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T ABLE O F C ONT E NTS Welcome Message Board of Directors, National Advisory Council About the Festival Summer Festival Dedication Administration Emeritus Board, Women’s Auxiliary London Symphony Orchestra Partnership x2 Concerts Career-Advancing Competitions Calendar of Events Online Events Mosher Guest Artists Faculty Spotlight: Richard O’Neill Vocal Institute In Memoriam: Leatrice Luria Academy Chamber Orchestra Music Academy History About the Women’s Auxiliary Innovation Institute Faculty & Teaching Artists Fellows Fellow Biographies Faculty & Teaching Artist Biographies The Fellow Experience: Allison Rye Supporting the Academy Conductor Spotlight: Marin Alsop Sing! Program Music Academy Supporters In Memoriam Irene Cummings Hostetler Encore Society Spotlight The Encore Society Compeers Patron Information Advertisers Index

SUMMER FESTIVAL GUIDEBOOK

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eileen Sheridan chair Philip L. Bernstein vice chair Jerrold Eberhardt secretary Ellen Barger Dean Eric Carter Margaret Cafarelli Clive Chang Ted Cronin Meg Di Napoli Gamble Parks Douville Dianne Duva Bridget Foreman Paul Guido Thomas Orlando Stephanie Shuman Maurice Singer Pamela Strobel Tim Taylor Peter Ziegler

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Marcy Carsey co-founder, Carsey-Werner Company Jeremy Geffen (’93, ’94) executive & artistic director, Cal Performances, UC Berkeley Gregg Gleasner founder & president, GleasnerMusic Ara Guzelimian artistic director, Ojai Music Festival Mark Newbanks managing director, Fidelio Arts Limited Tracy K. Smith 2017 U.S. poet laureate; host, American Public Media Chad Smith executive director, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

MESSAG E F R O M THE CH A I R AND PR ESI D ENT Dear Friends, We are honored that you have chosen to participate in the Summer School and Festival. Welcome! You are all part of the Music Academy family that is standing on 74 years of tradition, while on the precipice of something changed and new. During the pandemic, we were able to quickly pivot to utilize our strong innovation curriculum along with personal training by our excellent faculty artists, all in a virtual environment. The fellows were responding to what was happening in the world around them and we were listening. Our mission guided us to move forward regardless of the circumstances. We want to challenge the fellows and alumni to consider the impact their artistry can make in society. From that experience, we realized that our flexibility was an asset. The continued roller coaster of the pandemic helped us to see that we could continue to adapt and embrace new ideas. Out of all of that, plus some great luck with timing, we can experience the restorative power of live music once again. This summer will be like no other – we are determined to bring this family together again with music. We thank you for your patience, your care, and your support as we bounce back. We want more than anything for our fellows to have a transformative experience, our faculty and guest artists to bring their talent back to our community, and our audiences to revel in the music they missed. Please join us often and let us know about your experiences. This is a unique story that will unfold quickly, hopefully bringing us many wonderful new memories and friends. It is a time to value the profound way music can affect our lives. We cherish all of you and are grateful for your presence. We appreciate this Music Academy family now more than ever.

Eileen Sheridan Scott Reed Chair, Board of Directors President & CEO

ABOUT THE MUSIC ACADEMY

74 TH SUMMER SCHOOL & FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BRINGING ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES BACK TOGETHER The Music Academy of the West has never faltered from its mission established in 1947: to advance the development of gifted classically trained musicians through a unique combination of intensive personal instruction, educational programs, and performance opportunities.

OUR MISSION The Music Academy of the West makes a unique and enduring contribution to the world of music by:

• Advancing the development

of the next generation of great classically trained musicians

• Cultivating discerning,

appreciative, and adventurous audiences

OUR VALUES The Music Academy of the West community values:

• an inclusive environment

that is supportive, creative, nurturing, and inspirational

• excellence in all we do • institutional sustainability • integrity • trust • building constructive and productive relationships

134 fellows, chosen through a highly selective audition process, participated in the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute in 2020 and were invited to return on full-scholarship to experience the Festival on site this summer. 110 of these talented musicians will join us this year to perform and study in one of five programs: Instrumental, Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano, Vocal Piano, and Voice. The fellows will work with renowned faculty artists, conductors, composers, and guest artists from the leading orchestras, conservatories, and opera houses over six weeks, and will perform in recitals, chamber concerts, and masterclasses. In all, the Academy will present over 70 of these performances to the community of Santa Barbara in 2021.

GUEST CONDUCTORS

Since 1992, the Academy has invited prominent conductors to lead fellows in orchestral and opera performances. This year, the Academy Chamber Orchestra and Vocal Institute events will be guided by Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Daniela Candillari, William Long, and Larry Rachleff.

MOSHER GUEST ARTISTS

Inaugurated in 2011, this program features four remarkable artists each summer to lead masterclasses, perform in concert, and mentor the fellows. This year, the Academy proudly hosts pianist/composer Conrad Tao on campus for a live recital in Hahn Hall, and Academy alumna and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (’02), multi-instrumentalist/composer Tyshawn Sorey, and cellist Steven Isserlis in exclusive online concert screenings. Learn about these artists starting on page 22.

COMMISSIONS & PREMIERES

Committed to the music of today, the Music Academy launched an ambitious Commissions and Premieres Program in 2017. This season, guest composers Carlos Simon and Georgina Derbez Roque, composer-in-residence Paola Prestini, as well as Mosher guest artists Conrad Tao and Tyshawn Sorey will work with the fellows on new works and will be commissioned to compose works for the 2021 song, solo piano, and duo competition winners.

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PARTNERSHIP

A groundbreaking Music Academy partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) launched in 2018. Each summer, 12 fellows are selected annually to participate in intensive training with the Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle in Keston MAX (Music Academy Exchange). Throughout the partnership, Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, and other key LSO conductors and musicians perform and teach at the Academy. This summer, five LSO principals will be in residence for virtual lessons, coaching sessions, and to serve as jury panelists for the Keston MAX auditions. Learn more on page 13.

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THE MUSIC ACADEMY GRATEFULLY DEDICATES THE 2021 SUMMER FESTIVAL TO

WARREN AND MARY LYNN

STALEY The 2021 Summer Festival is dedicated to a couple whose generous philanthropic contributions and volunteer leadership are making a transformative impact on the Music Academy. Their passion for education, music, and lifting up communities has inspired and supported the Music Academy in its work and numerous other organizations throughout the world.

THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF PHILANTHROPY How the Music Academy and Steinway partnered with the Staleys on their mission to bring music education to Ghana When Warren and Mary Lynn give, they truly make it count, focusing on organizations that provide youth education and financial opportunities to those in need in order to break the cycle of poverty. In addition to supporting the Music Academy in programs like Sing! and its partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra, they have worked with Habitat for Humanity (where Mary Lynn was on the National Board) and Opportunity International, that provides microfinance loans, as just an example of their targeted projects.

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the large campus to the school’s assembly hall, that the students were able to start their piano lessons. Mary Lynn has watched videos of the students at practice. “Their musical journey is so fun to watch, full of joie de vivre. It is so powerful that Steinway began in Germany but now has been able to reach Ghana to expand appreciation for music. These students are so fortunate to know where the piano came from.” Happily, with increased demand for lessons, a second piano is on its way to the eager students, courtesy of Steinway. The Music Academy extends its deepest gratitude to Steinway and the Co-President of Steinway & Sons Americas Gavin English for making this gift of music come to fruition.

LIVES ARE HARD, AND MUSIC SOFTENS IT.”

It serves a purpose and theme of the Music Academy that goes beyond the Festival: that when you combine philanthropy with partnerships that share your passion, the end result is greater than the sum of its parts.

– Mary Lynn Staley As a former Music Academy Board Chair, Warren noted, “We focus our philanthropy on areas that will take the resources and nurture them over time, in sectors that may not get addressed otherwise.” One such area was in Ghana, where their church in Minnesota had a partner parish. They set out to build a high school on eighteen acres of untouched scrubland to serve the community’s impoverished youth. Eighteen months later, in 2013, the first class was in session. The school also brought electricity, internet, and a booming infrastructure to their area, which resulted in the new designation of the city to a municipality, providing more funding from the state. “It is a beautiful oasis of high school education giving those with very little the opportunity to prosper and do great things,” Mary Lynn shared. Our Lady of Grace now provides an education for over 800 students.

TOP: Students in Ghana practicing on the Steinway piano. LEFT: Scrubland in Ghana in 2011; the site of the future high school.

Enter Scott Reed. In 2019, in a meeting at their home, the Staleys suggested to Scott that the Music Academy partner with them in their passionate work for Our Lady of Grace High School. Scott thought about the shared goal of spreading the joy and appreciation for music and took it one step further. Calling upon the Academy’s remarkable organizational partners at Steinway & Sons in New York City to provide the school with a piano. It was about eighteen months ago after being shipped, to a long wait in customs, being crated for a seven-hour ride to the school in a van surrounded by tires to cushion it, and finally hand-carried across 9

ADMINISTRATION SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

Sachi Gullbrants artistic program coordinator** Barbara Hirsch OPUS 1mobile recording, audio recording / editing ** Simon Janzen stage crew** Jonathan Lee Chan audio technical manager** Matthew Schulz vocal institute program manager** Timothy Shuster percussion manager** Vinay Thomas library assistant**

Scott Reed president & CEO Jonathan Bishop chief advancement officer Jamie Broumas chief artistic officer Tiffany DeVries dean Mimi Do CFO & vice president of administration Ana Papakhian chief marketing & communications officer

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Casey Molino Dunn vice president of innovation & program development Carol Lee Iott interim director of festival & production Amy Gill interim production consultant Daniel Newman-Lessler Sing! administrative coordinator Christine Hollinger Sing! choral director* Erin McKibben Sing! choral director* Aaron Grant director of administration, vocal institute** Jennifer Bowman innovation & education specialist** Leslie Kelleher housing & rentals coordinator* Ben Bishop innovation associate** Jake Darnell music librarian** Shayla Dickerson summer production manager** Michael Dwinell personnel/orchestra manager** Indigo Fischer artistic program coordinator** Ryan Grieser stage crew**

FACILITIES

Chris Buckpitt director of facilities Mark Croshaw buildings & grounds technician Jeff Crute security coordinator Taylor Gentry summer facilities associate** Cali Lingle summer facilities associate** Cassidy Hatfield summer facilities associate** Pablo Simentales summer facilities associate** Eli Steiner summer facilities associate**

FINANCE

Marcia Pentony Swires senior director of finance & administration Nicole Singer director of financial & database analysis Jennifer Lederer general accountant

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Janey K. Campbell director of individual giving & donor relations

Jill Rode director of legacy giving Sarah Rowe Stretz director of development Lynn Carlisle grants manager* Katelin Ridenour special events manager* Brooklyn Snyder advancement associate

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Henry Michaels director of audience experience & engagement Kate Oberjat director of marketing & communications Tanner Cassidy ticket office assistant manager** Miranda Gasenica front of house manager** Nazani Cassidy ticket office associate** Jillian Fischer audience services associate**

STUDENT SERVICES

Isabel Dickinson director of student services & alumni programs Clarie Howard summer housing director** Madelyn Harris summer resident director** Brandon Driver summer resident director** Zach Warren summer resident director** *Part-time **Summer

EMERITUS PRESIDENTS NancyBell Coe David L. Kuehn

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

The Music Academy gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who have formerly served on the Music Academy Board of Directors. Donna Abbey Judy Bartholomew* Judith Bergman Kathleen Bielen Richard Blake David Bradford Peter Brown Michele Brustin Gay Bryant John Burgee* George Burtness Cevin Cathell Howard Chase Lee Chase

Andy Chou Benjamin Cohen Barbara ColvilleO’Donnell Sue Dalzell James Davidson* Mrs. B. Dale Davis Charles de L’Arbre Patricia Durham Rosemary Hall Evans Eunice Fly Linda Frankel Howard Freedman Mary Freeman

Raymond Freeman Janet Garufis Roy Gaskin Tim Garrett Arthur Gaudi* Konnie Gault Judith P. Getto Jon Greenleaf Eva Haller Anna Maria Halling Carole Halsted* Steve Halsted Tara Holbrook Joanne Holderman

Nan Holt Nancy Hunter Don Jackson Margie Kolyn Patricia Kruse Seymour Lehrer Lee Luria Kandy Luria-Budgor Georgia Lynn Katharine Mallin Sarah Coade Mandell Phil Marking* Eva Masin Barbara Mathews

Sheila Bourke McGinity Parker Montgomery Val Montgomery Thomas Mullaney Mead Northrop* Robert Nourse Mrs. Norreys J. Oconor John O’Keefe Stanya Owen Arthur F. Pizzinat Leslie Ridley-Tree Regina Roney

Joan Rutkowski Bernie Sacharski Frank Serena Stephen Singleton Judith Smith Warren Staley* Edward Starbuck Marion Stewart Helga Sulger Diane Sullivan Kristina Thorpe James Tilton Bob Toledo* Patricia Toppel

Joseph Tumbler Terry Valeski Evie Vesper Hugh Vos William Wayne Patricia Weber Robert Weinman Gloria Weltz Sharon Westby* Kate Winn-Rogers

*indicates former board chair

WOMEN’S AUXILIARY

The Music Academy of the West is deeply grateful to the Women’s Auxiliary for their commitment and dedication to supporting the full-scholarship program since 1954. OFFICERS

Meg Di Napoli chair Caroline Rutledge vice chair Ellen Robinson recording secretary Claire Johnson corresponding secretary Debbie Geremia treasurer Chris Hoehner assistant treasurer Heidi August ways & means chair Roberta Grant membership chair Kate Winn-Rogers governance chair

Dolores Gillmore Roberta Grant Carole Halsted Heather Abed Valerie Harrison Judy Astbury Patricia Hauptman Heidi August Christine Hoehner Shelley Bookspan Nan Holt Cynthia Brown Michelle-Marie Burmester Claire Johnson Christina Leveque Susan Case Debra Cochrane-Vercammen Margi Mainquist Gloria Martin Marna Coday Diane Pannkuk Meg DiNapoli DeDe Parrett Kari Eiler Pauline Paulin, PhD Virginia J. Farthing Pamela Purcilly Lylie G. Francis Eileen White Read Karen Frishman Deborah Branch Geremia Martha Reich Ellen Robinson Jane Giles Liz Rosedale

Caroline Rutledge Ann Sarkis Helga “Ellie” Sulger Holiday Vaill Evie Vesper Sandra Walther Judy Weirick Judy Weisman Kaye Willette Kate Winn-Rogers Beverly Zukor

ACTIVE MEMBERS

HONORARY MEMBER Betty Meyer

SUSTAINING MEMBERS Cynthia Ardell Leslie Bernstein

Kathy Bielen Edith Clark Caryl Crahan Sadie Decker Catey Dunkley Eunice Fly Susan Fuhrer Sylvia Hale Paulette Hoffman Guillemette Holder, PhD Peggy Ittner MeRandy Jarc Victoria Kline, PhD Susan Kuehn Barbara LaPlante Letty Lauffer Judith Mack Katharine Mallin

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LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA K E S T O N M AX E XC H A N G E

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Michael Tilson Thomas

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Music Academy of the West and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) launched a partnership in 2018, in which 12 fellows were selected to participate in intensive training with the Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle. As part of the partnership, the winners of the 2018 Solo Piano and Marilyn Horne Song Competitions made a London recital appearance at LSO St Luke’s as part of the Keston Music Academy Exchange (Keston MAX). Plans for the 2019 and 2021 winners were put on hold due to the pandemic; an announcement will be made this summer about their inclusion in a 2022 exchange. Throughout the partnership, conductors Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Elim Chan, Daniel Harding and LSO principal musicians have performed and taught at the Academy’s Summer Festival. This year, Michael Tilson Thomas serves as the Signature Festival Conductor, leading two Academy Chamber Concerts and teaching a Vocal Institute Masterclass. The 2021 Keston MAX in Santa Barbara will take place the week of July 26-30 with five LSO principals in residence for virtual lessons and coaching sessions and the Keston MAX auditions. Plans for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 winners will be announced later this year. The London Symphony Orchestra will return to Santa Barbara to participate in the Music Academy’s 75th Anniversary in 2022.

MEET THE 2021 PRINCIPALS EDWARD VANDERSPEAR

PAUL MILNER

COLIN PARISCO

NIGEL THOMAS

Principal Viola Guest Principal: London Philharmonic Orchestra, World Orchestra for Peace, London Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta.

Principal Bass Trombone Professor, Royal College of Music

Co-Principal Double Bass Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Principal Percussion Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama

DANIEL JEMISON

Principal Bassoon Professor, Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

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CHAMBER CONCERTS

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x2 C O N C E R T S

Hahn Hall $10, $55 Online $10

The most talented apprentices meet master mentors. Music from baroque to brand-new, performed by two or more artists. All x2 concerts will be 60-75 minutes with no intermission.

RACHMANINOFF & MOZART TUE, JUL 13, 7:30 PM | HAHN HALL

MENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO THU, JUL 29, 7:30 | HAHN HALL

JESSIE MONTGOMERY Strum

CHRISTOPHER CERRONE I Will Learn to Love a Person

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G Minor

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor

WOLFGANG MOZART String Quintet in G Minor

FRENCH FOCUS FRI, JUL 30, 5 PM | ONLINE

BEETHOVEN PIANO TRIO FRI, JUL 16, 7:30 PM | HAHN HALL

MAURICE RAVEL Introduction and Allegro

CARLOS SIMON Warmth from Other Suns

CLAUDE-PAUL TAFFANEL Wind Quintet in G Minor

WOLFGANG MOZART String Quintet in C Minor LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major “Ghost”

POULENC TRIO THU, AUG 5, 7:30 PM | HAHN HALL FRANCIS POULENC Trio

MOZART & DVOŘÁK SUN, JUL 18, 5 PM | ONLINE

FRANK BRIDGE Three Songs for Voice, Viola, and Piano

WOLFGANG MOZART Divertimento No. 7 in D Major

GEORGINA DERBEZ ROQUE Oiseaux Tristes WORLD PREMIERE

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major

JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quintet in F Major

RENAISSANCE TO THE 20TH CENTURY SAT, JUL 24, 5 PM | ONLINE GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sonata pian’ e forte CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER Four Poems IGOR STRAVINSKY Octet for Winds

Prior to each x2 concert at Hahn Hall, a 15-minute PERCUSSION POP-UP PERFORMANCE will take place at 6:45 PM. Free and open to the public.

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CAREER-ADVANCING COMPETITIONS FOR 2021 FELLOWS As part of its commitment to career development for all fellows, the Music Academy offers a range of unique competitions, embracing both performance, production, technology and entrepreneurial skills. These varied offerings allow fellows to hone their craft, share their talents, and accelerate their careers.

Keston Music Academy Exchange Program (MAX): Orchestral Training A partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), winners will be announced in August. LSO principal musicians will select twelve of the Academy’s orchestral fellows by audition to participate in Keston MAX, an intensive, immersive residency held in 2022, under the supervision of Music Director, Sir Simon Rattle. In addition to performing with the LSO, the prize package also includes a $1,500 award, travel, housing, and meals.

SOLO PIANO COMPETITION WED, JUL 28, 4 PM, GRANADA THEATRE Selected by an expert panel of judges, the winner will be chosen based on their pianistic ability, musicianship, creativity of program, and readiness to prepare and present a full length, solo recital.

DUO COMPETITION

PRIZES FOR THE SOLO PIANO, DUO, AND MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION

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$5,000 for each winner

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Santa Barbara recital, in early 2022, presented by the Music Academy in Hahn Hall (travel, lodging and per-diem for each winner)

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Up to $1,000 to support innovative possibilities for this Music Academy performance (for example, projections, special lighting, etc.)

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Coaching with Music Academy faculty, in preparation for this performance

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When possible, additional digital performances and community engagement activities

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Commission by a noted composer, to be premiered in Santa Barbara

WED, AUG 4, 7:30 PM, GRANADA THEATRE Collaborative piano fellows are paired with instrumentalists to construct and prepare a short recital of duo chamber music. Following preliminary rounds, five duos perform selections of their recital at the public finals where a winning duo is selected.

MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION FRI, AUG 6, 4 PM, GRANADA THEATRE Celebrating the art of the song, two first prizes are awarded: one to a Voice fellow and one to a Vocal Piano fellow who demonstrate excellence in the performance of song repertoire as well as a unique gift for audience communication.

Duo Competition: Conrad Tao

Solo Piano Competition: Tyshawn Sorey

Song Competition: Carlos Simon

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Industry introductions and networking meetings with presenters, management, and media professionals

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Digital assets (recordings and photos) for career promotion

Additional Summer Festival opportunities: Fast Pitch Awards and Digital Challenge (page 38)

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CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCES In Person and Screenings

Visit musicacademy.org for more information SAT, JUL 10, 5:30 PM SUN, JUL 11, 2 PM MON, JUL 12, 7:30 PM TUE, JUL 13, 7:30 PM WED, JUL 14, 7:30 PM THU, JUL 15, 7:30 PM

OPENING NIGHT GALA Return to Miraflores Miraflores Campus WELCOME CONCERT with LARRY RACHLEFF Academy Chamber Orchestra, Granada Theatre SOLO PIANO SHOWCASE Academy Fellows, Hahn Hall x2 CONCERT RACHMANINOFF & MOZART Academy fellows and teaching artists, Hahn Hall PIANIST JEREMY DENK with ACADEMY FELLOWS Recital, Hahn Hall MOSHER GUEST ARTIST CELLIST STEVEN ISSERLIS RECITAL Video Premiere Screening, Hahn Hall

FRI, JUL 16, 7:30 PM

x2 CONCERT BEETHOVEN PIANO TRIO Academy fellows and teaching artists, Hahn Hall

SAT, JUL 17, 7:30 PM

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS BRAHMS Academy Chamber Orchestra, Granada Theatre

TUE, JUL 20, 7:30 PM

STRING QUARTET SHOWCASE Academy fellows, Hahn Hall

WED, JUL 21, 7:30 PM

MOSHER GUEST ARTIST MEZZO-SOPRANO SASHA COOKE RECITAL Video Premiere Screening, Hahn Hall

THU, JUL 22, 7:30 PM

TAKÁCS QUARTET with ACADEMY FELLOWS CONCERT Hahn Hall

FRI, JUL 23, 7:30 PM MON, JUL 26, 7:30 PM WED, JUL 28, 4 PM & 7 PM THU, JUL 29, 7:30 PM

21c LIEDERABEND Video Screening Premiere, Vocal Institute, Hahn Hall MOSHER GUEST ARTIST COMPOSER TYSHAWN SOREY RECITAL Video Premiere Screening, Hahn Hall SOLO PIANO COMPETITION Academy fellows, Granada Theatre x2 CONCERT MENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO Academy fellows and teaching artists, Hahn Hall

FRI, JUL 30, 7:30 PM

CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE Academy fellows, Hahn Hall

SAT, JUL 31, 7:30 PM

APPALACHIAN SPRING with MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Academy Chamber Orchestra, Granada Theatre

TUE, AUG 3, 7:30 PM

MOSHER GUEST ARTIST PIANIST CONRAD TAO RECITAL Hahn Hall

WED, AUG 4, 7:30 PM THU, AUG 5, 7:30 PM FRI, AUG 6, 4 PM & 7 PM SAT, AUG 7, 2 PM & 7:30 PM

DUO COMPETITION Academy fellows, Granada Theatre x2 CONCERT POULENC TRIO Academy fellows and teaching artists, Hahn Hall MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION Vocal Institute, Granada Theatre COMMUNITY CONCERTS with MARIN ALSOP Academy Chamber Orchestra, Granada Theatre

Public tickets for Summer Festival events will be available ONLINE AND BY PHONE ONLY on FRI, JUN 25 AT 10 AM. For questions about ticketing, please call the Ticket Office Mon-Fri, 10 am-5 pm, or visit online at musicacademy.org. NOTE: Voice messages will be returned as soon as possible in the order they are received. Ordering online is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

EVENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE

MON, JUL 12

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Chi-chi Nwanoku FREE

SUN, JUL 18

x2 CONCERT Mozart & Dvořák Academy fellows & teaching artists $10

SAT, JUL 24

x2 CONCERT Renaissance to the 20th Century Academy Fellows & teaching artists $10

MON, JUL 26

21c LIEDERABEND, OP. M.A.W. PART I Vocal Institute $50*

TUE, JUL 27

21c LIEDERABEND, OP. M.A.W. PART II Vocal Institute $50*

FRI, JUL 30

x2 CONCERT French Focus Academy fellows & teaching artists $10

MON, AUG 2

FAST PITCH AWARDS Academy fellows FREE

SUN, AUG 8

INNOVATION INSTITUTE SEMINAR Highlights FREE

WED, AUG 11

MASTERCLASS SAMPLER Academy fellows & teaching artists FREE SING! CHILDREN’S CHORUS AND CONCERT CHOIR FREE

THU, AUG 12

FRI, AUG 13

DIGITAL CHALLENGE Academy Fellows FREE

SAT, AUG 14

SPECIAL EVENT: MIRRORFLORES Vocal Institute $10

* Every ticket holder will receive an art object that complements the performance.

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The kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music”

CONRAD TAO PIANO

– New York Magazine

Could you talk about some of the ways that you’ve been making music and staying connected during this past year of necessary social distance?

we perceive people’s expressivity. The thing I hope we can take away from this whole experience is the feelable intimacy with the person on the other side of the stream, the momentary transcendence of the internet’s disembodiment — that’s what I most want to hold onto.

TAO: The most dramatic surface change is that I’ve been in New York for almost this entire time. I think this is the longest period of time that I’ve sustained at home in at least a decade. I bring that up partly because I feel so lucky right now to be based in New York. My piano trio, Junction Trio, which is an ensemble with Stefan Jackiw and Jay Campbell, started getting together to rehearse in August, and that wouldn’t have been possible if we weren’t all based in NYC and I had a space where we could all get together masked and six feet apart with the windows open. I also really dove into the live-streaming thing with a lot of enthusiasm. I welcomed the opportunity to think about what I do musically as video, so it set the filmmaking part of my brain alight. Also, what struck me about Zoom performing for an audience tuning in live, what surprised me, was that a) I still got nervous before I went live and b) it got me thinking about what the substance of a concert is.

Could you talk about the importance of programming new music by living composers alongside favorite works from the past?

TAO: The importance of programming new works is pretty selfevident to me. My values around this music—concert music, classical music, whatever term you want to use— center around it being the work of humans and the result of a living, breathing process, and that includes engaging with composers who are alive right now. But I also knew early on that I didn’t want to ghettoize it either. I saw a chance to meaningfully juxtapose works both familiar and unfamiliar, old and new, in order to illuminate something about both. I saw an opportunity to use the fairly evident surface differences between different musics to try to put them in some sort of arrangement that would let you hear a Beethoven sonata with new ears, because to me it’s fairly obvious from the scores alone that Beethoven is a really fierce sonic innovator…What he’s asking for is to push the limits of what is possible with the instrument.

Do you see any positives in the creative ways that artists have been forced to adapt to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic, maybe even any opportunities for permanent changes?

What are you hoping to impart to our fellows during your residency this summer?

TAO: I’m not a trend forecaster, by any means, but what I loved experiencing last spring, during that initial flourishing of musicians trying to do something in the face of widespread cancellations, was the nigh voyeuristic intimacy of how people chose to present their music, visually and aurally, at multiple fidelity levels, in all sorts of contexts, with whatever tools were available. I saw it as a new glimpse into people’s perspectives, an opportunity to deepen how

TAO: You can both talk about what is eternal in the music—the gift given to us by the composer in the form of the score, the constellations of perspectives on that score across history—and the ineffable, ever-present trace of the immediate, the person, the performer, the interpreter, bringing the music to life. That live, humming dialectic is what I’m really interested in exploring with the fellows. And because everyone is different, and everyone’s perspective is different, and everyone’s body is physically different…that’s what I’m curious about: how can we better understand Brahms or Chopin or Elliott Carter through your perspective and your physicality? And what can I offer from my own experience? That’s what I think is tasty.

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Equal parts poise, radiance, and elegant directness” – Opera News

SASHA COOKE

don’t exist in ourselves, researching characters that we don’t relate to – all these things are what artists are supposed to do. So, I think it’s about how we listen, how sensitive we are to the human experience and how we are open to transformation. There shouldn’t be one way to engage with these issues. In the end, I think it’s how we engage that matters. Everyone is divided right now, so I think it’s not what our beliefs are but how we go about talking about them.

MEZZO-SOPRANO

Streaming events have been a part of your life over the last year. You’ve also been hosting Instagram Live “Sasha Seshes” talks covering a range of topics, including body positivity. How did that come about?

What are your thoughts on the importance of programming new music by living composers?

COOKE: The body positivity conversations happened a bit organically. I’ve been heavier in the past, and when I lost weight music became a kind of structure in my life – always having to perform, to be on the road, to carefully organize my time at home. To suddenly have no structure for me was kind of scary from a weight standpoint. So, I decided to reach out to my colleagues and say “Do you feel this way too? Am I alone?” And, sure enough, we’re all so similar. And then other important topics came up. The #MeToo movement, issues of race, issues of gender, eating disorders… it really ran the gamut. It was just awesome that people were open to discussing these issues. I have mixed feelings about social media, but this to me was a nice surprise.

COOKE: One of the big challenges of our time is how we welcome and engage people, and I think that new music attracts new audiences. So, I think a big part of the future of opera, certainly, is more new music. Grand opera will still exist, but it’s very expensive to produce, and there are so many conversations happening now about leveling the playing field and making it more accessible. One thing that’s been so interesting about the pandemic, is that it’s stretched presenters and companies. I hope they keep what they’ve learned, that they have live performances but also digital content that is really well done. As an alumna of the Music Academy, you were once in our fellows’ shoes. Can you talk a little bit about your time at the Music Academy?

What are your thoughts on how artists can contribute to discussions surrounding justice, body positivity, gender, and some of the other issues you mentioned?

COOKE: Well for starters, I would not be a performer if it wasn’t for the Music Academy. Music Academy changed my life. I was nineteen at the time – the youngest accepted singer that year – and I learned so much just watching the masterclasses, my colleagues, and how hard they worked. I was thrust into having to be on top of my game. I remember listening to the fellows playing in the orchestra and feeling like they were levitating. There was this care and attention to detail and zeal, this sense that the fellows were all so grateful to be there. It was such an intoxicating energy. I could go on and on about Music Academy, but simply put, it profoundly impacted me.

COOKE: I think artists are supposed to be open to experience, we’re supposed to dive into uncomfortable things. Isn’t exploring human emotion the idea of being an artist? Finding things that

SASHA COOKE EVENT:

WED, JUL 21, 7:30 PM | Mosher Guest Artist Recital Video Screening Premiere 23

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The basic message remains: love music, and give it your all. And remember that it is the music that matters, not the career.”

STEVEN ISSERLIS CELLIST

Do you see a silver lining to how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the industry and the creative process of artists, and how to do you envision the future of classical music post pandemic?

but the basic message remains: love music, and give it your all. And, while not being impractical, remember that it is the music that matters, not the career.

ISSERLIS: Well, I do find it difficult to be too positive about a virus that has killed three million – and of course it has been disastrous for the music world; but yes, I suppose there has been the chance to learn new works, to write, and so on. Also, musicians have phoned each other more often! That’s something, I suppose… as for the future, I’m (boringly) hoping that it goes back to pretty much the same as it was before. We’ll see…

You are known for curating exciting chamber series at the Wigmore Hall, 92nd St Y, and the Salzburg Festival, and you offer recitals every season in major musical centres. What is your process?

ISSERLIS: I love to create programs! I feel like a chef preparing a dinner – or several dinners, in the case of a whole series. You choose works that have some sort of connection with one another, whether centered around a particular composer, or an era. It’s very satisfying when the program falls into place!

What advice would you give our young fellows as they are starting to set off on their unique career paths? Perhaps with some excerpts from your book, a commentary on Schumann’s famous Advice for Young Musicians?

You have also premiered new works, including John Tavener’s The Protecting Veil, Thomas Adès’s Lieux retrouvés, and Gyorgy Kurtag’s For Steven. How do you bring new works to life?

ISSERLIS: The point about Schumann’s Advice for Young Musicians is that he urges young people above all to be idealistic – Schumann was such a poetic dreamer himself, and his book shows others how to follow similar paths. I updated the advice to be (I hope) more easily accessible for the young musicians of today –

ISSERLIS: Yes, I love to work with composers – the three you mention are (or were, in John’s case) very special friends. But it takes a lot of time for me to learn new (or any) works, so I don’t play too many; I’m by no means a specialist. And if I do learn a piece, I will drive the composer mad with constant questions about what they mean, how they want a phrase played, etc. Well – it’s such a luxury to be able to ask those things – tricky with Beethoven, for instance. So rude – he never answers emails...

STEVEN ISSERLIS EVENT:

THU, JUL 15, 7:30 PM | Mosher Guest Artist Recital Video Screening Premiere 24

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TYSHAWN SOREY COMPOSER / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST

You have taken a unique bend on building a career - as a composer and a multi-instrumentalist renowned in both the jazz and classical music genres. What advice would you give our fellows as they set off on their own unique career paths?

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Playing with Tyshawn is like being onstage with the ocean. You’re there with the ocean, and it’s serene and also dangerous and terrifying.” – Claire Chase

times have felt uninspired to work as a result of being in this pandemic for so long. But I think the quarantine is – in some regards – pushing us to arrive at greatness, arrive at a place where we’re able to produce meaningful work. This quarantine has been both an opportunity and a detriment. I’ve spent countless hours inside a practice room working on material and sitting at a desk writing music. But the lack of resources (musicians) being available has made it very discouraging to do any kind of collaborative work. As a result of not having had the opportunity to collaborate meaningfully for so long, when the time comes for us to come together the future is going to be bright.

SOREY: Be true to yourself, without compromise, and don’t concern yourself with fitting into any particular box; the boxes don’t exist. Become open to other creative possibilities that are very different from your own. If you see any rules, learn those rules, and then unlearn them and break them (in that order!) You have composed works for incredible contemporary ensembles and artists and will be writing a commissioned piece for the winners of our duo competition. What’s your process?

Recently you have been writing vocal music set to poetry about Black lives, and a book of songs about your own survival, and the survival of other Black Americans in this society. Do you consider yourself to be an agent of change in this field?

SOREY: I like to research the artists – who they are and the work they’ve done - before I write for them. Then I decide, do I want to write something that is similar to the musical language they’re already familiar with? Or, do I want to write something that is outside of that language? I tend to go with the latter. I’m always responding to what the artist does and interested in but in my own way, with my musical aesthetic.

SOREY: I’d like to think so – that I’m an agent of change in this field. I think we as artists, particularly artists who experience these kinds of injustices, ought to be able to use whatever platform that we’re associated with to talk about these issues in a real and profound way. They may be uncomfortable conversations, but they’re necessary. As a Black artist, I am part of a lineage of people who finds it responsible to talk about the life experiences that we have and express them through sound. It’s not a chore, it’s something I love to do. And it doesn’t have to be as literal as only talking about social justice or the killing of Black lives. It goes so far beyond that. Until now, there hasn’t been much of a platform to talk about that in the realm of concert or serious music. I’m honored to be among an awesome community of composers who are also dealing with this subject and are representing the idea of change.

The current crisis – COVID – can be looked at as an incredible opportunity to evolve. What creative ways have you adapted to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic?

SOREY: I know of some composers (myself included) who at

TYSHAWN SOREY EVENT:

MON, JUL 26, 7:30 PM | Mosher Guest Artist Recital Video Screening Premiere with Paula Matthusen 25

FACULY SPOTLIGHT:

RICHARD O’NEILL The recent GRAMMY-winning violist and Takács Quartet member is this year’s recipient of the Music Academy Distinguished Alumni Award.

What was your impression of the Remote Learning Institute (MARLI) as a Festival last year?

to play for, so to be able to play for them in person? It’s almost too good to be true! It will be a reunion for all of us. It has been a dream-come-true joining the Takacs, and to appear with them and all of the amazing alumnus and faculty for the first performance at the Music Academy in a very long time, will be very special. Jeremy Denk and I will play a piece I performed as a fellow in 1999, when my grandmother (who had raised me) passed away and I had to leave for a over a week. It was a tough and sudden loss. I came back to campus not in a great state, but my studio and the community was so kind and supportive. I played the Rachmaninoff sonata at that summer’s final picnic concert, which I will reprieve part of for the gala. Life’s a big circle, we’re just on different parts of it.

RICHARD: I remember how I felt before MARLI happened – the incredible insecurity of not knowing what was happening with the world and wanting to do something for the fellows to connect in a meaningful way. So to have everyone coalesce to make MARLI a success was very meaningful. Speaking for the viola studio, we needed that time together. The advantage of zoom is you do get close and personal. It was great to get to know the fellows and share what they were going through. MARLI was such a loving gesture in a dark time. What are you looking forward to most this summer at the festival that you missed in 2020?

RICHARD: That’s easy. Human interaction. Gathering together to perform is no longer a given. A picnic concert, a masterclass, an opera, 4,500 people congregated at the Santa Barbara Bowl… during the pandemic that felt like a fairytale! From this point forward, I think all young artists will understand that we can’t take for granted this gift of being alive and together. That’s the one takeaway. In our art form we live not to play for ourselves but to make music for others. This year’s gala shines the spotlight on our own faculty artists to open the season in person. What are you planning for this special event?

RICHARD: It will be very meaningful. I don’t know of another institution that has such an involved, caring, giving community

In our art form we live not to play for ourselves but to make music for others.” – Richard O’Neill

You received a Grammy in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category for your performance of Christopher Theofanidis’ Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra. Can you tell me a bit about this winning performance?

You are a multi-year alumnus (‘98,’99) and the newest recipient of the distinguished alumni award. How has your experiences as a fellow impacted your role here as a faculty member?

RICHARD: It’s funny, the seeds planted when you’re a fellow, you never know how they will sprout and grow. So much of my career has been a surprise. As a fellow, there was no other program at the time (or to this day I would argue) that offered what the Academy does. The program has really evolved since I was a fellow, but that basic principal of giving this survey of everything that constitutes a young artist has remained and is so important. It’s easy to say “I’ll just focus only on doing this” but I think it’s good to have a very open mind about your musical path. There is no way I could have predicted where I am now.

RICHARD: I’ve had some time to process it now – it’s still hard to believe it was nominated and won such an illustrious category. Times are changing – it’s an honor to be the second person in the category to win for viola, and I hope many more viola soloists get attention. And I believe in Christopher Theofanidis. To write a modern work that’s instantly appreciated is very difficult, lightning in a bottle perhaps. It was part of a live recording project in Albany, performed twice and paired with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (big competition)! I remember finishing and people were screaming – they stood up. And that just doesn’t happen that often with viola concertos! Chris is a master when it comes to color and expression. 9-11 is one of the most horrible tragedies of my lifetime. I can’t think of a worse one – Chris and I both lived through that experience in Manhattan and it changed the trajectory of the piece because he was writing it at that time. He honors so much of what happened – tremendous, unspeakable loss, with finding solace during tragedy with hope moving forward.

If I could be a fly on the wall and watch a masterclass of Horne with Lotte Lehmann…. I would die to have that experience – to think that happened in Lehmann Hall! And my teacher Donald McInnes started to play viola with Maurice Abravanel on this campus. So much came before and there’s so much yet to come. It’s great to be a part of this amazing synergy. The Academy has never been in better shape.

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VOCAL INSTITUTE The Vocal Institute will be highlighted in performances curated by faculty, led by Director of Music John Churchwell and Creative Director James Darrah. In a special new affiliation, industry disrupter and Musical America’s 2021 Artist of the Year Beth Morrison and Executive Director Jecca Barry of Beth Morrison Projects will be in residence for four weeks.

EVENTS VOCAL INSTITUTE MASTERCLASS, DANIELA CANDILLARI WED, JUL 21, 3:30 PM, HAHN HALL Conductor Daniela Candillari continues to be recognized for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. An avid educator, she spent the summer of 2019 conducting the West Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain at the Music Academy of the West.

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The Liederabend tradition began in the 19th century, a new form of entertainment that also brought composers and poets together to share new sounds and ideas. This multi-media piece for singers and instrumentalists will be screened in a special presentation and available online. Every ticket holder will receive an art object that complements the performance with an interactive experience. Learn more about the all-contemporary female composers’ pieces that will be a part of the program.

VOCAL INSTITUTE MASTERCLASS, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS WED, JUL 28, 1:30 PM, HAHN HALL Legendary conductor Michael Tilson Thomas will work with singers and vocal pianists on the repertoire of Gustav Mahler.

MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION FRI, AUG 6, 4 PM, GRANADA THEATRE A singer and vocal pianist are chosen in competitions with their peers by an esteemed jury panel. Winners receive The Regina Roney Prize - a cash award and a commissioned work by Carlos Simon.

MIRRORFLORES SAT, AUG 14, 5 PM, MUSICACADEMY.ORG Operatic arias and scenes ranging from baroque to bel canto will come to life on the beautiful campus of Music Academy of the West as a film. Mirrorflores is a play on words to reflect the past and present as James Darrah redefines how opera can be delivered through the cinematic lens.

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IN MEMORIAM

L E ATRICE LU R I A 1 92 8-202 1

Leatrice Luria was known to all who love her as Lee. But if you saw her driving around Montecito in her sporty little red car, the vanity plate gave you a clue about her full name. If she stopped to say hello, she wouldn’t hesitate to share a new idea or a strong opinion that displayed her zest for life. She was beloved for that and her utmost generosity to the Santa Barbara community. Lee Luria and her husband Eli were part of the fabric of the Music Academy of the West for decades. She always had vision for how the Academy could become world-class and continue to grow, along with embracing all the people involved. The Academy’s Compeer program was founded by Lee in 1997, forging a strong connection to the community. She envisioned the unique program that connects fellows around the world with friends who champion them here in Santa Barbara. Lee enjoyed planning Compeer events as much as she reveled in everyone else’s Around the same time, she introduced a plan for the Academy to become an all full-scholarship program, which to this day continues to set the Academy apart from other festivals.

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THE MUSIC ACADEMY IS A PLACE WHERE LEE COMBINED HER AFFINITY FOR EDUCATION, MUSIC, AND YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE WAS ENERGIZED BY THE FELLOWS AND NEVER TURNED DOWN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THEM.”

– Board Chair Eileen Sheridan When the Academy launched a long-range facility upgrade called the Renaissance Campaign in the 1990s, Lee and Eli become fierce advocates for it. They became lead investors in the transformation of the Miraflores campus. In 2010, it was announced that the Academy would begin construction on the Luria Education Center, named for her family. The Luria Education Center, with its stunning Andalusian-style architecture housed a new hall for performances, teaching facilities, space for meeting and dining, and a music library. Lee loved solo piano music. She had a grand piano at home and would listen to Academy fellows and faculty playing it for hours. She and her family supported scholarships for the piano fellows and took great pride in supporting the faculty chair for solo piano, along with many other projects and programs that serve the Academy’s mission. She continued in lifelong friendships with alumni who often called and visited. Lee’s passion for the Academy extended to her family. Lee served on the Board of Directors from 1995 to 2004, with her daughter Kandy Luria-Budgor following in her footsteps for a nine-year tenure from 2007-2015. Kandy continues to serve as a trusted advisor, along with her husband Beno Budgor. Lee and Kandy were honorary co-chairs of the Academy’s annual benefit gala in both 2015 and 2019. The Academy was honored to host Lee for a celebration of her 93rd birthday in Lehmann Hall in April, with a solo piano performance, the first live music she had heard since the pandemic began. Lee was not only a benefactor, visionary, and champion, she was a true friend to the Academy. Peace be upon her. 32

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MUSIC ACADEMY HISTORY: 1947-2021 1940s

Faculty Members

In June 1947, the Music Academy offered financial assistance for students to attend its inaugural season. Scholarships were funded by Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, Jascha Heifetz, and Hollywood studio mogul Daryl F. Zanuck, among others. Early faculty included music luminaries Lotte Lehmann, a co-founder along with Otto Klemperer, Roman Totenberg, Ernest Bloch, Darius Milhaud, Roy Harris, Rosalyn Tureck, Arnold Schoenberg (the Academy’s first composer-in-residence), and John Charles Thomas.

1990s

Marilyn Horne

1950s

Lotte Lehman directing Ariadne auf Naxos

Music Director Maurice Abravanel

The Academy received a gift of the coastal property Miraflores, a Spanish revival style home built in 1915, and the surrounding property, for use as “a conservatory of music only and for no other purpose.” Lotte Lehmann oversaw the Academy’s first opera productions and the Academy began to produce its first internationally successful alumni including Lucine Amara, Burt Bacharach, Grace Bumbry, Marilyn Horne, and Benita Valente. Maurice Abravanel became Music Director, a post he held until 1980. Gregor Piatigorsky served on the faculty from 1950-53, and continued teaching at the Academy through 1975. The Women’s Auxiliary formed, crucial ambassadors and fundraisers still active today.

1960s

Martial Singher became head of the Voice Department in 1962, remaining until 1981. William Primrose joined the faculty.

1970s

Jerome Lowenthal, faculty artist

Faculty member Jerome Lowenthal performed at the opening concert of the dedication of the newly dedicated Abravanel Hall in July 1972.

Donald Mcinnes

1980s

Violist Donald McInnes and pianist Paul Schenly joined the faculty.

Marilyn Horne became Voice Program Director. The 13 studio building Claeyssens Hall was added to campus. The Music Academy became a full-scholarship institution. The Compeer Program was launched.

2000s

Abravanel Hall was fully renovated both architecturally and acoustically, becoming Hahn Hall.

2010s

Luria Education Center opened, offering additional world-class facilities on campus. Main House was renovated and dedicated to Marilyn Horne. Mosher Guest Artist Recital Series began, featuring international artists in the intimate space of Hahn Hall. New York Philharmonic Partnership four-year partnership was initiated. The Philharmonic’s former Concertmaster, Glenn Dicterow, joined the faculty.

Jeremy Denk and the Takács Quartet joined the faculty. Hind Hall teaching studio building opened, adding eight state-of-the-art studios to the campus.

2017-2019

A Commissions & Premieres Program was launched. The Music Academy became an AllSteinway School in 2017. The Music Academy presented the largest classical music event in Santa Barbara’s history for 7,500 attendees at La Playa Stadium featuring the New York La Playa Stadium Philharmonic. Groundbreaking Classical Evolution/Revolution London Symphony Conference was presented in 2017 and 2018. Orchestra A new orchestral partnership began with the London Symphony Orchestra in 2018. Alumni Enterprise Awards program was established, with first recipients announced in 2018. Sing!, a community choral program for children, was launched in 2018, providing accessible music education and performance opportunities to Santa Barbara County children. In 2019, Jerome Lowenthal celebrated his 50th Sing! Program year as a Music Academy faculty artist. The Music Academy Remote 2020-2021 Learning Institute (MARLI) was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The Innovation Institute was established, providing Remote Learning Institute entrepreneurial training curriculum led by industry leaders and career-advancing resources including the Fast Pitch Awards and Digital Challenge, serving as an incubator for future Alumni Enterprise Awardees. 34

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IN N OVATI O N I NSTI TUTE Building on the success of the 2020 Music Academy Remote Learning Institute, the Innovation Institute continues to spearhead entrepreneurial training for fellows through a range of seminars, competitions, and mentorship. Focused on the future of classical music, these opportunities for engagement with leading artists and innovators are designed to educate and inspire the next generation of classical music leaders. The 2021 Festival begins with a week of career development seminars for all fellows. They will also participate in entrepreneurial competitions that expand their skillset – The Fast Pitch Awards and The Digital Challenge – and are offered specialized training in public speaking and arts writing as part of the Academy’s Project Resonance. A new Technology Resource Hub will provide a space for creating recordings and creative projects.

SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS & INNOVATION GUEST SPEAKERS Convocation Keynote: If classical music keeps one thing from the pandemic…

Dispatches from the Field: Music Academy fellows In Action

Chi-Chi Nwakonu Founder, Chineke! Orchestra

Cristina Cutts Dougherty 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee & 2020 Fast Pitch Award Recipient Jay Julio 2020 Fast Pitch Award Recipient Javier Morales-Martinez 2020 Fast Pitch Award Recipient

Building the Next Generation: Case Studies in Education & Innovation Phil Bravo Associate Director, Social Innovation, Los Angeles Philharmonic Eun Lee Founder & Executive Director, The Dream Unfinished Enrique Márquez Music Director, Interlochen Center for the Arts Francisco J. Núñez Founder & Artistic Director, Young People’s Chorus of New York

How Your Story is Told: Criticism, Commentary, the Pitch, and Social Media

The Creative Entrepreneur Nick Luby and Susan Zhang Co-Directors, The Concert Truck Stephanie Matthews Founder & Creative Director, StringCandy; Co-Founder, Re-Collective Orchestra Monica Yunus and Camille Zamora Co-Founders & Co-Executive Directors, Sing for Hope

New Leadership for the New Normal

Amanda Cook Editor in Chief, I Care If You Listen David Salazar Editor-in-Chief, OperaWire Francisco Salazar Publisher, OperaWire Jose Solís Founder, BIPOC Critics Lab Airen Washington arts and government media specialist

Afton Battle General Director, Fort Worth Opera Terell Johnson Executive Director, Chicago Philharmonic Beth Morrison Beth Morrison Projects

Plus: workshops and sessions led by Clive Chang Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Music Academy Board Member Jennifer Bowman Director of Music Education, The Kennedy Center Steven Isserlis Mosher Guest artist, cellist, author Lisette Oropesa soprano

Bringing the Fringes to the Forefront: Broadening the Community of Your Artistry André de Quadros conductor, ethnomusicologist, educator, writer & human rights activist

INNOVATION INSTITUTE FREE ONLINE EVENTS KEYNOTE ADDRESS: CHI-CHI NWANOKU • MON, JUL 12, 5 PM FAST PITCH AWARDS • MON, AUG 2, 5 PM INNOVATION INSTITUTE HIGHLIGHTS • SUN, AUG 8, 5 PM DIGITAL CHALLENGE COMPETITION • FRI, AUG 13, 5 PM 38

ALUMNI ENTERPRISE AWARDS The annual Alumni Enterprise Awards (AEA), a significant grant program for trailblazing endeavors, is a keystone of the Innovation Institute’s expanding, year-round offerings. The Alumni Enterprise Awards fund a range of ventures including artistic expression, audience development, education, community engagement, social justice, and technology.

Rich Coburn

Adanya Dunn

vocal piano (‘14); 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee

mezzo-soprano (‘14, ‘15); 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee

Bruno Luiz Lourensetto

Christina Giuca Krause

This award opportunity is available to all Music Academy alumni. Proposals must align with or challenge the Academy’s mission to further classical music education while cultivating discerning, appreciative, and adventurous audiences. Awards granted for alumni projects range from $2,500 to $20,000 based on scope and scale. 26 alumni have received Alumni Enterprise Awards over the past four years, for a total of $320,000 to support their proposed programs. .

trumpet (‘12); 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee

vocal piano (‘13, ‘17); 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee

Camila Barrientos Ossio

Cristina Cutts Dougherty

Winners are advised individually on their projects by selected leaders in their industry in addition to receiving coaching sessions on their business plans. The Alumni Enterprise Awards are generously supported by the Ladera Foundation.

clarinet (‘03, ‘04); 2021 Alumni Enterprise Awardee

tuba (‘20); 2021 Alumni Enterprise & 2020 Fast Pitch Awardee

INNOVATION RESIDENTIAL 2021 A cornerstone of the Music Academy’s Innovation Institute, the annual Innovation Residential serves as an educational incubator and continued mentorship for recipients of the Academy’s Alumni Enterprise and Fast Pitch Awards, further expanding leadership possibilities for their projects and careers. This March, fifteen alumni experienced six days of engaging curriculum taught by industry leaders in group and individual class settings to advance their careers and accelerate their award-winning, entrepreneurial projects from across the globe. Jay Julio

viola (‘20); 2020 Fast Pitch Winner

This year’s award-winning projects focus on arts education, classical music in unexpected places, amplifying diverse (and sometimes neglected) composers, and utilizing music and technology to address societal problems and uplift audiences. Featured speakers included Beth Morrison and Jecca Barry (Beth Morrison Projects), violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Jessica Lustig (Co-Founder, 21C Media Group), Clive Chang (Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Lincoln Center), Jennifer Bowman (Director of Music Education, Kennedy Center), Michael Mauskapf (Assistant Professor, Columbia Business School), and mindfulness instructor Elizabeth Packard Arnold (Associate Fine Arts Dean, University of Kentucky), along with several members of the Academy administration.

Javier Morales-Martinez clarinet (‘20); 2020 Fast Pitch Winner

The Residential was conceived to provide the Academy’s exceptional alumni with the tools and guidance from leaders in the industry. Following the Residential, they were provided mentorship connections with additional leaders. 39

SUMMER 2021 Faculty & Teaching Artists STRINGS Martin Beaver violin & chamber music Glenn Dicterow violin & string leadership Jorja Fleezanis violin, orchestral studies & chamber music

VOCAL INSTITUTE Marilyn Horne (‘53, distinguished alumni award winner ‘95) honorary voice program director John Churchwell director of music James Darrah creative director Jecca Barry artistic collaborator Daniela Candillari conductor Martin Katz (‘64, distinguished alumni award winner ‘99) vocal piano & interpretation Hemdi Kfir language coach

The Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Chair in Violin

Kathleen Winkler violin & chamber music

The Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Chair in Violin

Karen Dreyfus viola, orchestral studies & chamber music Richard O’Neill (‘98, ’99, distinguished alumni award winner ‘21) viola & chamber music The Hyon Chough and Maurice Singer Chair in Viola

The Michelle Joanou Language Coach

Cynthia Phelps (‘79, ’83, distinguished alumni award winner ‘01) viola David Geber cello & chamber music

William Long conductor Michelle Magaldi director of production Gerald Martin Moore vocal pedagogue Beth Morrison artistic collaborator Nils Neubert language coach Paola Prestini composer-in-residence Nino Sanikidze (‘01, ’02) vocal coach

The Susie and Ted Cronin Chair in Cello

Alan Stepansky cello, chamber music & orchestral studies The Susie and Ted Cronin Chair in Cello

Nico Abondolo (‘87, ‘88) double bass Takács Quartet Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes violin Richard O’Neill viola, András Fejér cello

The Barbara and Ray Robins Chair in Vocal Piano, in memory of Ray Robins

Tamara Sanikidze (‘05, ’06, ’07) vocal coach Bill Schuman vocal pedagogue Maureen Zoltek (’10, ’12) vocal coach ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR Larry Rachleff GUEST ARTIST Ben Bliss (’12) tenor MOSHER GUEST ARTISTS Conrad Tao piano, composer Tyshawn Sorey multi-instrumentalist, composer Sasha Cooke (’02) mezzo-soprano Steven Isserlis cello LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GUEST ARTISTS Michael Tilson Thomas signature festival conductor, LSO partnership; LSO conductor laureate Marin Alsop guest conductor Edward Vanderspar principal, viola Colin Paris co-principal, double bass Daniel Jemison principal, bassoon Paul Milner principal, bass trombone Nigel Thomas principal, percussion

The Dorothy Richard Sterling Foundation / Peggy Maximus Fund quartet in residence

WOODWINDS Jim Walker flute (not in residence in 2021) Timothy Day flute Eugene Izotov oboe The David Weiss Faculty Chair in Oboe

Xiomara Mass oboe Robert Walters English horn, oboe Richie Hawley clarinet

The Keston Chair in Clarinet supported in memory of Michael Keston

Benjamin Kamins (‘68, ’69) bassoon Dennis Michel bassoon BRASS Julie Landsman horn Barbara Butler trumpet Charlie Geyer trumpet Paul Merkelo trumpet Mark H. Lawrence trombone & tuba Ralph Sauer trombone Jeffrey Anderson (’82) tuba PERCUSSION Michael Werner (‘90)

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The Marilyn & Richard Mazess Chair in Percussion

GUEST COMPOSERS Georgina Derbez Roque Carlos Simon INNOVATION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT Casey Molino Dunn PERFORMANCE COACH Bill Williams PROJECT RESONANCE COACH Henry Michaels FACULTY EMERITUS Donald McInnes, (‘54, ’55, ’56, distinguished alumni award winner ‘12) viola Peter Salaff chamber music Jerome Lowenthal piano

TIMPANI Joseph Pereira

The Marilyn & Richard Mazess Chair in Timpani

HARP JoAnn Turovsky SOLO PIANO Jeremy Denk The Luria Foundation Chair in Solo Piano Conor Hanick The Michele Brustin Chair in Solo Piano COLLABORATIVE PIANO Jonathan Feldman director The Leslie & Philip Bernstein Chair in Collaborative Piano

Natasha Kislenko (‘01) Margaret McDonald (‘00, ’01, ’02)

SUMMER 2021 Fellows VIOLIN Jaimee Cao (‘18) Hannah Duncan (’20) Benjamin Goldstein (’20) Matthew Hakkarainen (’20) Ria Honda (’20) Danny Yehun Jin (’20) Shruthi Kattumenu (’20) Wenqi Ke (’20) Miyu Kubo (’20) Astrid Nakamura (’20) Sam Parrini (’20) Daniel Rafimayeri (’20) Emily S. Richardson (’20) Jaewon Seo (’20) Yebeen Seo (’20) Yu-Ping Tsai (’20) Mira Yamamoto (’20) Siyu Zhang (’15, ’18) VIOLA Isabella Bignasca (’20) Keoni Bolding (’20) Ariel Emily Chapman (’19, ’20) Harmony Chiang (’19, ’20) Sean Juhl (’20) Jay Julio (’20) Yeonsu Lee (’20) Claire Satchwell (’19, ’20) Evalynn Tyros (’20) CELLO Chas Barnard (’19, ’20) Jihyun Hwang (’20) Shirley Kim Noah Seng-hui Koh (’20) Marcie Kolacki (’19, ’20) Emma Lee (’17, ’18, ’20) Ka Long Lee (’20) Nina Pitts (’18) Lavinnia Rae (’20) Samuel Viguerie DOUBLE BASS Taylor Abbitt (’20) Aaron Blick (’20) Nick Caux (’20) Andrew Gantzer (’20) Rachel Martin (’20) Jonathan Yeoh (’19, ’20) Lillian Young (’20)

FLUTE Elissa Brown Julia Pyke Arin Sarkissian (’20) OBOE Rodion Belousov (’20) Ben Brogadir (’16, ’20) Lauren Keating (’20) Allison Rye (’20) CLARINET Gerbrich Meijer (’20) Javier Morales-Martinez (’20) Keeheon Nam (’20) Alisha Zamore (’20) BASSOON Julian Gonzalez (’20) Vincent Igusa (’20) Eleni Katz (’20) Kipras Mazeika (’19, ’20) HORN David Cailliet Alexander (’20) Jack David Bryant (’19, ’20) Logan Bryck (’18, ’19, ’20) Ava Conway (’20) Will Padfield (’20) Gabrielle Pho (’19, ’20) TRUMPET Noah Dugan (’13, ’20) Ian Mertes (’20) Federico Montes (’20) TENOR TROMBONE Carlos Jiménez Fernández (’20) Jonathan McNeer (’20) Connor Alexander Rowe (’19, ’20)

HARP Anya Garipoli (’19, ’20) SOLO PIANO Alexander Lee Agate (’19, ’20) León Bernsdorf (’20) Nan Ni (’20) Arthur Wang (’19, ’20) Hsin-Hao Yang (’20) COLLABORATIVE PIANO Mio Arai (’20) Joanne Chew Ann Chang (’20) Zerek Dodson (’20) Tristan Leung (’20) Barbara Noyes (’19, ’20) Sohyun Park (’20) Benjamin Pawlak (’20) Melivia Raharjo (’20) SOPRANO Anush Avetisyan (’20) Katherine Lerner Lee (’20) Kaileigh Riess (’20) MEZZO-SOPRANO Alice Chung (’20) Olivia Johnson Alma Neuhaus (’20) Sun-Ly Pierce (’19, ’20) Grace Skinner (’20) TENOR Joshua Berg (’20) Jordan Costa (’20) Shawn Roth (’19, ’20) BARITONE Byron J. Mayes (’20) Korin Thomas-Smith (’20)

BASS TROMBONE Noah Roper (’19, ’20)

BASS-BARITONE Lorenzo Zapata (’20)

TUBA Cristina Cutts Dougherty (’20)

VOCAL PIANO Juan José Lázaro (’20) Ga-Young Park (’20) Bin Yu Sanford (’19) Alexander Soloway (’20)

PERCUSSION Christine Comer (’19, ’20) Dominic Jacquemard (’20) Massimo Martone (’20) Jeremy Sreejayan (’20) Jonathan Wisner (’20)

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2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS DANNY YEHUN JIN (’20) 21,

VIOLIN

born in Gunsan, South Korea, is earning his bachelor’s degree at Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Ida Kavafian. Mr. Jin has performed with the Royal Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, Suwon Philharmonic, and Curtis Symphony orchestras. He won the Grand Prize in the Charleston Symphony National Young Artist Competition.

JAIMEE CAO (‘18) 21, born in Peoria, Illinois, is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, and studies with Kathleen Winkler and Glenn Dicterow. Jaimee won first place in both the 2016 Music Teacher Association of California VOCE State Competition and the 2015 Henry Schwab Violin and Viola Competition. As an undergraduate student at University of Southern California, she performed with the Thornton Symphony under Maestro Carl St. Clair.

SHRUTHI KATTUMENU (’20) 24,

born in Austin, Texas, earned a master’s degree at The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, where she was a finalist in the 2019 Concerto Competition. Shruthi serves as a substitute musician with the Austin Symphony, and is on faculty at both University of Texas String Project and Clavierwerke School of Music.

HANNAH DUNCAN (’20) 20,

born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is an undergraduate at Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Joan Kwuon, where she is a member of the ILO Quartet. Hannah participated in the New York String Orchestra Seminar and performed in the New York String Orchestra. Last summer, she was named a 2021 Keston MAX fellow.

WENQI KE (’20) 22, born in Anqin,

Anhui, China, is an undergraduate at the Colburn Conservatory, studying with Robert Lipsett. The winner of the 2014 Hong Kong International String Competition served as assistant principal second violin of the American Youth Symphony from 2018-2020. Last summer, she was named a 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

BENJAMIN GOLDSTEIN (’20) 21, born in New York City, earned his bachelor’s degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and studies with Alex Kerr. Benjamin recently attended Interlochen Arts Camp where he served as concertmaster of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and received the Maddy Summer Artist Award.

MIYU KUBO (’20) 21, born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Joseph Lin and Andres Cardenes, where she serves as the Orchestra’s principal second violinist and plays in two string quartets. Miyu took first place in the 2018 Interlochen Arts Academy Concerto Competition.

MATTHEW HAKKARAINEN (’20) 20, born in West Palm Beach, Florida,

is earning a bachelor’s degree at Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Pamela Frank. In 2018, he became the first American to win first prize at the Premio Rodolfo Lipizer International Violin Competition. Matthew also won New World Symphony’s 2018 Concerto Competition.

ASTRID NAKAMURA (’20) 20, from Toronto, Canada, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Astrid joined the 2019 Frenergy tour with the National and European Union Youth Orchestras and took first place in the 2018 McGill Chamber Music Competition as a member of the LaFontaine Quartet.

RIA HONDA (’20) 20, born in Tokyo,

Japan, is earning a master’s degree at the Columbia University – Juilliard School Exchange studying with Li Lin. Ria has been featured on NPR’s From the Top and was a semi-finalist in the 2021 Klein International Competition. She has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Cascade Symphony Orchestra, and Oistrakh Symphony.

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS SAM PARRINI (’20) 21, born in

MIRA YAMAMOTO (’20) 23, born in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, is earning a master’s degree at The Royal Academy of Music. Mira has appeared on NPR’s From the Top and with the Neue Philharmonie München and Sinfonieorchester Crescendo Freiburg. As a soloist, she has performed with the Saratoga Chamber, Seattle Festival, and Cascade Symphony orchestras.

DANIEL RAFIMAYERI (’20) 21, born in New York City, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Catherine Cho. In March 2020, Daniel performed as a soloist with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 he received the Stulberg Gold Medal and the International String Competition Bach Prize.

SIYU ZHANG (’15, ‘18) 27, born in

Greenville, South Carolina, is an undergraduate at The Schulich School of Music at McGill University. The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award recipient has performed as a soloist with the Beaufort Symphony, Clemson University Symphony, Greenville County Youth, and Carolina Youth Symphony orchestras and appeared on NPR’s From the Top.

Changchun, China, earned her master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Siyu was selected for the 2017 Zarin Mehta Global Academy Fellowship and performed with the New York Philharmonic. She serves as associate concertmaster in the Jacksonville Symphony and has performed with the Houston and Atlanta Symphony orchestras.

EMILY S. RICHARDSON (’20) 21, born in Nara, Japan, is earning a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music studying with Paul Kantor. Emily has performed as a soloist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Fairbanks Symphony, Ottawa Chamber Symphony, Pacific Palisades Symphony, Henderson Symphony, and Crossroads Chamber Orchestra.

VIOLA ISABELLA BIGNASCA (’20) 22,

born in Sydney, Australia, recently earned her bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Paul Neubauer. Isabella won the Multiples Section Award of the 2015 NSW KPO Concerto Competition and joined Heifetz on Tour in 2018. Last year, she performed in a livestream concert with Dacelo Quartet on the Violin Channel.

JAEWON SEO (’20) 24, born in

Gwangju, South Korea, is earning a master’s degree from Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Kathleen Winkler. Jaewon was featured as a soloist with the Ottawa Chamber and National Arts Centre orchestras. He has also won prizes in the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra Concerto and Canada Music competitions.

KEONI BOLDING (’20) 23, born in Tucson, Arizona, received a master’s degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Hsin Yun Huang and Cynthia Phelps. Keoni was a 2020 Klein Competition Finalist and is a 2019-2021 recipient of the Kovner Fellowship. He has appeared with the New York Philharmonic and the New World and Charleston Symphonies.

YEBEEN SEO (’20) 28, born in South

Korea, completed her master’s degree at Yale School of Music, studying with Syoko Aki. Yebeen won the 2012 Oneum Chamber Orchestra Music and 2009 Eumyoun competitions in South Korea, and has performed with the Gangnam Symphony, Korea Senior Symphony, Seoul Metropolitan Youth, and Ewha Chamber orchestras.

ARIEL EMILY CHAPMAN (’19, ’20) 27, born in New Milford, Connecticut,

earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at New England Conservatory and is a freelance artist. Ariel was recently invited to collaborate with Kaija Saariaho. She has also attended Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, and Bowdoin Music Festival.

YU-PING TSAI (’20) 20, born in

Taipei, Taiwan, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, where she studies with Joseph Lin. Yu-Ping attended Music@ Menlo in 2019, and performed with the WuLing Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist. In 2016, she won first prize in the Chiang Mai Ginastera International Music Competition and Festival. 44

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS HARMONY CHIANG (’19, ’20) 21, born in New York City, is an undergraduate at The Juilliard School studying with Cynthia Phelps and Masao Kawasaki. The winner of the 2012 Asian Young Talent Competition and 2017 LISMA Foundation Finalist has participated in the Mozarteum International Summer Festival and performed at the United Nations.

CELLO CHAS BARNARD (’19, ’20) 27, born in Dayton, Ohio, earned a master’s degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he serves as a teaching assistant and lecturer. He is a member of the Boulder Philharmonic and Executive Director of the Sohap Ensemble. Last summer, he was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

SEAN JUHL (’20) 21, born in New

York City, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Carol Rodland. Sean won first prize in the 2019 Juilliard Viola Concerto Competition, performing the John Harbison Viola Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra, and was a quarter finalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition with the Vox Quartet.

JIHYUN HWANG (’20) 25, born in

Seoul, Korea, earned a master’s degree at Yale School of Music. Jihyun won first place in the 2012 Buam Music Competition, and second place in the 2010 Strad Music Competition. She is a member of the Yale Philharmonia and served as principal cellist in the Seoul National University Symphony Orchestra from 2015-2018.

JAY JULIO (’20) 23, born in Uniondale, New York, is a Los Angeles Orchestra Fellow and earning a Performance Certificate at University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. The 2020 Music Academy Fast Pitch Awardee and member of BlackBox Ensemble was recently named a finalist in the 2020-2021 American Viola Society Solo Competition.

SHIRLEY KIM 22, born in Los Angeles, California, is earning a master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music studying with Alan Stepanksy, Steven Doane, and Rosemary Elliot. Shirley received 2nd place in the 2020 MTNA Chamber Music Competition and was the 2016 Colburn Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition Winner.

YEONSU LEE (’20) 24, born in Seoul,

South Korea, is earning her master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music studying under James Dunham. Yeonsu has won prizes in the Music Association of Korea, Strad Music, Kimpho Philharmonic Orchestra, and Seokyoung University competitions, and has performed at Jordan Hall and the Seoul Art Center.

NOAH SENG-HUI KOH (’20)

24, born in Bayside, New York, completed his Professional Studies Certificate at Manhattan School of Music studying with Julia Lichten. Noah has also attended the Bowdoin International Music Festival, C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival, Luzerne Music Festival, Meadowmount School of Music, and the Yellow Barn Young Artists Program.

CLAIRE SATCHWELL (’19, ’20)

22, from Solvang, California, recently earned a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Heidi Castleman, Steve Tenenbom, and Renee Skerik, where she also serves as Director of Operations for the ACHT Viola Studio. Claire won the Santa Barbara Strings Concerto Competition in 2013.

MARCIE KOLACKI (’19, ’20)

24, raised in Phoenix, Arizona, earned her master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music studying with Alan Stepansky. Marcie has served as principal cellist of the Peabody Concert and Symphony Orchestras, Texas Music Festival Orchestra, Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, and Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra.

EVALYNN TYROS (’20) 28, a native of Quebec, Canada, is a graduate student at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Evalynn has performed with Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and the Orchestre Symphonique de Conservatoire de Montréal. She served as principal violist of Orchestre de l’Agora from 2018-2019. 45

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS EMMA LEE (’17, ’18, ’20) 22, raised in Orange County, California, is earning a master’s degree at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studies with Clive Greensmith. In 2015, she performed as a soloist in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall as a winner of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition.

DOUBLE BASS TAYLOR ABBITT (’20) 24, born in Bronx, New York, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School where he studies with Joseph Conyers. Taylor has appeared with several orchestras including the Vermont Symphony, Long Beach Chamber Orchestra, Dartmouth Symphony, and the Handel Society at Dartmouth.

KA LONG LEE (’20) 27, born in Hong Kong, is earning an Artist Diploma at University of Texas, Austin studying with Bion Tsang. Ka Long won second prize in his University’s 2020 Concerto Competition. He has performed with the Opera Hong Kong Orchestra and Collegium Musicum Hong Kong and toured with the Asian Youth Orchestra.

AARON BLICK (’20) 25, born in Los Angeles, California, earned a master’s degree at University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied with David Allen Moore, and is a member of the Long Beach Symphony. Aaron has recorded for numerous studio sessions in Los Angeles. He was named a finalist in the 2018 Thaviu Solo Competition in Chicago, Illinois.

NINA PITTS (’18) 23, born in Jinhua,

China, earned a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Nina was selected to participate in both the New York String Orchestra Seminar and in a mentorship program with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra cellist, Kari Docter. She regularly appears as a substitute cellist for the New World Symphony.

NICK CAUX (’20) 20, born in Maryville, Tennessee, is an undergraduate student at Boston University studying with Edwin Barker. Prior teachers include Daniel Thompson, from the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and Kurt Muroki, a professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Nick attended the Bowdoin International Music Festival for three summers.

LAVINNIA RAE (’20) 23, born in Nelson, New Zealand, is completing a master’s degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in association with the London Symphony Orchestra. Lavinnia won the 2016 New Zealand School of Music and Wellington Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition and performed Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the combined orchestras.

ANDREW GANTZER (’20) 19, born in Centreville, Virginia, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Hal Robinson and Rex Suraney. He performs with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. Andrew won second prize in the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention. Last summer, he was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

SAMUEL VIGUERIE 25, born in

Atlanta, Georgia, is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Samuel won the grand prize in the 2016 MTNA Young Artist Competition. He has performed with the 2019 National Repertory Orchestra, New England Conservatory Philharmonia, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and Eureka Ensemble of Boston.

RACHEL MARTIN (’20) 21, born

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is earning a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music studying with Timothy Pitts. Previously, Rachel studied privately with Peter Guild and Betsy Heston. Rachel spent two summers with the National Youth Orchestra (2017-2018) and participated in the 2017 Fredonia BassFest.

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS JONATHAN YEOH (’19, ’20)

OBOE

27, born in Calgary, Alberta, serves in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and is the assistant principal bass of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Previously, Jonathan was the principal bass of the Canadian Opera Company. In 2019, Jonathan was selected as a Music Academy 2020 Keston MAX Fellow.

RODION BELOUSOV (’20) 24, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, completed his Performance Diploma at Boston University, studying with John Ferrillo and Anne Gabriele. Rodion was a recording soloist for both The Witcher and The Romanoffs series, and has performed in Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and with the Berliner Philharmonie and St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

LILLIAN YOUNG (’20) 21, born in Austin, Texas, is earning a bachelor’s degree at Boston University studying with Todd Seeber, and previously studied with Tom Van Dyck and David Dawson. Lillian performs with the Boston University Symphony and Chamber orchestras, and earned Runner Up in the University’s 2020 Double Bass Lab Orchestral Competition.

BEN BROGADIR (’16, ’20) 25, born in San Diego, California, is earning a Performance Certificate at Colburn Conservatory, studying with Mingjia Liu. Ben has served as substitute oboe and English horn with the San Francisco and San Diego symphonies and has performed in collaboration with Emanuel Ax. He was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

FLUTE ELISSA BROWN 25, born in Boston, Massachusetts, recently earned a Professional Studies Certificate at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with Timothy Day, where she has served in the role of principal flute under Edwin Outwater. Elissa is an associate member of the Civic Orchestra, and won the University of Southern California’s 2018 Concerto Competition.

LAUREN KEATING (’20) 28, born

JULIA PYKE 24, born in Bellevue,

ALLISON RYE (’20) 28, raised in

in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Robert Atherholt. She serves as a substitute musician with The Cleveland Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Joffrey Ballet Orchestra, and New World Symphony, and was an associate oboist for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

Atlanta, Georgia, obtained her master’s degree from Northwestern University in 2017, where she studied with Michael Henoch. Allison has performed with DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She teaches privately and is on faculty at The People’s Music School of Chicago.

Washington, completed her master’s degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with Timothy Day, and won the conservatory’s 2020 Concerto Competition. While studying at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Julia was a finalist in the 2018 senior Concerto Competition, and performed with Oberlin’s orchestra in Carnegie Hall.

CLARINET

ARIN SARKISSIAN (’20) 22, born in Toronto, Canada, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Arin performed with Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States and won the 2019 Mika Hasler Young Artist Competition. He also took first place in the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal’s 2020 Concours Competition.

GERBRICH MEIJER (’20) 24, from

The Netherlands, is pursuing a master’s degree at the Colburn Conservatory. Gerbrich served as principal clarinet of the European Youth Orchestra in 2017 and won its 2018 Ian Stoutker Award. She was also an artistin-residence at the Chambermusic Festival Franeker. Gerbrich was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS JAVIER MORALES-MARTINEZ (’20) 20, born in Los Angeles, California, is

ELENI KATZ (’20) 25, born in Madison, Wisconsin, completed her master’s degree at the Yale School of Music studying with Frank Morelli. She is an Associate Member with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and substitute with the New World Symphony. Eleni is also CoArtistic Director of the Marea Duo, a vocal and double reed chamber ensemble.

KEEHEON NAM (’20) 25, born in

KIPRAS MAZEIKA (’19, ’20)

pursuing a bachelor’s degree at University of Southern California Thornton School of Music studying with Yehuda Gilad. Javier won the 2019 Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest and was a 2018 YoungArts Finalist. In 2019, he performed with both the New York String Orchestra and Orchestra of the Americas.

Suwon, South Korea, is a master’s degree student at Rice University Shepherd School of Music studying with Richie Hawley. His performances range from dive bars in Minnesota to improvising music in Carnegie Hall. A passionate teacher, Keehon was a chamber music coach at Vanderbilt’s Blair Academy and a Juilliard Morse Teaching Fellow.

ALISHA ZAMORE (’20) 21, born in Stockbridge, Georgia, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music under the direction of Richie Hawley. Alisha won prizes at the 2016 and 2017 International Clarinet Association Solo Competitions and the 2018 John H. Head AFM Competition and has performed in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

BASSOON

21, born in Durham, North Carolina, is an undergraduate at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Benjamin Kamins, participating in the Shepherd School Wind Quintets. Kipras received first place in the 2018 Washington State Solo Contest for Bassoon and Finalist in the 2020 National Bassoon Orchestra Excerpt Competition.

HORN DAVID CAILLIET ALEXANDER (’20) 22, born in Hayward, California, is

a master’s degree student at The Juilliard School studying with Julie Landsman. Recent endeavors include performing with Les Arts Florissants in Paris, a recital tour of China with the Kovner Fellowship Wind Quintet, and receiving the Gretchen Snedeker Prize in the International Horn Competition of America.

JULIAN GONZALEZ (’20) 20, born in Miami, Florida, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Judith LeClair. Julian has participated in the New World Symphony Side-by-Side concerts for three years, and as its 2019 Concerto Competition winner performed Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto with the Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas.

JACK DAVID BRYANT (’19, ’20) 23, born in Atlanta, Georgia, is in the

Post-Baccalaureate Diploma program at Curtis Institute of Music, and completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University. Jack was contracted with the Atlanta Opera from 2018-2019, and has performed with both the New World Symphony and Symphony in C.

VINCENT IGUSA (’20) 19, from Baltimore, Maryland, is earning his bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Benjamin Kamins. Vincent attended the National Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Music Institute and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA. Last summer, he was named a Music Academy 2021 LSO Keston Max Fellow.

24, born in Portland, Oregon, recently earned a master’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Julie Landsman, and previously attended Oberlin Conservatory. Logan performed in the 2020 Focus Festival chamber concert at The Juilliard School, and served as substitute horn with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 2018.

LOGAN BRYCK (’18, ’19, ’20)

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS AVA CONWAY (’20) 22, from Los Angeles, California, is earning a master’s degree at Yale School of Music and is a member of the Yale Philharmonia. She received both her bachelor’s degree and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music performing with the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Last summer, Ava was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

FEDERICO MONTES (’20) 26, born in Manizales, Colombia, serves as assistant principal trumpet in The Florida Orchestra while completing his doctorate at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, studying with Craig Morris and Mark Gould. Federico won the National Trumpet Competition of the U.S. and second prize in the Eric Aubier International Trumpet Competition.

WILL PADFIELD (’20) 25, raised in Windsor, England, earned a master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music. Will has appeared with the Hallé, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, BBC Concert, and RTÉ National orchestras and the orchestra of Opera North. As a soloist, Will performed the Gregson Horn Concerto with the National Youth Wind Orchestra.

TENOR TROMBONE CARLOS JIMÉNEZ FERNÁNDEZ (’20) 20, born in Algeciras, Andalusia,

Spain, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School as a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship, studying with Joseph Alessi. Carlos is a founding member of the brass quintet Brass22, and received prizes in the 2020 Online Trombone and 2016 Concurso Nacional de Trombón competitions.

GABRIELLE PHO (’19, ’20)

20, born in Falls Church, Virginia, is an undergraduate at The Juilliard School where she is a student of Julie Landsman. She participated in the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship Program and has performed with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA. In 2019, Gabrielle was selected as a Music Academy 2020 Keston MAX Fellow.

JONATHAN MCNEER (’20) 25,

born in Biloxi, Mississippi, earned his master’s degree at Northwestern University. Jonathan has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. He was named co-winner in the 2020 International Trombone AssociationLewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize Orchestral Trombone Competition.

TRUMPET NOAH DUGAN (’13, ’20) 26, raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, is earning a master’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music as a student of Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer. Noah has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Houston Grand Opera, New World Symphony, and Spoleto Festival Orchestra. He took first place in the 2018 Aspen Concerto Competition.

CONNOR ALEXANDER ROWE (’19, ’20) 23, born in Lompoc, California, is a

master’s degree student at The Juilliard School studying with Joseph Alessi. Connor won the 2019 Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental and Lätszch Trombone competitions, and has performed with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Sinfonietta, and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

IAN MERTES (’20) 23, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, completed a master’s degree at the University of Colorado Boulder studying with Ryan Gardner and Justin Bartels. Ian has performed with the Colorado Symphony, and was a winner of the International Trumpet Guild’s 2018 Orchestral Excerpts Competition and finalist in its 2020 Wind Band Excerpts Competition.

BASS TROMBONE NOAH ROPER (’19, ’20) 23, born in Aledo, Texas, earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and is now a fellow with New World Symphony. Noah has performed with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra. Last summer, he was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow.

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS JONATHAN WISNER (’20)

TUBA

29, from Houston, Texas, is earning his Professional Studies Certificate at Colburn Conservatory studying with Ted Atkatz. Jonathan has performed as a percussionist/ timpanist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, and Santa Barbara Symphony, and is principal timpanist of the Amarillo Symphony.

CRISTINA CUTTS DOUGHERTY (’20) 23, born in Louisville, Colorado, is

a graduate student at Curtis Institute of Music studying with Craig Knox and Paul Krzywicki. The recent Music Academy Alumni Enterprise Awardee served as an instructor for the Colburn School Jumpstart Program from 2016-2019 and is a Performance Today 2021 Young Artist in Residence.

HARP ANYA GARIPOLI (’19, ’20) 23,

PERCUSSION/TIMPANI

born in New York City, is earning an Artist Diploma at the Colburn Conservatory, where she teaches harp in the Jumpstart Youth Program. Anya won the 2019 Lyon and Healy Awards and 2016 American Harp Society’s Anne Adams Awards competitions, and has performed with both the New World and American Youth symphonies.

CHRISTINE COMER (’19, ’20)

26, born in Suffolk, Virginia, received her master’s degree at Northwestern University. Christine has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, and Peninsula Music Festival. She was named a Music Academy 2020 Keston MAX Fellow during the 2019 Summer School & Festival.

SOLO PIANO

DOMINIC JACQUEMARD (’20) 22, born in Bloemfontein, South

ALEXANDER LEE AGATE (’19, ’20) 26, born in Westlake Village, California,

Africa, is earning a master’s degree at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying with Nick Woud, Bence Major, and Mark Braafhart. Dominic won the 2019 Alex Lindsay Award, and is now the principal timpanist for Orchestra Wellington, where he previously performed as a substitute.

is a doctoral candidate at Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Andre-Michel Schub. Mr. Agate was a semi-finalist in both the 2017 Naumburg International Piano and 2020 National Chopin competitions and competed in the Sendai International Piano Competition (2019).

MASSIMO MARTONE (’20) 19,

LEÓN BERNSDORF (’20) 28,

born in Rome, Italy, is earning a bachelor’s degree at The Royal Academy of Music in London. He previously studied at The Purcell School, winning its Wigmore Hall Soloist Competition. Massimo has performed with the Norfolk Symphony and Cambridge Symphony orchestras, and at London’s Wigmore Hall both as a soloist and in a Percussion Duo.

born in Hamburg, Germany, is a doctoral candidate at The Juilliard School studying with Robert McDonald. León has performed with the Hamburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, Heidelberg Philharmonic, and the Hamburg Camerata, and won third prize at both the 2016 Liszt Competition in Budapest and 2017 Jaen Competition in Spain.

NAN NI (’20) 22, born in Tongling, Anhui, China, received her bachelor’s degree at New England Conservatory, where she has performed in its the Beethoven 2020 Project and 250th Anniversary Celebration. Nan won the 2015 Los Angeles Young Musician International Piano Competition and took third place in the 2020 Conero International Piano Competition.

JEREMY SREEJAYAN (’20) 23,

born in Doha, Qatar is earning a master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Jeremy has played with The Cleveland, Akron, Firelands, and Willoughby Symphony orchestras, and won first place in the 2019 Modern Snare Drum Competition. Last summer, he was named a Music Academy 2021 Keston MAX Fellow. 50

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS ARTHUR WANG (’19, ’20) 20, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Colburn Conservatory studying with Jerome Lowenthal. Arthur took third prize at the 2020 Chicago International Music Competition, and second prize at the 2019 Young Concert Artists International Audition.

TRISTAN LEUNG (’20) 23, born

HSIN-HAO YANG (’20) 22, born in Changhua, Taiwan, is earning his master’s degree at the New England Conservatory, studying with Wha-Kyung Byun. Hsin-Hao won the Dallas International Piano Competition, performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Dallas Chamber Symphony Orchestra, and has won the National Music Competition in Taiwan three times.

BARBARA NOYES (’19, ’20) 30, born in Houston, Texas, is a staff accompanist at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and earned her doctorate at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Barbara made her Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall with oboist Kristin Weber in 2018 and worked with the Eklund Opera for three years.

in Wilmington, Delaware, completed his master’s degree at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he was a graduate assistant studying with Chih-Yi Chen and Kevin Murphy. In 2019, Tristan earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware, where he received the Theodore Presser Scholar Award.

SOHYUN PARK (’20) 35, born

COLLABORATIVE PIANO

in Korea, Seoul, is a doctoral candidate at Indiana University of Texas, Austin, where she studies with Colette Valentine and Rick Rowley and serves as a teaching assistant. In 2019, Sohyun was the pianist for the Castleman quartet program and received the Eva & Marc Stern Fellowship for the Songfest Music Festival.

MIO ARAI (’20) 34, born in Kanagawa, Japan, earned a master’s degree from Cleveland State University, where she now serves as a collaborative pianist, and a Professional Studies Diploma from Cleveland Institute of Music. Mio has served as pianist with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses, and the National Repertory, Firelands Symphony, and Akron Symphony orchestras.

BENJAMIN PAWLAK (’20) 25, born in Horseheads, New York, is earning a master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he has performed in the ChamberFest at Lincoln Center, AXIOM new music ensemble, and Juilliard Orchestra. Awards include 2020 Indie Film Music Contest Finalist and 2018 Texas MTNA Young Artist Competition Honorable Mention.

JOANNE CHEW ANN CHANG (’20) 30, born in Ipoh, Malaysia, earned her

doctorate at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and serves as staff pianist at Western Illinois University. Joanne has been featured on WFMT’s Fiesta! and the Chicago Latino Music Festival, and she won the 2016 Indiana University Latin American Music Recording Competition.

MELIVIA RAHARJO (’20) 27, born in Surabaya, Indonesia, earned her Professional Studies Certificate at Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), where she studied with Anita Pontremoli. The winner of the 2019 Darius Milhaud Performance Grand Prize was selected to represent CIM as part of the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project in 2018.

ZEREK DODSON (’20) 27, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he is a member of the Sohap Ensemble. While earning a master’s degree at Baylor University, Zerek performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the 2018 Semper Pro Musica Competition.

2021 ACADEMY FELLOWS

VOCAL INSTITUTE KATHERINE LERNER LEE (’20)

VOCAL PIANO

25, born in Brooklyn, New York, earned bachelor’s degrees from Oberlin College and Conservatory in both French and voice. Operatic credits include Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Flora in The Turn of the Screw, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, and Clori in L’egisto. Katherine took third place in the 2019 Opera Guild of Dayton Competition.

JUAN JOSÉ LÁZARO (’20) 28, born in New York City, earned his master’s degree at Manhattan School of Music, where he now serves as a staff pianist and coach. He earned his bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. Juan appeared as a pianist for the “Desde Mi Ventana” fundraising concert for the indigenous children of Peru.

KAILEIGH RIESS (’20) 26, born in Boston, Massachusetts, earned her Performance Certificate at the Boston University Opera Institute, where she performed the roles of Anne Trulove in The Rake’s Progress and Maria Bertram in Mansfield Park. Kaileigh was a Boston District Winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

GA-YOUNG PARK (’20) 27, born in Seoul, South Korea is a graduate student at New England Conservatory, where she studies with Cameron Stowe and Jonathan Feldman and serves as the accompanist for the concert choir and core pianist for the preparatory school. Ga-Young received her master’s degree at Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

MEZZO-SOPRANO

BIN YU SANFORD (‘19) 29, born

ALICE CHUNG (’20) 28, born in Los

in Seoul, South Korea is a studio artist with Houston Grand Opera, where she has served as assistant coach in Mozart’s Impresario, Thompson’s The Snowy Day, and Rodger’s The Sound of Music. She won the 2015 MTNA Pennsylvania Competition and was the West Chester University Symphony Orchestra’s 2016 Concerto Competition Winner.

Angeles, California, is a Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts. She has been seen on the stages of Tulsa Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Central City Opera, Chautauqua Opera, OperaWorks, and the Merola Opera Program. Recently, Alice was a district winner of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

ALEXANDER SOLOWAY (’20) 28,

raised in Ottawa, Canada, earned his master’s degree from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, where he won the Chamber Music and Classical Concerto competitions. Alexander was named Best Pianist in the 2019 Festival Classica 3rd International French Mélodie Competition. He is part of the Canadian Opera Company ensemble studio.

VOICE – SOPRANO

OLIVIA JOHNSON 29, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, earned her master’s degree from the University of Michigan and is a Resident Artist at Toledo Opera. Olivia received first place in the 2017 National Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists. Roles performed include La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and Sister Mathilde in Dialogues of Carmelites. ALMA NEUHAUS (’20) 24, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earned a master’s degree at The Juilliard School and was a 2020 district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Roles include Jenny Reefer in Thomson’s The Mother of Us All, Debussy’s Nocturnes: Sirènes with the New York Philharmonic, and Arcane in Handel’s Teseo with Juilliard Opera.

ANUSH AVETISYAN (’20) 30, born

in Yerevan, Armenia, earned her master’s degree from Yale School of Music. In 2020 she appeared as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Bianca in A Florentine Tragedy with the Livermore Valley Opera and was a Young Artist with the Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy. Anush also won the inaugural Deborah Voigt International Vocal Competition. 52

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VOCAL INSTITUTE SUN-LY PIERCE (’19, ’20) 26, born in Clinton, New York is a 2020-2021 Studio Artist at Houston Grand Opera, and was slated to perform with HGO in 2020-2021 as Kätchen in Werther and Tisbe in La Cenerentola (cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic). She will be heard in their spring season as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music.

BARITONE BYRON J. MAYES (’20) 30, born

in Houston, Texas, is a doctoral student at University of California, Santa Barbara, studying with Linda Di Fiore. As a 2017-2018 Opera Santa Barbara Chrisman Studio Artist, Byron appeared as Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Sam in Trouble in Tahiti. He was a winner of the Music Academy’s 2020 Digital Challenge.

GRACE SKINNER (’20) 30, from

Vancouver, Washington, recently earned a master’s degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where she served as an Associate Instructor of Voice. Recent performances include the title role in Giulio Cesare, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Jo in Little Women, and Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music.

KORIN THOMAS-SMITH (’20)

24, born in Toronto, Canada, is a resident artist at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, and serves as the diversity consultant and curator for University of Toronto Opera. Korin received the 2019 James and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song and took First Prize at the 2018 George Shirley Vocal Competition.

TENOR

BASS BARITONE

JOSHUA BERG (’20) 20, born in Chicago, Illinois, is earning a bachelor’s degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. There he has performed the roles of Soldat in Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Le petit vieillard in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges. Joshua was a 2019 YoungArts Competition winner, and a finalist in the 2018 Classical Singer Competition.

LORENZO ZAPATA (’20) 23, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia is a master’s degree student at University of Southern California studying with Rod Gilfrey. Performances include Talpa in Il Tabarro, Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore, and Golaud in Pelléas and Mélisande. Lorenzo has appeared as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Bach in Baltimore.

JORDAN COSTA (’20) 24, born in Port Chester, New York, is a graduate student at Yale School of Music, studying with Gerald Martin Moore. Recently performed roles include Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, and Pirelli in Sweeney Todd. Jordan has also appeared as a soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. SHAWN ROTH (’19, ’20) 23, born

in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a Resident Artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts. He made his professional debut with The Cleveland Orchestra in Ariadne auf Naxos. Shawn was a 2019 District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and received the 2020 Encouragement Award. He maintains a private voice studio.

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2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS JECCA BARRY

NICO ABONDOLO (’87, ’88)

artistic collaborator, Vocal Institute Jecca Barry is an opera, theatre, and film producer, as well as a nonprofit arts leader. She currently serves as Executive Director of the acclaimed production company Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and Co-Director of New York’s annual PROTOTYPE Festival. Works Jecca has produced have won a Total Theatre Award and Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Bessie, Helen Hayes, Theatre Bay Area, and Elliot Norton Awards in cities around the United States. The PROTOTYPE Festival was nominated for Outstanding Festival at the 2019 International Opera Awards. In her role as Executive Director of BMP, Jecca oversees all day-to-day operations of the organization. Jecca holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in avant-garde flute performance from the Royal Northern College of Music and New York University, and subsequently discovered her passion for producing through creating and touring experimental performance works with arts groups in Paris, France.

double bass Nico Abondolo made his debut at age 14 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and in 1983 became the first double bassist ever to win first place in the International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva, Switzerland. He has since appeared with orchestras and presented recitals and masterclasses throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Abondolo served as principal double bass of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra during the 2011-2014 seasons, regularly performs at the La Jolla SummerFest, and has premiered solo works by Sofia Gubaidulina and Henry Brant. As a composer, he has written scores for PBS documentaries, and created many of the sound textures featured in the 2017 film “Dunkirk.” A former faculty member at USC Thornton School of Music and UC Santa Barbara, he has also served as principal bass for many motion picture composers. An alumnus of the Music Academy, Mr. Abondolo has been a member of the faculty since 1990.

MARIN ALSOP

MARTIN BEAVER

guest conductor One of the foremost conductors of our time, Marin Alsop represents a powerful and inspiring voice. The first woman to serve as the head of a major orchestra in the United States, South America, Austria, and Britain is also the first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. She holds positions as Chief Conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, first Music Director of the University of Maryland’s National Orchestral Institute + Festival, Conductor of Honour of Brazil’s São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and Chief Conductor and Curator of Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, where she conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s summer residencies. Later this year, after an outstanding 14-year tenure as its Music Director, she assumes the title of Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She is also the founder of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship, which promotes and nurtures the careers of fellow female conductors.

violin & chamber music Recognized as a soloist, chamber musician, and as first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet from 2002-2013, Martin Beaver is in demand all over the world. Engagements include San Francisco Symphony, National Orchestra of Belgium, Sapporo Symphony, Portuguese Radio Broadcasting Orchestra, and all major orchestras of Canada. Mr. Beaver has frequently collaborated with eminent artists Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Yefim Bronfman, Leon Fleisher, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Mr. Beaver is a laureate of the 1990 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, 1991 Montreal International Music Competition, and 1993 Queen Elizabeth Competition. A former pupil of Victor Danchenko, Josef Gingold, and Henryk Szeryng, Mr. Beaver has served on the faculties of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, University of British Columbia, Peabody Conservatory, and Yale School of Music, and is currently Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the Colburn School in Los Angeles.

JEFFREY ANDERSON (’82)

BEN BLISS (’12) tenor

tuba Jeffrey Anderson joined the San Francisco Symphony as Principal Tubist in 2002. Mr. Anderson attended Indiana University where he studied with Harvey Phillips and Arizona State University as a student of Daniel Perantoni. Prior to joining the SFS, he held positions with the New Mexico Symphony and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and was featured numerous times as soloist with both ensembles. In addition, Mr. Anderson has appeared as guest Principal Tubist with the Seattle Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Anderson has made solo appearances with the San Francisco Symphony on two occasions, first as soloist on David Lang’s “are you experienced?” on the SFS Soundbox series, and most recently in the San Francisco Symphony’s commission of Robin Holloway’s “Europa and the Bull” conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Mr. Anderson attended the Music Academy of the West in 1982.

Hailed as a “gifted young tenor” by The New York Times, Ben Bliss is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting performers on today’s operatic stage. Ben has been cited as “an exemplar of the Mozartean tenor” for his “purity of tone, vocal control and artistic sensitivity” (Opera Warhorses). He was the 2016 recipient of the Martin E. Segal award at Lincoln Center, as well as the Mozart and Plácido Domingo awards at the 2015 Francisco Viñas International Competition in Barcelona. Ben’s numerous other accolades include first prize at the 2014 Gerda Lissner and Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation competitions, and the 2013 Operalia Don Plácido Domingo Sr. Zarzuela prize. Recent highlights include Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at the Lyric Opera Chicago and Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, and Ferrando in Così fan tutte at the Metropolitan Opera. Ben returns to the stage in the 2020-2021 season as Flamand in Christof Loy’s new production of Strauss’ Capriccio at the Opernhaus Zurich. 55

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS BARBARA BUTLER trumpet

SASHA COOKE (’02)

mezzo-soprano, Mosher guest artist Two-time Grammy Award-winning Sasha Cooke has been called a “luminous standout” (New York Times) and “equal parts poise, radiance and elegant directness” (Opera News). She is sought after by the world’s leading orchestras, opera companies, and chamber music ensembles for her versatile repertoire. Ms. Cooke has sung at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, English National Opera, Seattle Opera, Opéra National de Bordeaux, and Gran Teatre del Liceu among others, and with over 70 symphony orchestras worldwide under conductors including Michael Tilson Thomas, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Gustavo Dudamel, Bernard Haitink, James Levine, Edo de Waart, Trevor Pinnock, Harry Bicket, Riccardo Muti, and Sir Mark Elder. The 2002 Music Academy alumna recently collaborated with 17 composers on a project called “Songs in a Time of Silence” which will be released on Pentatone and premiered at San Francisco Symphony on their Great Performers series next season.

Barbara Butler is currently co-principal and soloist with Music of the Baroque, Chicago Chamber Musicians, and Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. A former principal/soloist of Eastman Brass, Eastman Virtuosi, and the Vancouver and Grant Park Symphony Orchestras, and Acting Associate/Assistant principal Trumpet with Houston and St. Louis symphonies, she has performed, recorded and toured with Vancouver, St. Louis, Chicago, and Houston Symphony Orchestras and the New York Philharmonic. Barbara Butler has made solo, recital and masterclass appearances worldwide and appears on recordings and broadcasts; most recently in Carmen Fantasia on Warner Brothers and With Clarion Voice on D’Note Records. A former faculty member at Northwestern University, the Eastman School of Music, and University of British Columbia, Mrs. Butler is currently Professor of Trumpet and Director of the Artist Diploma program at Rice University Shepherd School of Music.

DANIELA CANDILLARI

JAMES DARRAH

guest conductor Daniela Candillari continues to be recognized for her dynamic and compelling performances at opera houses and concert stages throughout North America and Europe. Recent and upcoming debuts include Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice with the Metropolitan Opera, leading the New Works, Bold Voices Lab with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Operatic Encore with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, her mainstage debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago for Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Blue for Michigan Opera Theatre, and leading Arizona Opera’s recording project for the film premiere of The Copper Queen. An avid educator, she conducted the west coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain at the Music Academy of the West in 2019. Other engagements include her debut with Opera Philadelphia in a new production of Rene Orth’s Empty the House, her Boston conducting debut in the world premiere of PermaDeath, and her Asian debut in Hong Kong conducting Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize winning opera Angel’s Bone. She returned to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2019 for Perla’s An American Dream.

creative director, Vocal Institute Director and designer James Darrah’s visually and emotionally arresting work at the intersection of theater, opera, and film is currently in demand in venues all over the world. Mr. Darrah’s productions are known for their elegance and virtuosic and visceral “striking [work] that injects real drama” (The New York Times) that merges innovative design with movement and narrative heft. Current projects include world premieres and new productions with Ellen Reid’s Pulitzer Prize winning prism, Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up and Breaking the Waves, and Philip Glass’ Les enfants terribles; debuts with The Kennedy Center, Theater an der Wien, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia; and continued collaborations with Opera Omaha as well as Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. As artistic director of the ONE Festival, Mr. Darrah is “expanding the boundaries of the operatic form” (Wall Street Journal) by framing opera in a context that is both inclusive and highly relevant. Mr. Darrah is on faculty at UCLA, and the Artistic Director for Long Beach Opera.

JOHN CHURCHWELL

TIMOTHY DAY flute

director of music, Vocal Institute John Churchwell is Head of Music Staff for San Francisco Opera. Prior to that appointment in 2011, he served as an assistant conductor for both the Metropolitan Opera and San Francisco Opera for 14 years. Mr. Churchwell has worked on over 125 productions with James Levine, Nicola Luisotti, Donald Runnicles, Nello Santi, and Sir Charles Mackerras among others. A champion of American music, he most recently participated in the world premiere of John Adams’ Girls of the Golden West. Previous world premieres include John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Philip Glass’ Appomattox, and Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne among others. Mr. Churchwell has partnered in recital with vocalists including Michael Fabiano, Lawrence Brownlee, Joyce DiDonato, Isabel Leonard, Lisette Oropesa, Ellie Dehn, and Frederica von Stade, as well as numerous chamber music concerts with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Mr. Churchwell has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 2000.

Timothy Day was appointed principal flute of the San Francisco Symphony in 2006. Previously, he served as principal flute with the Baltimore Symphony for 12 seasons and has also served as guest principal flute for the Minnesota Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. He has participated in festivals in Moab, Mohonk, Montreal, and San Diego’s Mainly Mozart Festival. He was on faculty of the Peabody Conservatory for ten years, and since 1987, has been a member of the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he was awarded the Sarlo Family Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mr. Day frequently travels to Miami to serve as wind coach for the New World Symphony. Mr. Day is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, where he studied with Robert Willoughby. He has been teaching at Music Academy since 1992.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS JEREMY DENK solo piano

CASEY MOLINO DUNN

career development & innovation Casey Molino Dunn first joined the Music Academy in 2020 as the Co-Director of the Remote Learning Institute. He now leads the Academy’s Innovation Institute as the Vice President of Innovation and Program Development. For nine years he led Manhattan School of Music’s Center for Music Entrepreneurship, where he taught as part of the collegiate faculty, spearheaded career-enhancing services and produced professional development workshops for students and alumni. In working with musicians, Casey utilizes his background as a publicist, producer, and performer (baritone vocalist, pianist, and actor). Performance highlights range from Pagageno in The Magic Flute to lead and featured roles in Sondheim’s Passion and Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins; concerts and oratorio work in New York and New Jersey; and ensemble roles in Andrew Lippa’s I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center, New York premiere) and with New York City Opera.

Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, he was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jeremy returns frequently to Carnegie Hall and has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as on tour with Academy of St Martin in the Fields and at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeremy toured Bach’s Well-Tempered Klavier Book 1 extensively. He returned to Carnegie Hall to perform Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and made his solo debut at the Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic. Season highlights also included a three-week recital tour, a nationwide trio tour with Joshua Bell and Steven Isserlis, and his curated series of Mozart Violin Sonatas Denk & Friends at Carnegie Hall.

GLENN DICTEROW

JONATHAN FELDMAN

violin & string leadership Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation. Mr. Dicterow was concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic for 34 years, an all-time record. Glenn Dicterow first came to prominence at the age of 11, making his solo debut in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He first appeared with the New York Philharmonic in 1967, at the age of 18, performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto under the baton of André Kostelanetz and in 1980, he joined the Orchestra as concertmaster after serving the Los Angeles Philharmonic as associate concertmaster and concertmaster. Mr. Dicterow was the first artist to hold the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music at the USC Thornton School of Music in 2013 and is also the chairman of the orchestral performance program at New York’s Manhattan School of Music, while maintaining an active career as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician.

director, collaborative piano Recognized worldwide as a leading chamber musician and collaborative pianist, Jonathan Feldman has performed on four continents with some of the world’s greatest instrumentalists, including Nathan Milstein, Itzhak Perlman, Gil Shaham, James Galway, Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell and Emanuel Pahud. Mr. Feldman also has performed with the New York Philharmonic Chamber Ensembles and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He was a featured performer in a recent installment of Live From Lincoln Center with Gil Shaham. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Feldman joined the Juilliard faculty in 1989 and chaired the school’s collaborative piano department for 25 years. A member of the collaborative piano faculty at New England Conservatory since September 2011, he has given masterclasses throughout the United States and the Far East and has lectured at international festivals and competitions. Mr. Feldman was a guest artist at the Music Academy in 2001 and 2002 and has been a faculty member since 2003.

KAREN DREYFUS

JORJA FLEEZANIS

viola, orchestral studies & chamber music Karen Dreyfus has performed extensively in North and South America, Europe and Asia and has toured with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Musicians from Marlboro, and the New York Philharmonic. Her numerous honors include prizes at the Naumburg, Tertis, Washington, and Hudson Valley competitions. Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Award, Ms. Dreyfus has made many recordings as soloist and chamber musician. Her premiere recording with Bridge Records, Romanze, met with considerable praise. She has recorded William Walton’s Viola Concerto, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante as well as works by American composers, many of whom have written them expressly for her. Founding member of the Lyric Piano Quartet and Amerigo Trio, Ms. Dreyfus serves on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and in 2014 began teaching viola and chamber music at USC Thornton School of Music. She has been a Music Academy faculty artist since 2014.

violin, orchestral studies & chamber music Jorja Fleezanis served as concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra from 1989 to 2009 – the longest-tenured concertmaster in the orchestra’s history and only the second woman in the United States to hold the title of concertmaster when appointed. Previously, she was associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Symphony and a member of the Chicago Symphony. Ms. Fleezanis has been guest concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and Detroit Symphony. She held the Henry Upper Chair in Orchestral Studies and the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music from 2009 to 2021. Other teaching positions include Round Top Festival Institute, San Francisco Conservatory, Music@Menlo, New World Symphony, Boston Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and Interlochen Arts Academy and Summer Camp, as well as coaching appearances at the Britten Pears Center.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS DAVID GEBER

RICHIE HAWLEY clarinet

cello & chamber music David Geber is a longtime member of the cello and chamber music faculty at Manhattan School of Music and served as a senior administrator of the school for 15 years. As founding cellist of the American String Quartet, Mr. Geber concertized internationally and recorded with the ensemble for 28 years including concerts in all 50 of the United States. He has appeared as soloist with Montreal Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and New York Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Geber has served as artist/faculty at Aspen Music Festival & School, Tanglewood Music Center, Heifetz Institute, Meadowmount School of Music and National Arts Centre of Canada, in addition to his relationship with Music Academy of the West. Trained at The Juilliard School, his principal teachers and mentors included Claus Adam, Ronald Leonard, and Robert Mann. Mr. Geber is an exclusive artist for Jargar Strings, and plays a rare Ruggieri cello, made in Cremona in 1667.

Appointed principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1994, Richie Hawley left that position in 2011 to become the Professor of Clarinet at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Mr. Hawley appears on stages around the world regularly as a chamber musician, and recitalist. Recent highlights include the premiere of Georgina Derbez’s Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra with the Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM of Mexico and the debut duo album with Conor Hanick featuring the music of Jennifer Higdon, Aaron Copland, Joan Tower, and Pierre Jalbert. Mr. Hawley made his debut at the Marlboro Music Festival in 1999 and toured with the legendary Musicians from Marlboro for the 50th anniversary performance at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Hawley began his clarinet studies at age nine, made his orchestral solo debut at age 13 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and at 14 performed with the New York Philharmonic. He has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 2005.

MARILYN HORNE (’53)

CHARLIE GEYER trumpet

honorary voice program director In 2002, Opera News declared, “Marilyn Horne may be the most influential singer in American history.” Ms. Horne dominated her field for over four decades, garnering numerous honors, including two Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Gramophone magazine. Ms. Horne was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1995, received the National Medal of Arts in 1992, was a 2009 National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors recipient, and was inducted into the American Classical Music and Hollywood Bowl halls of fame. The Marilyn Horne Foundation, devoted exclusively to the art of the vocal recital, is now the Marilyn Horne Legacy at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Horne has performed in more than 1,300 recitals, made well over 100 recordings, and received three Grammy Awards. Ms. Horne has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 1995, in 1997 was appointed Voice Program Director, and transitioned to Honorary Voice Program Director in 2018.

Charlie Geyer is a frequent recitalist and soloist with orchestras and music festivals throughout the world. Mr. Geyer has recorded and played on international broadcasts with the Chicago, Houston, and Grand Teton Symphony Orchestras, as well as with the Eastman Brass, Music of the Baroque and Chicago Chamber Musicians. While attending Northwestern University, Charlie Geyer performed as principal trumpet with Chicago Lyric Opera, and joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra following his senior year. During his 12 years with the CSO, he was also principal with the Grant Park Symphony Summer Orchestra. The Houston Symphony engaged him as principal in 1978, where he performed for three seasons. Mr. Geyer was professor of trumpet at Eastman School of Music and a member of the Eastman Brass from 1980 through 1998, when he took the position of professor of trumpet at Northwestern University. In 2013 Mr. Geyer began serving as trumpet professor at Rice University.

CONOR HANICK solo piano

STEVEN ISSERLIS

A pianist that “defies human description” (Concerto Net), Conor Hanick has performed with music’s leading ensembles, instrumentalists, and conductors. A fierce advocate for the music of today, Hanick has premiered over 200 works to date and worked with musical icons like Steve Reich, Kaija Saariaho, and Charles Wuorinen, while also championing important voices of his own generation. Hanick has recently appeared with The Seattle Symphony, The Juilliard Orchestra, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Lucerne Academy Orchestra for the New York Philharmonic Biennial, and been presented at Carnegie Hall, the Mondavi Center, the Kennedy Center, and the Metropolitan Museum. He is a founding member of the American Modern Opera Company, with which he will be a co-director of the Ojai Festival in 2022. Mr. Hanick is graduate of Northwestern University and The Juilliard School, where he serves on the chamber music and keyboard faculty.

cello, Mosher guest artist Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author, and broadcaster. Mr. Isserlis appears with orchestras including the Berlin, Vienna, London, and Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tonhalle Zurich, and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; and gives recitals every season in major musical centers. As a chamber musician, Mr. Isserlis has curated acclaimed concert series for Wigmore Hall, 92nd St Y, and the Salzburg and Verbier Festivals. Mr. Isserlis’ extensive award-winning discography includes Bach’s complete Cello Suites (Gramophone’s Instrumental Album of the Year); Brahms Double Concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and – as director and soloist – concertos by Haydn and CPE Bach. He has premiered works written for him by Thomas Adès, Wolfgang Rihm, and Gyorgy Kurtag and won the 2021 BBC Music Magazine Award for his recording of works by John Taverner. 58

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS EUGENE IZOTOV oboe

HEMDI KFIR language coach

Eugene Izotov, “one of the top players of his time,” (Chicago Sun-Times), is principal oboist of the San Francisco Symphony, and previously served as principal oboist with the Chicago Symphony and Metropolitan Opera, as well as guest principal with New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. The first Russianborn musician to hold a principal wind position in any major American symphony orchestra, he has appeared over 60 times as soloist with orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony, and has collaborated with Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti, James Levine, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Mr. Izotov teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory, and has also served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, DePaul University, and Pacific Music Festival. Mr. Izotov presents masterclasses at Oberlin, Colburn, Aspen, New World Symphony, Boston University, Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard, Tanglewood, Mannes, Domaine Forget, Interlochen, Verbier, and McGill University.

Israeli-born Hemdi Kfir joined the music staff of the Metropolitan Opera in 2007 and has also coached at the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. She is affiliated with The Juilliard School, Washington National Opera Cafritz Young Artist Program, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and Tokyo’s Academy for the Performing Arts, GeiDai. At the Israeli Opera, she was language coach for Les contes d’Hoffmann, Werther, Carmen, Il trittico, Il Viaggio a Reims, and Madama Butterfly, and she coaches regularly the singers of its Young Artist Program. At La Fenice, Venice, she coached Parsifal, and at the Santa Fe Opera, Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. Ms. Kfir joined the faculty of Joan Dornemann’s International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI) in 1999, with whom she toured in the United States, Japan, Italy, China, France, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Hemdi has translated surtitles for numerous operas, and edited Nico Castel’s first volume of Handel operas.

BENJAMIN KAMINS (’68, ’69)

collaborative piano Natasha Kislenko has performed extensively across Russia, Europe, and the Americas, and as a soloist has received top prizes in international piano competitions in Germany, Portugal, France, the Slovak Republic, and the United States. Ms. Kislenko made her solo recital debut in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1996, and most recently has appeared with Orquesta del Congreso Nacional in Paraguay, the Varna Chamber Orchestra in Bulgaria, and the Santa Barbara Symphony. Ms. Kislenko has performed in collaboration with many distinguished musicians, including Zvi Zeitlin, Alban Gerhardt, Markus Groh, and Nicola Mazzanti. A graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and Stony Brook University in New York, Ms. Kislenko currently teaches at University of California, Santa Barbara. A 2001 alumna of the Music Academy, Ms. Kislenko has been a member of the faculty since 2004.

NATASHA KISLENKO (’01)

bassoon Since entering the world of professional music in 1972 as the associate principal bassoonist of the Minnesota Orchestra, Benjamin Kamins has enjoyed a wide-ranging career as an orchestral musician, chamber player, solo performer, and educator. In 1981, he was appointed principal bassoon of the Houston Symphony, a position he held until 2003. He is currently the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Bassoon at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. In addition, he has served as a guest principal with other major symphony orchestras in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Boston, and New York. Mr. Kamins’ interests have also taken him into the world of historical performance where he performs on baroque bassoon. He can be heard playing with many fine period instrument ensembles, especially Ars Lyrica Houston. Ben Kamins is also an Alexander Technique teacher through Alexander Technique International. An alumnus of the Music Academy (‘68, ‘69), he has been an Academy faculty member since 1999.

JULIE LANDSMAN horn

Formerly principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 years, Julie Landsman is a distinguished performing artist and educator. Ms. Landsman has recorded for RCA, Deutsche Gramophone, CRI, Nonesuch, and Vanguard labels, and is most famous for her performance of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle as solo horn with the Metropolitan Opera under James Levine. Ms. Landsman has performed at the Marlboro Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Aspen Music Festival. Julie Landsman holds a teaching position at USC and The Juilliard School, and is a frequent guest instructor at both Bard Conservatory and the Curtis Institute. Recent guest appearances include principal hornist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Ms. Landsman became a Music Academy faculty member in 2012.

MARTIN KATZ (‘64)

vocal piano & interpretation

Martin Katz has been in constant demand by the most celebrated vocal soloists for more than four decades, including Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Karita Mattila, Jose Carreras, Samuel Ramey, David Daniels, Kiri te Kanawa, Cecilia Bartoli, Piotr Beczala, and Kathleen Battle. In recent years, Mr. Katz has added conducting to his schedule, and has led operatic and concert performances for many of his partners, as well as opera productions for the New National Theatre of Tokyo, San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, and at the University of Michigan. Mr. Katz has chaired Michigan’s collaborative piano program for more than thirty years, and his students, both singers and pianists, are working virtually all over the world. His textbook The Complete Collaborator, published by Oxford University Press, is considered a seminal work on the subject. Mr. Katz attended the Music Academy in 1964 and is a 1998 recipient of its Distinguished Alumni award.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS MARK H. LAWRENCE

XIOMARA MASS oboe

trombone & tuba Mark H. Lawrence, formerly principal trombone of the San Francisco Symphony for 34 years, is an active soloist, clinician, chamber musician, conductor, and teacher. Mr. Lawrence has frequently performed as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, has been a guest artist at the International Brass Conference and the International Trombone Conference, and has served as guest principal trombone with the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mr. Lawrence is a member of Chicago’s Music of the Baroque and a former member of the Empire Brass Quintet, Summit Brass, and the Center City Brass Quintet. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mark H. Lawrence has given masterclasses worldwide and is currently professor emeritus at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. Mr. Lawrence served on the Music Academy faculty in 1993 and 1996 and has been a faculty member since 2003.

Xiomara Mass was appointed to the position of Second Oboe of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2020. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Xiomara began her musical training at the age of four and made her solo debut with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra when she was 13. Two years later she attended the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico where she studied with David Bourns and Pedro Díaz. Xiomara is a former member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. During her years in Chicago, she served as a substitute oboist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Winds, Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, and Illinois Symphony Orchestra, among others, and was an adjunct professor at DePaul University School of Music. Xiomara has also served as a substitute oboist and assistant principal with the San Francisco Symphony. Xiomara currently maintains a private teaching studio.

MARGARET MCDONALD (‘00, ’01, ’02) collaborative piano

WILLIAM LONG

guest conductor William Long is currently a cover conductor for the London Symphony Orchestra and on the Music Staff at San Francisco Opera and Washington National Opera. This past year, Long made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra assisting on a wide range of programs over the season. Recent engagements for the London-based conductor include his debut with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducting the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. A frequent collaborator with the Washington National Opera, Long has appeared as cover conductor at the Kennedy Center for performances of Porgy and Bess, Eugene Onegin, and Candide, as well as the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up and Terence Blanchard’s Champion. A native of California, he previously collaborated with San Francisco Opera as assistant conductor for Hänsel und Gretel, Le nozze di Figaro, and Arabella, and with Los Angeles Opera as cover conductor for Gordon Getty’s Usher House and The Canterville Ghost.

Pianist Margaret McDonald, a Minnesota native, is an associate professor of collaborative piano at the University of Colorado Boulder. Upon joining the College of Music keyboard faculty in 2004, she helped to develop the college’s graduate degree program in collaborative piano and the undergraduate collaborative curriculum. Praised for her poetic style and versatility, Dr. McDonald enjoys a very active performing career partnering with many distinguished artists. Dr. McDonald received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Minnesota and a Doctor of Musical Arts in collaborative piano from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. McDonald is an official accompanist at the Music Teachers National Association Competition and the National Flute Association annual convention. Dr. McDonald is an alumna of the Music Academy of the West has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 2005.

DONALD MCINNES (’54, ’55, ’56)

viola, faculty emeritus Donald McInnes, who recently retired as professor of viola at USC Thornton School of Music, has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, and l’Orchestre National de France, among others, and for many years was a resident member of Camerata Pacifica. Mr. McInnes’ career includes associations with many of the world’s major artists, including Leonard Bernstein, Yehudi Menuhin, and Yo-Yo Ma. Mr. McInnes can be heard on the Columbia, RCA, Deutsche Grammophon, Angel/EMI, and Laurel record labels. Mr. McInnes has introduced many new works for viola, including those commissioned for him by William Schuman and Vincent Persichetti, among others. A frequent guest artist and teacher at leading music schools, Mr. McInnes was named the 2004 American String Teachers Association Teacher of the Year. Mr. McInnes is a Music Academy alumnus, a 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner, and has been a member of the faculty since 1982.

JEROME LOWENTHAL

solo piano, faculty emeritus Jerome Lowenthal has been a prominent presence in the international piano world for more than a 60 years. A former student of three legendary musicians – William Kapell, Eduard Steuermann, and Alfred Cortot – he has performed a voluminous and variegated repertoire that includes 63 different concerti. His recordings, for RCA Victor, Columbia, Bridge and LPClassics, include both canonical repertoire by Beethoven, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky and the music of our time by Rzewski, Rorem, Rochberg, Chihara, Corigliano, Messiaen, and Michael Brown. Mr. Lowenthal has performed in a large number of chamber music festivals and collaborated in concerts with violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, and pianists Ronit Amir, Ursula Oppens, Carmel Lowenthal, and Vassily Primakov. As a teacher at The Juilliard School since 1991, he has been mentor to many of the most internationally prominent of young pianists. 2019 marked his 50th summer at the Music Academy of the West. 60

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS PAUL MERKELO trumpet

GERALD MARTIN MOORE

vocal pedagogue In 2020 Gerald Martin Moore was appointed Director of Yale Opera and Coordinator of Vocal Studies for the School of Music. An internationally renowned voice teacher, Mr. Moore has worked with Renée Fleming since 1999, when they collaborated on the production of Alcina at the Palais Garnier in Paris. As voice teacher to many leading artists he has worked at ROH Covent Garden, La Scala, San Francisco, Opera de Bastille, Champs-Élysées, and Châtelet as well as the Aix-enProvence, Santa Fe, and Edinburgh Festivals. Mr. Moore has been on the faculty of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann program and the Curtis Institute and teaches regularly at Glyndebourne, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Ravinia. Recent engagements include recital tours with Ms. Fleming, recording the soundtrack for the movie Bel Canto starring Julianne Moore, whom he coached in the role, and regular hosting of the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz.

Renowned as one of the finest trumpet players of his generation, Yamaha artist Paul Merkelo has been principal trumpet with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 1995 and has been featured with orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, Portugal, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, France, and Thailand. Mr. Merkelo has worked with Leonard Bernstein, Charles Dutoit, Lorin Maazel, Sir Georg Solti, and Valery Gergiev. Mr. Merkelo’s release of Baroque Transcription was nominated by ADISQ for Best Classical Album of the Year while his album French Trumpet Concertos was nominated for Classical Album of the Year at the 2016 JUNO Awards. He is the founder, in collaboration with the OSM, of the Paul Merkelo Scholarship, which helps young, gifted brass players with financial aid and career guidance. Mr. Merkelo is on the music faculty at McGill University, and has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 2005.

HENRY MICHAELS

BETH MORRISON

project resonance coach Henry Michaels has served as the Audience Services and Community Access Manager at the Music Academy of the West since August 2018, and in 2021 became the Director of Audience Experience and Engagement. Henry is also completing his PhD in Musicology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Henry is passionate about connecting audiences with the history and culture of music, inviting them to care about musical works, both new and old, in ways they may not have considered. He has taught lecture courses in the history and culture of music at both UC Santa Barbara and Westmont College. Henry holds a master’s degree in Musicology from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in Trombone Performance from Towson University, as well as undergraduate degrees in both History and Music Performance from Lenoir-Rhyne University. In March, he and his wife Bridget welcomed the arrival of their baby boy, Jed.

artistic collaborator, Vocal Institute Noted as a “contemporary opera mastermind” (LA Times) and “a powerhouse leading the industry to new heights” (WQXR), Beth Morrison is the President and Creative Producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and co-founder of the PROTOTYPE Festival. Named “Artist of the Year” by Musical America in 2020, Beth created BMP in 2006 to identify and support the work of emerging and established living composers and to create a new type of opera and music-theatre. BMP is celebrated as an industry disruptor and tastemaker at the forefront of musical and theatrical innovation. Opera News has noted: “More than any other figure in the opera industry, Beth Morrison has helped propel the art form into the twenty-first century.” Beth served as Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, as well as producer for New York City Opera’s VOX: Contemporary American Opera Lab and is currently a Lecturer at Yale School of Drama.

DENNIS MICHEL bassoon

NILS NEUBERT

Dennis Michel is second bassoonist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and an ensemble artist with the Chicago Chamber Musicians and serves as serves as Director of Woodwind Chamber Music at Roosevelt University. Prior to establishing his career in Chicago, he was principal bassoon of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for 16 years and was a founding member of the Arioso Wind Quintet. Mr. Michel has appeared at Tanglewood, Grand Teton Festival, The Bard College Festival, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, and Summerfest La Jolla. Mr. Michel is a graduate of Yale University, as a student of Arthur Weisberg. As a Fulbright Scholar, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik and performed with the Vienna State Opera. Mr. Michel served on the faculties of Northwestern University, University of Southern California, University of California at San Diego, and San Diego State University, and has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 1988.

language coach Tenor Nils Neubert maintains active careers as a performer, educator, and scholar in the United States and abroad. Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, Mr. Neubert is based in New York City, where he teaches German diction at The Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Mannes School of Music. Mr. Neubert previously served on the faculties at William Paterson University, Kaufman Music Center, and the Music Conservatory of Westchester, as well as the the International Academy of Music in Italy, the Summit Music Festival in New York, and the Burgos International and Puigcerdà Music Festivals in Spain. Mr. Neubert holds degrees from The Juilliard School (BM), Teachers College, Columbia University (MA), and the CUNY Graduate Center (DMA), and is the current vice president of NATS-NYC. Mr. Neubert has taught at the Music Academy since 2016.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS RICHARD O’NEILL (’98, ’99)

PAOLA PRESTINI

viola & chamber music Newly appointed violist of the Takács Quartet, Richard O’Neill has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. GRAMMY Award winner for Best Classical Instrumental Solo Performance in 2021, Richard is the second person to receive an award for a viola performance in this category. The EMMY Award winner and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient has appeared as soloist with the world’s top orchestras and conductors including Andrew Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, and Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Richard is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Principal Violist of Camerata Pacifica, and served as Artistic Director of DITTO, his South Korean chamber music project, for 13 seasons. A Universal Music/ Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, Richard has made 10 solo albums and many chamber music recordings, and has premiered works composed for him by Lera Auerbach, Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, John Harbison, and Huang Ruo.

composer-in-residence Composer Paola Prestini has collaborated with poets, filmmakers, and scientists in largescale multimedia works that chart her interest in extra-musical themes ranging from the cosmos to the environment. Her compositions have been commissioned and performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Barbican Centre, Cannes Film Festival, Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Kennedy Center, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Opera, among others. She created the largest communal VR opera with The Hubble Cantata, was part of the New York Philharmonic’s legendary Project 19 initiative, and has written and produced large scale projects like the eco-documentary The Colorado narrated by Mark Rylance (premiered and commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Houston Da Camera Series) and the lauded opera theater work Aging Magician (premiered and commissioned by the Walker Arts Center and the Krannert Center).

LARRY RACHLEFF

JOSEPH PEREIRA timpani

orchestra conductor Larry Rachleff recently completed his 30th season as the Walter Kris Hubert Professor Music and Director of Orchestras at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. In 2019 he concluded his 21st season as Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic and earlier in his career served in the same capacity with the San Antonio Symphony. A regular guest conductor with professional orchestras and leading music schools, he looks forward to returning to the Music Academy for his 11th season. Previously Rachleff serves as a faculty member at Oberlin Conservatory, where he was music director of orchestras and conductor of the Contemporary Ensemble, and as conductor of the Opera Theatre at the University of Southern California. Mr. Rachleff is an enthusiastic advocate of public-school music education and has conducted and presented masterclasses, all-state orchestras, and festivals worldwide.

Joseph Pereira enjoys a multi-faceted career as a timpanist/percussionist, composer, conductor, and educator. Since 2008, he has been the principal timpanist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and was previously the assistant principal timpanist/section percussionist of the New York Philharmonic from 1997 to 2008. Mr. Pereira runs the percussion studio at USC Thornton School of Music and is on faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West. As a composer, Pereira’s music has been described as “restless yet lucidly textured” (The New York Times), “striking atmospherics of colour” (The Guardian), and “one sonic surprise after another” (LA Times). In addition to feature articles by The New York Times and LA Times, Mr. Pereira’s work was profiled on the PBS series “Craft in America”. His works are published by Bachovich Music and Black Dot Press in London. He is managed by Price Attractions Artist Management.

GEORGINA DERBEZ ROQUE

guest composer One of the most powerful voices of her generation, Georgina Derbez Roque was chosen by the Utopik Ensemble in France to represent her country in a concert dedicated to Mexican contemporary music. Georgina’s catalog includes works for solos, duets, trios, string quartets, chamber ensembles, and symphony orchestra. Her works have been performed in countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Japan, Canada, Holland, and the United States. She has had an extensive collaboration with Spanish interpreters, including Alberto Rosado, Clara Andrada, the SIGMA PROJECT saxophone quartet, the Brower Trio of Valencia, and recently with the Trio Arbós of Madrid. Awarded by the Sistema Nacional para Cultura y las Artes (National System for the Culture and the Art) for the fourth time, she serves as a teacher of composition, analysis, and orchestration at the Superior School of Music of the INBA (Nacional Institute of the Fine Arts).

CYNTHIA PHELPS (’79, ’83)

viola Cynthia Phelps’ wide-ranging career has taken her to stages across the world as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. Principal Violist of the New York Philharmonic for over two decades, she is a regularly featured soloist with the orchestra. Other concerto appearances have been with the Minnesota Orchestra, Shanghai, Vermont, Santa Barbara, Eastern Music Festival, and San Diego Symphonies, Orquesta Sinfonica de Bilbao, and Rochester and Hong Kong Philharmonics. Cynthia is a founding member of both the New York Philharmonic String Quartet and Les Amies trio and has been featured in “Live from Lincoln Center” telecasts, on National Public Radio, Radio France, Italy‘s RAI, and in broadcasts from the 92Y. She is on the faculty of The Juilliard School Shanghai Academy, Music Academy of the West, and Mannes College of Music. Cynthia attended the Music Academy in 1979 and 1983 and received the Music Academy’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2001.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS PETER SALAFF

RALPH SAUER trombone

chamber music, faculty emeritus Peter Salaff was director of string chamber music at the Cleveland Institute of Music for 23 years. As a founding member of the Cleveland Quartet he recorded more than 50 chamber works and received a Grammy Award, six Grammy nominations, and Best of the Year honors from Time and Stereo Review. The quartet toured the former Soviet Union, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Israel, the United States, Europe, and Canada. Mr. Salaff has served on the faculties of the University of Concepcion (Chile), State University of New York at Buffalo, and the Eastman School of Music. Mr. Salaff has also taught at numerous festivals, including Interlochen, Chamber Music in the Mountains at Echo Glen, the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany, the Perlman Music Program, PhoenixPhest in Ann Arbor, and the Chamber Music Connection in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Salaff has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 1996.

Ralph Sauer left the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2006 after 32 years as principal trombonist. Previously, he spent six years as principal with the Toronto Symphony, served as principal trombonist for the Canadian Opera and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., and taught at the University of Toronto. Mr. Sauer has performed as soloist with many orchestras including premieres of concertos by Kazimierz Serocki and Augusta Read Thomas. Mr. Sauer has given masterclasses and recitals throughout Europe, Japan, Mexico, Australia, and the Americas, and has appeared at the Stratford, Marlboro, Aspen, and Pacific summer music festivals. Mr. Sauer has been visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music and at Arizona State University and has taught at the Sibelius Academy of Music (Helsinki) and the Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo). A founding member of Summit Brass, Mr. Sauer was a Music Academy faculty member in 2007 and from 2009 to the present.

BILL SCHUMAN

TAMARA SANIKIDZE (’05, ’06, ’07) vocal coach

vocal pedagogue Bill Schuman is internationally celebrated as one of the world’s leading teachers of singing, whose students represent some of the most important names in the music world and have won an unprecedented number of international vocal competitions and awards. Mr. Schuman has been associated with the Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Program, the Curtis Institute of Music, and was personally invited by Placido Domingo to be one of the inaugural teachers at the Washington Opera Young Artist Program. Since 1989, Mr. Schuman has been on the faculty of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and is in demand worldwide for masterclasses and lectures. Mr. Schuman has been featured in numerous books on the art of singing and been the subject of articles in publications including Opera News and the Wall Street Journal. In 2008, Mr. Schuman was honored by the Licia AlbanesePuccini Foundation, the youngest voice teacher to ever receive their Lifetime Achievement Award.

A “technically nimble and supportive pianist” (New York Times), Dr. Tamara Sanikidze has performed on the world’s most prestigious stages and serves as the Director, Producer, and Principal Coach of the Butler Opera Center, Head of Voice Division, as well as the Artistic Director of Butler Opera International Competition and Festival at the University of Texas, Austin. A graduate of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera and the Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera, Dr. Sanikidze has served on the music staffs of the San Francisco Opera and Los Angeles Opera since 2010, working with James Conlon, Nicola Luisotti, Donald Runnicles, and Eun Sun Kim. An active recitalist, she partners frequently with the industry’s top singers, including Lianna Haroutounian, Thomas Hampson, Leah Crocetto, and Quinn Kelsey, at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Dr. Sanikidze joined the faculty at the Music Academy of the West in 2015.

CARLOS SIMON

NINO SANIKIDZE (‘01, ‘02)

guest composer Carlos Simon’s latest album, MY ANCESTOR’S GIFT, was released on the Navona Records label in 2018. Described as an “overall driving force” (Review Graveyard) and featured on Apple Music’s “Albums to Watch”, MY ANCESTOR’S GIFT incorporates spoken word and historic recordings to craft a multifaceted program of musical works that are inspired as much by the past as they are the present. As a part of the Sundance Institute, Simon was named as a Sundance Composer Fellow in 2018, which was held at the historic Skywalker Ranch. His string quartet, Elegy, honoring the lives of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner was recently performed at the Kennedy Center for the Mason Bates JFK Jukebox Series. With support from the US Embassy in Tokyo and US/Japan Foundation, Simon traveled with the Asia/ America New Music Institute (AANMI) on a two-week tour of Japan in 2018 performing in sacred temples and concert spaces including Tokyo’s Suntory Hall.

vocal coach Georgian pianist Nino Sanikidze has held the position of head coach for the LA Opera’s Young Artist Program since its inception in 2006. In addition to her coaching duties, Ms. Sanikidze also serves on the LA Opera staff as pianist and prompter. Ms. Sanikidze has appeared at Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Royal Opera House Muscat, Teatro Municipal di Santiago, Washington National Opera, Bard Summerscape, Cleveland Opera, and Wichita Grand Opera, and in recital with Elīna Garanča, Marcelo Alvarez, and Angel Romero. Ms. Sanikidze is an alumna of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program, Aspen Opera Center, Cleveland Art Song Festival, and the Music Academy of the West, where she received the Marilyn Horne Foundation Award for Excellence in Vocal Accompanying. Ms. Sanikidze has been a faculty member at the Music Academy of the West since 2014.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS TYSHAWN SOREY

multi-instrumentalist, composer, Mosher guest artist Tyshawn Sorey has received support for his creative projects from The Jerome Foundation, The Shifting Foundation, Van Lier Fellowship, and was named a 2017 MacArthur fellow. The Spektral Quartet, Ojai Music Festival, and International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) have commissioned his works, which exemplify a penchant for a thorough exploration of the intersection between improvisation and composition. Tyshawn also collaborates regularly with ICE as a percussionist and resident composer. He has released seven critically acclaimed recordings that feature his work as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and conceptualist. His work has been premiered at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Ojai Music Festival, The Kitchen, Walt Disney Hall, Roulette, Issue Project Room, and the Stone, among many others. Tyshawn currently serves as Assistant Professor of Composition and Creative Music at Wesleyan University.

TAKÁCS QUARTET

Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes, Richard O’Neill, András Fejér The Takács Quartet, now entering its forty-seventh season, is renowned for the vitality of its interpretations. The Guardian recently commented: “What endures about the Takács Quartet, year after year, is how equally the four players carry the music.” BBC Music Magazine described their recent Dohnányi recording with pianist Marc André Hamelin as “totally compelling, encapsulating a vast array of colours and textures.” Based in Boulder at the University of Colorado, the quartet performs eighty concerts a year worldwide. The members of the quartet welcomed Richard O’Neill as their new violist in June. Highlights of their 2020-2021 season include performances at New York’s White Light Festival, concerts with pianist Jeremy Denk at Stanford, Princeton, Ann Arbor, Boston, and Lincoln Center, and performances in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Berkeley, Philadelphia, Montreal, Vancouver, Cleveland, Portland, and Seattle.

ALAN STEPANSKY

cello, chamber music & orchestral studies Alan Stepansky is recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile cellists of his generation. Mr. Stepansky became the associate principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic while in his twenties after performing with the Boston Symphony and serving as principal cellist of the Boston Pops. Currently Professor of Cello and String Department Chair at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, he is also founding cello faculty of Manhattan School of Music’s prestigious Orchestral Performance Program. Mr. Stepansky has been a guest artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival, and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and has appeared with the Takács and American String Quartets. Along with award-winning recordings for EMI, he has been featured as soloist on multiple major motion picture soundtracks and with iconic artists across many musical genres. Mr. Stepansky has been a member of the Music Academy faculty since 2003.

CONRAD TAO piano, composer, Mosher guest artist Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist and composer and has been dubbed a musician of “probing intellect and openhearted vision” by The New York Times. Tao is a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and was named a Gilmore Young Artist, and received a 2019 New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award in composition for More Forever, his collaboration with dancer and choreographer Caleb Teicher. Tao has recently appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony, and in recital at Severance Hall and as part of Tanglewood’s Great Performers series. Highlights of this season include a residency at the Kaufman Music Center, artistic directing the Laguna Beach Music Festival, concerts at the Library of Congress with Caleb Teicher and the JACK Quartet, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, and concerto performances with the Cincinnati Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Finnish Radio Symphony.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS

MICHAEL WERNER (’90)

signature festival conductor, LSO partnership; LSO conductor laureate Michael Tilson Thomas is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. In addition to conducting the world’s leading orchestras, MTT is also noted for his work as a composer and a producer of multimedia projects that are dedicated to music education and the reimagination of the concert experience. He has won twelve Grammys for his recordings, and his television work includes series for the BBC and PBS, the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts, and numerous televised performances. In 2020, he was profiled on PBS’s American Masters. MTT is an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France, a member of the American Academies of Arts and Sciences and Arts and Letters, a National Medal of Arts recipient, a member of the California Hall of Fame, and a 2019 Kennedy Center Honoree.

percussion Before joining the Seattle Symphony as principal percussionist in 2009, Michael Werner was a percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera for 13 years, and principal percussionist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for two years. Mr. Werner also served as acting principal for the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2014-15 season. Mr. Werner has been a faculty member at Mannes College since 2002, and has coached at New World Symphony, Oberlin Percussion Institute, the Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Toronto, The Percussive Arts Society, and The Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Werner has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Canadian Brass and Empire Brass Ensembles, and at the Santa Barbara International Percussion Festival. A Music Academy alumnus (‘90), Mr. Werner has been a faculty member since 2005.

BILL WILLIAMS

JOANN TUROVSKY harp

performance coach Bill Williams is recognized internationally for his work as a musician, performance coach, and educator. Mr. Williams has performed as principal trumpet with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Berner Symphonieorchester, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. Mr. Williams serves as a frequent guest principal trumpet of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and as solo trumpet of the Menuhin Festival Orchestra in Gstaad, Switzerland. An active chamber musician and soloist, he has performed with a diverse range of internationally recognized ensembles in Europe, the United States, and Asia. In addition to his concert career, Mr. Williams devotes his energies to improving musicians’ lives as performers and learners. As a performance coach, Mr. Williams has trained musicians to improve their performance skills at institutions including the New World Symphony, The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory.

JoAnn Turovsky is principal harpist with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Master Chorale Orchestra. She also serves as a professor of harp at USC Thornton School of Music, the Colburn Conservatory, and the Colburn School of Performing Arts. Ms. Turovsky has received numerous honors for her solo and chamber repertoire interpretations. These include first prize in the American Harp Society National Competition, first prize in the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, and a prize at the Fifth International Harp Competition in Jerusalem. Ms. Turovsky appears frequently as a soloist with musical organizations throughout California and is busy in the motion picture and television industry, including the Star Wars, Frozen, and Avatar soundtracks. Ms. Turovsky received the Schoenfeld Artist Teacher Award from the California Chapter of the American String Teachers Association and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Harp Society.

ROBERT WALTERS

KATHLEEN WINKLER

english horn, oboe Robert Walters, oboist and Solo English horn with the Cleveland Orchestra, has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Beijing Radio Symphony, China Film Philharmonic, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Soloists, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Redlands Symphony, and most recently at Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo. Prior to coming to Cleveland, Robert was the Solo English horn player of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (2000-2004) and with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1997-2000). He has performed and recorded frequently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was active as a freelance musician in New York. Robert is a frequent coach with the New World Symphony and at Rice University Shepherd School of Music. Robert has taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 2005 and was appointed Professor of Oboe and English horn in 2010.

violin & chamber music Kathleen Winkler made her solo debut at age 17 with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her first prize win in the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition led to sponsored debuts at Lincoln Center, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress. For three years, Ms. Winkler toured four continents as an Artistic Ambassador for the U.S. Information Agency. She holds the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin at both the Music Academy of the West and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she received the Julia Mile Chance Award for teaching excellence. Ms. Winkler has served on the faculties of the Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music and has been a visiting professor at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, USC Thornton School of Music, and the Middle School attached to the Central Conservatory in Beijing, China. Ms. Winkler has been a Music Academy faculty member since 1993.

2021 FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS MAUREEN ZOLTEK (’10, ‘12)

vocal coach Collaborative pianist Maureen Zoltek enjoys a diverse career working with leading vocalists, orchestras, and opera companies across the United States. Dr. Zoltek now serves as an assistant conductor and keyboardist at San Francisco Opera, and has collaborated with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera Company, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Opera Omaha. She is a graduate of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, attended both the Aspen Music Festival and School and Music Academy of the West, and is a proud winner of the pianist division of the Music Academy’s Marilyn Horne Song Competition (2012). Dr. Zoltek completed her D.M.A. degree at the Manhattan School of Music and holds a master’s degree in piano performance and musicology in addition to a bachelor’s degree in piano performance. When she is not in rehearsal, Dr. Zoltek enjoys baking, true crime podcasts, and hiking with her standard poodle and travel companion, Henry.

2021 Music Academy Faculty (top L–R), Barbara Butler, Richie Hawley, Charlie Geyer, (bottom L–R), Kathleen Winkler, Benjamin Kamins, Larry Rachleff

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David Kirk

James Dunham Ivo-Jan van der Werff

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With performances by BEN BLISS • JEREMY DENK • CONOR HANICK • NINO SANIKIDZE • TAKÁCS QUARTET

Join us! Music Academy of the West’s Opening Night Gala is an annual celebration benefiting the Academy’s mission to provide transformative experiences through music. Contact us today to witness this performance marking the return of live concerts to the Academy’s Miraflores campus. This all-outdoor event honors Music Academy faculty artists and alumni that we proudly call our own. Jeremy Denk and Conor Hanick will perform together for the first time in Academy history. Tenor Ben Bliss (’12) will perform with faculty artist Nino Sanikidze (’01, ’02). The venerable and award-winning Takács Quartet returns to appear with their newest member, violist Richard O’Neill (’98, ’99).

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T H E F E L L OW E XP E R I E N C E : F R O M M A R L I T O S A N TA B A R B A R A 2020 oboe fellow Allison Rye shares her journey from 2020’s Remote Learning Institute experience online to an in-person Festival at the Music Academy this summer.

THE MUSIC ACADEMY ESSENTIALLY DEVELOPED A SUMMER SAFE HAVEN AND THINK TANK WHERE OVER 120 BRILLIANT YOUNG MINDS CAME TOGETHER TO TALK THROUGH OUR INDUSTRY’S ISSUES AND TRIUMPHS.”

“For two and a half years after I graduated with my master’s degree from Northwestern in 2017, I would spend my days teaching, practicing, and was kept motivated after advancing in several auditions. And then in March 2020, I got accepted into the Music Academy, and suddenly, my world was alight with hope. I’m sure many of you know that the Music Academy is one of the most competitive summer programs in the United States. In fact, many wind players win their first jobs shortly after attending. But then, a week later, everything shut down. Everyone’s world stopped in an instant, and although I knew I wasn’t alone, it felt really, really lonely.

us the space to imagine all career possibilities within music, challenged us to innovate and think outside the box, and provided us with the tools necessary to experiment with and excel in our art. MARLI also helped foster a supportive community in our isolation; members of the administrative team were not only mentors, but friends. Mr. Izotov was not only a teacher, but a wonderful cheerleader who assisted me in cultivating and executing new musical ideas, inspired me to seek nuance and vulnerability in my playing, and fostered a warm camaraderie amongst our studio. Even online, the Academy emphasized work/life balance and provided us with every resource imaginable.

The Music Academy essentially developed a summer safe haven and think tank where over 120 brilliant young minds came together online to talk through our industry’s issues and triumphs. The Academy granted

I look forward to this summer, when I can finally fully immerse myself in a creative experience with my friends and colleagues. I look forward to being challenged to excel at my craft while unearthing the parts of my creative self that I have yet to meet. I utilize so much of what I learned during MARLI in my teaching, project-planning, music-making, and recording, and I am so excited to continue this learning throughout the summer.”

Allison in a Concert Hall Online performance of Haydn’s “London” Symphony last summer at MARLI.

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THREE GENERATIONS OF AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY JOURNEY ACROSS BORDERS TO FIND ONE ANOTHER AND TO MAKE A HOME TOGETHER IN JOSÉ “PEPE” MARTINEZ'S 75’ MARIACHI OPERETTA. OSB PREMIERE

BROKEN DREAMS, A FATEFUL LOVE AFFAIR, AND A MURDER ONBOARD A BARGE ON THE SEINE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A HAUNTING SCORE IN PUCCINI’S TAUT 60’ OPERATIC THRILLER. OSB PREMIERE GREEK GODS ENGAGE IN MISCHIEF, ILLICIT RELATIONSHIPS, AND VOCAL ACROBATICS IN THIS 85’ ADAPTATION OF HANDEL’S COMEDY, SET IN THE ROARING 20’S. OSB PREMIERE

HANNAH, A TRANSGENDER WOMAN, DISCOVERS HER GENDER IDENTITY AND LEARNS TO LOVE HERSELF IN A WORLD WHERE SHE'S NOT ACCEPTED IN LAURA KAMINSKY’S 75’ CHAMBER OPERA. OSB PREMIERE

WE RETURN TO GRAND OPERA WITH VERDI’S PERENNIAL FAVORITE, UNFOLDING IN PARIS’ OPULENT AND UNFORGIVING 19TH CENTURY SALONS AND BOUDOIRS.

I’ve learned that crisis is an incredible opportunity to evolve.” of color. That hasn’t been readily accepted in the past. But now, suddenly, it is. I also think we’ve had an opportunity to explore the smaller repertoire, and it’s opened doors for some of the musicians to hear the work of composers they didn’t know before.

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Things I’ve never had time or occasion to think about have come front and center. For example, I’m working with a colleague from Peabody on an oculus headset that simulates conducting the orchestra. We’re just prototyping it now. In times of great strife, there are always incredible opportunities.

CONDUCTOR

As the OrchKids Founder of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, in addition to your new role as Music Director Laureate, you have offered music education to the city’s most disadvantaged youth.

How have you observed that the industry adapting to the circumstances surrounding the pandemic has created opportunities for permanent changes in the field?

When we look at our orchestras, there’s not much diversity represented. Unless we as leaders in the field commit to intentionally making a difference, it won’t change. And creating opportunities for children is the greatest privilege there is. We’re able to see them blossom into their own potential. Learning a musical instrument is not about becoming a musician in my opinion. It’s about developing skills that are useful in any discipline. You learn how to motivate yourself, budget your time, be selfdisciplined. These skills and experiences enable them to see the future full of possibilities. I started OrchKids in 2008 with 30 first graders, and today there are over 2000 kids playing instruments in Baltimore. I couldn’t be prouder of them. Some of those first students have decided to go to music school, either to be music educators and start similar programs, or into music management or performance. Many of them are the first in their families to go to college. It’s transformed their lives, the lives of their families, and the community they inhabit. It’s certainly transformed my life, on many levels. It’s easily the thing I’m the proudest of.

The pandemic jump-started a lot of initiatives that were having trouble getting traction. For the professional orchestras, there was an inherent resistance to anything digital. That has been a frustration from my perspective for many years. When I am backstage and hear the announcement, “Photographs and recordings are strictly prohibited,” I am longing for someone to say instead, “Please, take out your cell phones and promote us on your social media networks.” Maybe we haven’t quite arrived at that place, but we’ve come leaps and bounds, and I think if the pandemic hadn’t happened that progress would not have ensued. Some factions of the industry will want to go back to being what they were. But I’ve learned that crisis is an incredible opportunity to evolve. My hope for many organizations is that they try to evolve their institutions and their approaches in a 21st century way. Could you talk about some of the other ways that you’ve been making music and staying connected during this past year of necessary social distance?

As the first woman conductor in many orchestras and platforms, you have paved the way for other women globally. What inspired you to launch the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship for women in 2002?

The idea of looking at repertoire through a different new lens has been very interesting to me during this time. I think our institutions are finally much more open also to considering repertoire out of that very narrow swath – from Haydn to Stravinsky. I’m a huge champion of all music and having a wide and diverse menu to offer to our listeners, including music by female composers and people

As my career grew, I assumed there would be more and more women joining me, but 20 years later there are still only a handful of us. I founded the fellowship in order to give women the opportunity to experiment, particularly to fail, that wasn’t a make or break situation. You learn a lot more from failing than succeeding. The fellowship has had an impact on women in the field, but nothing close to what has happened since the #metoo movement. It changed the landscape totally and forced the hands of many institutions to hire women and people of color. This is the new normal. I believe that there’s room for everyone in music and for everyone to make a difference in the world. I don’t want to keep the peephole small. I want to open the doors wide.

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A Community United  through Singing The Music Academy of the West’s innovative Sing! Program – a free, choral initiative open to students in Santa Barbara County – moved to an online rehearsal model last spring as a result of school closings due to the pandemic. The shift came with challenges, but the choral directors, Daniel Newman-Lessler, Christine Hollinger, and Erin McKibben, along with volunteers, administrators, families, and – most importantly – the choristers faced these challenges with commitment and creativity, allowing musical growth for the children in a very challenging year. The program continued online this past fall and into the spring semester. Our hope is to be back in the schools teaching live as soon as health protocols allow. Due to strong demand from parents and students alike, the Academy will institute a 6-week, online Sing! summer program, allowing the choristers to remain engaged in music instruction during the pandemic. We are also excited to announce that as of this May, the Sing! Program has become a YPC-informed choral program, now in development with YPC National; an independent non-profit organization founded by MacArthur winner Francisco Nuñez. This collaboration will allow Sing! to grow and flourish in Santa Barbara, and will offer opportunities for Sing! participants to work with other young choristers nationwide.

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SUPPORTING THE MUSIC ACADEMY HONORARY GIFTS In Honor of The Advancement Team In Honor of Jon Bishop Sharon and John Dobson In Honor of Dean Carter Hilary and Bayard Maybank In Honor of Joyce Enright Gary Van Deventer In Honor of Jonathan Feldman Joan Davidson In Honor of Judy Getto Roxanna and Randy Solakian In Honor of Marilyn Gilbert Anne Mitzenmacher Debra L. Stewart In Honor of Sally Hall Eleanor H. Jacobs In Honor of Lorna Hedges Leah Schwartz Aksnes In Honor of Sheelah Henry Shirley Baskin In Honor of Marilyn Horne Oliviann and John Hobbie In Honor of Ryan Hurley Kimberley and Robert Hurley In Honor of Irene Hymanson Kym and Jon Bishop Janey K and J Kenneth Campbell In Honor of Lisa C. Kliewer Michael Kliewer In Honor of David Krehbiel, an incredible Hornist and dedicated teacher. David Hodge (horn ‘89)

In honor of Music Academy President Emeritus David L. Kuehn Jim and Jamie Self In Honor of Georgia Lynn Gayatri Gunasekaran In Honor of Henry Michaels Mary Harris In Honor of Jeanette Orel Marilyn Dove In Honor of Scott Reed Belita and Gordon Auchincloss Sharon and John Dobson In Honor of Scott Reed’s 50th Birthday Leslie Kelleher In Honor of Leona Roberts Paul Meitzler In Honor of Barbara Robins’ 95th Birthday Barbara Sylvor-Marks In Honor of Yquem & Saki Rose Julieanne Hybert In Honor of Harry Sargous Laura Reynolds (oboe ‘91) In Honor of Maryan Schall Christine Saunders In Honor of Eileen Sheridan Lisa Nordquist In Honor of Steve Singleton John Schneider and Gary Johns In Honor of Jeanne Thayer Ann Thayer In Honor of Christopher Teasley John Schneider and Gary Johns In Honor of Diana Wade Elaine and Alan Wade In Honor of Jennie Wong Ruth Young

IN MEMORIAM The Music Academy mourns the loss of our dear friends, wonderful donors, and volunteers. Each of these individuals had a profound impact on the Music Academy through his or her leadership and commitment. They are greatly missed. Richard Baum Carol Betker Gregory Cardi Wes Carter Shirley Cribbs Irene Cummings Hostetler (soprano ’51) Roger Davidson Anne De Rosa Jane Dyruff Louis Giuliano Leatrice Luria Douglas McCartney

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IR E N E CU MMI N G S H O STE TL E R AN EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY FULFILLED Irene Cummings Hostetler, who passed away in February of this year, established a personal connection to the mission of the Music Academy at an early age. Her experiences at the Academy as a voice student were deeply transformative. So much so that when creating her estate plan, she was compelled to give back to the organization to support singers in need of the same mentorship that helped to change her life. Irene’s love of opera, commitment to helping young artists, and fond memories at the Academy solidified her intention to create a meaningful and significant legacy gift associated with the Academy’s opera program. She did this through a retained life estate gift, established in 2008, that bequeathed her home and 16-acre avocado ranch in Santa Paula to the Music Academy. This gift—which included significant immediate tax benefits—enabled her to live on the property throughout her life. When she passed away the proceeds of the property’s sale has gratefully endowed the annual opera production in her name. Mrs. Hostetler attended the Academy in 1951 and studied with Richard Lert, John Charles Thomas, and Lotte Lehman. She was a contemporary of Marilyn Horne and the two became friends in later years. Irene enjoyed a career as a wellrenowned singer of both opera and popular music. She toured with the Charles L. Wagner Opera Company as the leading lady, as well as appearing as a singer on The Danny Kaye Show on CBS and The Ford Show on NBC, starring country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford. She also appeared in many local productions of the Cabrillo Music Theater and sang in the Gold Coast chorus with her husband, Dr. Theodore Hostetler. Living so close to the Music Academy, Irene attended nearly every Summer Festival vocal performance and masterclass for decades and generously supported a vocal scholarship each year. As Scott Reed, President and CEO recounts, “Irene loved everything about the voice program, especially the Vocal Institute Opening Night event that kicks off each season for the Vocal Institute. A special tradition she cherished was getting on stage for a photo with the opera cast after their closing performance. The fellows just loved Irene’s passion.” Extremely grateful for her support and dedication, the Academy will long remember her for her beautiful singing voice, her championing of young opera singers, and her fiery personality. And, just as she designed it, her legacy will live on through the naming of the Irene Cumming Hostetler Endowed Opera each summer in perpetuity.

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BARTLETT, PRINGLE & WOLF, LLP A Q&A with BPW leaders, Music Academy Board Chair Eileen Sheridan and Board Member Bridget Foreman Bridget Foreman makes a toast at the Academy’s 2019 Encore Society Supper.

BPW’s tax and estate planning groups place similar emphasis on generational wealth planning, guiding clients and family through life transitions, whether planned or unforeseen. They understand the importance of harnessing opportunity in ever-changing times to help clients discover and embrace prosperity for the next generations. Why does BPW prioritize community philanthropy?

How would you describe the impact supporting the arts has had on you and BPW?

EILEEN Working alongside nonprofit organizations and understanding the inner-workings of their efforts has only made the firm more focused on giving back to those who make the community a better place.

BRIDGET It’s been a truly enriching experience. Being witness to the focus and fortitude of the fellows as they experience the summer intensive program is a gift. It reinforces the value we place on deep cultural engagement and connection to the arts community.

What has inspired you to be involved with the Music Academy?

What is your inspiration behind your leadership role in the Music Academy’s Encore Society?

BRIDGET The one word that comes to mind is alignment. Both organizations have a long-standing history in the community; we share a similar audience and client base; and both organizations are passionate about education and the succession of young talent.

EILEEN The Encore Society is a special group, including many of our clients and friends. We often hear from members how the shared sense of purpose deeply resonates between the two organizations. BRIDGET Over the past decade, we’ve seen a dramatic cut in funding for arts education in our school systems, which is in opposition to studies that have shown that exposure to arts programs lend to better academic and social development. I’ve seen firsthand the impact that immersion into the arts has made on my daughter who is working on her music degree, and I couldn’t imagine her life or her future path without it. Nurturing and building the Encore Society will help ensure that young talent will continue to be developed. Arts education benefits the individual as well as the community around them, and the transformative results are exponential.

How has the partnership between BPW and the Music Academy been rewarding?

EILEEN Personally, one of the most rewarding aspects is my experience in the Compeer Program. I have always enjoyed learning from these bright minds and watching them grow throughout the festival and beyond. These are really special bonds that are formed, and I look forward to meeting new students each year and continuing to follow alumni as they advance further in their classical music training and careers. From the lens of BPW, the Academy has stood as a symbolic place for us to gather. We’ve built new relationships and preserved old ones through Academy events, masterclasses, and picnic concerts. One of our most memorable experiences with the Academy was celebrating BPW’s 60th Anniversary in the iconic gardens surrounded by clients, staff, and friends of the community. We began the evening in Hahn Hall with solo performances by pianist Christopher Schmitt and soprano vocalist Simone Osborne, followed by dinner and drinks with about 250 of our closest friends. It’s hard to believe that we’re already approaching our 75th Anniversary in 2023. Similarly, the Academy is preparing itself for the same milestone next year— congratulations on this treasured achievement.

Why do you think legacy giving is important, and how do you feel in particular that endowments are essential for nimble and longstanding institutions to weather the storms?

EILEEN Legacy giving is essential to preserve what’s important to us and it lights the way ahead for the aspiring 10-year-old musician sitting in the audience, who hopes to perform on that same stage. Endowments allow the Academy to move through and overcome the situation and continue to share classical music experiences with future generations to come. Strong endowments provide resources for creative and innovative new programs and the opportunity to attract diverse audiences who have a collective interest in the arts.

Through the Encore Society, the Music Academy of the West gratefully recognizes donors who have made a provision in their estate plans to support the Music Academy and/or contributed gifts to our endowment fund. We applaud the following individuals for their foresight and generosity. For more information about the Encore Society or to confidentially disclose a planned gift, please contact Jill Rode, Director of Legacy Giving, at 805-695-7911 or jrode@musicacademy.org. Anonymous Heidi August Margo Baker Barbakow and Jeffrey Barbakow Melanie and Richard* Baum Mashey Bernstein Linda and Peter Beuret Kathleen and Garrison Bielen Margaret Bischel and Kenneth Serkes Kym and Jon Bishop Patsy and Richard Blake Rochelle and Mark Bookspan Linda Brown Michele and Arnold* Brustin Gloria Bryant Gwen and John Burgee George Burtness Margaret Cafarelli and Jan Hill Virginia Castagnola-Hunter Jo Ann and Howard Chase John Chisholm and Tom Stafford Hyon Chough and Maurice Singer Sue and J. W. Colin Mary Blackwood Collier (piano ‘61) Marilyn Conrad Caryl Crahan ( Mrs. Marcus E. Crahan, Jr.) Marisa and Peter Czipott Nancy and Roger* Davidson Sheila and James Davidson Jane S. DeHart and Benjamin J. Cohen Stephen A. Ehrlich Diane Elias (mezzo-soprano ‘74, ‘75, ‘76) Christine and Robert Emmons Laurence Fechter and Thomas Stansbury Margo and Robert Feinberg

Theresa and Jeff Ferguson Donnovan Field Barbara Hunter Foster Mary and Ray Freeman Jodi and David Friedman Arthur R. Gaudi Konnie and Andy Gault Carmel Gomes Dorris and Chauncey* Goodrich Howard Green Paul Guido and Stephen Blain Carla Hahn Marie-Paule Hajdu Sally Hall Hillary Hauser Gerhart Hoffmeister Tara and George Holbrook Christine and Michael Holland Nancy and James* Hunter Irene Hymanson in loving memory of her father, William Hymanson, violinist Diane and Donald Jackson Joan and Palmer Jackson Robert S.* and Joan E. Jacobs Patricia Jacquemin Pat and Dick* Johnson Glenn Jordan Emmy M. Keller and Fred Keller Elaine* and Herb Kendall Ann Kennedy James Kenney (baritone ‘82) Lynn Kirst Linda and Bill Kitchen Mary Jane Kober Carol Kosterka in memory of Donald Kosterka

Barbara and John Larson Shirley and Seymour Lehrer Dodie Little Paul Longanbach Georgia and John* Lynn Katharine Mallin Lehua and Phil Marking Barbara and Ernie Marx Susan Matsumoto and Melvin Kennedy Sandra McGee Teresa McWilliams Lori Meschler Richard Meyn Keith Moore Julie and Bruce Morrow Harriet Mosson Maggie Moss-Tucker and Paul Tucker Mozilo Family Foundation Barton Myers Myra and Spencer Nadler Dot and Rick Nelson Betsy and Mead Northrop Alexandra and Robert Nourse Ellen Lehrer Orlando and Thomas Orlando Russell Patrick PBP Sisters Trust Kären J. Pick Georgette and John Raffetto Lindsey Reed Scott Reed Robin Rickershauser Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree Jill and Scott Rode Adele Rosen Stephen Schaible and Daron Builta

Maryan Schall Lila Scher Nancy B. Schlosser Utta Schnakenburg Robert G. Scypinski Jim and Jamie Self Joan and Paul Selwyn Philip Seymour and Sandra Karol Seymour (violin ’58, ’60) Jack* and Anitra Sheen Eileen Sheridan and Roger Wilde Halina W. Silverman Peter Simeth Cynder Sinclair and Dennis Forster Judith Smith Barbara Smith-Sherrill Carol and Stu Solomon Joanne St. John Kay and Ted Stern Diane Sullivan Sandy Svoboda Clay Tedeschi Renée Templeraud Jeanne Thayer Elaine and Robert Toledo Polly and George* Turpin Mary Walsh Dorothy and John Warnock Robert W. Weinman Lenno Wells (soprano ‘62) Sharon and Jim Westby Eileen Sheridan and Roger Wilde Lani and Mike Wolff Linda Seltzer Yawitz *In memoriam

The Music Academy also recognizes the following Encore Society members in memoriam as of April 2021: Anonymous Elizabeth Asche Sally and Stuart Atkins Miriam and William Bailey Jane Johannes Barton Robert Beckham Henry Belden Suzanne Bock E. Robert Breech, Jr. Rose Brunner Dorothy Bryant Ernest A. Bryant III Helen Burnett Christopher Carroll Cornelia Chapman Mary A. Chubb Pierre Claeyssens Evelin Corsey Helen Cossitt Irene Cummings (soprano’51) Diane Crispin Cunningham Amelia Danelius Eleanor d’Arrast Johanne de Castle

Anne and Richard De Rosa Paul Dickinson John Durand Martha Eaton Mercedes H. Eichholz Reginald Faletti Suzanne and Maurice Faulkner Léni Fé Bland Maureen Fialkoff Robert Frost Louis Giuliano Bernard Gondos Richard Hagn Stephen Hahn Laszlo Hajdu Christel and Peter J. Hann Donald Harger Robert Hecht Richard Hellmann Ardis Higgins Frances Holden Elenore and Thomas Hugunin Mary Kana Katherine Klein

Ann and Joseph Koepfli Eralda Kogan Lotte Lehmann Robert Light Ruth Lilly Leatrice and Eli Luria Adele and Robert Mairs Margaret Mallory Sima Mannick Elizabeth J. Marriott Lynn R. Matteson Peggy and John Maximus Marian and Anthony Menk Frank Miller Helen Patricia Miller Elizabeth Mosher Jean Nell Edward Noll Patsy and Frank Norris Efrem Ostrow Shirley Jean Otto Charles Partridge Paul B. Patterson Lucile Paul

Dolly and Royal Peterson II Richard Prigge Gabor Rejto Rose Marie Rockenbach Roy and Grace Rogers Joseph Scher June Schuerch Morris Schulatsky Miriam Schwab Francis Sedgwick Katharina Simeth Julian Smith Edith and Robert Soderberg Elaine Stepanek Selby Sullivan Wilmuth and James Tannahill Eleanor Tilt Carol Valentine Carolyn and Carl Williams Margaret Winkler Adrian Wood Cynthia Wood Jean Zakarian Marianne and Zvi Zeitlin

Leatrice Luria Compeer Program Founder in memoriam Shirley Cribbs Honorary Co-Chair in memoriam Barbara Robins Honorary Co-Chair Paul Guido Compeer Program Chair Julie Abulafia Judy and Paul Astbury Heidi August Terence Balagia Ellen Barger and Tony Helf Ginger Beebe Linda and Peter Beuret Jon Bishop Beth Gates Warren and Robert Boghosian Cynthia J. Brown and Arthur C. Ludwig Michele Brustin Barbara Burket Janey Campbell Mark Stori and Dean Carter Rob Cassidy Chad Tendler and Clive Chang

Nan Holt Robert Howell and Erik Wilk Michelle Joanou Claire Johnson and Ron Rice Pamela Johnston Wendy and Philip Kistler Victoria E. Kline and Charles McBride Kia McInerny and Gary Kuist Margi Mainquist Kimberly Malesky Ria Marsh Anne & Wes Mitchell Harriet Mosson Susie Naughton Michael O’Brien Letitia O’Connor Ellen and Thomas Orlando Tom Parker and Karen Broumand Marnie and Steve Pinsker Minie and Hjalmar Pompe van Meerdervoort Robin Rickershauser Ellen Robinson Caroline Rutledge and Ken Park

Nancy and Stillman Chase Rebecca Reale and Aaron Clark Edith Clark Mary Jane and Andrew Cooper Caryl Crahan Susie and Ted Cronin Jamie DeVries Dianne and Robert Duva Kathleen and Jerry Eberhardt Ann Edmonston Kari Eiler Laurence Fechter and Thomas Stansbury Gray Felstiner Bridget Foreman Bunny Freidus and John Steel Jack Funk Debbie Geremia Katherine and Jef Graham Roberta Grant Carol Greene Susan Gwynne Mary Harris Andrea and Ron Hein Christine Hoehner Guillemette Holder

Stephen Schaible and Daron Builta Linda Seltzer Yawitz Eileen Sheridan and Roger Wilde Stephanie Shuman Stephen Singleton and Christopher Teasley Linda Stafford Burrows Irene and Robert Stone Tim Taylor Patricia Toppel Maggie Moss-Tucker and Paul Tucker Holiday and Richard Vaill Bob and Linda Van Buren Evie Vesper and Steven Powell Bill Vollero Shirley and Ken Waxman Judy and Mort Weisman Daryl West Sharon and Jim Westby Kate Winn-Rogers Betsy Wise Bobby Woods Pat Yzurdiaga Marilyn Zellet

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If you are unable to attend a performance, please phone the Ticket Return Hotline at 805-565-5400 at least 24 hours before the event and donate your tickets back to the Academy. We will provide written acknowledgment of your tax-deductible contribution at the end of the Festival.

Community Access Tickets priced at $10 are available for all Summer Festival events on a first-come, firstserved basis. Order online, by phone, or in person. There are no additional fees for Community Access Tickets at any event.

Neither are allowed in Music Academy performance venues or ticket offices, except for trained service animals.

PARKING

Multiple handicapped parking spaces are available on the Academy campus for those with placards and plates. Parking on the Academy campus is always free. Reserved spaces are available as a benefit for Leadership Circle donors. For more information about donor benefits, please contact Janey Campbell at 805-695-7918.

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Our 7-17s FREE program welcomes families to bring young people to our events, fostering lifelong appreciation of the performing arts. Young people ages 7-17 can receive a ticket free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Order online, by phone, or in person.

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VACCINATION

The Music Academy is adopting a policy for this summer’s Festival where all fellows, faculty, and administration participating on-site are required to be vaccinated. We are bringing together 250 participants from multiple countries, and we want to protect everyone from potential exposure to COVID-19 and its variants. We encourage audiences to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to attending Music Academy events, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Health, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

All tickets for the Summer Festival will be delivered electronically by email. Electronic or print at home tickets should be displayed upon entry on mobile phones or printed at home.

REDUCED CAPACITY & SOCIAL DISTANCING

Capacity has been reduced and socially distanced seating will be possible at every venue. Hahn Hall events are general admission and seating is designed at the Granada Theatre for social distancing – both venues will maintain a reduced capacity.

MASKS

Everyone is welcome to choose to wear a mask at Music Academy events at any time.

LIMITED ACCESS ON CAMPUS

Public access on the Academy’s Miraflores campus will be limited to outdoor spaces, Lehman Hall, the Carsey Ticket Office, the Main House first floor bathrooms and main corridor, and Hahn Hall lobby and audience seating. Visitors are not permitted in individual Administrative offices, studios, or other indoor spaces without confirming their vaccine status via a Music Academy of the West Health Screening Form.

Following CDC and state public health guidelines, at this time (June 2021) masks are required for unvaccinated individuals including children. For vaccinated individuals, masks are welcome but not required.

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If you have any questions about the Summer Festival, please call the Ticket Office at 805-969-8787.

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