The Magic of MAW

Social gridlock reigned at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall when VIP donors got a sneak peek at this year’s 77th annual summer festival “The Magic of Music.”

Featuring 150 performances with more than 137 fellows between June 12 and Aug. 3, new academy president and CEO Shauna Quill outlined the many programs available along with new artistic officer Nate Bachhuber, who worked with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Composer and pianist Timo Andres, who will be conducting a masterclass during the festival, gave a taste of what was to come when he took to the stage on a Steinway grand.

Among the guests were John and Ellen Pillsbury, Robert Weinman, Peter and Linda Beuret, Mashey Bernstein, NancyBell Coe, Beno Budgor, Tom Parker, Leila Drake, Maurice Singer, Judy Weisman, Mary Blackwood Collier, and Mark Foreman.