From left, LACO Gala 2024 honoree Michael Gorfaine, honoree Sam
Schwartz, honoree Shaheen Nanji, LACO Music Director Jaime Martín
and honoree Anil Nanji were celebrated at the fundraising gala. (photo courtesy of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra pulled out all the stops for its “2024 Gala Celebration” honoring legendary music talent agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz, co-founders of Gorfaine/Schwartz, on April 6, at the Skirball Cultural Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom. Gorfaine and Schwartz were recognized with the “LACO Hollywood Ally Award.” LACO was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the film and television recording industry’s most gifted musicians, and many of LACO’s past and current artists have worked on countless recording projects with composers represented by the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.
The Orchestra also feted long-time LACO advocates, community leaders and philanthropists Shaheen and Anil Nanji, who received the “LACO Heartstrings Award.”
The event raised a record-breaking $1 million to benefit LACO’s artistic and educational initiatives.
For information, visit laco.org.