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Have you ever wanted to hear from a conductor about how they put a program together and what you should listen for?

This is your rare opportunity to hear directly from our Academy Festival Orchestra conductors about each concert. Enjoy wine or beer and bites while the conductors share their stories and welcome you to ask questions.

Q&A led by baritone fellow Alex Mathews

Academy Festival Orchestra
Conducted by alumna Speranza Scappucci
This finale performance highlights Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows in curated selections. Plus, orchestral favorites the William Tell Overture and The Pines of Rome.

Led by Academy artist Eugene Izotov
Public masterclasses have been at the heart of the Academy experience since its inception
Cheer on the fellows and learn more about the music and the art of performance.

Led by Dennis Michel (Jun 23, Jul 7) & Benjamin Kamins (Jul 14, Aug 4)
Public masterclasses have been at the heart of the Academy experience since its inception
Cheer on the fellows and learn more about the music and the art of performance.

Led by Academy artist and alum Martin Katz
Public masterclasses have been at the heart of the Academy experience since its inception
Cheer on the fellows and learn more about the music and the art of performance.

x2 Series: Academy artists paired with the brilliant 2022 fellows

Join us for an intimate and casual performance in Lehmann Hall
A new chamber music curriculum pairing fellows with Academy artists for intensive coachings results in five unique evening concerts. Each event stars the fellows in a curated program of full-length masterworks to music of the 21st century.

As a part of the experience, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine during the performance.

An Original Cabaret
Hahn Hall is transformed in a daring new presentation by award-winning music director Craig Terry and phenom director James Darrah.
The originally devised cabaret of thrilling music+theater that transports audiences to 1922 in an original story inspired by the politically charged Weimar German Republic and Berlin cabaret culture. The production uses the hall’s new 2022 upgrades of enhanced video and lighting technology, generously funded by the Hind Foundation.

Join us for an intimate and casual performance in Lehmann Hall
A new chamber music curriculum pairing fellows with Academy artists for intensive coachings results in five unique evening concerts. Each event stars the fellows in a curated program of full-length masterworks to music of the 21st century.

As a part of the experience, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine courtesy of Montgomery Vineyard during the performance.

Entrepreneurial musicians compete by pitching their most innovative ideas.
The Fast Pitch Awards are an opportunity for fellows to develop and share ideas for new ventures poised to advance the classical music ecosystem.

Each finalist has earned a $1,000 cash prize and competes for the $5,000 grand prize in the final round.

Part of the Innovation Institute curriculum.