Music Therapy Program Director Toby Williams’ Op-Ed in Crain’s New York Business
In her op-ed, published yesterday, Toby expressed her support for a new bill that would allow Licensed Creative Arts Therapists to bill Medicaid, greatly widening access to mental health care in NYC and across the state.
Faculty Spotlight: Dorothy Savitch on Making Music Education a Priority in New York City
For nearly three decades, Dorothy Savitch has directed BKCM’s Music Partners outreach program and served as the music director of the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra. Last week, amNY Metro and PoliticsNY News recognized her tireless work to bring music education to more New Yorkers, naming her…
Nora Friedman on Building Community Through Dr. Suzuki’s Vision of Music Education
Nora Friedman joined BKCM in 2011 as a junior Suzuki instructor, and though she was just getting started, she knew right away that she was home. “As soon as I walked in, it was the place for me,” she recalls. She is now the Suzuki…
Sara Schoenbeck, Music Partners Program Coordinator
The New York Times describes Sara Schoenbeck’s bassoon playing as “galvanizing” and “riveting, mixing textural experiments with a big, confident sound”. She has played with everyone from David Byrne to the legendary experimental composer Anthony Braxton, and her bassoon graces the soundtracks of two Matrix…
Uton Onyejekwe, Director of DEI
Back in 2022, important questions were already being raised by the BKCM community about our repertoire: Why do we teach what we teach? Who and what are we missing? When Uton Onyejekwe stepped into the role of DEI Director that same year, he sought to…
Ian Davis, CMS Theory & Composition Teacher
“What originally drew me to composition was writing my own songs,” says Ian Davis, frontman of Ian Davis: Rock Band, one half of the experimental folk group Relatives, and BKCM’s resident theory maestro since 2019. In his music theory classes, he familiarizes students of all…
Miranda Knutson, Senior Events and Community Partnerships Manager
There are few people more ingrained in BKCM’s operations and lifeblood than Miranda Knutson, especially when you consider that she’s been a student here since she was eight years old (back when the entire lobby had a shag carpet). It was in the lot nearby…
Community Stories
BKCM’s programs reach more than 10,000 New Yorkers from all walks of life. We’re excited to celebrate some of those community members here, in our Community Stories blog!