FESTIVALS

Music Academy of the West Summer Festival
Music Academy of the West Summer Festival
WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FESTIVAL
The Music Academy prizes and actively fosters community engagement. New initiatives include $10 Community Access tickets, which will be available for all Summer Festival events, and free admission for young people ages 7 to 17 who are accompanied by ticketed adults.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Festival presents the New York Philharmonic in its Santa Barbara Bowl debut, as well as a new production of Rossini's Cinderella directed by Davie Paul, and five performances by the Academy Festival Orchestra at the historic Granada Theater. Guests artists include conductors Larry Rachleff, Osmo Vänskä, Courtney Lewis, Nicholas McGegan, and Christoph von Dohnányi; violinists Stephen Bryant, Philip Setzer, and Alexander Treger; violist Heidi Castleman; cellist Robert deMaine; pianist Robert McDonald; and the Takács Quartet. Mosher Guest Artists include pianist Leon Fleisher and cellist Alban Gerhardt.
LOCATION
Santa Barbara, CA
WEBSITE
http://www.musicacademy.org
DATES
June 15 - Aug 8, 2015
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Patrick Posey
GENRE
Classical
TICKET PRICE RANGE
$10 to $120
TICKET PURCHASE INFORMATION
http://www.musicacademy.org
Telephone: 805-969-8787
BOOKING CONTACTS
Patrick Posey, vice president of artistic planning and educational programs
805-695-7922
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