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Music Academy of the West

October 20, 2023

The Music Academy of the West is a summer classical music training program in Montecito, California, and festival with performances in the County of Santa Barbara.

Music Academy of the West
Logo as of June 2022
Address
1070 Fairway Road

Montecito
,
County of Santa Barbara
,
California
93108

United States
Coordinates34°25′09″N 119°38′56″W / 34.419231°N 119.648933°W / 34.419231; -119.648933
Information
Funding typeNonprofit[1]
Established1947; 76 years ago (1947)
PresidentScott Reed
ChairmanMaurice Singer[2]
DeanTiffany DeVries[3]
Campus size10 acres (4.0 ha)
Websitewww.musicacademy.org

Overview Edit

The academy annually enrolls 136 pre-professional musicians in their late teens and early 20s, who receive merit-based full scholarships to workshops led by famous composers, conductors, and artists.[4] Programs of study are vocal piano, voice, collaborative piano, solo piano, and instrumental.[5] The eight-week summer music festival consists of concerts and operas,[4] as well as public master classes with famous musicians.[6]

History Edit

The first impulse to establish a summer music festival in the Santa Barbara County came from soprano Lotte Lehmann in 1940.[6] In 1947 the Music Academy of the West was founded by Southern California arts patrons, musicians, conductors and composers.[7] In addition to Lotte Lehmann, founders of the academy were conductor Otto Klemperer, violinist Roman Totenberg, harpsichordist Rosalyn Tureck, baritone John Charles Thomas and composers Ernest Bloch, Darius Milhaud, Roy Harris and Arnold Schoenberg, who served as the academy's first composer in residence.[8] Among the first scholarship funders were singer-actors Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, violinist Jascha Heifetz and movie producer Darryl F. Zanuck.[9]

The academy first hosted its summer sessions at Cate School in Carpinteria, before starting to relocate to a 10 acre (c. 4 hectare) property in Montecito in 1951. The former Montecito Country Club, regarded a showcase garden of Montecito and named Miraflores ("see flowers" in Spanish,) has been the academy's campus since the summer of 1952, though students had to be housed in dorms and at sorority and fraternity houses at the University of California, Santa Barbara for several years. Since 2016 accommodations are at Westmont College.[9]

In 1954 the staff included, besides Lehmann, such internationally known musicians as pianist György Sándor, soprano Eleanor Steber, violinist Sascha Jacobsen, and the cellist Gábor Rejtő. The student body numbered 120.[10]

From 1954 to 1980 the academy's music director was Maurice Abravanel.[11] Martial Singher was head of the Voice Department from 1962 till 1981.[12] Marilyn Horne, who had attended the academy in 1953 was named director of the voice program[13] in 1997 and remained in this position till 2018.[14] In 2018, Horne became the honorary voice program director.[15] Since 2010, the academy has held the annual Marilyn Horne Song Competition, formerly known as the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition.

In the same year, Scott Reed became the academy's president and chief executive officer.[16] Past presidents have included David Kuehn[17] and NancyBell Coe.[18]

In 2014, the Music Academy of the West began an educational partnership with the New York Philharmonic. Under the collaboration, music director Alan Gilbert and orchestra members maintained residencies in Santa Barbara during parts of the festival, and selected Music Academy fellows trained with orchestra members in Santa Barbara and New York City.[19]

In 2018, the academy launched a four-year partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra with music director Simon Rattle,[20] and a free after school choral program called Sing! for children ages 7–11 taking place in elementary schools in Santa Barbara County. Participants perform at the Music Academy of the West and collaborate with the London Symphony Orchestra.[21] The academy partnered with the UC Santa Barbara to preserve historic audio and video recordings of concerts, masterclasses and recitals held at the academy.[7] In 2017, 400 early recordings have been digitized, among them recordings of Lotte Lehmann, Marilyn Horne, and Jerome Lowenthal.[22]

 
 

In 2022 the academy celebrated its 75th anniversary and adopted a new logo with simply the words Music Academy, the legal name remained Music Academy of the West. The academy consulted professional publicity and marketing agencies from New York and Los Angeles for the rebranding.[23] The brand makeover was deemed necessary because of the loss of weight of the long-standing moniker and the acronym MAW. The new logo was intended to reference sun rays and the circle of fifths,[24] whereas the old logo was referencing floral shapes.

Alumni Edit

Alumni of the Music Academy of the West, called fellows, are former attendants of the conservatory programs.[4] Many of them fill important professional music positions around the world, performing in top-tier orchestras, opera houses, and teaching on music school faculties. Others have gone on to leadership roles in other institutions. Notable alumni include:

Voice Edit

String instruments Edit

Violin Edit

Viola Edit

Cello Edit

Double Bass Edit

Wind instruments Edit

Horn Edit

Trumpet Edit

Tuba Edit

Clarinet Edit

Bassoon Edit

Piano Edit

Conducting Edit

Other students Edit

Music students using the facilities for music training or performing with visiting orchestras without being enrolled are not considered alumni.[41] Among those students are:

Sources Edit

  • Randel, Don Michael (1996). Randel, Don Michael (ed.). The Harvard biographical dictionary of music. Cambridge, Massachusetts, and London, England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674372999. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

References Edit

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  2. ^ Mason, Dave (24 December 2022). . newspress.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Administration". musicacademy.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b Crawford, Sharon. "Music Academy of the West | Lotte Lehmann League". lottelehmannleague.org. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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  8. ^ Greenberg, Robert (26 August 2019). . robertgreenbergmusic.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b . www.musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. ^ "MUSIC STARS HEAD ACADEMY FACULTY; Sandor, Steber and Lehmann Will Teach and Perform at Coast Summer School", The New York Times, July 11, 1954.
  11. ^ Randel 1996, p. 2.
  12. ^ Randel 1996, p. 841.
  13. ^ Brozan, Nadine (8 January 1997). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ^ Brittingham, Joanie (1 January 2014). . csmusic.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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  16. ^ . www.music.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  17. ^ DeVries, Tiffany (15 December 2011). . northtexan.unt.edu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  18. ^ Dougherty, Tim (23 November 2009). . www.noozhawk.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  19. ^ Kozinn, Allan (31 March 2014). . artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  20. ^ . lso.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. ^ Giorgi, Raiza (4 December 2018). . santabarbarafamilylife.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  22. ^ . library.ucsb.edu. 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  23. ^ Mineards, Richard (14 June 2022). . montecitojournal.net. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023. The name will legally remain Music Academy of the West but will be known simply as Music Academy as seen in the new logo.
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  27. ^ Randel 1996, p. 328.
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  41. ^ Montgomery, Alice (15 September 2011). Katy Perry – The Unofficial Biography. Penguin. ISBN 9780718158248. Retrieved 17 January 2020. The reality is somewhat different, according to Tim Docherty, [sic] who works at the Academy: 'Katy was never involved in our programme,' he said. 'She was never a fellow, as we call our students. We are one of the most prestigious music schools on the West Coast, inviting vocalists from all over the world. What actually happened was that she might have taken a music lesson from rooms we rent out. There's no suggestion that Katy herself was responsible for the story, but it certainly didn't hurt her musical credentials to be associated with the school'
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External links Edit

  • Official website  

October 20, 2023
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The Music Academy of the West is a summer classical music training program in Montecito California and festival with performances in the County of Santa Barbara Music Academy of the WestLogo as of June 2022Address1070 Fairway RoadMontecito County of Santa Barbara California 93108United StatesCoordinates34 25 09 N 119 38 56 W 34 419231 N 119 648933 W 34 419231 119 648933InformationFunding typeNonprofit 1 Established1947 76 years ago 1947 PresidentScott ReedChairmanMaurice Singer 2 DeanTiffany DeVries 3 Campus size10 acres 4 0 ha Websitewww wbr musicacademy wbr org Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Alumni 3 1 Voice 3 2 String instruments 3 2 1 Violin 3 2 2 Viola 3 2 3 Cello 3 2 4 Double Bass 3 3 Wind instruments 3 3 1 Horn 3 3 2 Trumpet 3 3 3 Tuba 3 3 4 Clarinet 3 3 5 Bassoon 3 4 Piano 3 5 Conducting 4 Other students 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditThe academy annually enrolls 136 pre professional musicians in their late teens and early 20s who receive merit based full scholarships to workshops led by famous composers conductors and artists 4 Programs of study are vocal piano voice collaborative piano solo piano and instrumental 5 The eight week summer music festival consists of concerts and operas 4 as well as public master classes with famous musicians 6 History EditThe first impulse to establish a summer music festival in the Santa Barbara County came from soprano Lotte Lehmann in 1940 6 In 1947 the Music Academy of the West was founded by Southern California arts patrons musicians conductors and composers 7 In addition to Lotte Lehmann founders of the academy were conductor Otto Klemperer violinist Roman Totenberg harpsichordist Rosalyn Tureck baritone John Charles Thomas and composers Ernest Bloch Darius Milhaud Roy Harris and Arnold Schoenberg who served as the academy s first composer in residence 8 Among the first scholarship funders were singer actors Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy violinist Jascha Heifetz and movie producer Darryl F Zanuck 9 The academy first hosted its summer sessions at Cate School in Carpinteria before starting to relocate to a 10 acre c 4 hectare property in Montecito in 1951 The former Montecito Country Club regarded a showcase garden of Montecito and named Miraflores see flowers in Spanish has been the academy s campus since the summer of 1952 though students had to be housed in dorms and at sorority and fraternity houses at the University of California Santa Barbara for several years Since 2016 accommodations are at Westmont College 9 In 1954 the staff included besides Lehmann such internationally known musicians as pianist Gyorgy Sandor soprano Eleanor Steber violinist Sascha Jacobsen and the cellist Gabor Rejto The student body numbered 120 10 From 1954 to 1980 the academy s music director was Maurice Abravanel 11 Martial Singher was head of the Voice Department from 1962 till 1981 12 Marilyn Horne who had attended the academy in 1953 was named director of the voice program 13 in 1997 and remained in this position till 2018 14 In 2018 Horne became the honorary voice program director 15 Since 2010 the academy has held the annual Marilyn Horne Song Competition formerly known as the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition In the same year Scott Reed became the academy s president and chief executive officer 16 Past presidents have included David Kuehn 17 and NancyBell Coe 18 In 2014 the Music Academy of the West began an educational partnership with the New York Philharmonic Under the collaboration music director Alan Gilbert and orchestra members maintained residencies in Santa Barbara during parts of the festival and selected Music Academy fellows trained with orchestra members in Santa Barbara and New York City 19 In 2018 the academy launched a four year partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra with music director Simon Rattle 20 and a free after school choral program called Sing for children ages 7 11 taking place in elementary schools in Santa Barbara County Participants perform at the Music Academy of the West and collaborate with the London Symphony Orchestra 21 The academy partnered with the UC Santa Barbara to preserve historic audio and video recordings of concerts masterclasses and recitals held at the academy 7 In 2017 400 early recordings have been digitized among them recordings of Lotte Lehmann Marilyn Horne and Jerome Lowenthal 22 nbsp nbsp In 2022 the academy celebrated its 75th anniversary and adopted a new logo with simply the words Music Academy the legal name remained Music Academy of the West The academy consulted professional publicity and marketing agencies from New York and Los Angeles for the rebranding 23 The brand makeover was deemed necessary because of the loss of weight of the long standing moniker and the acronym MAW The new logo was intended to reference sun rays and the circle of fifths 24 whereas the old logo was referencing floral shapes Alumni EditAlumni of the Music Academy of the West called fellows are former attendants of the conservatory programs 4 Many of them fill important professional music positions around the world performing in top tier orchestras opera houses and teaching on music school faculties Others have gone on to leadership roles in other institutions Notable alumni include Voice Edit Lucine Amara 1947 25 John Brancy 2013 25 Grace Bumbry 1956 1957 1958 25 Sasha Cooke 2002 25 Benita Valente 26 1953 1955 1956 1957 25 Juan Diego Florez as Juan Florez 1995 25 Rodney Gilfry 1981 25 Donald Gramm 27 28 Kay Griffel 1958 25 Thomas Hampson 1978 1979 25 Megan Marie Hart as Megan Hart 2010 25 Marilyn Horne 1953 25 Robert W Jensen as Robert Jensen 1949 25 Isabel Leonard 2005 25 Kathryn Lewek 2009 25 Lotfi Mansouri 1957 25 Simone Osborne 2008 2009 2011 25 Susanna Phillips 2002 2003 25 Rinat Shaham 1995 1996 1997 25 Nadine Sierra 2007 25 Riki Turofsky 1970 25 Erin Wall 2000 25 William Workman 1965 29 String instruments Edit Violin Edit Pamela Frank 1983 1984 30 Viola Edit Donald Weilerstein 1955 31 Jan Karlin 1975 1976 31 Cynthia Phelps 1979 1983 31 Cello Edit Catherine Hewgill 1981 32 Jeffrey Solow 1964 1965 1966 28 Double Bass Edit Orin O Brien 1952 1953 1955 33 Wind instruments Edit Horn Edit Barry Carl 1966 1967 1971 34 Trumpet Edit Anthony Plog 1968 35 Tuba Edit Jeffrey Anderson 1982 28 Clarinet Edit David Shifrin 1968 36 Bassoon Edit Benjamin Kamins 1968 1969 28 Piano Edit Burt Bacharach 1950 37 38 James Newton Howard 1967 1969 37 Martin Katz 1964 39 Paul Schenly 1964 1965 1969 37 Conducting Edit Jung Ho Pak 1989 40 David Wiley 1990 40 Other students EditMusic students using the facilities for music training or performing with visiting orchestras without being enrolled are not considered alumni 41 Among those students are Susan Allen with the Santa Barbara Youth Theatre 1963 Judith Beckmann singing lessons with Harold Reed and Lotte Lehmann Katy Perry singing lessons at facilities 42 Sources EditRandel Don Michael 1996 Randel Don Michael ed The Harvard biographical dictionary of music Cambridge Massachusetts and London England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press ISBN 0674372999 Retrieved 18 January 2020 References Edit Financials musicacademy org Retrieved 1 November 2019 Mason Dave 24 December 2022 Maurice Singer named new Music Academy board chair newspress com Archived from the original on 10 February 2023 Retrieved 10 February 2023 Administration musicacademy org Retrieved 1 November 2019 a b c Womack Catherine 27 July 2017 How Beethoven for all and A list alliances keep the Music Academy of the West thriving after 70 years Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 10 February 2023 Retrieved 11 February 2023 Programs of Study amp Audition Requirements Archived from the original on 25 July 2014 Retrieved 16 July 2014 a b Crawford Sharon Music Academy of the West Lotte Lehmann League lottelehmannleague org Retrieved 7 February 2020 a b Collection Music Academy of the West archives 18 January 2020 Archived from the original on 18 January 2020 Retrieved 18 January 2020 Greenberg Robert 26 August 2019 Music History Monday Lotte Lehmann robertgreenbergmusic com Archived from the original on 7 February 2020 Retrieved 7 February 2020 a b History Music Academy www musicacademy org Archived from the original on 28 December 2018 Retrieved 28 December 2018 MUSIC STARS HEAD ACADEMY FACULTY Sandor Steber and Lehmann Will Teach and Perform at Coast Summer School The New York Times July 11 1954 Randel 1996 p 2 Randel 1996 p 841 Brozan Nadine 8 January 1997 Chronicle The New York Times Archived from the original on 27 May 2015 Retrieved 18 January 2020 Brittingham Joanie 1 January 2014 From Student To Teacher Marilyn Horne csmusic net Archived from the original on 24 June 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Marilyn Horne Music Academy www musicacademy org Archived from the original on 28 December 2018 Retrieved 28 December 2018 Scott Reed Department of Music www music ucsb edu Archived from the original on 23 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 DeVries Tiffany 15 December 2011 Music Academy of the West North Texan northtexan unt edu Archived from the original on 23 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Dougherty Tim 23 November 2009 NancyBell Coe to Retire as Music Academy President www noozhawk com Archived from the original on 23 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Kozinn Allan 31 March 2014 New York Philharmonic to Team With Music Academy of the West artsbeat blogs nytimes com Archived from the original on 7 October 2019 Retrieved 7 October 2019 London Symphony Orchestra Music Academy of the West lso co uk Archived from the original on 23 October 2019 Retrieved 23 October 2019 Giorgi Raiza 4 December 2018 Music Academy creates free choir for elementary students santabarbarafamilylife com Archived from the original on 22 February 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2019 Music Academy of the West s Archives Find Home at UCSB Library library ucsb edu 2 July 2017 Archived from the original on 31 August 2017 Retrieved 18 January 2020 Mineards Richard 14 June 2022 A New Sun Rising Over the Music Academy montecitojournal net Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 Retrieved 9 February 2023 The name will legally remain Music Academy of the West but will be known simply as Music Academy as seen in the new logo Woodard Josef 19 June 2022 Preview Music Academy Goes Orchestral at the Santa Barbara Bowl independent com Archived from the original on 9 February 2023 Retrieved 10 February 2023 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Alumni Roster Voice musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Randel 1996 p 937 Randel 1996 p 328 a b c d Alumni Search musicacademy org Retrieved 30 Jun 2022 Nicolas Slonimsky 1984 Theodore Baker ed William Workman ISBN 9780028702704 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Alumni Roster Violin musicacademy org Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 a b c Alumni Roster Viola musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Alumni Roster Cello musicacademy org Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Alumni Roster Double Bass musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Alumni Roster Horn musicacademy org Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Alumni Roster Trumpet musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Alumni Roster Clarinet musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 a b c Alumni Roster Piano musicacademy org Archived from the original on 3 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Randel 1996 p 40 Alumni Roster Vocal Piano musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 a b Alumni Roster Conducting musicacademy org Archived from the original on 5 June 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2020 Montgomery Alice 15 September 2011 Katy Perry The Unofficial Biography Penguin ISBN 9780718158248 Retrieved 17 January 2020 The reality is somewhat different according to Tim Docherty sic who works at the Academy Katy was never involved in our programme he said She was never a fellow as we call our students We are one of the most prestigious music schools on the West Coast inviting vocalists from all over the world What actually happened was that she might have taken a music lesson from rooms we rent out There s no suggestion that Katy herself was responsible for the story but it certainly didn t hurt her musical credentials to be associated with the school Panda Priya 17 January 2020 Katy Perry Wants to Draw on Your Face toonage ca Archived from the original on 16 March 2009 Retrieved 17 January 2020 External links EditOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Music Academy of the West amp oldid 1171935537, wikipedia, wiki, 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