OAcademy 2021

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OAcademyIMMERSIVE ORCHESTRAL TRAINING JOURNEY

CURATED BY TOP GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS

& LED BY THE WORLD’S GREATEST PERFORMERS

AT A GLANCE

OAcademy is an innovative orchestral training platform that combines professionalcaliber artistic instruction with leadership development and cultural exchange.

Led by top practitioners and institutions including The Royal Concertgebouw, MET Opera, Curtis Institute, and more, OAcademy bridges the gap between location,circumstance, & opportunity.

By connecting a powerful network with emerging technology, OAcademy delivers atransformative 360˚ curriculum centered on building a 21st century, industry-oriented artistic toolkit.

OAcademists work side-by-side with digital media creators, composers, producers,and more in creative cross-disciplinary peer projects that amplify and expandlearning across 25+ countries.

The result is an unparalleled 6-month journey empowering high-potentialmusicians from all corners of the Americas to become job-ready global artists.

6 months (January – June)

4-6 hours live training weekly Tuesdays & Wednesdays at fixed times

Full Scholarship to participate One-time $650 enrollment fee required

DURATION

TEMPO

COST

OAcademy is an orchestral journey of a different kind. It is a platform for the most promising global musicians to achieve their artistic and human potential. It is about instilling powerful tools and resources that allow natural gifts to blossom into extraordinary abilities, and about the purpose that comes from connecting these abilities to real-world needs. OAcademy participants graduate industry-ready. This means not just being able to win auditions, land jobs, and gain promotions. It means standing out from the crowd. Standing out goes beyond world-class artistic training. It depends on wide-ranging skills connected to collaboration, technology, learning, teaching, leadership, problem-solving, and presentation. These innovative skills form the vessel, but mindset is the compass that guides it. For this reason, five powerful mindset practices are developed through the OAcademy learning experience. This means observing yourself, learning from others, developing your voice, contributing to a community, and becoming empowered to act. OAcademists play leading roles as artists in orchestras and changemakers in communities. OAcademists succeed not only in meeting the present demands of the sector, but in navigating and responding to the ever-shifting needs of society and its future. This is the 360° journey of OAcademy.

LEVERAGE THE OACADEMY EDGE

Jennifer Swartz (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) leads a harp masterclass

A select group of world-class institutions — iconic orchestras, leading conservatories, global music management firms, commercial record labels, artist

development platforms, and other specialized partners — collaborate to guide core components of the learning experience, ensuring that innovative performance tools from

the forefront of the sector reach and empower OAcademists.

CURATING INSTITUTIONS

• Graduate Artist’s Certificate in Orchestral Performance & Digital Creation

• Innovative methodology— 100% live & interactive participant-centered experience— Combines peer group learning with full orchestra engagement— Tailored curriculum of Studio Classes, Leadership-oriented Masterclasses,

Orchestral Workshops & more in alliance with The Royal Concertgebouw,Principals of The MET Opera, Curtis Institute of Music, HarrisonParrott, TheOSM Competition, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, & other leadingglobal institutions.

• Faculty of live music industry icons includes Grammy-winning recording artists, top orchestra principals, global soloists, and celebrated conductors.

• High-visibility digital performance collaborations with world-class artists, from SilkRoad’s Johnny Gandelsman to Yo-Yo Ma, put learning into practice.

• Time commitment adapted to the busy lives of conservatory students & rising orchestra professionals.

• Limited to 50 exceptional musical talents from the Americas.

Timothy Chooi (Queen Elisabeth Competition Prizewinner) & Rixon Thomas (Danish Royal Opera) teach Virtuoso & Orchestral Masterclasses

HIGHLIGHTS

JANUARY 18 – JUNE 21 2021

PART I

MASTERING ARTISTRY & TECHNIQUE

Throughout the first seven weeks of the program, Academists receive advanced technical and orchestral training from OAcademy’s faculty of world-class musicians under the guidance of top institutions from Canada’s National Arts Centre to Bard College Conservatory. Tailored Instrumental Studio Classes, specialized Masterclasses, orchestral Repertoire Sessions, and Digital-Ensemble Performance Training form the core of the initial curriculum and set the basis for the intensive, multi-faceted learning journey ahead.

PART II

EXPANDING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, & LEADERSHIP

The second part of OAcademy focuses on personal growth, imagination, and innovation in performance. Alongside Instrumental Studio Classes with Core Faculty, OAcademists hone leadership skills through Principals & Concertmaster Learning Streams led by visiting international professors. Chamber Music and Digital Performance are a focus throughout these eight weeks of the journey as cross-cultural peer groups collaborate digitally to develop innovative ensemble performances in alliance with Brooklyn Rider & The Museum of the Americas, together with other supporting partners.

PART III

ENTERING THE INDUSTRY – EXCEL, CONNECT, TRANSFORM

The final nine weeks of OAcademy focus on refining virtuosity, refining digital recording abilities through full orchestra projects with leading contemporary composers, expanding teaching artistry through community engagement, and mastering the process of professional auditions through coached juries. Curated by renowned artist development agency HarrisonParrott, OAcademists receive Virtuoso-themed training under the guidance of Grammy winning violinist Gil Shaham and other leading soloists. Acquired skills are put into practice in a multistage jury process coached by The Curtis Institute of Music that culminates in graduation-oriented live examinations and feedback sessions with the Principals of The Royal Concertgebouw and New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

THE JOURNEY

Interactive coaching session with Weston Sprott (Metropolitan Opera)

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING IN NUMBERS

45MASTERCLASSESincluding the prestigious Principals Series, Virtuoso Series, and Concertmaster Series for orchestral leaders, soloists, concertmasters, and all rising performers.

full OrchestraRepertoire Sessions

11 of PersonalizedInstrumental Studio Classes

16 WEEKS

to graduateindustry-ready

1 FINALPROJECT

of digital-ensembleperformancetraining

5 WEEKS

of Community Development Engagement

4 WEEKSof Multi-Stage Coached Jury Preparation

3 WEEKS

GLOBAL INDUSTRY FOCUS

Our approach brings concepts to life in real-world settings through

° Small-Group Learning ° Coaches from the Sector Forefront ° Peer-Oriented Exchange ° Interactive Live Instruction

OAcademy’s globally connected classroom enables participants to seamlessly collaborate with peers on group assignments—ensuring enriching cultural exchange and first-hand knowledge sharing at each step along the way.

CONVENIENT ACCESS

OAcademy’s live instruction is limited to Tuesdays and Wednesdays during fixed hours to enable busy participants to juggle learning schedules with complex outside professional and conservatory commitments. The curriculum experience is split into carefully organized segments to allow OAcademists to focus on getting the most out of their experience.

24 WEEKS6 hours of on-screen commitment weekly

3 hours of independent work weekly (study & preparation / peer projects / teaching)

T I M E CO M M I TM E N T

THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

PERFORMATIVE TRAINING

Instrumental Studio Classes: Personalized training provided biweekly for each instrumental family by the OAcademy’s prestigious Studio Faculty, targeting core orchestral repertoire.

Masterclasses: Focusing on a wide-ranging repertoire of the participants’ choice and led by a rotating pool of leading global institutions and leaders in the orchestral field.

Full Orchestra Repertoire Sessions: Comprehensive study and in-depth analysis of the orchestral repertoire, and an opportunity for deconstructive practice and internalization of the orchestral canon through live, on-screen participation and interaction with the conductor and fellow musicians.

Juries: A multi-stage process supported by coaching from top institutions and leading reviewers that allow fellows to demonstrate mastery and prove that they are industry ready.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Principals Series Masterclasses: Broad lessons on section leading practices for each instrumental family curated by global orchestral principals.

Concertmaster Series Masterclasses: Exploring orchestral roles and dynamics among the concertmaster, conductor, and the orchestra. Tailored for violinists and all instrumentalists alike.

Virtuoso Series Masterclasses: Full Academy learning experiences with global artists that build on-stage individual leadership and performance practices, based on solo repertoire.

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Kelly Zimba (Toronto Symphony Orchestra) leads audition & competition training workshop

Digital Ensemble Performance Projects: Reinventing the concert experience and communication with audiences, and equipping fellows to succeed in building their audiences using contemporary cross-disciplinary platforms in ensemble performance, such as visuals and storytelling.

Full Orchestra Recordings: Honing digital recording and producing skills in an ever-transforming performing world through a large orchestral recording project that connects fellows across borders.

SKILLS EXPANSION

Community Engagement Sessions: Direct collaboration between each fellow and a global music institution, in order to develop crucial educational skills that shape the artists of the future.

Social Entrepreneurship Training through The Global Leaders Program: Designed for multidimensional performing artists with an entrepreneurial mindset, it enables selected fellows to join as observers in a wide range of classes.

COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS

20%COLLABORATIVEPROJECTS

45%PERFORMATIVETRAINING

10%SKILLS EXPANSION

25%LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT

LEAD INSTRUCTORS

FACULTY DIRECTORS

Carlos Miguel PrietoMusic Director

Musical America – Conductor of the Year

Weston SprottMasterclass Faculty Head

The Metropolitan Opera

Jennifer SwartzStudio Faculty Co-Head

Montreal Symphony

Martin SchippersStudio Faculty Co-Head

Royal Concertgebouw

Jonathan CrowPrincipals Series Head

Toronto Symphony

Gil ShahamVirtuoso Series Head

Grammy-winning Soloist

Scott WilsonOrchestra Learning Curator

Guildhall School of Music

Elisa Vegas Orchestra Learning Facilitator

World Economic Forum – Young Global Leader

STUDIO HEADS

ViolinNikki Chooi

Buffalo Philharmonic

ViolaCraig Mumm

The Metropolitan Opera

CelloIlmari Hopkins

Stavanger Symphony

Double BassDominic Seldis

Royal Concertgebouw

FluteLeone Buyse

Boston Symphony

OboePedro Diaz

The Metropolitan Opera

ClarinetMichael Webster

Rochester Philharmonic

BassoonRodion Tolmachev

Mariinsky Orchestra

French HornJavier Gandara

The Metropolitan Opera

Low BrassMartin Schippers

Royal Concertgebouw

TrumpetMauro MaurRome Opera

PercussionFernando Meza

Minnesota Orchestra

HarpJennifer Swartz

Montreal Symphony

ViolinShari Mason

National Symphony of Mexico

ORCHESTRA LEARNING

Marta Gardolińska Los Angeles Philharmonic

Roderick CoxMinnesota Orchestra

(2016-2018)

Paolo Bortolameolli Los Angeles Philharmonic

Scott WilsonGuildhall School of Music

Elisa VegasWorld Economic ForumYoung Global Leader

Carlos Miguel PrietoThe Orchestra of the Americas

MASTERWORK CASE STUDIES

10 defining pieces of global repertoire that form a cornerstone of the full orchestra study experience and build practical insights into critical performative techniques.

CHARTING NEW DIRECTIONS

Canon repertoire studies are complemented by a focus on carefully selected contemporary works that cultivate a practical mastery of emerging performative techniques, new expressive directions, and evolving sector demands.

Marin AlsopVienna Radio Symphony

Alexander ShelleyNational Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada

MASTERCLASS INSTITUTIONS

INDUSTRY LEADING RESULTS

THE EXPERIENCE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

90% of recent graduates report

ALUMNI SPREAD THE WORD

99% of alumni actively recommend the experience to others

GRADUATES EARN ADVANCED DEGREES

Nearly all alumni complete at least one Master’s degree

GRADUATES ARE INSPIRED TO SERVE

Nearly all alumni report an ongoing commitment to give back to their communities after taking part

ALUMNI SUCCEED BEYOND THEIR COMFORT ZONE

Because we break down cultural divides, half of our alumni find professional opportunities across international borders

MUSICIANS BECOME LEADERS

“Enhanced Leadership Abilities” - one of the most widespread legacies that graduates report.

GRADUATES ARE MOTIVATED TO EXCEL

4 out of 5 alumni say that the Orchestra reshaped their motivation as a musician

GRADUATE INCOME INCREASES DRAMATICALLY

Alumni earning increases on average 250% within 5 years of graduation, and quintuples within 10 years

OAcademy empowers participants with a unique learning experience that immediately integrates newly acquired skills with the evolving demands of the orchestral job sector. It creates a cohort of colleagues who challenge each other to consistently excel, and who give each other the

confidence to do more. By joining a community that thrives on collaboration and exchange, participants supercharge formative years of their career development. The outcome is a shared capacity to lead

individual change and to transform the sector.

SECURING BRIGHT FUTURES

Rodrigo Escalona | Venezuela

OAcademy gave me a unique opportunity to develop knowledge, increase my artistic skills, and connect with colleagues from all over the world – all of which has stimulated lots of progress.

Nathalia Matus | Chile

Interacting live with world-class faculty has been transformative. OAcademy allowed me to learn alongside colleagues from around the world. Participating has been inspiring and enriching!

Carlos Patiño | Colombia

OAcademy helped to expand my horizons as a musician and a human being.

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JOIN A GLOBAL NETWORK OF IMPACTGraduates win world-class jobs including

Cleveland Orchestra • Seoul Philharmonic • London Symphony • Mariinsky Theatre • Toronto Symphony • Metropolitan Opera • Bogotá Philharmonic • Los Angeles Philharmonic • Frankfurt Radio Orchestra • Stockholm Philharmonic •

Houston Symphony

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Submit Audition by 1 December 2020

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All accepted OAcademists receive a scholarship bursaryapplied to cover full tuition (value: $7,500 USD).

The only direct cost to participants is a one-time $650 USDenrollment fee required upon acceptance to join.

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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

To access OAcademy, participants will need to ensure the following: ° Regular access at the times of OAcademy live sessions to an instrument and a private practice

room.

° Computing device connected to high-speed internet capable of receiving and transmitting streaming video.

° Microsoft Office and PDF viewer to access content such as documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF files, and transcripts.

° The latest version of a preferred browser to access our learning platform, Google Classroom.

° These are the core technical requirements of participation. Participants will be informed of detailed schedules and additional requirements upon offer of acceptance.

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