Organization: WINTERGREEN PERFORMING ARTS INC
Mission: WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND WELCOMES AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ALIKE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC.
Activities: FESTIVAL AND ACADEMY: THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS EACH SUMMER AT WINTERGREEN RESORT AND NEIGHBORING VENUES, ATTRACTING AUDIENCES, VISITORS, AS WELL AS TOP MUSICIANS AND ASPIRING STUDENTS TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEKEND ALONG WITH CHAMBER MUSIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS WITH AREA PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE COLLECTIVE REGION. CONCERTS, SEMINARS, COOKING CLASSES, AND MASTERCLASSES ARE PRESENTED DAILY AND AUDIENCES ENJOY MANY GENRES OF MUSIC INCLUDING CLASSICAL, JAZZ, BLUEGRASS, POP, AND MORE. DUE TO COVID-19, AN "ONLINE COMMUNITY" COMPRISED OF 52 ONLINE EVENTS WAS INTRODUCED, PROVIDING INTERACTIVE MUSICAL PROGRAMMING, PERFORMANCES, MASTERCLASSES, EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATIONS, AND CREATIVE NONPROFIT AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP EVENTS. SOCIALLY-DISTANCED OUTDOOR POP-UP CONCERTS WERE ALSO PRESENTED AT AND NEAR WINTERGREEN RESORT.
ANNUAL PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR: WINTERGREEN MUSIC PRESENTS CONCERTS AND EVENTS YEAR-ROUND TO BENEFIT VIRGINIA RESIDENTS AND CULTIVATE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE A BLUE RIDGE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE AND VARIOUS SOCIAL EVENTS. DUE TO COVID-19, MANY IN-PERSON EVENTS WERE CANCELLED AND COMMUTED WHERE POSSIBLE TO AN ONLINE FORMAT.
MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC ACADEMY TAKES PLACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FESTIVAL, ATTRACTING STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO STUDY STRING CHAMBER MUSIC, WIND CHAMBER MUSIC, VOICE, CONDUCTING, COMPOSITION, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION. MANY FESTIVAL ARTISTS ARE ALSO ACADEMY FACULTY AND LEAD COACHINGS, MASTERCLASSES, AND TRAIN STUDENTS FOR PERFORMANCES. THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM ALSO ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS TO LEARN FROM AND OBSERVE TOP PERFORMING ARTISTS. STUDENT PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING THE SERVICE-BASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SERIES, MASTERCLASSES, AND WORKSHOPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WM ALSO SUPPORTS NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH ARTISTIC PROGRAM INITIATIVES YEAR-ROUND. DUE TO COVID-19, SUMMER ACADEMY PROGRAMS WERE CANCELLED AND INCLUSIVE MASTERCLASSES, PRIVATE LESSONS, SPECIAL INTEREST SESSIONS, AND OFFERINGS WERE EXTENDED VIA THE "ONLINE COMMUNITY" FORMAT.
Religious classification: None