Stephen Sondheim to receive the Handel Medallion from Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Stephen Sond­heim is to receive New York City’s highest hon­our for achieve­ment in the arts. The award is given by the City of New York for con­tri­bu­tion to the city’s intel­lec­tual and cul­tural life. Pre­vi­ous recip­i­ents include Leonard Bern­stein, John Len­non and cho­reo­grapher Merce Cun­ning­ham.

The Han­del Medal­lion will be presen­ted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and actor Alec Bald­win at the Mayor’s Awards for Arts and Cul­ture cere­mony at Alice Tully Hall.

The cere­mony will also hon­our five other fig­ures in the art world for their con­tri­bu­tions, includ­ing Bary­sh­nikov Arts Cen­ter dir­ector Mikhail Bary­sh­nikov and artist Maya Lin.

via BBC News

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