06/10/2026
Coming soon to your camera roll 📸 2026 Summer Music Festival moments 🤩 The season kicks off next week! What are you most excited for?
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The mission of the Music Academy of the West is to educate musicians through intensive study with exceptional teachers and transformative performance opportunities, while broadening access to musical experiences for the Santa Barbara community.
06/10/2026
Coming soon to your camera roll 📸 2026 Summer Music Festival moments 🤩 The season kicks off next week! What are you most excited for?
Legendary musicians Zlatomir Fung & Jeffrey Kahane are coming to perform in Santa Barbara! Join us for two unforgettable events featuring American compositions, film score excerpts, original works, and more! Visit our bio now to get your tickets before they sell out 👀
06/04/2026
Celebrate the power of music in these exhilarating events featuring our exceptional teaching artists all summer long! Programming includes beloved classics, as well as bold new works. Tickets are on sale now - we’ll see you there 🎶
06/02/2026
Kick off the Festival with these all-new special High School Intensive Events 🤩 You’ll meet tomorrow’s stars as they refine their craft alongside world-renowned teaching artists. Join us in celebrating these remarkable young artists from across the country - tickets range from FREE(!) to $25 🥳
Back again this summer - film with a live orchestra 🤩 Experience the splendor of Holst’s “The Planets” paired with awe-inspiring footage from NASA 🚀 Tickets now on sale for the July 11th concert at the Granada Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. Visit our bio now - we’ll see you there 👋
This one is for the books 🤩 Founding member of the Takács Quartet, cellist András Fejér, takes the stage in his final celebration performance in Santa Barbara 🥳 Make history with us on June 27 at the Lobero Theatre - tickets available via our bio now 🎶
Coming this July, Santa Barbara & Victorian London collide in Elizabeth Cree — a 90-minute haunting Gothic thriller where fact and fiction blur in a twisting tale of deception and mystery 🗡️ This all-English opera composed by Kevin Puts with libretto by Mark Campbell is certain to take you on an unforgettable journey. Tickets on sale now ✨
05/19/2026
This is your sign to attend an orchestra concert this summer 👀 Here’s what’s happening in Santa Barbara at the Granada & Lobero Theatres. Visit our bio to learn more - we’ll see you there!
05/14/2026
You’re invited! Join us for two Sing! Spring concerts in the Menagerie 🦋 Experience a vibrant program of music in French, Spanish, Italian, Malay, and Japanese, where crickets, frogs, crows, and ponyfish come to life through poetry, folk traditions, and choral favorites. We’d love to see you there ✨
⭐Sing! Miraflores & Riviera Choristers
🗓️ Sunday, May 17 at 6:30 PM
📍Hahn Hall
🎶 All Sing! Choristers
🗓️ Tuesday, May 19 at 6 PM
📍 Marjorie Luke Theatre
Coming to Santa Barbara on June 19 🤩 2026 GRAMMY Award winners ARKAI will perform an exciting program that pushes the boundaries of classical music. This is the perfect concert for newcomers, families, and longtime fans - there’s something for everyone. Tickets are going fast - get yours now via our bio 🤩