R. Wayne Walters Receives Our A Life in the Arts Award

Perhaps the most joyous part of our May 17th event, which was sponsored in part by PSEG, was the opportunity to recognize someone who's had an immeasurable impact on the arts over the course of a long and varied career. R. Wayne Walters has alternated across a number of roles from soloist to educator to conductor to composer to name just a few. He is also a former Board member of The Masterwork Music and Art Foundation and a great friend to many. All of this made Wayne the inspiration for our first A Life in the Arts Award.

For his part, Wayne treated us to a premier performance of his latest work, Ode to the Sea, performed by The Morris Choral Society -- a group Wayne also founded. This work was inspired by a letter from a friend, Father Kenneth Lasch, who was also in attendance.