Drake Driscoll

Cellist Drake Driscoll has established herself as a versatile performer and advocate for social change through music. Drake is the Executive Director and Co-founder of The VISION Collective, an ensemble dedicated to building meaningful relationships with and among refugees and new Americans by sharing music between diverse communities. Drake is also a member of the United Nations Chamber Music Society and was a Gluck Community Service fellow at The Juilliard School. A passionate arts administrator in the field of education and community engagement, Drake is currently the Coordinator for the Learning and Engagement Programs team at Carnegie Hall. Formerly, Drake worked as the Management Associate at After Arts and Marketing and Production Assistant for the NYC branch of Music for Food, interned for Reach Teach Play at the Ravinia Festival, and taught an Arts and Community Engagement seminar at Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Drake has a private studio of cello students in NYC and is a mentor and substitute coach for Juilliard Pre-College chamber music. Drake was a member of the 2020-2021 Global Leaders Program cohort, receiving an Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Teaching Artistry, and Civic Leadership. She recently graduated from The Juilliard School with a Master of Music degree where she was the recipient of the 2020 Entrepreneurship Grant, the Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant, and the Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach.