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Arthur Bloom, an Interlochen Arts Camp alumnus, professional musician, and composer, launched MusiCorps after meeting a soldier and drummer who had lost his leg to an improvised explosive device. Years later the program has helped hundreds and is producing amazing music along the way.

Playwright and recent artist-in-residence, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig on her creative process, Beijing in the 90s, and how she deals with critical response.

Through more than two decades, Beth Stoner was a tireless champion for Interlochen. With her passion for the arts, she inspired others to invest in Interlochen's future.

Thousands of students have experienced Interlochen Arts Camp thanks to the efforts and support of JoAnn Harmon Arnold.

Academy alumnus and creative force Michael Thurber (cdza) will premiere a new piece when NPR's "From the Top" visits campus.

A group of alumni have created a new named scholarship, honoring the man who was a surrogate father to generations of Academy students.

Interlochen Arts Academy visual arts students earned numerous honors at the recent midwest regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Interlochen creative writing students earned 54 awards at the recent Midwest regional Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Three students received the prestigious "Gold Key" for their work and will move on to the national competition.

Oonagh Davis, a senior visual arts major at Interlochen Arts Academy, has been named one of 60 Presidential Scholar in the Arts candidates. Congratulations, Oonagh!

The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra will perform as part of the New York Philharmonic's 2015-16 season and 2016 NY PHIL BIENNIAL, the Philharmonic's exploration of today's music.

Camp and Academy Alumnus Christopher Taylor will soon lead one of Michigan’s largest cities.  

We are excited to welcome Edward R. Murrow Award-winning broadcaster Sally Eisele as the next General Manager of Interlochen Public Radio. She comes to us from WBEZ in Chicago.

As recent Academy graduate Kira Bursky makes a splash at film festivals, Michael Mittelstaedt, director of the motion picture arts program, reflects on his students’ past and future. 

Academy graduate Bill Zheng is creating a new future for cars in the United States and throughout the Asian market.

Archivist Byron Hanson explores Interlochen's technological endeavors of the distant and more recent past.

Dr. Suzanne Gindin has a mission to bring music into some of the most poverty-stricken areas of Los Angeles. 

The founder of the Arts in Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School  of Education makes the case for a new kind of arts advocacy.

We are pleased to announce that the summer 2015 high school musical theatre production will be Crazy for You. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Ken Ludwig. Directed by Karma Camp.

Congratulations to Sara Han, clarinet, and J.T. Hassell, piano, winners of the 2014 Interlochen Arts Academy concerto competition.