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A look back at the first 50 years of the Interlochen Arts Festival, and some of the diverse names who have graced our stages.

After a lifetime surrounded by the music of Nashville, an aspiring musician makes the journey to Interlochen to learn, create, perform and network with his musical peers as part of the singer-songwriter program at Interlochen.

Students in the Musical Theatre Audition Intensive Program work with a team of experienced professionals and university instructors to gain experience in all areas of audition preparation for college and professional theatre training programs.

Learn about the Creative Writing program offered at Interlochen Arts Academy.

An excerpt from the March 2014 winter dance concert, and just one example of the cross-discipline collaboration that students at the Academy engage in. The performance included music, dance and set design from visual arts.

Interlochen Arts Academy students perform the first movement allegro from a Debussy string quartet.

The Y Trio from Interlochen Arts Academy performs the Piazzolla from "The Four Seasons."

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

Interlochen's President, Jeffrey Kimpton, leads viewers on a journey through the accomplishments and advancements of the past ten years.

A performance by students in the Advanced String Quartet summer program.

Parents of Interlochen Arts Camp students share their experiences and how Interlochen has shaped their children's lives.

Moments from Summer Arts Camp 2013, featuring "An Unbreakable Bond," a poem written by Kylie Lohrenz, Creative Writing, and narrated by Nailah Mathews, Creative Writing.

The Academy Orchestra, under the leadership of Carolyn Watson, Conductor, perform Divertimento for Orchestra by Bernstein. November, 2013.

A video overview of Interlochen College of Creative Arts, which offers arts programs for adults of all ages.

In April 2013, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra visited the Interlochen campus to conclude a months-long partnership with students at Interlochen Arts Academy.

In the summer of 2013, Interlochen Arts Camp launched a new six-week musical theatre program for junior students. The junior musical theatre program helps students build a foundation in acting, dancing and singing.

During the summer, young visual artists from all over the world travel to Interlochen, where they can refine their skills or explore new mediums of expression. Take a look at the students, faculty and creativity that happens in the visual arts program at Interlochen every summer.

Young writers at Interlochen have the rare opportunity to hone own their voices and vision. Meet a few of these writers as they explore the power of language and ideas.

Students at Interlochen Arts Camp spend much of their time focused on learning, creating and performing. But between classes and rehearsals they still find time for summer adventure and fun in the northwoods of Michigan.

In June 2013, nearly 2,000 students and their families arrived on the Interlochen campus. This short video captures the transformation that happens each summer as the wooded campus is suddenly filled with young artists and creativity.

In fall 2012, the theatre department worked closely with Tony nominee Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen to produce and present their musical, [title of show].

Each summer, some of Interlochen's most accomplished young musicians compete for a chance to perform as a soloist with one of Interlochen's large ensembles. This is part one of a two part series, featuring the 2011 concerto competition.  

Paula Robinson, an American flutist who has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic and co-founded the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was welcomed as a guest instructor at the Summer Flute Institute at Interlochen Arts Camp 2012.

In October 2012, a diverse group of speakers and participants gathered to ask some hard questions and discuss the future of the arts.

"Hold the Floor" was the first collaborative piece by this group of singer-songwriter program students.

Spring 2012, in collaboration with the Music and Dance divisions, the Interlochen Arts Academy Theatre Arts department staged a production of "West Side Story" providing an opportunity for students to explore a landmark work from the canon of American musical theatre.

Ken Ludwig, two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright, spent two weeks with students from the High School Repertory Theatre Production summer program as they worked on a production of his play Midsummer/Jersey.

Highlights from the 2012 Les Preludes, the final Camp performance yet just the beginning of a journey for so many of these young artists.

As a 5-year-old, Angelique saw a live performance of a cello ensemble in Haiti—and she was hooked. She started her musical career soon after on a toy cello her parents made out of cardboard. In the summer of 2012, she played in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, a collection of musicians from widely different backgrounds who share Angelique's passion for music. Angelique was a 2012 scholarship recipient.

Hunter Bell, author and one of the stars of the musical [title of show] works with musical theatre students during Summer Arts Camp 2012.

The collaboration of the music of Steve Larson with Interlochen dancers was featured in the dance curriculum at Interlochen Arts Camp this summer.

Catch a glimps of what Animation students are doing in one of the new Motion Picture Arts programs at Arts Camp 2012.

The 2012 “Collage” video features a collection of student performances from all arts disciplines at Interlochen Arts Camp.

Students across the arts areas took to the road to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arts Academy in an effort to reconnect with alumni and perform for new audiences across the country.

Opening weekend of Interlochen Arts Camp 2012 and the official start to the 85th season of Arts Camp. 

See how Joe Maddy's vision for a year-round arts education institution became a reality.

Diane Holcomb Wilshere (IAA '79), Actor, Writer, Director, talks about the ways in which students are nurtured in all areas--academic as well as artistic--and  encouraged to explore new things while attending Interlochen Arts Academy.

Mary Lynn Halland (IAA '78), Marketing Consultant, talks about the level of investment that her teachers had in her success while at the Academy and the impact that had on her success.

Learn how to assemble a portfolio for the Visual Arts major at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Jay Frost (IAA '80), Frost Philanthropic Services, LLC, shares his memory of first arriving at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Christina Wallace (IAA '01), Management Consulting, shares a fond memory of a math competition and remembers the level of support that her math team received from the artistic community here at the Academy.

Sheetal Dingrani (IAA '99), V.P. Business Strategy, talks about Interlochen holding a place in the hearts and minds of her family and the responsibility she feels as an alumna to help spread the word, making it a bigger part of everyone's lives.

Jeff Dalton (IAA '79), Software Consulting, remembers an influential instructor from the Arts Academy and the advice that changed his life as an artist and beyond.