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Magic Penny Award
Ruth Crawford Seeger (2005)
CMN honors our mentors in the field of Children's Music through the Magic Penny Award, named after the song by Malvina Reynolds. Some of these mentors are with us today and others have passed on, but the reverberations of their music are still shaping what our children sing. In 2005, we honored the work of Ruth Crawford Seeger, whose books of children's folk songs and suggestions for their effective use in the classroom are still classics in schools, libraries and music programs across the country. She was also a gifted composer of serious orchestral and chamber music as well as the wife of renowned musicologist Charles Seeger, mother of Mike and Peggy Seeger, and stepmother of Pete Seeger. Award Ceremony
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About the Magic Penny Award
The Magic Penny Award, named after the song by Malvina Reynolds, is a Children's Music Network tribute to people in our community who have dedicated their lives to empowering children through music. In October 1999 the first award was given posthumously to Malvina herself, through her daughter, Nancy Schimmel.
Each year the Magic Penny Award program is a highlight of the CMN International Conference. The tribute program features songs written by or used by the recipient, informative appreciations of the recipient's work, and of course the presentation of the award itself.
Award Recipients
Dave Kinnoin
Melanie DeMore
Joan Ganz Cooney
Aaron Nigel Smith
Daniel J. Henry Jr.
Jean N. Hendricks
Fred Rogers
Nancy Schimmel
Kim & Reggie Harris
Sally Rogers
Jose-Luis Orozco
Pete Seeger
Ruth Pelham
Tom Hunter
Sharon, Lois & Bram
Joanne Hammil
Ruthie Buell
Tom Chapin
Bill Harley
Sarah Pirtle
Nona Beamer
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Bob Blue
Suni Paz
Woody Guthrie
Ella Jenkins
Marcia Berman
Malvina Reynolds
Photo Credits: Sandy Morris (Nancy Schimmel), Maile Beamer Loo/Hula Preservation Society (Nona Beamer), Ann Morse (Bob Blue), Robin Carson (Woody Guthrie), Janice Buckner (Marcia Berman), Eleanor M. Lawrence (Malvina Reynolds), Ramiro Fauve (Suni Paz)