User:OrestesLebt/List of Music Academy of the West people

This list of Music Academy of the West people will contain links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni of and other people connected to Music Academy of the West. Feel free to add to it with reliable sources.

Faculty

 * Michael Ballam
 * Richard Bonelli, voice
 * Glenn Dicterow, violin
 * Marilyn Horne, voice (1995–2021)
 * Charles Jones, 1949, 1950
 * Gwendolyn Koldofsky, director of vocal accompanying, 1951 to 1989
 * Marni Nixon, from 1980
 * Reginald Stewart, piano, from 1962
 * JoAnn Turovsky, harp
 * Zvi Zeitlin, violin, from 1973

Presidents

 * Robert William Holmes (1988–1993)
 * David L. Kuehn (1993–2004)
 * NancyBell Coe (2004–2010)
 * Scott Reed (2010–2023)
 * Shauna Quill (2023–)

Alumni
The following lists are based on archived alumni lists and results from the alumni search on the music academy's official website.

Guests of or at the academy

 * Susan Allen, harp, 1963 (with the Santa Barbara Youth Theatre)
 * Judith Beckmann (singing lessons at facilities with Harold Reed and Lotte Lehmann)
 * Katy Perry (singing lessons at age 13 at academy facilities during off season)
 * Jennifer Higdon composer in residence, 2019