Local Students To Rock Out At Rock Yard At Fantasy Springs Resort

INDIO, CA — The Academy of Musical Performance Spring Showcase featuring live performances by academy student-formed bands from the 2022 Spring session will rock the Rock Yard at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The free, all-ages concert also serves as a fundraiser for the music school.

AMP bands that will be performing on the Rock Yard stage are Down By 2, Lethal Colors, Bella and the Stitches and Rat Preachers.

Humberto Vela, Director of the Academy of Musical Performance spoke on the students and school in advance of the concert.

“The school offers wonderful opportunities for teens to not only tap into their creativity and learn how to play instruments and perform, but they also learn how to communicate, work together, and understand what it means to be in a rock band," Vela said.

The Academy of Musical Performance is a contemporary music education program whose goal is to enrich the lives of young musicians, ages 10-18, living in the Coachella Valley. The goal of the school is to foster productivity and social responsibility through creativity, communication and collaboration in the development and enhancement of musical performance and concert production skills through participation in a “rock band” style educational setting.

Through fundraising efforts, donations and grants, the non-profit school is able to offer scholarships, highly reduced fees and tuition, and even instruments for students who aren’t able to purchase them.

“It’s incredible that we don’t have to turn any kids away and are able to help so many local teens,” Vela said. “Recently, we were able to buy a piano for a girl who was practicing on her family’s kitchen table because they couldn’t afford to purchase one.”

Academy students have performed on high-profile stages in Southern California including Stagecoach Music Festival, Pappy and Harriet’s, Tachevah, the McCallum Theatre, PBS’ Celebration of Music, the 111 Music Festival, the Tamale Festival, the Tour de Palm Springs, Hard Rock and many more.

“We are super excited that Fantasy Springs invited us back,” Vela said. “It’s a massive opportunity for us to perform there.”

To learn more about the Academy of Musical Performance visit www.ampcv.org.