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The Jazz Bakery is dedicated to presenting and preserving America's greatest musical art form, and to keeping jazz alive by cultivating new audiences and emerging talent. The Jazz Bakery exists to: • Present low cost live performances by the finest musicians from our local communities and around the world. • Promote an appreciation of America’s original art forms by creating an accessible center for jazz and the performing arts in Los Angeles County. • Inspire through music while building the next generation of jazz audiences. • Educate the next generation of jazz musicians through community outreach programs.

Vision Statement: Transcendent and immersive musical experiences that spark joy, challenge the mind, and ignite the spirit.Mission Statement: Enable artists and inquisitive audiences to engage with one another around adventurous programming in the intimate setting of Ojai and reach out beyond the Festival and the Ojai community throughout the year to connect with broader audiences.

The Center for New Music fosters contemporary music's growth by giving practicing artists access to professional resources and expertise, and by providing them with opportunities for sharing "knowledge and exploring new ideas

For some time now, we have been hearing cries of alarm about a ‘shortage’ of voices suited to opera’s dramatic repertoire, as if these voices are disappearing from the earth. It is certainly not the case that these voices do not exist in nature. They do. What is lacking in our fast-paced world is the time and the care and specifically tailored instruction at an early age that it takes to develop any natural voice into a healthy, expressive, and durable operatic instrument. These instruments when properly developed can last over a career of 40 years or more. This is particularly true of voices that have the potential to develop into the dramatic repertoire of Strauss, Wagner, and Verdi. Dolora Zajick’s Institute is distinguished by the principle of recognizing dramatic voices at an early age and offering them collaborative teaching and guidance by offering collaborative instruction and guidance from respected and experienced professionals who work in major opera houses and understand what these houses are really looking for in professional singers. Zajick’s own instrument took time and care to develop and it continues decades later to thrill audiences the world over. Passing on what she has learned over the course of her great career is now her guiding passion. Established in 2006, the Institute has an innovative approach. An impressively credentialed faculty works in close collaboration with the students and with each other to provide a solid foundation of skills. The program recognizes six levels of development: Opera Discovery (15–17), Introductory (18–22), Intermediate (18–26), Emerging Artists (24–34), Young Professionals (27–36), and the American Wagner Project (no age limit). Instruction is specifically tailored to the level of the singer, and at all levels the goal is to ‘get the whole voice rolling’ as Zajick says, as well as forming the whole singer and artist through a program of voice lessons, music fundamentals, Italian, German and English diction, acting, fitness, and professionalism. The program culminates in a final concert of opera scenes. Graduates of the Institute are already finding their place in the training programs and on the stages of the world’s opera houses. Faculty members are chosen for their expertise and experience in opera, but also for their understanding of the particular development of dramatic voices. All students will have the opportunity to receive private and class instruction from such notable professionals as Dolora Zajick, Luana DeVol, John Parr (Deutscheoper Berlin), Beatrice Benzi (la Scala), Marianne Barrett (Metropolitan Opera), Yelena Kurdina (Metropolitan Opera), Fabio Sparvoli, and John Treleaven.

The Seattle Symphony Unleashes the Power of Music, Brings People Together, and Lifts the Human Spirit

The Opera Aeterna's vision is to bring together music lovers, professionals, and amateurs in a variety of venues: churches, libraries, private houses, small and big concert halls, and hidden jewels of theater stages - in the USA and Europe, to enjoy the authentic atmosphere the best examples of the operatic repertoire.

GMCLA's mission is to create musical experiences that strengthen our role as a leader among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBTQ) and performing arts organizations, enrich our member-artists, support LGBTQ youth, challenge homophobia, and expose new communities to our message of equality.

Kerrytown Concert House (KCH) exists to engage, educate and entertain the public by bringing high-quality artists and audiences together for enhanced appreciation, enjoyment and understanding of the performing arts.

THE MISSION OF THE CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENTERTAIN AUDIENCES BY PROVIDING BOTH THE FINEST VENUES FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONALLY EXCELLENT AND ARTISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATIONS. IT SHALL ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE AND GATHERING PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THE COMMITMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL BALLET'S FACULTY AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TO PROVIDE A CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION IN CLASSICAL BALLET TO ITS STUDENTS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGION.

Founded in 1969, the Jazz Institute of Chicago promotes and nurtures jazz in Chicago. We do this by providing jazz education, developing and supporting musicians, building audiences and fostering a thriving jazz scene.

The mission of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is to enrich, inspire, engage, and entertain the widest possible audience through first-rate professional productions of classical and contemporary plays, with a core commitment to the works of Shakespeare and other master dramatists, and through an array of educational outreach and mentorship programs.