During the course of the program, faculty and students will present concerts including a three-night SummerFest of chamber music on the first weekend, and a concert-version Baroque opera (Handel’s Ariodante in the first year) and an annual performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor on the second weekend.

The opera and Mass in B Minor performances will include the participation of a specially-formed Academy Chorus, comprised of choral artists hand-picked from the Bay Area’s most respected vocal ensembles. The orchestra will consist of Academy students, supplemented by faculty and other members of the American Bach Soloists. In addition, an Academy Bach Concert will be offered on the final weekend.

Every afternoon, Monday through Friday, faculty members will present lectures on a variety of relevant topics including performance practice, Baroque studies, and historical contexts.

At the conclusion of each summer’s ACADEMY, one student will be awarded the Henry I. Goldberg Young Artist Prize of $3,000 and an invitation to perform with the American Bach Soloists during their subsequent Northern California concert season.

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Faculty

Elizabeth Blumenstock
violin

Max van Egmond
baritone

Corey Jamason
harpsichord & co-director

Steven Lehning
violone & contrabass

Judith Malafronte
alto

Robert Mealy
violin

Sandra Miller
flute

Debra Nagy
oboe & recorder

Elisabeth Reed
viola da gamba & violoncello

John Thiessen
trumpet

Jeffrey Thomas
co-director

Tanya Tomkins
violoncello