Heifetz International Music Institute
Why We Exist
The mission of the Heifetz International Music Institute is to develop the expressive potential of every performer. Through the innovative and cross-disciplinary Heifetz Performance & Communication Training ©, the Institute teaches musicians to communicate the emotion of music, beyond mere technical agility and beautiful playing, to explore their creative potential, and to redefine the concert experience.
What We Do
The Heifetz International Music Institute and its signature Festival of Concerts is a unique force in the music world. Founded in 1996, the Institute moved to Staunton in 2012, and has enjoyed robust and consistent growth in attendance and community support.
The summertime Festival of Concerts is key to the lnstitute’s mission to develop both the technical brilliance and expressive potential of every young artist. Together with our faculty, artists in residence, and special guests, approximately 120 violin, viola, and cello students from across the nation and around the globe (in 2017 representing 20 states and 19 countries) discover their abilities on the concert stage.
All in all, from June to August, the Institute presents more than 50 concerts and events. While the Institute is in session at its summer home on the campus of Mary Baldwin University, not a day goes by without a Heifetz concert. In addition, the Institute presents a variety of special events and concerts. During the summer, Heifetz students may also be found performing in Sunday morning church services, the public library, local community organizations and senior centers, and even soup kitchens and farmers’ markets – part of the Institute’s commitment to serving the community.
Who We Serve
The community at large. A key part of the Institute’s mission is to foster access to and awareness of classical music in general and the Heifetz Institute in particular far beyond the concert hall, as well as to create access to classical music in non-traditional venues.
Where We Serve
Why Community Members Support Our Work
Daniel Heifetz’s vision for creating the Heifetz International MusicInstitute was not to be “just another summer music program,” for the American landscape is already dotted with plenty of fine summer festivals. Our Founder and Artistic Director was brave enough to ask, “So why should you listen?” And his answer was to create a more compelling, immediate, and profound listening experience in the concert hall via the Heifetz Performance and Communication Training© method, bent on teaching both artistic – and emotional – literacy to our budding young musicians.
The results of that pioneering vision play out all summer long in Staunton and during our frequent community engagement concerts around the year. The Heifetz method is as unique today as when it was conceived two decades ago, and needed more urgently than ever for future generations of musicians to develop the skills to, in the motto of the Institute, Communicate – Engage – Inspire.
Our musicians are the heart and soul of the Institute, our donors are our lifeblood! Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis makes the case for our cause: “Music tell us who we are, and there is nothing more important than that.”
How Volunteers Contribute to our Work:
Daniel Heifetz’s vision for creating the Heifetz International MusicInstitute was not to be “just another summer music program,” for the American landscape is already dotted with plenty of fine summer festivals. Our Founder and Artistic Director was brave enough to ask, “So why should you listen?” And his answer was to create a more compelling, immediate, and profound listening experience in the concert hall via the Heifetz Performance and Communication Training© method, bent on teaching both artistic – and emotional – literacy to our budding young musicians.
The results of that pioneering vision play out all summer long in Staunton and during our frequent community engagement concerts around the year. The Heifetz method is as unique today as when it was conceived two decades ago, and needed more urgently than ever for future generations of musicians to develop the skills to, in the motto of the Institute, Communicate – Engage – Inspire.
Our musicians are the heart and soul of the Institute, our donors are our lifeblood! Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis makes the case for our cause: “Music tell us who we are, and there is nothing more important than that.”
How You Can Offer Your Charitable Donations:
How Volunteers Contribute to our Work:
Daniel Heifetz’s vision for creating the Heifetz International MusicInstitute was not to be “just another summer music program,” for the American landscape is already dotted with plenty of fine summer festivals. Our Founder and Artistic Director was brave enough to ask, “So why should you listen?” And his answer was to create a more compelling, immediate, and profound listening experience in the concert hall via the Heifetz Performance and Communication Training© method, bent on teaching both artistic – and emotional – literacy to our budding young musicians.
The results of that pioneering vision play out all summer long in Staunton and during our frequent community engagement concerts around the year. The Heifetz method is as unique today as when it was conceived two decades ago, and needed more urgently than ever for future generations of musicians to develop the skills to, in the motto of the Institute, Communicate – Engage – Inspire.
Our musicians are the heart and soul of the Institute, our donors are our lifeblood! Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis makes the case for our cause: “Music tell us who we are, and there is nothing more important than that.”
Contact Information:
Benjamin K. Roe
PO Box 2447
Staunton,
Virginia
24402