L.A. Chamber Orchestra 2025 Gala Celebration Honors Paul Broucek, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Music, and Philanthropists Pat and Sandy Gage at Skirball Cultural Center

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) rolls out the red carpet for its 2025 Gala Celebration honoring esteemed studio executive Paul Broucek, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Music, “an entertainment heavyweight” (Digital Music News) who has made a global impact on the film and television industry, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Skirball Cultural Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom in Los Angeles. The orchestra also fetes long-time LACO advocates and philanthropists Pat and Sandy Gage, whose involvement with the orchestra spans more than two decades. Proceeds from the from the black-tie (preferred) gala fundraiser benefit LACO’s artistic and educational initiatives.

Broucek will be presented with LACO’s Hollywood Ally Award for championing the orchestra's musicians in their professional studio work throughout his career. The Gages will be honored with LACO’s Heartstrings Award, presented to philanthropic community leaders, for their extraordinary commitment to the orchestra.

“LACO is delighted to celebrate Paul Broucek for his significant contributions to the music industry,” says LACO Executive Director Ben Cadwallader. “His vast body of work includes producing soundtracks for some of the most iconic films of our generation, from The Dark Knight and Joker to Barbie and the Lord of the Rings epics. Paul’s connection to LACO, which was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the film and television recording industry’s most gifted musicians, runs deep as well. Many of LACO’s past and current artists having been featured on countless recording projects under his creative direction. Additionally, Paul has long championed a myriad of composers both rising and established, among them several whose orchestral music LACO has presented in concert, including James Newton Howard and Jeff Beal.”

Broucek has lived an extraordinary, renaissance life at the intersection of music and film. President of Music at Warner Bros. Pictures since 2009, he also runs the studio’s in-house record label, Water Tower Records. Previously, Broucek was president of music at New Line Cinema. In addition to the films noted above, he has overseen the creative and logistical musical projects on everything from Beetlejuice, The Color Purple, Wonka, Elvis, King Richard, Judas & the Black Messiah, Wonder Woman, and Tenet, to Godzilla, The Hobbit, The Great Gatsby, Gravity, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, and more. 

In addition to their support of LACO, the Gages find time to support other charitable causes. For many years, they were involved with “Stop Cancer." Sandy also served as Jewish Federation (JF) campaign chair, and chairman of the JF legal division. Pat actively volunteers and serves on the board of Beit T’Shuva, a residential treatment center for those struggling with addiction. 

Event Highlights
Gala highlights include a concert with LACO artists led by Music Director Jaime Martín featuring the world premiere of Jeff Beal’s End of Empire and Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony.” The evening’s concert is underwritten by Annica and James Newton Howard and Ann Moore.

A three-course celebration dinner follows the concert with guests enjoying an amuse-bouche "quartet," a surf-and-turf entree "duet," and a dessert "trio." A selection of Acre and Lumen wines are sponsored by the Henry Family.

Serving as Honorary Chairs are music talent agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz, who were honored by LACO in 2024.