Student Grace Kolbo was accepted into the Songfest Studio Artist Program for summer 2016. Songfest is the premiere art song festival in the country. Songfest boasts an impressive faculty of internationally acclaimed pianists, singers, and composers including: Anthony Dean Griffey, Margo Garrett, Martin Katz, Roger Vignoles, Karen Holvik, William McGraw, Susanne Mentzer, Sanford Sylvan, Jake Heggie, John Harbison, John Musto, Amy Burton, and Lucy Shelton. The festival is held at The Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles and runs from May 28 to Jun 26.