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Revision as of 01:20, 24 August 2023

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

Montecito
,
County of Santa Barbara
,
California
93108

Vereinigte Staaten
Coordinates34°25′09″N 119°38′56″W / 34.419231°N 119.648933°W / 34.419231; -119.648933
Information
Funding typeNonprofit[1]
Established1947; 77 years ago (1947)
PresidentScott Reed
ChairmanMaurice Singer[2]
DeanTiffany DeVries[3]
Campus size10 acres (4.0 ha)
Websitewww.musicacademy.org

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.

Übersicht

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

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

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

String instruments

Violin

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

Wind instruments

Horn

Trumpet

Tuba

Clarinet

Bassoon

Piano

Conducting

Other students

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Financials". musicacademy.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Administration". musicacademy.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Programs of Study & Audition Requirements". 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.
  7. ^ a b "Collection: Music Academy of the West archives". 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Robert (26 August 2019). "Music History Monday: Lotte Lehmann". robertgreenbergmusic.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "History | Music Academy". 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). "Chronicle". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Marilyn Horne | Music Academy". www.musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Scott Reed | Department of Music". www.music.ucsb.edu. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "London Symphony Orchestra - Music Academy of the West". lso.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Randel 1996, p. 937.
  27. ^ Randel 1996, p. 328.
  28. ^ a b c d "Alumni Search". musicacademy.org. Retrieved 30 Jun 2022.
  29. ^ Nicolas Slonimsky (1984). Theodore Baker (ed.). William Workman. Vol. 2. G. Schirmer, Inc. ISBN 9780028702704. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  30. ^ "Alumni Roster, Violin". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  31. ^ a b c "Alumni Roster, Viola". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Alumni Roster, Cello". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  33. ^ "Alumni Roster, Double Bass". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Alumni Roster, Horn". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  35. ^ "Alumni Roster, Trumpet". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  36. ^ "Alumni Roster, Clarinet". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  37. ^ a b c "Alumni Roster, Piano". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  38. ^ Randel 1996, p. 40.
  39. ^ "Alumni Roster, Vocal Piano". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  40. ^ a b "Alumni Roster, Conducting". musicacademy.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  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'
  42. ^ 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.
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