Please join The VISION Collective and Renovare Music for an evening of music and stories in support of Buffalo String Works. All proceeds from this event will go to Buffalo String Works, helping them to deliver world class music education to diverse youth that inspires personal and community transformation.
The VISION Collective was founded in 2018 at The Juilliard School by Executive Director and cellist Drake Driscoll, Director of Programming and violist Sarah Sung, and violinist Timothy Chooi. The collective’s mission is to build meaningful relationships with and among refugees and new Americans by sharing and exchanging music between diverse communities. At the local level, VISION performs collaborative concerts at immigrant organizations in the tri-state area. Current partner organizations include Building One Community and the YMCA ​New Americans Initiative​. In the summer of 2019, VISION took their work overseas for the first time, performing one concert at each of three refugee camps in central Germany, interacting with approximately 120 children and adults from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, and Turkey. In recognition of their work, The VISION Collective has received the George J. Jakab Global Enrichment Grant, the Juilliard Entrepreneurship Grant, the Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant, and the Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach.
Renovare Music, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Cleveland, pursues community impact with a fresh, creative voice that spans artistic genres. Renovare partners with a diverse range of venues and organizations to reach people wherever they find themselves in life.
Mission: Sharing music at the highest level of artistry in diverse settings and innovative programs to love our neighbor, affirm the value of all people, and cultivate reconciled communities.