Capital Campaign
As part of a multiyear effort to create a campus befitting its growing international stature, the Music Academy of the West is undertaking a complete renovation of its principal performance and practice facility.
The new venue will better enable the Academy to fulfill its mission of producing outstanding classical musicians.
To raise capital for the $15 million renovation project, the Music Academy has embarked on fundraising initiative titled "Composing the Future: The Renaissance Campaign." As part of the effort, the Music Academy is offering donors several unique naming and endowment opportunities within the new recital hall and throughout the campus grounds, including intimate garden spaces and new community gathering areas. Naming opportunities also are available for instructional and rehearsal studios used by Academy faculty and Fellows, and community performing arts organizations throughout the year.
When inaugurated in June at the start of the Music Academy's 2008 Summer School and Festival, the renovated facility will provide for an enhanced experience overall for Academy faculty, Fellows, and patrons, as well as area arts organizations expected to use the venue.
Hahn Hall, named in honor of Music Academy benefactors Stephen and Carla Hahn, will include seating for 350. Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects is overseeing the project in collaboration with the renowned acoustics consulting firm McKay Conant Brook.
The renovated facility will feature:
• Vastly improved acoustics
• A raked floor for improved sightlines
• New and larger bathrooms
• A remodeled lobby
• A ticket office
• Upgraded electrical and mechanical capabilities,
and
• Easy handicap access
Related site improvements will include a substantial increase in parking spaces, a widened main driveway for improved vehicular circulation, elegant landscaping, and improved pedestrian access from lower parking lots to campus facilities.
For more information or for a campus tour highlighting the renovation effort, contact Scott Reed, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 805.695.7914 or .
Naming Opportunities
Personalized naming opportunities are available for commitments beginning at $100,000. Additionally, a beautiful fountain will be constructed on campus to recognize donors who make commitments of $25,000 or more. For additional information, contact Scott Reed, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 805.695.7914 or
Featured Naming Opportunities
| Recital Hall (Reserved) | Stephen and Carla Hahn |
| Grand Lobby | $1,500,000 |
| Main Stage (Reserved) | Pierre Claeyssens |
| Front Courtyard | $1,000,000 |
| East Terrace Courtyard | $1,000,000 |
| On-stage Acoustical Shell | $ 500,000 |
| Recital Hall Annex | $ 250,000 |
| Guest Artist Dressing Room (Reserved) |
Lila and Joseph Scher |
| Satellite Box Office | $ 150,000 |
| Percussion Studio | $ 100,000 |
| Media Suite | $ 100,000 |
| Accessibility Chair Lifts (2) | $ 100,000 |
| Instrumental Practice Studios (2, Reserved) | Hind Foundation and Sheila and James E. Davidson |
| Practice Suite (3 Wenger Studio Booths) | $ 100,000 |
Existing
| Main Entrance Allée |
$ 500,000 |
| Koi Pond Garden | $ 500,000 |
|
Restoration of the Treasure House |
Women's Auxiliary of the Music Academy of the West |
| Restoration of the Rack (Reserved) |
Women's Auxiliary of the Music Academy of the West |
| Lehrer Studios Practice Rooms (5 of 15 available) | $ 100,000 (each) |
| Allée Forecourt | $ 100,000 |
