(Photo credit: Music Academy of the West) The Music Academy of the West announces its 2026 Summer Music Festival and School under the theme, “American Mosaic.” Here’s a look at the classical voice events. “Oh Beautiful: Songs from Home” features the Music Academy’s Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows performing art songs from their native land. Performance Date: July 1, 2026 The Lehrer {…}
(Photo: Zach Mendez) The Music Academy’s Marilyn Horne Song Competition has announced that baritone Navasard Hakobyan and pianist Brian Cho are its 2023 winners. The two will receive $5,000 in cash and will also work on a commissioned work by composer Joel Thompson. They will then present the premieres of these works in recital during the 2024 summer festival. Hakobyan {…}
The Music Academy has announced the 2022 winners of its Marilyn Horne Song Competition. Taking home the vocal prize was mezzo-soprano Joanne Evans. Meanwhile Tzu-Kuang Tan won the prize for vocal piano. Evans has a master’s degree from the Bard College Conservatory and was the 2022 winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Boston District. Currently a Resident Artist with {…}