ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming and Alice Parker Award

The winners and presenters of the 2008 Chorus America/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming and Alice Parker Award, from the left: Eric Banks (The Esoterics), Alice Parker, Fran Richard (ASCAP), Mark Shapiro (Monmouth Civic Chorus), Catherine Wesolek (Peninsula Girls Chorus), Christine Bullin (Chanticleer)

Michael Korn Founders Award for Philanthropic Contribution to the Arts

Paul Caldwell (right), winner of the Michael Korn Founders Award for Philanthropic Contribution to the Arts, with board chairman Todd Estabrook

Chorus America Philanthropic Award

Dorothy Horrell (center) and Susan France from The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation accept the 2008 Chorus America Philanthropic Award from Todd Estabrook

Dale Warland Singers Commission Award

The Dale Warland Singers Commission Award was presented to Chanticleer, who will partner with composer Shawn Crouch to create and premiere a new choral work in 2009. From the left: Shawn Crouch, Dale Warland, and Chanticleer’s Christine Bullin

Chorus America Education Outreach Award

Los Angeles Master Chorale music director Grant Gershon (left) and executive director Terry Knowles (center) accept the 2008 Chorus America Education Outreach Award from Susan Knight

Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal

Jonathan Miller, director of Chicago a cappella, accepts the 2008 Louis Botto Award for Innovative Action and Entrepreneurial Zeal from Janet Sarbaugh

Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art

John Alexander (left) receives the 2008 Michael Korn Founders Award for Development of the Professional Choral Art from Earl Rivers

Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence

Priscilla Smith accepts the 2008 Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence on behalf of Anima (formerly the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus) from Frank Stubbs