Please join The VISION Collective for an evening of live music in support of the Ukrainian Community Center of Washington. All proceeds from this event will go to the Ukrainian Community Center of Washington, helping them to meet the needs of displaced Ukrainian Refugees. According to the UNHCR, 13,379,780 refugees crossed the border of Ukraine since Feb 24, 2022. Since its establishment, the UCCW has been helping refugees and immigrants mostly from the former Soviet Union overcome language, cultural, educational and social barriers. Its purpose is not only to assist and educate the Slavic community but to provide them with a sense of unity and community well-being.
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.
