15. Andy Wrba - Mill Town Foundation

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Thinking Like A Region

C4 Initiative at MCLA

23 episodes

5 days ago

Through interviews with some of the region's most unique and interesting voices, we're cracking open the connections between arts learning and workforce skills in Berkshire County, MA

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Through interviews with some of the region's most unique and interesting voices, we're cracking open the connections between arts learning and workforce skills in Berkshire County, MA

Non-Profit

Business

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15. Andy Wrba - Mill Town Foundation

Thinking Like A Region

32 minutes 15 seconds

2 years ago

15. Andy Wrba - Mill Town Foundation

Episode 15: Andy Wrba - Mill Town Foundation

By Zurie Adams

Andy Wrba is a Berkshire musician and educator who, in 2012, founded the Berkshire Jazz Collective, which supports the county by creating music that features local artists. For nine years (2014-2023) he served as the Music Director at the Darrow School in Lebanon, NY. Currently, he is the program manager of Mill Town Foundation where he oversees community programs and partnerships while continuing to curate and produce events such as the Bosque Summer Concert series, Lennox Jazz Stroll, and Tanglewood in the City.

In addition to his educational and community programming work, from 2005-2012 he performed all over the U.S. in a band, Barefoot Truth, producing several full-length albums and EPs, becoming a symbol of independent music success, acquiring over 50 million streams on Spotify and Pandora.

In this episode of Thinking Like A Region, MCLA student Zurie Adams has a discussion with Andy Wrba about how his life as a musician equipped him with skills such as dedication, multi-tasking and patience, which he has transferred to other areas of his life.

You can find the transcript for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/AW-TLAR

Thinking Like A Region is a production of the C4 Initiative: Berkshire County’s Creative Compact for Collaborative and Collective Impact, based in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and grant-funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. This podcast is produced by Leslie Appleget and Lisa Donovan.

For more information about the show or the C4 Initiative, visit brainworks.mcla.edu/c4