Birch Creek Music Performance Center Executive Director Jenna Ferdon cannot wait to see you at a performance this summer, though there is a good chance it will not be the first time you have seen her. Ferdon was named Mona Christensen’s successor last December after the long-time executive director announced her retirement late last year. Christensen has stayed on board to help with the transition to an emeritus status and to help guide Ferdon through the process of her first season as an administrator. However, this is not her first summer at Birch Creek, coming to the campus as a student before joining the staff a few years later. Ferdon has been busy transitioning into the new role, but she thoroughly enjoys it.

The first students of the 2025 academy season will begin arriving around this time next month, and the first concert of the Percussion, Steel Pan, and World Music session is scheduled for June 19th.