A MUSICAL SALUTE! 2009
October 4, 2009 at The National Arts Club
Encompass Honored
Composer Maury Yeston
Tony Award-winning Composer for
Best Musical and Best Score for NINE and TITANIC!
Tony Award Nominated for GRAND HOTEL.
from BMI's website:
October 21, 2009
Encompass Honors Maury Yeston
The Encompass New Opera Theatre honored esteemed BMI composer Maury Yeston at its 2009 Jazz Gala, held Sunday, October 4 in New York. Yeston is the musical force behind the Tony Award-winning Nine and Titanic, both of which garnered Best Musical and Best Score honors, as well as the Tony-nominatedGrand Hotel. The director of the prestigious BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop for two decades, Yeston is also a bold and generous mentor.
Presenting Yeston a lifetime achievement award, Encompass celebrated his career contributions with performances of his work by special guests including Tommy Tune, Karen Akers and Yeston himself.
Pictured at the 2009 Encompass New Opera Theatre Jazz Gala are Pat Cook, Artistic Director of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop; Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director of the Encompass New Opera Theatre; Maury Yeston; BMI’s Jean Banks; Frank Evans, Workshop Special Events Coordinator; and Morton Banks.
