A performing arts school with an emphasis on vocal and piano music and acting, Ars Nova provides professional quality training for singers and actors of all ages. Ars Nova is pleased to be a founding school in the Achievement Program from Carnegie Hall and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada. To prepare students for the annual exams, weekly classes are offered in theory, sight singing and ea
r training at no additional cost. Ars Nova students gain acceptance into major institutions in the United States with scholarships as a result of their academic and musical achievements. Ars Nova’s founding director, Dr. Ginger Beazley, has extensive academic and directorial stage credits and qualifications. Brown, the acclaimed Aida of the Metropolitan Opera, Patrician Andress, Janice Chandler, and Huntsville’s Susanna Phillips who won four major world awards in 2005, one being the prestigious Placido Domingo Operalia in Madrid Spain. Dr. Beazley has a full studio of award-winning voice students and offers nine additional qualified, experienced faculty. Ars Nova typically produces four to five productions a year, giving Ars Nova students performance opportunities as part of their training, and some productions have open casting auditions. Each season usually includes a classical adult opera, opportunities for younger students to participate in opera roles, operettas, and musical theater, including Disney productions for younger students and audiences. Some of the productions are performed at the VBC playhouse with live orchestra. The degree of musical and directorial talent is impressive, providing performances that are fresh and confident, with lots of humor. Productions often include guest talents, such as members of the Huntsville Ballet company, plus lovely costuming and set design providing. Ars Nova is a non-profit, which receives support from The Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as from private contributors. The young students of Ars Nova come to Huntsville from all over North Alabama and represent a large number of public and private schools as well as homeschooled families. Please consider including Ars Nova as an organization worthy of your support, especially by attending productions. Contact Ars Nova for further information about enrolling your student at 256-883-1105 or online at www.arsnovahsv.com.
