Parade Performance

Join LAM on April 19th from 10:30 to 1:30pm in celebrating our Composer of the Year, Chiquinha Gonzaga, a Brazilian composer whose piece O Abre Alas was the first official anthem of the parades during Brazil’s Carnival celebration. 

On Saturday, April 19, just prior to the Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade, LAM will perform O Abre Alas along with students from the Youth Performing Arts School, Western Middle School, the West Louisville Talent Education Center, and Kentucky School for the Blind on LAM’s front lawn.

Interested students and families are also invited to walk with LAM in the Frankfort Avenue Easter parade as a participant in this neighborhood event, handing out candy and playing handheld percussion instruments as we continue our celebration! LAM will have craft materials available to design paper flowers and custom masks in the spirit of Brazil’s Carnival! We also encourage participants to wear green, blue, or yellow – the colors of Brazil’s flag.

After the parade, families are welcome to return to LAM for socializing. We will have Brazilian snacks!

If you are interested in participating, please RSVP by filling out this form.

The Timeline of Events is as follows:

10:30 Arrive at LAM; store cases and warm up in recital hall

10:45 Run through O Abre Alas as a group in the recital hall

10:55 Make paper flowers, Carnival masks, and enjoy Brazilian snacks!!

11:20 Perform O Abre Alas on LAM’s front lawn

11:30 Parade begins

~11:45 (Optional) join the parade marchers

~12:30 Arrive at corner of Clifton Ave; walk back to LAM

Summer Symposium

Join us for this one of a kind musical program in a supportive learning community, open to all levels. During the 2 week program students choose between chamber music (collaborative music making) or composition (creative music making) tracks. The 3:1 faculty to student ratio provides an immersive experience prioritizing each student's growth. We build community through symposium-wide sessions. Each day begins with a movement or mindfulness activity and ends with a workshop led by a local or regional guest artist with programming in observance of Juneteenth. The Symposium is truly a blend of tradition and innovation!

Find out more here.

Governor's Award in the Arts

Last month, LAM was awarded the Governor’s Award in the Arts for Education, the highest honor in the state. This award recognizes individuals and organizations who have made extraordinary and significant contributions to the arts in Kentucky. LAM was recognized among many other inspiring Kentucky artists. Read more about the awardees here.

We are so proud of our school and thankful for every person who is a part of our musical journey!

Hiring Development Manager

The Development Manager is a newly created part-time, salaried position (20 hours/week) responsible for donor solicitation and stewardship, grants management (in coordination with a grant writing consultant), database management, and connecting with key constituent groups. This position reports directly to the Executive Director and works closely with staff.

Learn more and apply here:

https://www.louisvilleacademyofmusic.org/hiring-development-manager

Femmes De Légende Event

To celebrate the work of Mel Bonis, LAM’s 2023-2024 Composer of the Year, LAM partners with Kentucky Shakespeare for an evening telling the story of seven “legendary women.” Female students and teachers will perform each movement of this cycle, and actresses from KY Shakespeare will perform monologues based on each mythical figure. We hope that this evening will call attention to Bonis, who unfairly fought against gender barriers in making her voice heard through music. Her story is not mythical, but perhaps in time, she too will be acknowledged as a “legendary woman.”

Location:
The event will take place in the south parlor of the Woman’s club. We hope to evoke the feeling of a salon in the early 20th century, where much of Bonis’ music would have been originally performed. Light refreshments will be served in the grand hall following the performance.