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Lesley Tye (IAA 90-93), instructor of Creative Writing and Motion Picture Arts for the Academy and instructor of Screenwriting at Interlochen Arts Camp, presents her screenplay panel at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Boston.

Jerry believed there were two kinds of people in the world, the ones that loved math and the ones that were going to learn to love math.

The performers are being lined up, repertoire is being chosen and the announcement for the 2013 Summer Arts Festival is planned for April 12!

Dr. Jerry Blackstone, director of choirs and chair of the conducting department at the University of Michigan School of Music, will lead Adult Choral Camp again this year.

When Gaye Gronlund and Bruce Corner sent their son to Interlochen Arts Camp in 1997, they thought it would be a nice summer experience to supplement the instruction he was receiving at home. But it became much more than they expected.

This spring, Interlochen Center for the Arts launched the Logan Arts Leadership Institute (LALI) with a mission to help young leaders prepare to play significant roles in the arts.

Robert Alexander will travel to Interlochen for the world premiere of his winning musical composition, “Sparks,” performed by members of the World Youth Wind Symphony at their first performance of the summer on June 29, 2013.

Three Interlochen Arts Academy students have all been accepted into the renowned dance program at The Juilliard School.

On April 28, 2013, the Arts Academy Orchestra will hold a free concert in Midland. Also on that same day, the Arts Academy Choir and Dance Company will hold a free performance in Grand Rapids.

Molly McDaniel, a high school junior from Alta, Iowa, has been selected as the winner of the 2012-2013 Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Competition.

On Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Arts Academy and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will come together to present a remarkable concert – one that’s been 18 months in the making.

Interlochen's flute instructor, Nancy Stagnitta, discussed flute technique and her teaching philosophy in the March 2013 issue of Flute Talk.

Last fall, the theatre department worked closely with Tony nominee Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen to adapt their musical [title of show] for a larger cast of high school students. The collaboration ended with performances in New York City, in front of the show's creators and cast. 

For more than two dozen musicians, the newly established National Youth Orchestra of the United States will be an Interlochen reunion.

Ademide Akintillo, a four-year senior from Lagos Nigeria, recently played Othello in the Academy production of one of theatre's most enduring classics. 

Byron Hanson highlights important events from Interlochen's past.

On February 27, 2013, the world lost a musical legend and the Interlochen community lost a longtime friend, advocate and former trustee.

The dancer-illusionists of MOMIX will once again grace the stage of Corson Auditorium on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.

On April 28, 2013, the Arts Academy Orchestra will hold a free concert in Midland, Michigan. The same day, the Choir and Dance Company will hold a free performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Camp alumna and Interlochen supporter Becky Vitas Schamis (IAC 84-87) shares how her Interlochen experience shaped her life.

We are looking for Camp nurses for summer 2013! 2-6 week contracts are available.