Music Academy of the West’s 70th Anniversary Season Includes:
- Largest classical music event in Santa Barbara’s history, featuring New York Philharmonic in final performance of Alan Gilbert’s tenure
- Performances and masterclasses by Mosher Guest Artists Renée Fleming, Matthew Aucoin, David Daniels and Stephen Hough
- New Commissions and Premieres program
- Inaugural Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference
- Launch of Solo Piano Competition and Steinway venues tour
NEW YORK, NY – The Music Academy of the West launches its 70th anniversary season on June 12. To celebrate this major milestone anniversary, the Festival will launch three important new initiatives – the Commissions and Premieres program, the Enterprise Awards program for alumni, and the Steinway Competition and tour – besides presenting the inaugural Evolution/Revolution Conference and the largest classical music event in the history of Santa Barbara, California, for which Alan Gilbert will lead the New York Philharmonic in the final performance of his eight-year tenure with the orchestra. This year’s four Mosher Guest Artists, Matthew Aucoin, David Daniels, Renée Fleming, and Stephen Hough, will take part in major Academy performances and share their expertise through masterclasses. Taking place from June 12 through August 5, 2017, the 70th Season Festival will comprise more than 200 masterclasses, recitals, performances, and events in Santa Barbara, many of which are free to the public. Festival events will feature the Summer School’s 137 fellows, drawn from 22 states and eight countries, as well as nearly 70 faculty and guest artists.
Commissions and Premieres program
The Academy will launch an ongoing Commissions and Premieres program in 2017. This important new initiative is designed to make Santa Barbara a front-line destination for contemporary music with an emphasis on Music Academy of the West alumni as composers and performers.
To inaugurate the program, the Music Academy will present ten world and west coast premieres, of which six are new Academy commissions. In its opening season, the program will showcase world premieres by American composers, including Mosher Guest Artist Matthew Aucoin, alumni James Stephenson (’88, ’91) and Joshua Roman (’02), Conrad Tao, Jeremy Turner, Joseph Tompkins, and Caroline Shaw, in addition to American/west coast premieres of works by Mosher Guest Artist Stephen Hough and Timo Andres.
As the centerpiece of the program’s initial offerings, Matthew Aucoin – “the young composer taking classical music by storm” (NPR) – has been commissioned to create a concert suite from his opera Crossing. He’ll conduct the premiere with the Academy Festival Orchestra and soloists from the Voice Program on July 15. He will also curate an evening of vocal chamber music, including some of his own works.
70th Anniversary Concert and celebration with New York Philharmonic on July 31
In the fourth and final summer of its innovative partnership with the New York Philharmonic, the Music Academy of the West looks forward to presenting the orchestra in the largest classical music event in the city of Santa Barbara’s history. More than 6,500 $10 and free tickets will be available for the performance on Monday, July 31, at Santa Barbara City College’s ocean-side La Playa Stadium. This historic 70th Anniversary Community Concert will mark Alan Gilbert’s final appearance as New York Philharmonic Music Director. Maestro Gilbert will conduct Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, featuring superstar Music Academy alumna soprano Susanna Phillips (‘02,’03), alumna mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (’02), tenor Joe Kaiser, and bass Morris Robinson as soloists, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale in the work’s iconic “Ode to Joy.” The event will close with a stunning fireworks display over the ocean. The Music Academy Festival Orchestra opens the concert under the baton of Joshua Gersen performing Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances in a nod to Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta celebration.
The Music Academy’s partnership with the New York Philharmonic is supported by Lead Sponsors Linda and Michael Keston.
Alumni Enterprise Awards program
The Music Academy is thrilled to present its new Enterprise Awards program. To fund original ideas in artistic expression, audience development, education, and technology, the program will foster risk-taking and educational initiatives with awards of up to $20,000 per project. All Academy alumni are eligible to apply. Applications are due on October 1, 2017, with winners announced in December 2017. Awards will be granted by the Academy’s distinguished National Advisory Council members Marcy Carsey, Jeremy Geffen, Gregg Gleasner, Ara Guzelimian, Mark Newbanks, and Chad Smith, along with the administration of the Music Academy of the West.
Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference – June 19 and 20
The Music Academy will be a pioneer for thought leadership in music and the arts this summer when it launches a first-of-its-kind Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference. Held on June 19 and 20, this two-day event will draw to Santa Barbara a wide range of experts in the fields of music, technology, arts, business, and media, to engage in discussion and debate surrounding the evolution of classical music in our current culture. Topics will include the role of tastemakers and experts, redefining the live experience, development of virtual art, new financial models, audience development and diversity, and art as a response to social and cultural issues, among others.
Community Access and live streaming
The Music Academy continues to expand its Community Access initiatives to foster greater community involvement season after season. Anchoring the effort are philanthropically subsidized $10 Community Access tickets, which are made available on a first-come, first-served basis for all Festival events. Additionally, young people ages 7-17 accompanied by ticketed adults are granted free admission.
Live streaming continues for the fourth season, after having reached more than 150,000 people around the world in 2016 via Facebook Live and the Academy’s YouTube channel. The Academy will live stream up to 20 events during the 2017 Summer Festival. The live stream archive available at musicacademy.org includes masterclasses, performances, and competitions recorded in multiple venues in Santa Barbara.
Guest Artists and prominent faculty appointments
Generous support from the Samuel B. and Margaret C. Mosher Foundation will once again enable the Music Academy to host guest artists during the 2017 Summer Festival. Mosher Guest Artists for 2017 are composer/conductor Matthew Aucoin, LA Opera’s Artist in Residence; renowned pianist Stephen Hough, just named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire; countertenor David Daniels, “today’s gold standard among countertenors” (Chicago Tribune); and soprano Renée Fleming, who “commands the creamiest, spine-shiveringly sensuous timbre in the business” (The Times of London).
Jeremy Denk, the winner of both the Avery Fisher Prize and a MacArthur “genius grant” fellowship, who has previously appeared at the Music Academy as a guest artist, will formally join the faculty in 2017 for a four-week residency, in collaboration with returning faculty artists Jerome Lowenthal and Conor Hanick. The Takács Quartet also officially joins the faculty this summer as the Academy’s first String Quartet in Residence, performing in an opening-night recital and returning later to perform on the Festival Artists Series.
Guest artists in 2017 include violinists Pamela Frank (’83, 84), violinists Martin Beaver and Nicholas Mann, who will be teaching private lessons, chamber music lessons, and masterclasses, Academy alumnus and cellist Robert deMaine (’90), JACK Quartet, cellist Joshua Roman (’02), and pianist Robert McDonald.
All-Steinway distinction, 70th Anniversary Gala, and Inaugural Solo Piano Competition
The Music Academy has achieved All-Steinway distinction, denoting a permanent collection of 55 Steinway pianos on the Music Academy campus, including a new Hamburg model D concert grand piano for use in the Academy’s exquisite concert venue, Hahn Hall. The Academy selected faculty artist Jeremy Denk to make the Hamburg model selection at the factory in Germany this past December. This distinction will be the theme of the 70th Anniversary Gala on May 21, 2017, which marks an upbeat to the 2017 Summer School and Festival. The Gala will directly benefit the Academy’s full-scholarship program.
A new Solo Piano Competition will also be launched during the 2017 Summer Festival. Selected by an international jury including composer Timo Andres and Steinway artist Helene Grimaud, the winner will receive a cash prize, coaching and career advisement, and be presented in a national tour, performing recitals in Steinway & Sons venues throughout the country. During the tour, the winner will perform the world premiere of a new work commissioned by the Music Academy, written by guest composer Timo Andres.
The Elixir of Love
The opera event of the summer will be a new production of Donizetti’s masterwork, The Elixir of Love, helmed by world-renowned conductor and Academy alumna Speranza Scappucci (’96) in collaboration with Los Angeles-based director James Darrah, known for creating “once-in-a-lifetime experiences” (Opera News). Overseen by Voice Program Director Marilyn Horne, the fully staged and costumed production will take place at the historic Granada Theatre on July 27 and 29. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles.
New York Philharmonic Partnership
As part of the Academy’s partnership with the New York Philharmonic, five Philharmonic Principal musicians; Joseph Alessi, Carter Brey, Daniel Druckman, concertmaster and alumnus Frank Huang (’98,’99), and Judith LeClair will serve as guest faculty for one week to train fellows in collaboration with Academy faculty, including masterclasses, chamber music coachings, private lessons, lectures, and a Festival Artists Series performance, which will also feature the New York Philharmonic String Quartet. They will also judge auditions for the 2018 New York Philharmonic Global Academy Fellowship Program. The selected Fellows will travel to New York City in the 2017–18 season to train and play alongside Philharmonic musicians for ten days. In addition to conducting the 70th Anniversary Community Concert with the Philharmonic, Music Director Alan Gilbert will conduct the Academy Festival Orchestra in the final concert of the season, joined by Mosher Guest Artist Renée Fleming for a performance of Strauss’s Four Last Songs (Aug 5).
NPR’s From the Top
To honor the landmark anniversary, the Music Academy has been selected to appear on NPR’s signature radio program From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley this season. With an audience of more than three million, From the Top is America’s largest national platform dedicated to celebrating the stories, talents, and character of classically trained young musicians. The program will air twice nationally, including on KUSC in Southern California. The program will include the world premiere of Conrad Tao’s Asymptotes.
About the Music Academy of the West
The Music Academy of the West is among the nation’s preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classically trained musicians. At its ocean-side campus in Santa Barbara, the Academy provides these musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, guest conductors, and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and fellows receive full scholarships (tuition, room, and board). The Academy’s distinguished roster of teaching artists has included famed soprano Lotte Lehmann, composers Darius Milhaud and Arnold Schoenberg, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, pianist Jeremy Denk, and current Voice Program Director Marilyn Horne. Academy alumni are members of major symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies, and university and conservatory faculties throughout the world. Many enjoy careers as prominent solo artists. In 2014 the Music Academy entered into a four-year partnership with the New York Philharmonic, resulting in unprecedented training and performance opportunities for Academy fellows, and Summer Festival residencies for Philharmonic musicians. The Music Academy of the West cultivates discerning, appreciative, and adventurous audiences, presenting more than 200 public events annually, many of them free of charge. These include performances by faculty, visiting artists, and fellows; masterclasses; orchestra and chamber music concerts; and a fully staged opera. For more information, visit musicacademy.org.
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Festival highlights “at a glance”
June 12 Takács Quartet
June 14 Voice Program Opening Night
June 15 NPR’s From the Top with Christopher O’Riley
June 17 Brassfest with Timo Andres premiere
June 19 Masterclass Sampler
June 19-20 Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference
June 20 Festival Artists Series: Beethoven, Fauré, Jeremy Turner world premiere
June 22 Mosher Guest Artist: David Daniels and Martin Katz in Recital
June 23 PianoFest
June 24 Academy Festival Orchestra performs Rite of Spring
June 26 Joshua Roman & JACK Quartet in Concert, including Roman world premiere
June 27 Festival Artists Series: Vivaldi and Dvořák
June 28 Concerto Competition Finals
July 1 Academy Festival Orchestra performs Elgar’s Enigma Variations
July 1 & 3 OperaFest
July 5 Festival Artists Series: Françaix, Brahms, and Caroline Shaw world premiere
July 6 Chamber Music Concert with Matthew Aucoin Santa Barbara premieres
July 8 Academy Festival Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
July 11 Festival Artists Series: Milhaud, Copland, and James Stephenson world premiere
July 12 Mosher Guest Artist Concert: Stephen Hough
July 15 Concerto Celebration and Matthew Aucoin world premiere
July 18 Festival Artists Series
July 19 Sonata Recital
July 20 String Quartet Seminar Recital
July 22 Chamber Music Concert: Jeremy Denk
July 25 Festival Artists Series: Strauss & Brahms
July 26 PercussionFest
July 27 & 29 The Elixir of Love
July 29 Solo Piano Competition
July 31 70th Anniversary Community Concert with New York Philharmonic & Alan Gilbert
Aug 1 Festival Artists Series: New York Philharmonic Guest Artists & Faculty Artists
Aug 2 Music Academy Masterclass Debut: Mosher Guest Artist Renée Fleming
Aug 4 Marilyn Horne Song Competition
Aug 5 Academy Festival Orchestra with Alan Gilbert & Renée Fleming
Chronological listing of events
June 12
Solo Piano Masterclass: Jerome Lowenthal (1PM)
Takács Quartet in concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 20, No. 4
Ravel: String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 130 (with Finale)
June 13
70th Anniversary Presentation: Derek Katz (10AM)
Chamber Music Masterclass: Takács Quartet (1PM)
Brass Masterclass: Mark H. Lawrence (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Michael Werner (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Karen Dreyfus (3:15PM)
June 14
Cello Masterclass: Alan Stepansky (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Eugene Izotov (1PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Dennis Michel (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Voice Program Opening Night (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Marilyn Horne, Voice Program director
Warren Jones, vocal piano & interpretation
Academy fellows
June 15
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Jorja Fleezanis (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Jim Walker (3:15PM)
NPR’s From the Top with Christopher O’Riley (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Music Academy fellows and faculty artists will create a performance that
will later be broadcast twice across the nation.
June 16
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Barbara Butler (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Warren Jones (3:15PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert: String Quartets (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
June 17
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery)
Brassfest (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Mark H. Lawrence, conductor
The program will feature a west coast premiere by guest composer Timo Andres
June 19
Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference (All day)
Solo Piano Masterclass: Jerome Lowenthal (1PM)
Masterclass Sampler: Martin Katz, Jonathan Feldman, Michael Werner (7:30PM)
June 20
Classical Evolution/Revolution Conference (All day)
Harp Masterclass: JoAnn Turovsky (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Mark H. Lawrence (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Michael Werner (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Karen Dreyfus (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
6:30PM pre-concert talk
Academy faculty artists
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds
Jeremy Turner: world premiere
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2
June 21
Cello Masterclass: Robert deMaine (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Eugene Izotov (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Marilyn Horne (3:15PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Dennis Michel (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
June 22
The Path to Optimal Performance: Bill Williams (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Martin Beaver (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Jim Walker (3:15PM)
Mosher Guest Artist Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
David Daniels, countertenor
Martin Katz, piano
June 23
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Charlie Geyer (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: David Daniels (3:15PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
PianoFest: Solo Piano fellows (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
June 24
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library Faulkner Gallery)
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (7:30PM Granada Theater)
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Academy Festival Orchestra
Strauss: “Dance of the Seven Veils” from Salome
Gabriela Lena Frank: Three Latin-American Dances for Orchestra
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
June 26
Solo Piano Masterclass: Jeremy Denk (1PM)
Joshua Roman and JACK Quartet in concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
6:30PM pre-concert talk
Roman: Tornado (world premiere)
June 27
Chamber Masterclass, String quartet in the modern era: JACK Quartet (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Mark H. Lawrence (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Michael Werner (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Cynthia Phelps (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater
Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2
June 28
Concerto Competition Finals – Piano (9:30AM)
Cello Masterclass: Joshua Roman (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Fred Carama (3:15PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Dennis Michel (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Concerto Competition Finals – Winds, Brass, Percussion (5:30PM)
Concerto Competition Finals – Strings (7:30PM)
June 29
Chamber Music Masterclass: Martin Beaver (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Kathleen Winkler (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Jim Walker (3:15PM)
June 30
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Barbara Butler (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Matthew Aucoin (3:15PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 1
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery)
OperaFest (2:30PM Hahn Hall)
John Churchwell, conductor
Giuseppe Mentuccia, conductor
James Darrah, director
Voice Program fellows
Elgar’s Enigma Variations (7:30PM Granada Theater)
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Academy Festival Orchestra
Dvořák: Carnival Overture
Haydn: Symphony No. 96 (“Miracle”)
Elgar: Enigma Variations
July 3
Solo Piano Masterclass: Conor Hanick (1PM)
The Path to Optimal Performance, Strings: Bill Williams (1PM)
OperaFest (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
John Churchwell, conductor
Giuseppe Mentuccia, conductor
James Darrah, director
Voice Program fellows
July 4
Chamber Music Masterclass: Caroline Shaw (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Mark H. Lawrence (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Michael Werner (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Karen Dreyfus (3:15PM)
July 5
Cello Masterclass: Alan Stepansky (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Eugene Izotov (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Marilyn Horne (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Dennis Michel (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
Academy faculty artists & fellows
Françaix: Trio
Caroline Shaw: world premiere
Brahms: Horn Trio
July 6
Chamber Music Masterclass: Peter Salaff (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Glenn Dicterow (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Timothy Day (3:15PM)
Chamber Music Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Matthew Aucoin, curator
Academy fellows
Purcell: Music for a While
Aucoin: “Tony: Ending the Life” from Merrill Songs (Santa Barbara premiere)
Stravinsky: Three Songs from William Shakespeare
Monteverdi: “Possente spirto” from L’Orfeo
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Selections from Orpheus Elegies
Aucoin: The Orphic Moment (Santa Barbara premiere)
Schubert: “Der Leiermann” from Die Winterreise PUCRCELL Music for a While
July 7
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: James Stephenson (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Martin Katz (3:15PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 8
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery)
Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony (7:30PM Granada Theatre)
Edo de Waart, conductor
Academy Festival Orchestra
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Mason Bates: Garages of the Valley (Santa Barbara premiere)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
July 10
Solo Piano Masterclass: Stephen Hough (1PM)
The Path to Optimal Performance, Winds: Bill Williams (3:15PM)
July 11
Chamber Music Masterclass: Stephen Hough (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Mark H. Lawrence (1PM)
Viola Masterclass: Cynthia Phelps (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
Music Academy faculty artists and fellows
Milhaud: La Création du monde (The Creation of the World)
James Stephenson: Martha Uncaged (world premiere)
Copland: Appalachian Spring
July 12
Cello Masterclass: Alan Stepansky (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Eugene Izotov (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Warren Jones (3:15PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Benjamin Kamins (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Mosher Guest Artist Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Stephen Hough, piano
Debussy: “Clair de lune” (from Suite bergamasque); Images, Book II
Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 1
Debussy: “La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune” (Préludes, Book II); Images, Book I
Beethoven: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
July 13
Chamber Music Masterclass: Jeremy Denk (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Kathleen Winkler (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Timothy Day (3:15PM)
July 14
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Paul Merkelo (1PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 15
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library Faulkner Gallery)
Concerto Celebration & Aucoin premiere (7:30PM Granada Theatre)
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
Concerto Competition winners
Academy Festival Orchestra
Matthew Aucoin: Suite from Crossing (world premiere)
Concerto excerpts TBD
July 17
Solo Piano Masterclass: Jeremy Denk (1PM)
The Elixir of Love (3:15PM Hahn Hall)
Giuseppe Mentuccia, conductor
Marilyn Horne, Voice Program director
Academy fellows
July 18
Chamber Music Masterclass: Takács Quartet (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Ralph Sauer (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Michael Werner (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Richard O’Neill (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
July 19
Cello Masterclass: David Gerber (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (1PM)
Vocal Masterclass: Speranza Scappucci (3:15PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Benjamin Kamins (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Sonata Recital (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Pamela Frank, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
Nico Abondolo, double bass
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
Jeremy Denk, Jonathan Feldman, Warren Jones, Natasha Kislenko, Margaret McDonald, piano
July 20
Chamber Music Masterclass: Conor Hanick (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Pamela Frank (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Timothy Day (3:15PM)
String Quartet Seminar Recital (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 21
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Paul Merkelo (1PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 22
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery)
Chamber Music Concert: Jeremy Denk (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
July 24
Solo Piano Masterclass: Robert McDonald (1PM)
July 25
Harp Masterclass: JoAnn Turovsky (1PM)
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Ralph Sauer (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Joseph Tompkins (3:15 PM)
Viola Masterclass: Richard O’Neill (3:15 PM)
Festival Artists Series: Strauss & Brahms (7:30 PM Lobero Theatre)
July 26
Cello Masterclass: David Gerber (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (1PM)
PercussionFest (3:15PM Hahn Hall)
Michael Werner, conductor
Bassoon Masterclass: Benjamin Kamins (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
PercussionFest (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
Michael Werner, conductor
July 27
Chamber Music Masterclass: David Geber (1PM)
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Nicholas Mann (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Timothy Day (3:15PM)
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love (7:30PM Granada Theatre)
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
James Darrah, director
Academy Festival Orchestra Voice Program fellows
Marilyn Horne, Voice Program director
July 28
Merit Recital (12PM Hahn Hall)
Clarinet Masterclass: Richie Hawley (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass: Paul Merkelo (1PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Sonata Recital (3:15PM Hahn Hall)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
July 29
Community Chamber Concert (1PM Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery)
Donizetti: The Elixir of Love (2:30PM Granada Theatre)
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
James Darrah, director
Academy Festival Orchestra Voice Program fellows
Marilyn Horne, Voice Program director
Solo Piano Competition (5PM Hahn Hall)
July 31
Solo Piano Masterclass (1PM)
70th Anniversary Community Concert (7:30PM La Playa Stadium)
Academy Festival Orchestra
Joshua Gersen, conductor
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Morris Robinson, bass
August 1
Trombone/Tuba Masterclass: Joseph Alessi (1PM)
Percussion Masterclass: Daniel Druckman (3:15PM)
Viola Masterclass: Cynthia Phelps (3:15PM)
Festival Artists Series (7:30PM Lobero Theatre)
6:30 PM Pre-Concert Talk with Timo Andres, Conor Hanick, & Patrick Posey
New York Philharmonic Guest Artists & Faculty Artists
August 2
Cello Masterclass: Carter Brey (1PM)
Oboe Masterclass: Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (1PM)
Bassoon Masterclass: Judith LeClair (3:15PM)
Double Bass Masterclass: Nico Abondolo (3:15PM)
Music Academy Masterclass Debut: Renée Fleming (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
August 3
Collaborative Piano Masterclass: Jonathan Feldman (1PM)
Violin Masterclass: Frank Huang (3:15PM)
Flute Masterclass: Timothy Day (3:15PM)
Picnic Concert (7:30PM Hahn Hall)
August 4
Clarinet Masterclass (1PM)
Trumpet Masterclass (1PM)
Horn Masterclass: Julie Landsman (3:15PM)
Marilyn Horne Song Competition (3:15PM Hahn Hall)
August 5
Renée Fleming & Alan Gilbert (7:30PM Granada Theatre)
Academy Festival Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor
