 In December 2023 Antonio García will receive The Medal of Honor from The Midwest Clinic, the world’s largest international music conference. The Medal of Honor was introduced in 1962 “as a way to honor conductors, educators, composers, and others whose unique service to music education and continuing influence on the development and improvement of bands and orchestras deserve special recognition.” Just over 100 individuals have merited the award since its inception, including Leonard Slatkin, Morton Gould, Howard Hanson, Elizabeth Green, Karel Husa, William D. Revelli, and Jacquelyn Dillon.
In the jazz-influenced world that includes Clark Terry, Doc Severinsen, Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Candido Camero, Sammy Nestico, Jamey Aebersold, Richard Dunscomb, Mary Jo Papich, Janis Stockhouse, and (saxophonist) Ron Carter. Said Tony to the Midwest Board of Directors: “You have bestowed upon me the highest honor of my career and—other than my family—the highest honor of my life.”
The presentation follows the October 2023 premiere by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra of a new García commission, “Homecoming: A New Orleans Journey.” The internationally
acclaimed ensemble’s October tour culminates in a performance at Carnegie Hall, 25 years after Tony performed there as bass trombonist of the Phil Collins Big Band.
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