Daniel Bee
VP Communications, The Colburn School
(+1) 213.621.1095 dbee@colburnschool.edu
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PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release
The Colburn Community School of Performing Arts Presents
Taste of Colburn
Los Angeles, CA — On March 16 from 6 pm to 10 pm Colburn is hosting a campus-wide party in support
of the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts (CSPA). Taste of Colburn will be an exciting event
featuring extraordinary student performances, gourmet food and drink, and an opportunity to bid
generously donated trips, concerts and unique luxury items in a festive silent auction. The Colburn School
already gives more than $300,000 in scholarship and financial aid funds to the CSPA each year.
Throughout the course of the evening attendees will have the chance to engage in conversation with
students, faculty, and parents, while being entertained by some of the Community School of Performing
Art’s finest young talents through musical entertainment, dance and choral performances.
Saturday, March 16, 6 pm – 10 pm
The Colburn School campus, Los Angeles, CA
Student performances, gourmet food and drink, and silent auction
Tax deductible tickets: $150 adult/$50 child
www.colburnschool.edu/tasteofcolburn or 213.621.1010
Those participating in the Taste of Colburn festivities are welcome to make a tax-deductible donation for
the event’s silent auction, where priceless, unique items from around the city will be showcased. In
recognition of these generous gifts, Colburn will list each donor’s business or website in the promotional
materials, as well as on displays at the night of the party.
ABOUT THE COLBURN COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
With classes taught by highly skilled instructors in music, drama and early childhood arts education, the
Colburn Community School of Performing Arts (CSPA) has been serving children of all ages since its
inception in 1950. A member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, the CSPA is accredited
by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and offers music classes in applied musical
instruction, music theory, chamber ensemble and large ensemble. The CSPA is an open enrollment school
and does not require academic degrees to enroll in courses.
ABOUT THE COLBURN SCHOOL
The Colburn School is a world-class performing arts school located in the heart of downtown Los
Angeles, neighboring the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Music Center, the Museum of Contemporary
Art, and the planned Broad Museum. Its acclaimed faculty provides students with the highest quality
performing arts education, which includes a multitude of performance opportunities in a state-of-the-art
facility. More than 2000 students attend classes in: the Conservatory of Music, the Community School of
Performing Arts, Young Artist Academy, Adult Studies, and the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute.
HERBERT ZIPPER SCHOLARS
Recently the school received $250,000 in scholarship funds from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation as part
of their “Widening the Stage” program. With the launch of this new scholarship program, high-talent,
high-need students, who demonstrate a intermediate level of musicianship or higher, now have a chance to
benefit from the multitude of gifts an education at Colburn has to offer. This new grant will serve as a
gateway to Colburn and excellence in education for children, aged 10-18, who would otherwise have
limited access to high quality performing arts teaching. Each of the successful participants will receive a
complete custom curriculum, based on a combination of applied lessons, chamber music, large ensembles
(orchestra, jazz ensemble, wind ensemble, vocal ensemble, etc.) and music theory. Students will be given
the opportunity to experience the state-of-the-art downtown campus and immerse themselves in Colburn’s
culture of excellence, while directly benefiting from daily interactions with other musically talented
youth. At the completion of the program, each student will gain the knowledge, experience, confidence
and preparation needed to continue their studies.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUCCESSES
Between 2011 and 2012, thirty-five Community School of Performing Arts (CSPA) students were the recipients of
multiple awards, solo positions, performance opportunities, and honors recitals. As an essential component to the
essence of The Colburn School, the CSPA’s successes are a direct reflection of the overall accomplishments at the
school and the community. Some of the prestigious competitions students have taken home awards have included
the American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition, Junior Chamber Music Concerto Competition,
Johansen International Competition for Young String Players, Primrose International Viola Competition, Spotlight
Awards, Mondavi Center National Young Artists Competition, MTAC Competitions, Palisades Symphony
Concerto Competition,
PATRONS LIST
Co-Chairs
Sel Kardan & Micah Yui
Rosemarie Fall & Andrew Millstein
Host Committee
Maestro Level
Jane Hwangbo & Craig S. Rosenblatt
Gold Level
Rosemarie Fall & Andrew Millstein
Tegan Jones & Sam Mercer
Aliza & Michael J. Lesser
Silver Level
Laura Brill & Ellen Evans
Nancy & Scott Choate
Christiane & Carlton Cuse
Raquel & Eric deLavandeyra
Charity & Edward Dong
Scott & Gillian Edel
Dr. Ozlem Equils
Robina Gibb
Megan Haller & Peter J. Rice
Stella Jeong & Randall Lee
Hiroko & Fumihiko Kanagawa
Molly & Brian Kirk
Dr. & Mrs. Linna
Joanne Saliba & Reynold M. Blight
Samantha & Marc Sandman
Maya & Jon Varnell
Micah Yui & Sel Kardan
Plus an Anonymous Maestro Level donation
Auction Co-Chairs
Dyanne Chae
Maya Varnell
To learn more visit: www.colburnschool.edu or www.facebook.com/ColburnSchool and
twitter.com/colburnschool
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For more information and images, please contact: Daniel Bee: VP Communications, The
Colburn School
(+1) 213.621.1095 dbee@colburnschool.edu