Sara Callaway believes music belongs to everyone. As executive director of the Louisville Academy of Music, she has launched a need-based scholarship program that has awarded over 100 students financial aid, reached thousands of people through new community programs, and led renovations to LAM’s historic main campus. Sara holds bachelor’s and master’s Degrees in Violin Performance from the University of North Carolina and attended programs at the Berlin University of the Arts, the International Music Academy at Pilsen, the Heifetz Institute, and Appalshop.
A constant innovator and creator, Sara co-curated SONIC-Bernheim, a performance series that explores the relationships between sound, music and nature, and has recorded with musicians such as Will Oldham, Stephen Vitiello, Tim Barnes and the NouLou Chamber Players. She is inspired by the young people in her life — the students at LAM and her 4- and 5-year-old sons who remind her “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.” (Annie Dillard)
