Office of Community Engagement

The Office of Community Engagement brings free performances and educational experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds at community organizations beyond our campus. Our office brings community members to our campus for events to overcome geographic and cost barriers to arts access. We empower Juilliard students through cocurricular programming and advising to be the change they want to see in the world and use their artistry to connect with other people, build sustainable programs, forge lasting relationships, and foster dialogues. Community Engagement Fellows grow as citizens, deepen their sense of artistic purpose, and develop skills for life beyond the classroom or studio via participation in our five fellowship programs.

Our Staff

Alice Jones, Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Career Services
Adrian Rodriguez, Director of Community Engagement
Nathan Fischer, Director of Career Services
Ian Prince, Business Development Director, Career Services and Entrepreneurship
Liz Mandic-Nowac, Program Manager, Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship
Maya Reilly, Administrative Coordinator, Community Engagement and Career Services

Contact Us

For general information about Community Engagement programs, please contact:

Office of Community Engagement
The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023
(212) 799-5000, ext. 298
[email protected]

Juilliard Community Engagement Fellows and staff serve their community by creating access to artistic and educational experiences in neighborhoods across New York City. If your organization is interested in Juilliard Community Engagement programming, please contact the Office of Community Engagement at [email protected].

Providing access to performances

Free performances in community centers. Each year, approximately 30 multidisciplinary ensembles in the Gluck Community Service Fellowship (GCSF) perform over 400 interactive concerts at healthcare facilities, community centers, and assisted living facilities.

Free concerts for children in Juilliard’s building. The Young People’s Concert Series is a multi-genre interactive performance concert series for children in Grades 4-5. The series presents five 45-minute performances each year, inviting hundreds of students to concerts designed especially for young listeners at Juilliard, in conjunction with arts enrichment classes taught at their home campus by Community Engagement Fellows.

In collaboration with the Dance Division, the annual Dance Masterworks performance welcomes youth and young people from NYC schools to Juilliard for an hour-long showcase of contemporary and classical modern dance repertory each spring.

Nurturing the next generation of artists and arts lovers

Through the CLIMB Fellowship, MAP Fellowship, McCabe Guitar Fellowship, and Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship, Juilliard provides free arts education and arts enrichment experiences in public schools, community centers, and community arts organizations to thousands of youth and young people each year. 

If you are a current Juilliard student interested in becoming a Juilliard Community Engagement Fellow, please contact the Office of Community Engagement at [email protected]. Please also visit our MyJuilliard page for up-to-date information.

As a Community Engagement Fellow, you’ll learn to activate and deepen your artistry beyond the studio or the practice room. You’ll learn how your art can be a force for good and how to welcome people into your artistic world.

Community Engagement work is highly rigorous, demands a wide array of skills, and is immensely fulfilling. Its tenets include shared buy-in to an experience, social justice, and a two-way flow of ideas and impact between artist and community. It is challenging work, and an artist cannot engage in this kind of practice and emerge unchanged. 

There are five Community Engagement Fellowships and approximately 160 Fellowship awards each year.

• CLIMB Fellowship (Combining Literacy Instruction with Musical Beginnings) – Fellows lead fun, play-filled classes for young children aged 4-10 at Juilliard on Saturday mornings that build literacy skills through arts exploration.
• Gluck Community Service Fellowship – In self-formed ensembles, students from all disciplines perform interactive concerts at dozens of community organizations.
• MAP Fellowship (Music Advancement Program) – Fellows perform and teach Preparatory Division students at Juilliard on Saturdays. The Music Advancement Program is a rigorous, supportive, and musically fulfilling program for students age 8-18 from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the classical music world.
• Norma Galblay McCabe Guitar Fellowship – Guitar students selected for this Fellowship perform for young students and teach master classes, introducing new audiences to the classical guitar.
• Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship – Fellows develop skills in classroom pedagogy and teach music enrichment and musical skills to students in Grades K-12 in schools and community music programs.

Learn more about these and other Fellowships

Frequently Asked Questions

What skills do Community Engagement Fellows develop?

Teamwork, problem solving, flexible performance practices, pedagogy, social-emotional learning, communication, public speaking, community building, consensus building, leadership, digital content production, project and organizational management, and multidisciplinary skills

What makes someone a successful Community Engagement Fellow?

Empathy, curiosity, and a desire to connect with other people.

Can a student receive more than one fellowship at a time?

Yes.

I’m a dancer. Which fellowships am I eligible for?

CLIMB and Gluck Community Service Fellowship

I’m an actor. Which fellowships am I eligible for?

CLIMB and Gluck Community Service Fellowship

I’m a musician. Which fellowships am I eligible for?

CLIMB, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, MAP, McCabe (guitar students only), Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship

I’m a first-year undergraduate student. Which fellowships am I eligible for?

Although first-year undergraduate students are not eligible to participate in any fellowships during their first year, they can apply for all fellowships during the winter of their first year and become a fellow during their second year. First-year students are strongly encouraged to form multidisciplinary ensembles in their First Year Experience course, and those ensembles can apply to join the Gluck Community Service Fellowship during their second year.

How can I become a Community Engagement Fellow?

Attend info sessions, presentations, and workshops led by the Office of Community Engagement and the Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship to learn more about community engagement work. Applications for the following school year are due by January 31 each year.

We provide workshops, discussions, and events for the entire Juilliard community and beyond in the principles and practices of community engagement, in collaboration with the Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship. Our aim is to awaken, activate, and support our community’s sense of responsibility, empowerment, and agency through community engagement.

All community engagement work develops one’s career—because our artistic skills must have communities to connect with. The landscape of artistic work in the 21st century demands flexibility, and our offices provide students with not just skills but also a perspective and experiences that will help them live as fulfilled artists.

Every artist has a responsibility to take care of their community—to take care of their peers, avocational amateurs, the next generation of arts lovers, avid supporters, and skeptical audiences. Taking care of one’s community means cultivating audiences to ensure the long-term health of one’s field. Taking care of one’s community means creating opportunities and sustainable pipelines for oneself to work.

• Abby Ko, BM, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Albertina Ferrucci, BM, Voice, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Alexis Cerise, MM, Bassoon, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Alisa Sadikova, BM, Harp, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Aliza Creel, BM, Viola, 2027, CLIMB Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Amanda Kengor, MM, Harp, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Andrew Arloro, BM, Horn, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Andrew Vinther, BM, Double Bass, 2025, MAP Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Angeline Kiang, BM, Cello, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Annemarie Schubert, MM, Historical Performance (violin), 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Anoush Pogossian, MM, Clarinet, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Anoushka Mishra, BFA, Drama, 2027, CLIMB Fellowship
• Anthony Chan, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Bailey Cates, MM, Trumpet, 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Bill Ko, BM, Viola, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Blu Furutate, BFA, Dance, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Brayden Liu, BM, Piano, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Brian Jennings, MM, Viola, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Brooke Walden, MM, Flute, 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Brooks Wisniewski, BM, Horn, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Cade Araza, BM, Horn, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Celia Morin, AD, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Celia Wojcik, BM, Oboe, 2027, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Christopher Dechant, BM, Clarinet, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Chu Wen (April) Ong, MM, Percussion, 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Cordelia Mutter, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Dalila Lugo, BM, Voice, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Dovie Lepore-Currin, BM, Piano, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Doyeon Kim, MM, Percussion, 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Dylan Hamme, BM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Eleanor Shen, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Elena Ariza, DMA, Cello, 2028, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Elisabeth Chang, MM, Cello, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Elizaveta Neretin, MFA, Drama, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Emily Howell, BM, Horn, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Esther Chae, MM, Cello, 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Evan Fraser, MM, Historical Performance (flute), 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Fangzhen Wang, BM, Voice, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Fengwan Chen, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Giancarlo Llerena, MM, Collaborative Piano, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Henry Rogers, BM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Hongbo Cai, MM, Piano, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Ian Maloney, MM, Cello, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Isaac Park, BM, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Isaiah Bravo, BM, Jazz Studies (drums), 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Iyinoluwa Michael Akintoye, BFA, Drama, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Jack Ramu, BM, Trumpet, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• James Picarello, MM, Horn, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• James Preucil, MM, Viola, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Jeanel Liang, AD, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Jérôme Chiasson, AD, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Jesse Parker, MM, Jazz Studies (drums), 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Jiaxun Yao, BM, Cello, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Jiayun Li, J., BM, Oboe, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Jimena Burga Lopera, MM, Historical Performance (violin), 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Joelle Hsu, MM, Viola, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• John Lee, BM, Violin, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Johnson Li, BM, Piano, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Julia Ciesielska, BFA, Dance, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Julie Minn, BM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Katherine Lane, MFA, Drama, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Kelvin Walters, BM, Jazz Studies (saxophone), 2025, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Kimmy Nelson, BM, Trombone, 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Kosuke Uchikawa, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Krissy Teng, BM, Harp, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Lara Mladjen, MM, Historical Performance (violin), 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Lazlo Torok, BM, Jazz Studies (vibraphone), 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Leslie Ashworth, DMA, Viola, 2028, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Liam Cummins, BM, Composition, 2026, CLIMB Fellowship
• Luan Taveras, BFA, Drama, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Luke Henderson, BM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Madeline Hall, MM, Guitar, 2026, McCabe Guitar Fellowship
• Martha Sprague, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Mateo Tirres, BFA, Dance, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Maya Enstad, AD, Cello, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Maya Ridenour, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Natalie Wong, BFA, Dance, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Nicholas Payne, BM, Jazz Studies (double bass), 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Nick LaMaina, BFA, Dance, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Noah Godard, BM, Composition, 2026, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Pearl Lenferna de la Motte, BM, Viola, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Roger Shao, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Sahana Shravan, MM, Violin, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Sarah Goldberg, BM, Trombone, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, MAP Teaching Fellowship
• Sasha Lukashuk, BM, Cello, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Siyu Guo, BM, Piano, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Sophia Molina Sarmiento, BM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Stephen (Adam) Savage, BM, Viola, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Sylvia Beach, BM, Horn, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Taig Egan, BM, Clarinet, 2026, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Teresa Mejias, BM, Viola, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Thomas Green, BM, Double Bass, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Tommu Su, BM, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Tyler Duncan, BFA, Dance, 2027, CLIMB Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Valentina Paolucci, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Vibha Janakiraman, BM, Violin, 2027, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• William Sotiriou, BM, Viola, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Wilson Vanderslice, MM, Cello, 2025, Morse Teaching Fellowship, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Xiaolin Zhang, BM, Piano, 2027, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Yoona Park, BM, Viola, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Yubin Kim, BM, Violin, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Yuchan Li, Y., BM, Composition, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship, Morse Teaching Fellowship
• Yun Lee, MM, Violin, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Yvonne Wang, BM, Clarinet, 2026, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Ziyi Tao, BM, Composition, 2025, Gluck Community Service Fellowship
• Alice Ford, MM, Viola, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Anthony Wing Pong Poon, MM, Violin, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Ava Preston, MM, Jazz Studies (voice), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Brielle Perez, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Brooke Walden, MM, Flute, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Camden Archambeau, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Carlos Walker, MM, Viola, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Cole George, MM, Bassoon, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Eliana Estrada, MM, Historical Performance (violin), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Eunha Kim, MM, Violin, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Ezra Shcolnik, MM, Violin, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Grace Mockus, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Isabelle Nichols, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster 
• Jihyun Oh, MM, Collaborative Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Julia Smulson, MM, Jazz Studies (voice), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Karim Maggio, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Kate Park, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Lucas Amory, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Nicholas Fanara, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Nini Giorgadze, MM, Violin, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Rebecca (Becca) Nelson, MM, Oboe, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Seoho Bang, MM, Violin, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Shania Watts, MM, Viola, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Yihang Chen, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Zhang-Hong (Peter) Weng, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Cordelia Mutter, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Amanda Vosburgh, MM, Cello, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Anton Kot, MM, Jazz Studies (drums), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Evan Fraser, MM, Historical Performance (flute), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• James Preucil, MM, Viola, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Lyu-Yan Kuo, MM, Piano, 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Martha Sprague, MM, Historical Performance (cello/gamba), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Nathan Huvard, GD, Historical Performance (plucked instruments), 2026, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Roger Shao, MM, Violin, 2025, Community Engagement Performance Roster
• Siyu Guo, BM, Piano, 2027, Community Engagement Performance Roster