Event Home > Event The Rochester Presbyterian Home is delighted to present, “Moving the Needle” a celebration of women in music, on Thursday, May 19th at the Record Archive. Event Details Moving the Needle Celebrating Women in Music & Honoring Industry Pioneer Ethel Gabriel When Thursday, May 19th, 2022 5pm-8pm Where Record Archive 33 Rockwood Street Details Live Music by Hannah PK Cocktails & Hors D’oevres Sponsorships Available Platinum Record $1,000 8 tickets to event Space availability to display banner/literature Recognition in program & by MC at the event Logo featured on screen at event Mention in RPH Annual Report Gold Record $500 4 tickets to event Recognition in program & by MC at the event Logo featured on screen at event Mention in RPH Annual Report Grammy $250 2 tickets to event Recognition in program & by MC at the event Logo featured on screen at event Mention in RPH Annual Report Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Phone(Required)Address Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Company Sponsorship Level Platinum Record +$1000 Gold Record +$500 Grammy +$250 None Individual Ticket Price: $50.00 Quantity: Total Payment MethodPayPal Checkout American ExpressDiscoverMasterCardVisaSupported Credit Cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa Card Number Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Our Honored Elder Ethel Gabriel Ethel was America’s first major record label music producer and recording company executive enjoying a 40-year career at RCA Records. During her career in music, she produced over five thousand records, 2,500 albums including 15 RIAA Certified Gold Records and major hits by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Al Hirt, Henry Mancini, and Frank Sinatra to name a few. She was the winner of a Grammy Award in 1982 and produced six Grammy award-winning albums. In 1997, she was honored by Women in Music at their Touchstone Awards in New York City. She received the award for being the first female A&R Producer in the music business and for making extraordinary contributions to the music industry. In 2014, she was named to the Rochester Music Hall of Fame. She passed away at the magnificent age of 99 in March of 2021. Ethel’s story is being captured in a documentary film about her life and career, called LIVING SOUND. Production on the film started in 2019. Ethel lived at RPH’s Homestead location from October 10, 2010, until March 24, 2021. Her sisters Margaret Mauro and Elizabeth “Bobbie” Saxman also lived at Homestead. Today, her nephew Ed Mauro serves on the Board of Trustees and her niece, Nancy Mauro is President of the Service Board.