Through Aug. 3 — Music Academy of the West Kicks Off 2024 Summer Music Festival

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Music Academy of the West Kicks Off
2024 Summer Music Festival

The annual 8-week Festival celebrates The Magic of Music
through August 3 in Santa Barbara 

 Tickets on sale now

This programming re-announcement covers events taking place
June 17-22, 2024. Complete season details available at MUSICACADEMY.ORG

SANTA BARBARA — The Music Academy of the West, now in its 77th season, inspires artists and concert-goers alike with the 2024 Summer Music Festival themed “The Magic of Music.” The Festival showcases talented young musicians and outstanding teaching and guest artists in a wide array of one-of-a-kind performances, chamber concerts, public masterclasses, and competitions.

The 2024 Summer Music Festival, which kicked off June 12 and runs through August 3 at the Music Academy’s idyllic campus — and throughout the stunning setting of the American Riviera in Santa Barbara, California — features nearly 130 live events including special performances by Joshua Bell, Lawrence Brownlee, Sasha Cooke, Jeremy Denk, Steven Isserlis, Leila Josefowicz, Richard O’Neill, and the Takács Quartet, the Academy’s quartet-in-residence, which during the Festival’s first week offered masterclasses and an inspiring performance at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre.

SUMMER FESTIVAL WEEK 2 DAILY SCHEDULE

• • June 18: Showcase Sampler Series: String Quartet Showcase

• • June 19: Special Event: Denk On Ives. A lecture and performance of Charles Ives’ “Concord” Piano Sonata with Jeremy Denk in honor of the composer’s 150th birthday anniversary

• • June 20: X2 Series Opener with Takács Quartetfeatures the ultimate masters in chamber music — Academy teaching artists — side-by-side with Academy fellows for an inspiring performance

• • June 21: Lehrer Vocal Institute Series: Opera Scenes offers some of the best musical and theatrical moments of opera, expertly performed by Music Academy fellows

• • June 22: Academy Festival Orchestra Series: Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Laureate Osmo Vänskä conducts Sibelius at the Granada Theatre

• Masterclasses Held Daily (June 17-21): Over 70 masterclasses held throughout the eight-week Festival are open to the public, offering a rare look at classical musical instruction

Tickets

Tickets for the 2024 Summer Music Festival are on sale online at musicacademy.org, by phone at 805-969-8787, and at the Music Academy Carsey Ticket Office, open Monday-Friday, 10 am to 5 pm.

The Music Academy is committed to ensuring low-to-moderate income households in Santa Barbara County have access to the magic of music through $10 Community Access Tickets, subject to availability. Plus, young people ages 7-17 can receive a ticket free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult. The Community Access Ticket program is made possible in the loving memory of Linda Sawyer Frankel.

For more information, download the
Music Academy Summer Festival
press kit

About the Music Academy

Located in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West creates a space where exceptional talent can thrive by encouraging artists to stretch, experiment, improvise, and play. The Music Academy provides artists with the tools they need to become not just great musicians but great leaders. The Music Academy’s programs include the annual eight-week Summer School & Music Festival which trains up to 150 fellows ages 18-34 and presents more than 130 performances and events, competitions, and a fully staged opera; Sing!, a children’s choir that performs with local, national, and international partners; the MAX (Music Academy Exchange) partnership with international orchestras; the innovative Alumni Enterprise Awards; and the Mariposa Series of concerts by Academy-affiliated artists. The 2024 Summer School & Festival takes place from June 12 through August 3. Learn more at musicacademy.org