TO EDUCATE and train young musicians through an intensive summer music education program and a comprehensive series of public performances.

TO PRESENT educational forums and music events featuring distinguished musicians, musicologists, art historians, humanities experts, writers and poets.

TO COMMISSION and present original productions of new compositions, operas, dramas and ballets for the general public and the training of young artists.

TO COLLECT rare books, historic manuscripts, archival materials, music and objects for scholarly research, educational purposes and as a service to the public.