Mary Luehrsen, executive director, The NAMM Foundation and director, NAMM Public Affairs and Government Relations; Vanessa Carlton, singer-songwriter; FORTE Tenors; Terry Lowe, president, Timeless Communications with the presentation of the Don Johnson Award

Celebrate music education and honor its champions and advocates at The Grand Rally for Music Education featuring FORTE, the classical crossover opera-pop trio of tenors; an "inside the practice studio" interview with Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton; and student performances by the Manhattan School of Music Electronic Jazz Ensemble, featuring Bernie Williams, as well as from Country Club Hills District 160. Presented by The NAMM Foundation.