Fine Arts Summer Academy invites the public to finale performance July 24

Summer vacation might not bring to mind violins and pianos in practice rooms and hours of choral rehearsals, but perhaps it should! For the past two weeks, the Annie Moses Band has hosted their Fine Arts Summer Academy on the Lipscomb Campus.

 

Around 70 faculty, coaches, and mentors from across the country have worked with 150 students from 23 states and Canada. In addition, more than 50 younger students and their families were on campus last week for the Mini Music Fest.

 

Dr. Sally Reid, chair of the Department of Music, welcomes the summer activity: "We are delighted that these wonderful students and their families -- so passionate about music -- are on our campus. The intensity of musical work and the quality of musical performance among the young people is inspiring. And, seeing all these violins carried everywhere across campus is just terrific!"

 

 

Department of Music faculty Dr. Gary Wilson, Dr. Jerome Reed, and Donna King have taught in the camp and have been a first-hand part of this musical excitement.

 

Students are involved daily in classes, private lessons, coaching sessions, and rehearsals. Faculty and student performances throughout the two-week period allow participants to challenge themselves, encourage peer students, and witness the highest levels of musicianship from master performers and teachers.

 

The Annie Moses Band's stated goals are "to ignite a passion for excellence . . . and to inspire obedience to the scriptural mandate to ‘Make His Praise Glorious’ and to ‘Play Skillfully.’”

 

 

 

To encourage students in accomplishing these high goals, the Fine Arts Summer Academy culminates in a gala performance written and designed especially for those attending the camp. The Annie Moses Band and Lipscomb University invite you to attend this "Broadway-style extravaganza" which is free, open to the public, and sure to showcase the work of some excellent young musicians.