Located in Michigan, Interlochen Arts Academy visual and performing arts high school is a close-knit community of the world's most talented and motivated student artists. Students immerse themselves in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, creative writing, motion picture arts and rigorous academics in a college-like setting.
The Academy is a fast-paced, creative environment that challenges and inspires. Under the guidance of an exceptional faculty of artists and educators, the Academy offers students the resources they need to achieve the highest possible artistic, intellectual and ethical standards as individuals and as responsible members of a diverse community.
Interlochen Arts Academy was honored in 2006 by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts as one of its inaugural Distinguished Schools in the Arts; Interlochen is one of only five schools in the country to receive this honor. And since 1980, 39 Interlochen graduates have been chosen as Presidential Scholars in the Arts and Academics, more than any other high school in the United States.
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Leonard Slatkin to conduct Academy orchestra
Leonard Slatkin is the music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of both the Pittsburgh Symphony and London's Royal Philharmonic. On February 12, 2009, Slatkin will conduct the Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of Kalevi Aho's Contrabassoon Concerto, featuring soloist Lewis Lipnick. Order tickets ::
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Creative writing scholarship contest
We are now accepting submissions for the Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Competition. First prize is a $30,000 scholarship for the Interlochen Arts Academy creative writing program. Entries must be postmarked by January 10, 2009. |
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