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Another camp season has come and gone. Let us bid a fond farewell to one more grand year!

National Music Camp alumna Deborah Cohen (IAC 57-60, 62) honors the memory of her late brother and creates a legacy for her family by establishing the Jonathan David Cohen Memorial Scholarship.

This has been quite the eventful summer on the Duck Lake side of campus. Interlochen's crews have been hard at work bringing it up to snuff with the main campus areas.

While the stage is constantly ripe with talent, it's also chock full of superstitions. We cover a few of the more well-known rituals, beliefs and curious goings on here. Prepare to enter the strange backstage.

Songsmith BJ Leiderman led an all star crew of alumni, artists, politicians and faculty in the celebration of Interlochen Public Radio's 50th anniversary.

Founded in 1963, Interlochen Public Radio is marking its 50th year providing classical music and news to Michigan and beyond.

This summer, Interlochen is launching a new daily photo blog where the family and friends of Interlochen campers can see what life is like in the place where art truly lives.

Camp Alumna Linda VanSickle Smith (IAC 57-60) reminds fellow alumni, “We had our turn. Now it’s our turn to put our faith in Interlochen and help others benefit from all that Interlochen offers today.”

In the summer of 2013, the Interlochen community welcomes a new executive director for Interlochen Presents, Christopher Gruits.

Three Academy students returned from South Bend Indiana with silver medals after performing in South at the 2013 Fischoff Competition, the world’s largest chamber music competition.

Torsten Johnson, a 2008 Academy graduate, will return to Interlochen this summer to perform as Hamlet in the 2013 Interlochen Shakespeare Festival.

Interlochen Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy J. Dougherty as the new Vice President of Advancement. He will begin his new role at Interlochen in June 2013.

The 2012-13 Academy year was full of remarkable student milestones, accomplishments and awards.

Interlochen Center for the Arts has launched a new and improved website with a variety of features designed to help supporters, students and families connect with the latest news, information and media from Interlochen.

At the Academy's 51st Commencement Ceremony, Jeffrey S. Kimpton addressed the class of 2013 with a speech titled "The Gifts We Are Given."

What started 65 years ago with a train ride to the National Music Camp continues today, thanks to one family’s commitment to making a difference, one student at a time. 

Remembering Alice Mary Freudigman, December 15, 1936 -- May 3, 2013

On May 29, ten volunteers who have given twenty or more years of service to Interlochen were honored at the annual volunteer banquet.