Villa Sinfonia - About Us

The Villa Sinfonia Foundation had its beginnings in 1975 when Lynn and Roy Oakley started the Oakley Violin Studio, a private violin studio. Since that time, the private studio has expanded to include other private violin, viola and cello studios in a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization called the Villa Sinfonia Foundation, founded in 1994. The Villa Sinfonia Foundation is dedicated to developing string musicians of all ages and abilities, through the performance of chamber music and chamber orchestra music, assisted and coached by professional musicians. Villa Sinfonia Foundation has a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Musicians Union Local No. 6, American Federation of Musicians, and is a member of ASCAP and BMI, and as such, ASCAP and BMI licenses cover all Villa Sinfonia Foundation sponsored performances.

Awards and Achievements:

Gold Award winners at the Pacific Basin Music Festival, Hawaii, 1994.
Governor's Award from the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy's Grammy Association, 2001.
Certificate of Honor from the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco for 25 years of outstanding service to the community, 2001.

Performances and Tours:

Annual concerts: Family Ensemble Concert, Holiday Concert, Winter Concert, April Chamber Orchestra concert, Ghirardelli Square concert
Other Bay Area performances include: Jack London Square, Crocker Plaza, Stonestown, Sheraton Palace Hotel, The World Trade Club, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, International Music Festival at Herbst Theatre, 1997
Community outreach: The Shriners Hospital, the Veteran's Administration Hospital, UC Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Cancer Society
Featured in a Paramount Studios made-for-TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery
1994 Pacific Basin Music Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996 Germany and Austria tour
1999 British Isles tour
2002 Carnegie Hall Performance, New York
2004 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
2005 Prague and Italy tour