Usdan Blog
News | May 12, 2017
Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts has confirmed two high profile music collaborations with International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE ) for Junior Chorus and Lisa Bielawa for Senior Orchestra programs, kicking off in Summer 2017.
Composer-performer Levy Lorenzo will team with his colleagues...
News | Apr 17, 2017
Usdan recently added a key member of their senior administration team: Andrew Navarette as director of development.
Andrew is a Fundraising and Nonprofit Management expert with a deep appreciation for the Arts and a strategic and effective leader in the New York arts community. He joins...
News | Mar 31, 2017
Last month, Usdan student Jasmine Shayla Modeste’s talent was on display. Her work was included in an ArtsAlive LI exhibition featuring work of African-American artists.
It started when the Westbury Arts Council asked for volunteers to assist in painting a mural in the kids play area at...
News | Mar 3, 2017
Through the 50+ years that Usdan has been open, more than 40,000 students have passed through Usdan’s gates, many thanks to need- and talent-based scholarships. Every year, Usdan gives over $1 million dollars in need- and talent-based scholarships.
News | Mar 2, 2017
On Saturday, February 11, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts conducted its first-ever formal off-campus Information Session. The successful and informative session took the Usdan experience to the streets of NYC, drawing a solid group of new and familiar faces – may of whom signed up to return once...
News | Jan 26, 2017
“Every time you play the horn, you have to be brave…and willing to accept mistakes. (It’s) a metaphor for a lot of things…” – Andrew Copper
In December, our very own Andrew Copper, principal French horn player at Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra and associate executive director of Usdan,...