Hidden Valley Music Semina

Hidden Valley Music Seminars was born out of a deep concern for the development of extraordinarily talented young artists. Programs in the fields of music, theatre, opera and dance have occupied most of the time and energies of the staff and faculty since its inception in 1963. Hidden Valley began in Southern California and was named for its first site in the Angeles National Forest. The first several years of its existence, the staff concentrated on the high school Summer Music Seminars. The programs eventually outgrew the original location and, in 1967, moved from Southern California to the Monterey Peninsula. For two years, the summer seminars were presented on the campus of the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach and, for three years, they were conducted on the campus of the York School in Monterey. Meanwhile, the Trustees continued their search for a permanent home. Finally, in 1972, Hidden Valley moved to its present location in Carmel Valley: a rustic, ten-acre site nestled in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range. In March of 2003, a generous grant made it possible to complete acquisition of the campus and its buildings. The constant thread throughout Hidden Valley's existence has been an uncompromising interest in the careful selection of students and faculty to represent the highest quality of each possible. Founder and General Director, Peter T. Meckel, notes, "As members of a wonderful local community and an international musical family, we treasure our connections to friends and supporters. We pledge our unwavering dedication to quality and substance in all aspects of our work."