Jerry Goldenson Honored with Music Will’s Visionary Award
J erry Goldenson, president of KHS America, was honored in April with the Vision- ary Award at the Music Will annual benefit, held at Gotham Hall in New York. The event celebrated leaders in music and education, raising nearly $1 million to support Music Will’s mission to transform young lives through music education programs in public schools. Goldenson was recognized for his com- mitment to music education and advocacy for accessible, high-quality instruments in schools nationwide. Under his leadership, KHS America has expanded efforts to ensure that young musicians — regardless of background — have the tools they need to discover and express themselves through music. Other honorees included Grammy-win- ning artist, producer, writer and composer Wyclef Jean, who received the Music Innova- tor Award; singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, honored with the Luminary Award; singer/ songwriter and member of the Rock and
TMP-Pro to Distribute PureLink in U.S. T MP-Pro, a division of The Music People, has announced it now offers PureLink products, including matrix switchers, video-over-IP solutions and UHD/4K scalers. “PureLink takes great pleasure in announcing our U.S.-distribution partnership with TMP-Pro,” said Howard Schilling, director of sales at PureLink. “TMP-Pro’s world-class customer service and technical sales support ideally complement PureLink’s continued expansion of its control-automation and AV-switching products and services.” “As a value-added distributor, we’re excited to offer PureLink’s technologies to empower seamless connections in today’s ever-connected world,” said Tom Tedesco, president and CEO of The Music People. “This collaboration strengthens our commitment to delivering advanced solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.” {tmppro.com}
Photo credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images. From left: Jack O’Brien, Rachel Goldenson, Mu- sic Will founder Dave Wish, Goldenson’s wife
Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame Jackson Browne, presented with the Legacy Award; and Emmy and Tony award-winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth, who accepted the Inspire Award. Music Will is the largest nonprofit music education program for schools in the U.S. Since 2002, the organization has provided teacher training, curriculum and instruments to over 6,000 schools across all 50 states. {musicwill.org; khs-america.com}
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