UCC Music Intelligence Program
The UCC Music Intelligence Program was founded and is directed by Mr.
Leon
Mitchell, Mr. Leon Mitchell has more than fifty years of experience
in the professional music industry. He is currently
the Musical Director of the
Philadelphia
Legends of Jazz Orchestra. There are many talented musicians in the Unity
Community Center
who study under Mr. Mitchell. Three outstanding examples are
Jamal Dickerson
and
Hassan S. Sabree, who graduated from Camden High School in Camden,
New Jersey in 1995. They continued their education to Morgan
State University and graduated from
Morgan State
University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education.
They were leaders of the World Famous Morgan State University’s
Marching Machine (Band), Jazz Band, Pep Band and Orchestra.
The third talented musician is
Nasir Dickerson,
who was also a graduate of Camden High School in the year of 2002,
and was honored with a
full paid scholarship for high academic and musicianship achievement to the University of the
Arts in Philadelphia, Pa, for music education.
The University of the Arts is the
nation's first and only university dedicated to the visual, performing and
communications arts. Its history as a leader in educating creative
individuals spans more than 130 years. Nasir was accepted into the University of the Arts, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Music
Performance in May of 2006. May of 2007 Nasir, earned and
received his
Master Degree in MUSIC EDUCATION at the University of the Arts, with high
academic honors.
Jamal, Hassan and Nasir's development has been
accelerated by the study of Music Composition, Harmony/Theory, Artist
Development, Stage Presence and Advanced Musicianship in the program
under the leadership of Mr.
Leon Mitchell, Mr.
Cullen Knight and
Mr.
Charles Bowen Sr..
UCC MUSIC ENSEMBLE specializing in theatrical productions, presentations,
workshops, and seminars. They have performed at many events
and community programs with their traditional jazz and smooth jazz
with their talented young performers.
"MUSIC, the UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE"
Look forward to their new Jazz CD
 A
Sizzling new African Drum & Music CD
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