIV

The CITY OF HOPE announced that the WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC ICON OF HOPE AWARD will be awarded to musical theatre lyricist and composer STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, composer of hit musicals "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked," among many others. WARNER/CHAPPELL Chief Operating Officer CARIANNE MARSHALL and SVP Theatrical/Catalog KURT DEUTSCH will present the award at SONGS OF HOPE XIV presented by SPOTIFY on SEPTEMBER 13th at ALEX DA KID's KIDINAKORNER KAMPUS in SHERMAN OAKS, CA..
 
SCHWARTZ has won four GRAMMYS and three OSCARS, has been inducted into the SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME and THEATRE HALL OF FAME, and was awarded the ISABELLE STEVENSON TONY AWARD, for his commitment to fostering new talent and championing important causes.
 
Previously announced award presenters and recipients include: 

CLIVE DAVIS "LEGEND IN SONGWRITING' AWARD presented by DAVIS to BENNY BLANCO and MIKE WILL MADE-IT. 

MARTIN BANDIER "VANGUARD" AWARD,, presented by BAMNDIER to SARAH AARONS

ELECTRONIC ARTS “COMPOWER OF THE YEAR” AWARD presented by STEVE SCHNUR to JAMES NEWTON HOWARD

SONGS OF HOPE BEVERLY AND BEN HOROWITZ LEGACY AWARD presented by ZACH HOROWITZ to STEPHEN J. FORMAN, M.D., the FRANCIS & KATHLEEN McNAMARA DISTINGUISED CHAIR IN HEMATOLOGY AND HEMATOPPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLATATION at CITY OF HOPE. This award will include the presentation of $100,000 to support the research of DR. FORMAN and his team.

UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP and SPOTIFY will also present awards, with more information provided closer to the event.
 
For the 14th consecutive year, the event is co-chaired by SPIRIT MUSIC GROUP Chairman/CEO DAVID RENZER; THE DAVIS FIRM Founder/Principal DOUG DAVIS; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP N.A. President EVAN LAMBERG and ELECTRONIC ARTS President of Music STEVE SCHNUR. 

This year’s music and entertainment sponsors include SPOTIFY, LIVE DAVIS, SON/ATV, ELECTRONIC ARTS, UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP and WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC. 
 
To purchase tickets for SONGS OF HOPE XIV presented by SPOTIFY, visit www.cityofhope.org/music/songs or contact CITY OF HOPE at (626) 218-6313 or mfei@coh.org.

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