CSUN Youth Orchestras
Director: Prof. John Roscigno, Department of Music
Contact Information: yhorch@csun.edu, (818) 677-3074, Cypress Hall
Description: The CSUN Youth Orchestras program is a vibrant multi-orchestra program for young musicians from San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas. Currently there are over 250 students enrolled in the program. The six ensembles meet on a weekly basis on Saturdays or Sundays. The groups are conducted by some of the finest music educators in Southern California. Auditions take place in early September and also in the late spring.
Figure Drawing Workshop
Director: Prof. Ed Alfano, Department of Art
Contact Information: mari@csun.edu, (818) 677-2348, Art and Design Center, Room 120
Description: The CSUN Department of Art offers self guided figure drawing workshops during the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. The workshops are designed to let participants spend an extended period of time with live models to master their drawing skills. The sessions include beginning to advanced students. Students determine which hours they attend. Some come late after work and others find it best to leave early.
Usually, there are 13 or 14 sessions each semester that are scheduled on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings between 5:30 and 9:30pm in Art and Design Center rooms 602 or 604. Attendees do not have to be enrolled at CSUN.
The fee is $5.00 per session and should be paid online. Pay here.
Music Therapy Wellness Clinic
Director: Prof. Ron Borczon, Department of Music
Contact: csunmtwc@csun.edu, (818) 677-5663; Cypress Hall 150
Description: The Music Therapy Wellness Clinic provides individual designated music activities for children and adults with disabilities and special challenges, including autism, developmental delay, physical, mental and emotional disorders, and learning disabilities. The Music Therapy Wellness Clinic is dedicated to creating an environment where an individual with special challenges can acquire necessary life skills through the unique, creative, and enjoyable medium of music.
Our therapists are internationally recognized and encompass a range of techniques and areas of expertise. Our entire treatment team is dedicated to creating the opportunity for each participant to express his or her true creative essence while gaining needed skills and enhancing self-esteem.
Teenage Drama Workshop
Director: Prof. Garry D. Lennon, Department of Theatre
Contact Information: tadw@csun.edu, (818) 677-3086
Description: The Teenage Drama Workshop (TADW) is an intense, six-week, summer stock-style conservatory in which teenagers work with directors, designers, and university students on performing, writing, and technical skills. Students, ages 12-18, attend weekday classes in acting, voice, dance, musical theatre, design, improvisation, and playwriting. In addition to classes, students have the opportunity to perform in the production program that presents live theatre to children and young audiences in the San Fernando Valley. The plays are selected for their value to the community as well as the performers. Begun in 1958, TADW is the longest running workshop of its kind in the nation.