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Music at Interlochen Arts Camp
Follow in the footsteps of some of the most successful musicians around the world. Play, practice, and perform with talented peers and professionals in the picturesque woods of northern Michigan.
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Along with making lifelong friends and having an amazing music camp experience, as an orchestra or wind ensemble student, you will participate in:
- Large ensemble rehearsals
- Six unique public performances
- Chamber music classes
- Weekly private lessons
- Studio classes
- Musician Artistry (music theory and literature, aural skills, improvisation)
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Repertoire Highlights
Instrumental ensembles for Interlochen Arts Camp's Orchestra & Wind Ensemble program include the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Interlochen Philharmonic, and World Youth Wind Symphony.
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 by Max Bruch
- Symphony No. 1 in E Minor by Florence Price
- Symphony No. 1 in D Major by Gustav Mahler
- “Icarus” by Lera Auerbach
- Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich
- Selections from Romeo & Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev
- “Les Préludes,” Franz Liszt
- Hispania - Spanish Fantasy by Oscar Navarro
- Adoration by Florence Price
- Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams
- Anahita by Roshanne Etezady
- First Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst
- Of Our New Day Begun by Omar Thomas
- Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi
- “Les Préludes,” Franz Liszt
- Roman Carnival Overture by Hector Berlioz
- Three Black Kings (Ballet for Orchestra) by Duke Ellington
- The Planets, Gustav Holst
- The Sycamore and the Oak by Tanner Porter
- Polovetsian Dances from "Prince Igor" by Alexander Borodin
- Prayer for Orchestra by Amanda Harberg
- Colonial Dance by Florence Price
- “Les Préludes,” Franz Liszt
Woodwind Faculty
Principal Oboe, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Valade Instructor of Oboe, Interlochen Arts Camp
String Faculty
Brass & Percussion Faculty
Featured Alumni
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Jeanne Baxtresser, (former) Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic; (former) Instructor of Flute, The Juilliard School
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Keith Buncke, Principal Bassoon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Elaine Douvas, Principal Oboe, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Instructor of Oboe, The Juilliard School
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Carol Jantsch, Principal Tuba, Philadelphia Orchestra
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Rob Knopper, Principal Percussion, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Timothy McAllister, Soprano Saxophone, PRISM Quartet; Instructor of Saxophone, University of Michigan
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Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet, New York Philharmonic
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Leelanee Sterrett, Horn, New York Philharmonic