Strike up the band!
The Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank and Asbury Park s Lakehouse Music Academy just announced a partnership that will bring some of Lakehouse s programs to the Basie campus, uniting two performing arts havens.
“In Lakehouse, we have found a community partner that believes in the importance and power of music and arts education,” said Adam Philipson, Basie president and CEO, in a news release.
“Incorporating Lakehouse’s progressive teaching philosophies into the Basie Center Academy’s School of Music is a natural fit, as both programs are committed to the development and comprehensive commitment of musicianship for our students.”
Lamb-Scudiery retires after years of service to Count Basie Center for the Arts ×
RED BANK – The Count Basie Center for the Arts has announced the retirement of Yvonne Lamb-Scudiery, founder of the nonprofit organization’s performing arts programs and a member of the Basie Center family for more than two decades.
“The heart of the Basie Center organization is its education programs, and those programs simply would not exist without Yvonne,” Adam Philipson, president and CEO, Count Basie Center for the Arts, said in a press release.
“For 20 years, Yvonne has dedicated her professional career to bettering the community through arts education, and the Basie Center has been blessed to have her lead its charge to fulfill our mission to inspire, educate and entertain,” he said.