The Sixteen exceptionally dedicated students who comprise this year's Summer Soul Tour Band have landed in Australia and are taking the continent by storm!

This year's SST will take our Academy students throughout Australia for two weeks of performances and cultural experiences.

Click here to see what the Australian press has already said about them, and click here to follow their progress on-line at StaxMusicAcademy.org/sst2008!

Our thanks as always to FedEx for their continued support of this exciting program.

The 2008 SNAP! Grand Finale will be held on Saturday, July 12 at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. This year's show, subtitled "EvoSOULution," will chronicle the style and sounds that have shaped the history of soul music, from Soulsville to Motown, from Philadelphia to psychedelia. You won't want to miss it!

Tickets range from $7 - $15 and will go on-sale Saturday, June 28 at the Stax Museum Gift Shop. For more information, please visit StaxMusicAcademy.org.

Thanks to Stanford Financial Group and ArtsMemphis for their support of the Stax Music Academy's 2007-2008 Concert Series!

Four out of every five Stax Music Academy students are counting on your generosity to help fund their tuition and program fees. Please click here to make your gift and help them learn, grow, and find their voice today.