We are so excited about our upcoming festival and wanted to give everyone the rundown:
This year, our fellows are
Ruben Acuña
Tyler Brown
William Chinn
Peyton Esraelian
Doyeon Kim
Margaret Parker
Graham Viegut
Diego Zavaleta
We are so thankful for everyone who auditioned. This was the largest and most competitive audition pool we've had yet!
We have a great two weeks planned for the fellows! Our classes will feature some of the top artists in our field.
Faculty joining us this year include
Ted Atkatz
George Nickson
Jon Greeney
Brian Kilgore
Eric Hartwell
Justin Ochoa
They will cover topics including mock audition prep, accessories, West African Drumming, chamber/orchestral connections, timpani, and Latin percussion. In addition to masterclasses, fellows will be performing repertoire by Akiho, Reich, Eriksson, Kopetzki, and traditional West African music.
We will have two concerts this year and we'd love to see you there!
TAPS x Project Barley: Saturday, June 17th, at 3:00 in Lomita, CA
TAPS Take 2 House Concert: Saturday, June 24th at 4:30 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
In addition to our concerts, we will be partnering with the Switzer Learning Center. Our mission is centered around outreach and each year, we have valued the opportunity to give back to the community with the gift of music.
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