Enhance your skills and develop an even greater love of music at Siena Summer Music Institute. SSMA is a summer study abroad music performance festival that is centered in Siena, Italy in cooperation with the Ministry of Advanced Education of Siena, University of Siena, and American Universities & Colleges. SSMA provides opportunities to perform vocal and instrumental music in formal and informal concert settings in various towns in Tuscany. Concerts are prepared with renowned Italian and American faculty artists who work to achieve the highest levels of artistry, musicality, diction, stage presence, and dramatic intent. The chamber orchestra, comprised of students from around the world sitting side by native Italians, work closely with soloists to achieve a rewarding collaboration. Instrumentalists are placed in chamber ensembles for performance in concerts.