the Crowden Letter
Crowden Reopens Campus, Cautiously
duties. We are tired, but it has been worth it to be able to make music together again.” This summer, the California Department
Music is filling our classrooms and hallways again, as we carefully reopen our campus in a limited capacity. After months of remote learning only, Crowden has opened its doors to students and faculty—if not the general public—once more. “Crowden prioritizes the health and safety of our community members above all else,” states Artistic and Executive Director Doris Fukawa. “We also recognize the value of in-person
instruction, particularly for our beginning instrumentalists and younger learners. And we have sorely missed seeing our students in person, and hearing music in our halls. We have coordinated closely with the City of Berkeley and Alameda County health departments in order to begin on-campus activities, but our reopening is only possible because of the tremendous efforts of our faculty and staff. In particular, our Reopening Task Force team spent all spring and summer planning countless safety protocols, for multiple different contingencies, in ever-changing waters—all on top of their usual teaching and administrative
of Public Health announced guidelines allowing youth enrichment activities to meet in person, provided a long list of protocols and planning were met. This has allowed us to open our campus to youth ensembles again. We piloted Crowden’s COVID-19 Response protocols in July, with our beloved summer Chamber Music Workshop for Youth. Program Director Eugene Sor had to re-envision the workshop with his faculty and participating students: expanding it from two to three weeks to meet government guidelines for cohorts, balancing an elaborate ...continued on pages 4–5
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