About
The M2 Piano Intensive
The M2 Piano Intensive is a newly formed summer program for talented and aspiring pianists based anywhere in the world. Students of all ages study and perform for one week with our esteemed teaching artists in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, California, where they will be prepared to be showcased at the Buellton in the Park Festival.
The program houses students at the Dunn School, a small private school located just outside Los Olivos. Students will spend the day taking 1:1 lessons with our faculty, participating in team building exercises, outdoor activities, and performing for each other and the local community. Day trips will be made to both Santa Barbara and Los Angeles during the week, visiting other music schools including the Music Academy of the West, USC, and Colburn.
The goal of the program is to refine student's current abilities at the piano, and develop organizational and interpersonal skills and knowledge which can then be applied in their everyday lives. We stress the importance of bonding within our cohort of students, structuring the program in a way that requires everyone to work together and support one another. Students will also be exposed to new aspects of the music industry during daily seminars, and are encouraged to prompt any musical discussions that might help them grow.
The goal of the program is to refine student's current abilities at the piano, and develop organizational and interpersonal skills and knowledge which can then be applied in their everyday lives. We stress the importance of bonding within our cohort of students, structuring the program in a way that requires everyone to work together and support one another. Students will also be exposed to new aspects of the music industry during , and are encouraged to prompt any musical discussions that might help them grow.
PLEASE NOTE:
Students ages 12 and younger must be accompanied with a parent for the duration of the program. Parents traveling with their children are required to sleep together in the dorms.
Students 13-17 will be housed together, and students ages 18 and above will be housed together within similar age brackets. Residential assistants will supervise housing and maintain a healthy living environment.
All students must submit a pre-screening recording in their application in order to apply.
faculty
Sylvia Jiang
Davis Reinhart
Sylvia Jiang
Sylvia Jiang is a young concert pianist from New Zealand and serves as Artistic Director and co-founder of non-profit organization Muffin Music Inc.. Hailed by critics as a ‘gifted young pianist of genuine substance’ and ‘New Zealand’s most notable young emerging pianist,’ Sylvia has been featured on BBC News, The Washington Post, ABC Aus
Sylvia Jiang is a young concert pianist from New Zealand and serves as Artistic Director and co-founder of non-profit organization Muffin Music Inc.. Hailed by critics as a ‘gifted young pianist of genuine substance’ and ‘New Zealand’s most notable young emerging pianist,’ Sylvia has been featured on BBC News, The Washington Post, ABC Australia, Radio New Zealand Concert, and other notable news networks and publications. Sylvia has performed as a soloist with numerous internationally renowned Orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, Queensland Symphony, Music Academy of the West, and Juilliard Chamber Orchestras. Solo performance highlights include Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Auckland Town Hall, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Sylvia has served as Artistic Director for multiple arts organizations and events, with a focus on her interest in multi-disciplinary collaborative work. She was invited to be a featured soloist in The Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Miami City Ballet. Over the years, she has won numerous top prizes at national and international level competitions including the prestigious Lev Vlassenko, Kerikeri, Music Academy of the West, and Hastings International Piano Competitions. She most recently served as the sole Artist Diploma Candidate at Johns Hopkins University.
She is currently on faculty at the University of Aukland School of Music.
Learn more about Sylvia here
Yong Hi Moon
Davis Reinhart
Sylvia Jiang
Accomplished pianist and teacher Yong Hi Moon made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 10 as winner of the National Korean Broadcasting Competition. Ms. Moon has won top prizes in the Elena-Rombro Stepanow Competition in Vienna, the Viotti International Competition in Vercelli, Italy, the Vienna da Motta Competition in Lisbo
Accomplished pianist and teacher Yong Hi Moon made her solo debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age 10 as winner of the National Korean Broadcasting Competition. Ms. Moon has won top prizes in the Elena-Rombro Stepanow Competition in Vienna, the Viotti International Competition in Vercelli, Italy, the Vienna da Motta Competition in Lisbon, Portugal, and also received the Chopin Prize from the Geneva International Competition in Switzerland. Ms. Moon performs extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the US as recitalist and soloist, having appeared with the Korean National Symphony and the Osaka, Seoul, and Tokyo Philharmonics. She collaborates regularly with her husband, pianist/conductor Dai Uk Lee, in duo piano concerts and has performed under his baton with the Busan, Bucheon and Ulsan Philharmonics, Korean Symphony Orchestra, and Korea Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Moon has been affiliated as a teaching artist for The Juilliard School, Michigan State University School of Music, The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Davis Reinhart
Davis Reinhart
Davis Reinhart
Davis Reinhart is a composer from Buellton, CA, and is the co-founder and President of the non-profit organization, Muffin Music Inc.. Davis is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, in music composition and performing arts management and entrepreneurship. He writes for a wide array of compositional s
Davis Reinhart is a composer from Buellton, CA, and is the co-founder and President of the non-profit organization, Muffin Music Inc.. Davis is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, in music composition and performing arts management and entrepreneurship. He writes for a wide array of compositional styles, including videogames, film, theater, as well as for orchestras, chamber ensembles and big band. In 2021, Davis was commissioned to write, record, and produce an original composition for the City of Buellton, thanks to a generous grant provided by the Buellton Arts and Culture Committee and the Buellton City Council. Davis’s other recent projects include composing music for the award winning film, Trailhead, by Justin Rubin, as well as music for Yale Climate Connections filmmaker, Peter Sinclair. Davis has written for the professional contemporary music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, as well as the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble, and Brain Pocket Trio. As a music educator, he has been an instructor for Michigan Artist Citizen, a program that offers free piano lessons to low income families in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as teaches supplemental music workshops in schools through Children's Creative Project, a Santa Barbara based nonprofit. Davis currently resides in Los Angeles and is on faculty of the Arabesque Conservatory teaching piano, trumpet, and music therapy.
Learn more about Davis here