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 ...

The Music Academy’s programs include an annual eight-week Summer School & Music Festival which trains up to 150 fellows ages 18-34 and presents more than 130 events. The 2025 Summer Festival ...

Music Academy of the West President Scott Reed had every reason to feel proud as he took the stage Saturday night to offer multiple thank-yous and bid adieu to a glorious festival. Never diluting its ...

The leaders of both groups spoke passionately about how music can unite the masses. Francisco Nunez, Young People’s Chorus of NYC Founder and Director, said, “It [music] allows us to share in ...

as were the more than 500 patrons who turned out for the Music Academy of the West’s (MAW) signature Cabaret gala. After the Academy Brass Ensemble provided a fanfare and MAW president Scott Reed ...

Music Academy of the West has announced the winners of its third annual Alumni Enterprise Awards. Over $70,000 in cash prizes will be shared among eight alumni, funding four winning projects and ...

To look at him, you’d never know he got the job that led to him becoming president and chief executive of the Music Academy of the West, the venerable Santa Barbara classical music institution ...

This season's Academy Festival Orchestra concerts are led by Minnesota Orchestra Conductor Laureate Osmo Vänskä, Music Director of the San Bernardino Symphony and famed film score conductor ...