Hidden Valley Music Seminars was founded to offer training opportunities of excellence in music and the arts. Focused primarily on young artists, Hidden Valley also offers classes to adults and fosters selected community arts activities. It operates major programs in chamber music, orchestral and choral music, opera, and dance.
Now in its 61st year, Hidden Valley Music Seminars offers outstanding educational experiences in music, dance and opera. Presenting more than 100 classes and performances annually on its beautiful Carmel Valley campus, Hidden Valley creates an array of opportunities for Monterey County residents to engage with the arts in an intimate, inclusive, and welcoming environment.
Hidden Valley continues to develop programs that address pressing needs in the larger arts community, such as the Festival of Winds and the Emerging Composers Intensive, which attract participants worldwide. These innovations keep Hidden Valley vitally connected to the future of the arts while maintaining essential technical foundations and teaching traditions honed over six decades of experience.
Newly renovated with a state-of-the-art lighting system, Hidden Valley’s 300-seat theatre is also an important community venue for Youth Music Monterey County and for meetings, concerts, and events supporting dozens of local artists and regional non-profits each year.
What began as an adaptation to the pandemic has matured into a program that is indeed training the next generation of American wind players. Our vision is to build on our proven track record of success and continue this great Festival of Winds into the future.
- Elaine Douvas
