Artwork above: "White on White", mixed media, by Linda, a senior participant in Arts for the
Aging's program at Annandale Adult Day Care Center. Inspired by the
record-breaking snow storm of February 2010.

Diplomatic Committee

as of August 23, 2010

H.E. Carolina Barco The Ambassador of Colombia

H.E. Pierre Vimont The Ambassador of France

H.E. The Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Fujisake

H.E. Claudia Fritsche The Ambassador of Liechtenstein

H.E. The Ambassador of Mexico and Mrs. Valencia-Sarukhan

H.E. The Ambassador of Monaco and Mrs. Noghes

H.E. The Ambassador of Morocco and Mrs. Mekouar

H.E. The Ambassador of Romania and Mrs. Vierita

H.E. The Ambassador of Sweden and Mrs. Hafstrom

H.E. The Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Lady Scheinwald

Gala Chairs

Mrs. Warren J. Polk

Dr. Joyce S. Hagel-Silverman

Auction Chairs

Mrs. Anna Maria Ciompi Via

Mrs. Susanne Eisinger

Advertising Chair

Mrs. Monique Summers-Mally

Public Relations Chair

Mrs. Chateau Gardecki

Hospitality Chairs

Mrs. Regina Donnelly

Ms. Vicki C. Doyle

Women's Committee

Dr. Joyce S. Hagel-Silverman, Chair

2010 Lolo Sarnoff Award Recipient
Jerome Barry: World Renowned Singer and Teacher Baritone Jerome Barry’s tone, humor, pathos and sense of the dramatic earned him the accolade “a rare phenomenon” from the late master musician Lukas Foss. Performances with the likes of the Baltimore Symphony are “Triumphant!” (The Baltimore Sun). Barry’s versatility includes a command of languages. He speaks nine, and sings in twenty-seven. His advanced degrees from Northeastern University and Tufts University are in modern languages and literature, and his education at Boston Conservatory, Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts, Germany’s Goethe Institut, and Italy’s Santa Cecilia Conservatory prepared him for studies with luminaries Luigi Ricci, Romeo Arduini and Paolo Silveri, as well as Gérard Souzay and Pierre Bernac in Paris. His international career includes orchestral performances, concerts, recitals, oratorio, and opera. Mr. Barry has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, with the Boston Pops, the Baltimore and National Symphonies, Israel National Opera, Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, the Israel Festival and the Helsinki Festival, to name a few. Recording credits include CBS Records, Premier Recordings, Inc., and with national radio and television stations alike. He is the only classical singer to be chosen a Bösendorfer artist, an honor bestowed upon the likes of Mstislav Rostropovich, Frank Sinatra, and Chick Corea. His master classes are received internationally, and he has been faculty at Tel Aviv University, Northeastern University, Tufts University, the University of Maryland, and American University. Mr. Barry is founder and director of Washington D.C.’s esteemed Embassy Series, he is laureate of the McClosky Institute of Voice, a gold medal recipient for outstanding service from the President of Austria, member of the Washington Hall of Fame, and joins ranks as Washingtonian of theYear.

Arts for the Aging is honored to present Jerome Barry with the Third Annual Lolo Sarnoff Award for Outstanding Vision and Creativity. This award recognizes individuals who embody the philosophy that continued engagement, especially in the arts, is key to healthy aging. The spark behind the award is the Swiss-German artist, scientist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and AFTA Founder, Lolo Sarnoff. Since graduating from Germany’s Reimann Art School  in 1930’s Berlin, Lolo has been a pioneer across continents. Her legacy abounds: she was a driver in the Swiss Red Cross Motor Corps during World War II, co-inventor of the replacement for the iron lung (the Electro-Phrenic Respirator), ground breaking sculptor of fiber-optics and plexi-glass (The Flame, her favorite, has been on permanent exhibition in the Kennedy Center Opera House since its opening in 1971), and sh

e has been a devotee of countless artistic and community endeavors. Among them, Lolo helped establish The Foreign Students Service Council and she has held philanthropic and volunteer positions to landmark institutions such as the Washington Opera, the Washington Performing Arts Society, the National Ballet, The Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design. With the grace, wisdom and energy of a modern Olympian, 20 years ago, at the age of 72, Lolo founded Arts for the Aging, realizing her personal dream “Do today as much as possible. Tomorrow may never come.”

The critically acclaimed George Peachey will accompany Mr. Barry for the Gala performance. He is familiar to Embassy Series audiences for his vocal and instrumental works with soloists. He has performed at The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, The Phillips Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Walters Art Museum, and The Organization of American States, among others. As a chamber musician, he has been guest artist on the National Symphony Chamber Music Series, and has performed with Sunrise String Quartet, and Stratford Chamber Players, led by former NSO concertmaster William Steck. Mr. Peachey’s recordings of German Lieder accompaniments are available on many popular music websites. He teaches piano and gives vocal coaching in his private studio. He received his musical training at The Catholic University of America where he studied with Thomas Mastroianni and Fernando Laires, and at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Austria where he was a pupil of Michael Krist.

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Because of the vision and creativity of Lolo Sarnoff,
and that of outstanding individuals like Jerome Barry,
our world is a better place for the arts and for humanity.

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