The Music Academy’s programs include an annual eight-week Summer School & Music Festival which trains up to 150 fellows ages 18-34 and presents more than 130 events. The 2025 Summer Festival ...

Among the highlights of this awesome show were live accompaniment to two silent short films (Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid and ...

After years of debate, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decided to support the Music Academy of the West request to expand events at its Montecito campus.. On Tuesday, the board voted ...

June 23, 2025 (Santa Barbara, CA) — The Music Academy of the West is thrilled to announce that Min Joo Yi has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Solo Piano Concerto Competition, held on June 20 ...

Camerata Pacifica, a chamber music collective renowned for its musical versatility and bold programming, caps its 2024-25 season with an unexpected mix of chamber works by Frédéric Chopin ...

Complete Information About Camerata Pacifica Baroque: Strawberry Fields in Santa Barbara at Music Academy of the West. Camerata Pacifica’s Baroque program “Strawberry Fields, ” offering a ...

Indigo Fischer (Mus’19) is the artistic operations manager at The Music Academy of the West, based in Santa Barbara, California. Her role is focused on supporting the academy’s annual summer festival ...