MISSION STATEMENT
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to provide scholarships to young people from elementary school age through college age so that they may participate in the educational experience of attending a summer music camp in the specific areas of instrumental and/or vocal music. Our mission includes the intention to promote the study and enjoyment of music and the arts, to encourage discipline and aesthetics in education, to provide opportunities for young people to share their art at a high level of excellence, and to meet with and explore ideas with other young people of various backgrounds, but similar interests. Secondarily, our mission is to promote the musical arts in performance and to give local communities an opportunity to view today’s youth in a positive and constructive light.
OUR BOARD
Our Board of Directors volunteer their time and talents to ensure we can provide music scholarships and to keep alumni informed about what is going on at Arrowbear.
WHAT WE DO
We solicit donations from donors who are interested in supporting music education and grant scholarships to young musicians to attend any accredited instrumental or choral music camp in the United States.
We publish a newsletter twice a year as an alumni group of Arrowbear Music Camp.
OUR ORGANIZATION
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered with the State of California and the IRS.
Donations are tax deductible. Our organization's EIN is 95-3253693.
MEET THE BOARD
Carolyn Kusaba Carroll
Member-at-Large
Carolyn is a violin player who plays with the Long Beach City College Orchestra. She is a Senior Chemist with the Orange Co. Water District.
Virginia Lee Frazier
Vice President
Virginia has played the violin and viola with many chamber groups and orchestras. After graduating from Julliard, she returned to the LA area to be part of the vibrant music scene.
Jim Garrecht
Member-at-Large
Jim is a low brass player who played tuba in the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He is also a vocalist and sung with the Orange County Gay Men’s Chorus.
David James
Member-at-Large
David is a music educator in Garden Grove. He plays viola in orchestras and guitar in local groups like Woven Image.
Laura Dean Kusaba
Secretary/Treasurer/Scholarships
Laura is a retired teacher who taught in Long Beach. She plays the oboe and played with the LBCC Orchestra for many years.
Ken Olson
Member-at-Large
Ken is a sax player and vocalist. In retirement, he plays when asked and in the UCLA Alumni Band. He sings in the Brea Gaslight Chorus, barbershop style.
Michelle Chase Fraser
Member-at-Large
Michelle is a violin player and school music educator. She now lives in OK where she teaches privately and plays in orchestras and string quartets.
Jeff Haberman
Alumni Chairperson
Jeff plays with the Band of the California Battalion which is a Civil War brass band. He is an engineer who recently retired from Boeing.
Cliff Kusaba
President
Cliff is a retired history and music educator who taught in Long Beach. He plays the violin in the Long Beach City College and the Bellflower Symphony orchestras.
Dolores Loera
Member-at-Large
Dolores is a retired science teacher in Long Beach. She plays freelance gigs and plays in the La Mirada, Huntington Beach, and Bellflower Symphonies.
Luanne Langevin Olson
Member-at-Large
Luanne is a cello player who enjoys playing in the alumni bands at Long Beach City College and at UCLA.
Kirk Watilo
Member-at-Large
Kirk is a vocalist and violist who most recently played in the Praise Symphony based in Orange Co. He is sometimes invited to play in churches in the OC as well. He still works part time and loves to travel.
CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Join our Arrowbear Music Associates Facebook group or follow us on Instagram. We regularly post photos, videos, and information about our scholarship efforts. See photos and videos of our scholarship recipients and learn about upcoming events.
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