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Unknown: Thank you very much. Thank you. It's my great pleasure to welcome you here to this very special celebration tonight. I don't need to highlight the enormous contributions made by Lou

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Harrison to the arts in this community and to the founding and the growth and the development and the success of the Cabrillo Music Festival over the last 35 years. But on a personal note, I just want to say what an honor it is for me

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to participate in paying tribute to a truly original American voice low. It's really wonderful and, and for me, Lou's openness and his curiosity and interest and ability to embrace so many different styles of music in so many cultures, is truly

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remarkable. And for me, it's not only a Voice of America, but it's really the voice of humanity. And tonight, in addition to celebrating Lou's 80th birthday, which he claims he's sick of, but I'm not yet we're also inaugurating an award

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that will be given annually to someone who has made a truly outstanding contribution to the arts in this community. And we're very, very pleased that the award will be called the Lou Harrison Award and the first year we will give it to Lou

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Harrison himself. And this beautiful piece was made for us by Heather Robin of Heather glass and it's from when you look at it later if you get a chance. It's really gorgeous. And Lou even recognize the

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music. It's from his third Piano Sonata the notes on it. So that's that's a very good sign. And I think there's no better way to pay tribute to Lou than enjoy his music and tonight's concert will be really outstanding, and I'd like to

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welcome and thank very much the gamelan. See Betty, and their director of Trish Nielsen for doing this performance tonight. And also, there are several members from the Cabrillo Music Festival orchestra who will also be featured and afterward please

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join us for a reception outside on the plaza. It should be a great evening, Happy birthday. Thank you.