Festival Napa Valley: Vocal and Instrumental Academy Programs

The Manetti Shrem Summer Vocal Conservatory and the Frost School at Festival Napa Valley Blackburn Music Academy are immersive summer programs for emerging professional instrumentalists and vocalists in the idyllic setting of Napa Valley.The Frost School at Festival Napa Valley Blackburn Music Academy is led by a distinguished core faculty of musicians from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and professional organizations around the world. Academy musicians participate in chamber and orchestral concerts, workshops, and a variety of professional development activities.  The dates for the Frost School at Festival Napa Valley Blackburn Music Academy are July 5-23.

The Manetti Shrem Summer Vocal Conservatory nurtures the creative careers of some of the world’s most talented singers, with a fully staged opera performance, a summer residential conservatory, and a vocal arts concert series. The dates for the Manetti Shrem Summer Vocal Conservatory are July 1-23, 2023.  

All participants receive scholarships and housing, as well as assistance toward food and local transportation expenses.
For those invited to the festival, a $365 registration fee will be needed to reserve one's place and which will be refunded upon arrival. 

“Great repertoire playing alongside musicians we idolized in one of the most stunning locations in the country.”

— Christina Cutts Dougherty, 2017 BMA Fellow from Colburn School & Curtis Institute of Music

For application questions, please email Ming Luke at ming@festivalnapavalley.org.

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