Programs

  • OAcademy Digital Orchestra Academy

    OAcademy is a Hemispheric digital orchestra academy connecting the world's most iconic music instructors and performers with a rigorously selected cohort of 80 rising musicians from across the globe, many from underrepresented communities. For participants, the annual 6-month journey focuses on the cultivation of essential skills required by professional musicians in an era when music making formats and structures are rapidly shifting. Using technology to create powerful learning opportunities and career advancing networks for those with limited resources, OAcademy is working to level the global music playing field by breaking down age-old centers of access. Co-curating institutional partners include The Curtis Institute of Music, The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, The Organization of American States, Canada's National Arts Centre, and Bard College Conservatory.Beyond its core orchestral academy, OAcademy houses two branded off-shoot activities: Accelerator and The Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship. Accelerator helps music institutions around the world to access results-oriented, high-caliber instruction from industry-leading global instructors. The Carlos Miguel Prieto Fellowship provides rising conductors with formative tools including comprehensive technique, musicianship, and leadership training needed to access world-class career opportunities.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $649.1K

  • Global Leaders Program in Music

    The Global Leaders Program empowers the next generation of change-makers in music to transform lives and communities through an innovative twelve-month Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Policy Leadership, Organizational Management, and Teaching Artistry. Led in partnership with 9 top universities and think tanks including Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, McGill, NYU, and Bard College; a world-class Faculty of Nobel Laureates, Grammy winners, Polar Prize awardees, and TED presenters; and a network of institutional Fieldwork hosts spanning 40+ countries - the Program is offered annually to a select Cohort of 60 rising leaders in the field from around the globe.Beyond its core offering, The Global Leaders Program houses a number of branded off-shoot activites. Principal among these is Lideres Emprendedores, a 6-month Spanish-language entrepreneurship incubator that supports the growth of rising cultural leaders in Latin America into arts change-makers.The Orchesta of Americas find, trains, and prepares top rising musicians of the Western Hemisphere to become leading professionals in orchestras across the Americas and beyond through immersive residencies, high-impact concert tours, and a commitment to community engagement.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $470.6K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    OAcademy is an online music conservatory that reinvents music education for the real world, bridging the gap between location and opportunity. Combining a global faculty with in-person residencies, OAcademy empowers diverse talents to become job-winning artists. A rigorously selected cohort of 80 rising musicians from across the globe participates in the annual 6-month journey that focuses on the cultivation of essential skills required by professional musicians in an era when music-making formats and structures are rapidly shifting. Using technology to create powerful learning opportunities and career-advancing networks for those with limited resources, OAcademy is working to level the global music playing field by breaking down age-old centers of access. Co-curating institutional partners include The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Canada's National Arts Centre, and Bard College Conservatory.Beyond its core orchestra academy, OAcademy offers: the Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship, Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio, Gabriela Montero Piano Lab, and Sinfonica Azteca. The Carlos Miguel Prieto Fellowship provides rising conductors with formative tools including comprehensive technique, musicianship, and leadership training needed to access world-class career opportunities. The Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio provides a lab for emerging composers to take the next step in a global career. The Gabriela Montero Piano Lab provides immersive training to rising pianists where they learn from one of the world's top leading soloists and composers. Starting during fiscal year 2024, Sinfonica Azteca was added with the aim of creating a leading and innovative platform in music education acting as a connection between the world of education and the international professional music sector.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $840.7K