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sai-natiOnal.ORg WintER 2014 PAN PIPES 13 to anyone planning a tribute. "Powell played in almost every city in the United States and many in Canada, and she premiered 15 violin concertos in North America, including those by Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, and Sibelius," Shaffer observed. "She championed contemporary American and European music, including music by women and black composers, at a time when they were neglected by other artists. "We can help enrich their presentations with photographs, programs and reviews from our archive, suggestions for programming, and much more." e invitation-only ceremony was held at the Ebell eater in Los Angeles on Jan. 25. A formal acknowledgment was made during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards telecast at the Staples Center on Jan. 26. liFetime aChieVement NOTABLE RECIpIENTS Of LIfETIME ACHIEvEMENT AWARD Marian Anderson 1991 Honorary Member Julie Andrews 2011 Irving Berlin 1968 Leonard Bernstein 1985 Dave Brubeck 1996 National Arts Associate Maria Callas 2007 Enrico Caruso 1987 Glenn Gould 2013 Morton Gould 2005 Jascha Heifetz 1989 Vladimir Horowitz 1990 Juilliard String Quartet 2011 Henry Mancini 1995 Thelonious Monk 1993 Jessye Norman 2006 Member Laureate Dolly Parton 2011 Honorary Member Itzhak Perlman 2008 Maud Powell 2014 André Previn 2010 Leontyne Price1989 Honorary Member Paul Robeson 1998 Andrés Segovia 1986 Georg Solt 1996 Isaac Stern1987 Igor Stravinsky1987 Arturo Toscanini 1987 Sarah Vaughan 1989 Distinguished Members Accept Powell Award e following acceptance speech first appeared on the Rachel Barton Pine website: O n Saturday, Jan. 25, my hero, violinist Maud Powell (1867- 1920), became the first female instrumentalist of any genre to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the GRAMMYs. is year's other awardees included the Beatles and the Isley Brothers. Maud Powell became only the fourth violinist to have received this prestigious award (the others were Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern, and Itzhak Perlman). I was honored to share the stage with Karen Shaffer, Maud Powell's biographer and president of the Maud Powell Society, to accept the award on Maud's behalf. It was a thrill to attend both the Lifetime Achievement Awards and the Grammy Awards. I'd like to express my gratitude to Karen Shaffer for her incredible dedication and efforts to preserve and promote the legacy of this extraordinary artist who, as I realized about an hour ago, is the only female being honored tonight. Nearly 20 years ago, I discovered Maud Powell through the fascinating biography Karen had written. Maud Powell was recognized as America's greatest violinist and one of the pre-eminent musicians in the world at the turn of the last century. In 1904, Maud became the first instrumentalist to record for the Victor Red Seal label (now RCA Red Seal), making more than 100 acoustic recordings before her untimely death in 1920. She was so popular that people throughout America bought the recently invented phonograph just to hear Maud's music. She was the first woman to dare to lead a quartet with men as the other members and the first white instrumentalist to champion works by composers of African descent. I discovered that Maud Powell's legacy has le a profound impact on all of today's American classical artists. e leading industry publication of her time called her "long one of the most powerful forces for the advancement of music in America." Maud Powell educated a nation that rarely had access to high quality concert performances. She famously said that popular music was familiar music, and that if classical became more familiar it would become more popular, and she definitely proved this to be true. Maud Powell's story resonates powerfully for me and I've tried to model my career in music around Maud and the example she set: • By performing music by deserving composers, both well-known and lesser known, • By introducing classical music to new audiences across the country, • By embracing the latest technology to spread great art to listeners everywhere, • And by educating and encouraging the next generation of young artists. Despite living long before the creation of the Recording Academy (and even before the introduction of the electric microphone), Maud Powell embodied the mission of the Recording Academy – to positively impact the lives of musicians, of industry members, and of our society at large. ank you very much for this great honor. American violinist and SAI Honorary Member Rachel Barton Pine has appeared with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras. She holds top prizes from the J.S. Bach (gold medal), Queen Elizabeth, Paganini, Kreisler, Szigeti, and Montreal international competitions and has twice been honored as a Chicagoan of the Year. Her charitable activities include serving as a trustee of the Music Institute of Chicago and president of the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation. She presented the SAI Philanthropies, Inc. Benefit Concert at the 2009 National Convention in Chicago accompanied by Friend of the Arts Matthew Hagle. She also spoke to the convention's assembled membership on behalf of her foundation.

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