Overview

The High School Harp Program at Interlochen Arts Camp involves playing opportunities that promote serious individualized study as well as ensemble skills and experience. Concentration on the student’s musical growth and solo repertoire extends from the private lesson to studio classes.

The large ensemble aspect of the program supports many different performing groups: orchestras, wind ensembles and choirs. An in-depth harp ensemble structure is also an integral part of the curriculum. Rotation of the harpists for the ensembles allows for quality practice time and preparation for student recitals, when appropriate.

Details

• Orchestra and Wind
• Ensemble rehearsal
• Sectionals
• Harp Ensemble
• Private lessons
• One elective
• One additional elective is optional

Audition Requirements

• Prepare one movement from a piece on the audition repertoire list below, or a piece of comparable difficulty.
• Choose another piece, demonstrating contrasting styles and the applicant’s versatility.
• Prepare one major and one minor scale.
• Record two solo works of contrasting style on a CD or DVD. Standard (type II) audio cassettes will also be accepted.
• Submit the audition and label the recording and its casing with the applicant’s full name, division, the program notation "Harp"and presented repertoire.

Harp Audition List

Debussy - Danses, Sacre et Profane
Ginastera - Concerto
Grandjany - Aria in Classic Style
Handel - Concerto in B-flat Major
Pierne - Impromptu Caprices
Pescetti - Sonata in C minor
Salzedo - Suite of Eight Dances

Concerto Competition

Interlochen offers a separate concerto competition HS instrumentalists and vocalists. The competition is highly competitive and only the most advanced students should enter. Winners will perform with one of the HS orchestras or wind ensembles. The preliminary round for the HS concerto competition is by VHS/DVD audition prior to the opening of camp (deadline May 1, 2008); those accepted into the finals will perform during the first week of camp (HS competition finals are on June 27th). Click here to download the registration form (Adobe PDF).