Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award

The Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award is one of the highest honors awarded to members of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity for a lifelong achievement in uplifting the world through art and music. Its recipients include musical legends such as Aaron Copland, W. Francis McBeth, James Levine, Frederick Fennell, Maynard Ferguson, and Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.).

The name

The award is named for Charles E. Lutton, a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

History

The first award was given in 1952 in honor of Lutton.^[1]

Year	Recipient	Chapter
1952	Thor Johnson	Alpha Rho, Alpha Alpha
1954	Howard Hanson	Iota, Alpha Alpha
1956	Earl V. Moore	Epsilon, Alpha Alpha
1958	Sigmund Spaeth	Iota
1960	Joseph E. Maddy	Epsilon
1962	Van Cliburn	Alpha Chi, Alpha Alpha
1964	Archie N. Jones	Alpha Mu, Alpha Alpha
1967	Price Doyle	Gamma Delta
1970	Aaron Copland	Alpha Upsilon
1973	Pablo Casals	Epsilon Iota
1976	William Warfield	Delta Lambda
1979	James Levine	Alpha Omega, Alpha Alpha
1982	Sherrill Milnes	Alpha Beta
1985	Clark Terry	Beta Zeta
1988	W. Francis McBeth	Alpha Iota
1991	Dave Grusin	Beta Chi
1994	William D. Revelli	Alpha Lambda
1997	Leonard Slatkin	Alpha Alpha
2000	Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.)	Zeta Pi, Alpha Alpha
2003	Frederick Fennell	Alpha Nu
2006	Maynard Ferguson	Xi Chi
2009	Jamey Aebersold	Gamma Omega
2012	Carlisle Floyd	Epsilon Iota, Alpha Alpha
2015	Ellis Marsalis, Jr.[2]	Epsilon Lambda, Alpha Alpha
2018	Daniel E. Gawthrop	Xi Mu, Alpha Alpha

References

1. Guide to Awards Pg. 11 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Evansville, IN: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity, 2012. Retrieved Sept 2012.
2. "Sinfonia Names 24th Man of Music". sinfonia.org. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Retrieved 5 June 2015.