Welcome to Assisi Performing Arts!
Every year musicians converge upon the medieval town of Assisi, Italy to produce world-class vocal and chamber music and now—in collaboration with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra—jazz. This website is our virtual home. It will introduce you to the many ways you may participate in Assisi Performing Arts, and, we hope, hint at a few of the intangibles that draw our participants back to Assisi year after year after year. Perhaps you will consider joining us?
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Assisi Performing Arts consists of three divisions: vocal, instrumental and jazz. Each division boasts world-class performers and renowned faculty, yet we believe the strength of our program resides in the synergy between programs. Vocalists, for example, enjoy performing opera, oratorio, concert and other diverse repertoire; exploring opportunities (possibly careers!) in sacred music; collaborating with chamber musicians; and discovering the world of jazz. As a result, Assisi Performing Arts offers hands-on experience in crafting a musical career that is both deeply satisfying and complementary to the conventional notion of opera stardom.
Instrumentalists, meanwhile, benefit from a chamber music program featuring musicians from orchestras across the U.S. (and beyond) as well as faculty from many important universities and conservatories. Chamber musicians contribute to the program with their own repertoire recommendations while challenging themselves with lesser-known and new works. An intensive schedule of performances in a collegial environment means that participants of all skill levels grow musically as individuals and as members of an ensemble. And the encouraging atmosphere cultivated by Assisi Performing Arts makes it the perfect place to try out new musical genres. Indeed, many of our instrumentalists supplement their “traditional” careers—although, “traditional” is a term we’re striving to redefine—with styles of music they first encountered in Assisi.
Add in master classes, performances, lectures and our prominent faculty and we believe Assisi Performing Arts is unrivaled. We pride ourselves on artistic integrity and the breadth and depth of musical experiences that we offer, yet, above all (and we mean this), we value an encouraging atmosphere—welcoming newcomers while inspiring old friends to return time and again.
In short, Assisi Performing Arts is a program unlike any other—European, American or otherwise. So, take a few moments to discover world-class music and summers with Assisi Performing Arts, and please don’t hesitate to be in touch. We look forward to seeing (and hearing) you in Assisi!