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Since 1947 the Music Academy of the West has fostered a uniquely joyful engagement with music. Each June 140 gifted young classical singers and instrumentalists, selected entirely for their talent, gather for eight weeks in Santa Barbara to study and make music with illustrious guest artists, conductors, and faculty – all to the delight of […]

The Mendocino Music Festival (MMF) is a concert series held in late July. Started in 1987 by Allan Pollack, Susan Waterfall and Walter Green, the festival is a blend of established music groups invited for nightly performances in the town of Mendocino, California. Concerts feature the Festival Orchestra, the Big Band, Opera, guest singers, chamber […]

MasterWorks is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance, and theatre. Each year 250 students from around the globe participate in this unique festival that combines artistic excellence and biblically sound teaching. Students and a faculty of approximately 90 live and work on the campus of Grace College, in the […]

An institution since 1943, Marrowstone Music Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s premiere orchestral training program. Marrowstone is presented by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras and is hosted by Western Washington University. Located in picturesque Bellingham, overlooking the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, the WWU campus offers a uniquely intimate environment for Marrowstone’s Pre-College, University, […]

The New York Summer Music Festival is a six-week summer program that challenges every one of its students to achieve their highest levels of musicianship. NYSMF distinguishes itself from other “band camps” though its philosophy of top-level instruction & performance for the serious young musician, combined with all the fun and friendship of a great […]

During Festival season, talented young performers have an opportunity to attend Conservatory Music in the Mountains. This program is offered in conjunction with the New Conservatory of Dallas in Dallas, Texas and enables students to work with musicians of international rank and perform with young artists from around the world. musicinthemountains.com

The Montecito Summer Music Festival brings world-class musicians together with advanced students of classical piano and strings for two weeks of instruction and performance. All the events (several concerts, recitals and master classes) are free and open to the public montecitomusicfestival.com

Every summer, students and teachers, scholars and artists, entrepreneurs and political leaders from around the world gather at the Middlebury Language Schools. They apply their considerable efforts to one goal—creating the richest, most effective language-learning environment on earth. Within this environment, a miracle occurs. Those who arrive with basic language skills expand them dramatically, allowing […]

Founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, the Meadowmount School of Music, located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, offers exceptional string players and pianists a seven-week-long intensive program of private study and chamber music coaching with our dedicated and internationally recognized faculty. Performance opportunities include weekly masterclasses with the Meadowmount faculty, masterclasses with […]

At the MAVI Festival we encourage all levels of violists age 14 through adult to develop their skills to the highest level possible. Scholarships are available; information is on the application. Musicians who come to MAVI are presented with many approaches to playing by our faculty. We encourage everyone to consider new ideas and to […]