Crescendo, February 2012
Features
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Fourteen Academy Creative Writing seniors will kick off the Academy 50th Anniversary Tour in Chicago on Wednesday, February 29. -
Remembering Interlochen news and events from the past and 50 years ago in the creation of Interlochen Arts Academy. -
Arts Academy alumni share many common experiences and stories – whether they graduated in 1963 or 2011. Some of these stories are now available online. Academy alumni are invited to share their own stories, memories or photos on the Arts Academy 50th Facebook page. -
As part of the 50th celebrations, each arts area director will share their vision for the future of their program. In this first installment we hear from the director of the theatre program, Bill Church. -
Longtime Camp faculty member and revered music educator, Cassel Grubb, passed away on January 1, 2012. An accomplished cellist, Cassel taught generations of Interlochen campers from 1963 to 2004. He served as director of the Camp’s string ensemble program for fifteen years and co-directed the adult chamber music camp for ten years. -
Camp alumnus Norm Letvin has helped his family have the Interlochen experience he cherished as a child. Now he is sharing the opportunity with others as well.
News
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University of Michigan sophomore and 2010 Academy alumna Emily Pittinos wins five writing awards in the Avery and Jule Hopwood Underclassmen Contest. -
Academy junior Leah Mattfield has been selected as the musical theatre/acting winner of Arts Schools Network’s student talent competition. -
This January, twelve students and two faculty members completed a nearly 20,000-mile trip from Interlochen to Singapore, where they visited the School of the Arts (SOTA). The students represented a cross section of arts majors from the Academy and participated in a wide variety of classes covering Comedia del Arte, Indian music, Gamelan music and Noh dance. -
Reconnect with Camp friends at your own personal summer alumni weekend. -
In the 2011-12 Academy year, Katherine Kilburn became the first female to hold the position of conductor with the Arts Academy Band. Kilburn shares her thoughts about her new role in this story, originally printed in "Grand Traverse Woman" magazine.