The Music Academy of the West has announced a residency of Beth Morrison Projects in Santa Barbara next year. From June 28 to July 25, the Academy’s students will work with BMP’s Executive Director Jecca Barry, Director of Production Brian Freeland, and President and Creative Producer Beth Morrison. Together they will produce a contemporary program of works, featuring “Vinkensport” by {…}
The Music Academy of the West announced Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) will be in residence in Santa Barbara from June 28 to July 25, 2021. Partnering with BMP, a company known as one of the most innovative in the industry advances the Academy’s commitment to growing young artists at a time when imaginative thinking is critical to long-term success. Music {…}
(Credit: Courtesy of Music Academy of the West) Back in April the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara cancelled the in-person part of its summer program. As a result, it put all of its resources into building a high-quality online program for the summer called MARLI (Music Academy Remote Learning Institute). The program provided quality technology and training {…}
The Music Academy of the West will be introducing the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute this summer, providing an opportunity for its 129 scholarship fellows an opportunity to engage with the program despite the complex circumstances. For four weeks between June 15-July 10, fellows will receive mentorship from faculty, guest artists, and industry leaders. Among the activities they will engage {…}
(Credit: Opera Philadelphia) Music Academy of the West will soon present the West Coast premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer-in-Residence Jennifer Higdon’s “Cold Mountain.” Based on Charles Frazier’s novel, the opera, described in the press release as an “American odyssey of love, honor, and redemption at the close of the Civil War,” tells the story of Confederate soldier W.P. Inman’s desertion {…}