Annual Chamberfest on Tap at The Lobero
For Immediate Release July 19, 2007
Contact:
Tim Dougherty
805.695.7908
Event to feature Music Academy faculty and young artists performing together
Santa Barbara, CA- Chamberfest, the Music Academy of the West's annual chamber music showcase featuring faculty and young artists performing together, will take place at 8 pm Friday, August 10, in the Lobero Theatre. Tickets cost $38.
This year's program will include works by Mozart (Andante with Five Variations, K. 501, and Serenade for Winds in C Minor, K. 388), Bottesini (Two Arias), Stravinsky (Pastorale), Nielsen (Serenata in vano), and Milhaud (Scaramouche). Music Academy faculty participants will include the legendary pianist Jerome Lowenthal. Chamberfest is sponsored in part by Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
"This event offers a rare opportunity to see our talented faculty and young artists performing side by side. Together they'll explore the range - and manifold delights - of chamber music," said Richard Feit, vice president for artistic programs and operations at the Music Academy.
The Music Academy of the West is celebrating its 60th anniversary with an unprecedented 2007 season program featuring numerous classical music luminaries. Highlights include an ambitious production of La Bohème, performances by baritone Thomas Hampson and the Takács Quartet and a conducting turn by Alexander Lazarev.
For tickets and information, call 969-8787. Information is also available online at www.musicacademy.org.
Founded in 1947, the Music Academy of the West is among the nation's preeminent summer schools and festivals for gifted young classical musicians. The Academy provides these promising musicians with the opportunity for advanced study and performance under the guidance of internationally renowned faculty artists, as well as guest conductors and soloists. Admission to the Academy is strictly merit based, and students receive full scholarships. Academy alumni are members of major symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, ensembles, opera companies, and university and conservatory faculties throughout the world. Many have established themselves as prominent solo artists. Based in Santa Barbara, the Music Academy of the West presents more than 175 public events annually, including performances by faculty, visiting artists, and students; masterclasses; orchestra and chamber music concerts; and fully staged opera. For more information, visit www.musicacademy.org.
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