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- Perform and study in 8 weeks of concerts & masterclasses
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- Create a lifelong network of exceptional artists
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- Free choral program for grades 1-9
- Foster a lifelong love for listening to and making music
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Apply Here, Your life-changing experience at one of the top performance festivals in the country is waiting.
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Get poured into by worldclass staff and teaching artists here in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA.
3. Connect
Create a lifelong network of exceptional artists.
4. Leave a Lasting Mark
We are focusted on cultivating artists of impact. What will yours be?
My experience at the Festival was life changing... enlightening... and made me feel ready for my next professional engagement!Simply put: Best. Summer. Ever.Not a single dull moment, musically or socially. - Contact
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Ian Waller
summer resident director
Originally from Seattle, Ian moved to Santa Barbara for graduate school by way of a short, year-long stay in Los Angeles. Ian is currently in between his 4th and 5th years of a PhD program in sociology studying culture, stigma, masculinities, and belief systems through looking at perceptions of astrology. Before his life as an academic, Ian was deeply involved in the Seattle music scene for about a decade. Music continues to be a passion of his, although podcasts and film are also things he spends time (probably too much time) engaging with and thinking about.