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Inspired by the teaching philosophy of Nadia Boulanger, EAMA inspires musicians through intensive tr

Since 1995, our founders, Narcis Bonet and Philip Lasser, and the core faculty, have shared the vision and the commitment to impart a legacy training that focuses on method as an inroad to discovering one’s musical ear. The curriculum, building upon Nadia Boulanger’s vision, includes intensive coursework in the fundamental tools of musical understanding, choral singing, and musicianship classes. W

ith more than 1,000 students having been educated through our summer Institute in Paris, our alumni represent the finest in classical music today. Our faculty, also, hold appointments at the most prestigious universities and are awarded with the most respected accolades and commissions.

08/14/2025

Celebrating 30 years of EAMA!
Each year is a link in the chain of our lineage, thank you to all of our alumni for being a part of the EAMA family and tradition. Thank you to our amazing faculty for keeping the spirit alive!

08/04/2025

A few moments from our concerts this summer!

07/31/2025

Final few days of EAMA Summer 25!
Thank you all for an amazing summer!

07/29/2025

Week 4 of EAMA!
Classes are wrapping up, only a few more days of the program!

07/27/2025

To celebrate EAMA’s 30th year we are thrilled to have Emile Naoumoff and Patrice Fontanarosa performing this Tuesday!

Here are some photos of them playing together throughout the years.

07/20/2025

EAMA Week 3!

07/06/2025

Week one of EAMA Summer 25 was full of learning, sharing, studying, and music making.
Excited for week two!

06/27/2025

Less than a week till EAMA’s 30th Summer begins!
We are so excited to meet the class of Summer 25!

06/21/2025

EAMA is fast approaching! We are so excited to welcome our students for EAMA’s 30th year!!

📸 Val Lasser

06/20/2025

Guest Artist Rebecca Myers is next on our faculty spotlight!
“What I’m looking forward to the most is stepping into the courtyard of La Schola and hearing music from the practice rooms all around me in the beautiful garden” says Myers

Philadelphia-based soprano Rebecca Myers is a soloist, collaborator, recording artist, and creator in high demand. Indulging and specializing in vocal repertoire, spanning from the Medieval to scores written especially for her, Rebecca has gained a reputation for her “timbral clarity and flawless pitch”, “nimble coloratura” and “vulnerability and grace”.

Ever ready to tackle a wide range of repertoire, Rebecca’s 2024/2025 season includes an exciting lineup of performances. Notable engagements include her debut with Portland Baroque Orchestra as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, appearances with Tempesta di Mare for their Christmas program featuring Italian Baroque cantatas, performances and a studio recording as soloist with Apollo’s Fire in Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and several appearances with highly acclaimed ensembles Seraphic Fire and The Crossing.
Rebecca is the Artistic Director, and a founding soprano, in the genre-bending, cutting-edge vocal chamber ensemble, Variant 6. In this leadership position, she curates programs of virtuosic and obscure works from all eras of history in new and surprising ways engaging artists throughout the country.

Rebecca has appeared on over twenty-five acclaimed commercial recordings with The Crossing, Variant 6, Seraphic Fire, Lyric Fest, and Lorelei Ensemble. She appears on two GRAMMY award winning albums (best choral performance 2018 and 2022) and eight GRAMMY award nominated albums.

06/17/2025

A new member of the EAMA family, Ning Zhang is next on our faculty spotlight!

“I’m beyond thrilled to return to EAMA this summer as the program coordinator and a faculty member of this long-honored family of excellence. Having studied with Dr. Philip Lasser and Dr. Kyle Blaha over the past decade and first joined EAMA as a student in the Music Pedagogy in 2023, it feels surreal to now help carry this torch forward. Born and raised in China, it’s deeply meaningful to be part of the EAMA lineage that traces back to Nadia Boulanger—one that has shaped my understanding of Western music while deepening my connection to my own cultural roots. As my own experience reflects, her musical spirit always so powerfully resonates across continents and cultures. I can’t wait to welcome you from around world, share in the magic of Paris and help keep this tradition alive this summer.” says Zhang.

A native of Qingdao, China, Ning Zhang encountered her instrument, clarinet after spending a decade pursuing a career as a professional table tennis athlete. Her dedication and passion for music led to swift success—within just two years, she won First Prize at the National Youth Music Competition of China. She went on to earn top honors in several prestigious competitions, including the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition, the National Society of Arts and Letters Competition, and the Adelphi Chamber Orchestra Solo Competition. As a soloist, Zhang has performed with leading orchestras in China such as the Changsha Symphony Orchestra and the Wuhan Philharmonic.

Ms. Zhang holds B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied under renowned clarinetist Charles Neidich. From 2017 to 2022, she was a Teaching Fellow in Ear Training and Music Theory at Juilliard. Currently, she is on faculty at the Tianjin Juilliard School, teaching Music Theory and Ear Training.

06/15/2025

New addition to the EAMA family, Professor Abbie Betinis is next for our faculty spotlight!

Composer Abbie Betinis creates “inventive” (The New York Times), “beguiling” (BBC Music Magazine) music that “pushes forward a brooding, dissonant unease” (Boston Globe), or “expands into ethereal realms” (Cambridge University Press). With performances from Carnegie Hall to Disney Hall, international cathedrals to intimate summer campfires, state prisons to capitol buildings, her music transports performers and audiences alike through storytelling, relevance, and craft.
Known for her expressive text-setting, Abbie’s many vocal commissions include new work for Cantus, Chorus Pro Musica with New England Philharmonic, Conspirare with Miró String Quartet, Lyric Fest, St Olaf Choir, mezzo Christine Amon, and soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw. Her chamber work has been commissioned and premiered by Chione wind quintet, James Sewell Ballet, Zeitgeist, and the Zodiac Trio, and given its Wigmore Hall debut by clarinetist Michael Collins and pianist Michael McHale.
Lauded in Musical America for her “contrapuntal vitality” and “ability to use her talents to effect social change,” Abbie is a two-time McKnight Artist Fellow, with additional grants and projects funded by the American Choral Directors Association, ASCAP, American Suzuki Foundation, Minnesota Music Educators Association, New York State School Music Association, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Abbie is an advocate for small business and artist rights, and has presented on copyright and publishing at national conferences, organized national exhibits for independent publishers, and has been a community liaison to the board of the American Composers Forum.
She studied composition at St. Olaf College, the University of Minnesota, and the European American Musical Alliance Summer Institute in Paris, France. For over a decade, she was adjunct professor of music composition at Concordia University-St Paul, and is currently Adjunct Instructor of Music Composition at St. Olaf College.

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Founded in 1995, The EAMA Summer Music Institute trains young composers, conductors and chamber musicians in the pedagogical tradition of Nadia Boulanger. The faculty represents 3 generations of musicians steeped in the philosophy of Nadia Boulanger. Over 1,500 students have benefitted from advanced expert training in Counterpoint, Keyboard Harmony, Analysis, Score Reading and Solfège. In keeping with Nadia Boulanger’s tradition, the students join together to sing in the Choir works from the Baroque to those written by the student composers. Focused lessons and intensive classes form the core of the program which runs every July at La Schola Cantorum in Paris.