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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

If you were not able to attend the Fall 2012 Symposium on the future of the arts, you can now view several of the presentations in their entirety. 

Veteran journalist and self-described talk radio junkie Rick Smith is a fan and a committed IPR supporter.

This February, junior Henry Solomon will take a little time off from the Academy to perform with some of the country’s finest jazz musicians at the 2013 Grammy Camp — Jazz Session in Los Angeles.

Three music faculty members traveled to Shanghai to perform and give master classes at the Third Annual Baroque Chamber Music Festival, which is hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The trip was just the latest effort in an ongoing relationship with the Chinese cultural institution.  

Dr. Michael Bresler (IAC 56-58, 60-61, 64; UM 65; IAC Staff 72, 77-79, 87-91, 02-04) recently established a planned gift that ensures future generations of young artists will enjoy the same opportunities he had.

After a year of tours, reunions, and a national symposium on the future of the arts, Interlochen visual artists capped off the Academy's 50th anniversary festivities with an eventful trip to New York City. Visual arts students have made previous trips to New York City but this trip gave the group a rare chance to show their work to new audiences. 

Interlochen President, Jeffrey Kimpton looks back on the events of the Academy's 50th anniversary and ahead to a bright future for the nation's first fine arts boarding high school.