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Interlochen Arts Academy operates as a traditional four-year high school with a postgraduate gap year option. Although students may enroll at any grade level, entering as a freshman provides the full advantage of the Interlochen experience.
Interlochen Arts Academy is the nation’s premier boarding arts high school. Students pursue pre-professional training in their chosen artistic discipline alongside a robust academic curriculum, preparing them to excel in the arts and beyond.
• Global and Cultural Perspective
At Interlochen Arts Academy, our academic curriculum merges seamlessly with our rigorous artistic training. Academic instructors encourage students to discover the connections between creativity and intellect by incorporating the arts into their lessons. Faculty in all fields collaborate to help students maintain a healthy balance. Our social-emotional learning program, The Interlochen 5, builds on Interlochen’s co-curricular model to emphasize character development. Through regular Residence Life and advisory programming, students consciously develop five key capacities:
GRADES 9-12
• Community and Citizen Artistry
A HOLISTIC EDUCATION
• Mindfulness, Wellness, and Resilience
Let’s Talk About Interlochen Arts Academy
The boarding experience at Interlochen Arts Academy fosters a tight-knit, multicultural community that prepares students for communal living in college. Roughly 90% of our Academy students board with 10% of our student body commuting from the greater Traverse City area as day students.
• Creative Capacity
• Interdisciplinary Perspective and Collaboration
POSTGRADUATEANDOFFERINGS
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BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
Through intensive arts training, inspiring academics, and integrated social-emotional learning, Academy students hone their talent, expand their creative capacity, and forge unbreakable bonds. They emerge with refined skills, global perspective, and a collaborative spirit, with the confidence to fully pursue their aspirations. At Interlochen, you’ll discover how to transform passion and potential into purpose as an empathetic citizen artist.
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Let’s Talk About Values
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We are committed to protecting and preserving our natural resources. Our sustainable community features a campuswide composting facility, water-saving appliances, a botanical laboratory and community garden, and more. In 2019, Interlochen Arts Academy was named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School.
Our student body is composed of unique, talented, and empathetic young artists. Together with their faculty and staff, our students uphold a community that is:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to the Interlochen experience. We embrace our four pillars—education, transparency, vulnerability, and accountability—to create a more inclusive community. We encourage the notion of an intellectual and artistic community enriched and enhanced by diversity both in and out of classrooms along a number of dimensions, including race, ethnicity, national origins, gender, gender identity, sexuality, socio-economic class, age, religion, abilities, learning styles, and all their intersections. Our founding principle, to promote “world friendship through the universal language of the arts,” both inspires and informs our values.
SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Let’s Talk About Arts Majors
Interlochen Arts Academy students major in one of seven arts disciplines:
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All majors allow students to customize their course load to suit their talents, interests, and professional goals. Small class sizes and a low student-to-faculty ratio ensure each student receives 1:1 instruction and mentorship. Our faculty and counselors meet regularly with students to discuss their goals and develop an individualized curricular plan to prepare them for their next steps.
Opportunities for multi-disciplinary study and collaboration abound. Academy students are encouraged to explore elective classes, enroll in interdisciplinary coursework, and collaborate with fellow students—both inside and outside the classroom. Recent interdisciplinary collaborations have premiered at Carnegie Hall and National Sawdust in New York City and the New World Center in Miami. In 2023, Interlochen Arts Academy students will perform side-by-side with world-class New York Philharmonic musicians in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
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CREATIVE WRITING FILMDANCE& NEW INTERDISCIPLINARYMEDIA ARTS
Creative Writing
The Creative Writing major nurtures young writers’ talent, stimulates their imagination, and broadens their command of the writer’s craft. Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction workshops form the core of the program, and students also engage in a variety of electives. Proficiency in a broad range of genres builds versatility and control, preparing students for the rigors of college-level work as well as publication. Through individualized mentorship and intensive workshops, students develop an awareness of their strengths and challenges, while expanding their patience and self-discipline. Students leave the program with a portfolio of carefully revised work in a variety of Prospectivegenres.Creative
Writing majors are encouraged to apply to the Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Scholarship Competition for a chance to win a full-tuition scholarship. Details are available at interlochen.org/write.
• Indoor and outdoor fireplaces
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Poet, essayist, and cultural critic Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black Quan Barry Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize-winning poet and novelist Rebecca Dunham
The Writing House
T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Tessa Fontaine Author, The Electric Woman Garth Greenwell Author, Cleanness (IAA 94-96) Tyehimba Jess Pulitzer Prize-winning poet T Kira Madden Author, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls Rebecca Makkai Author, The Great Believers Analicia Sotelo
Author and winner of the Jake Adam York Prize Marcus Wicker Winner of the National Poetry Series
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STUDENT READING AND PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Hanif Abdurraqib
• Participate in student readings throughout the year
• Numerous comfortable, quiet writing spaces
FACILITIES
• Edit and contribute to student publications including the quarterly print journal The Red Wheelbarrow and the international online magazine The Interlochen Review
• The only building in the nation dedicated to high school creative writing
The Creative Writing program boasts 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts, three National Student Poets, scholarship awards in the National Writers Series, and a winner of the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers. Creative writing students frequently place as finalists in the YoungArts competition and have received numerous Scholastic Art & Writing Awards including Gold and Silver Medals, Silver Medals with Distinction, and an American Voices medal in the national level of the competition.
• Great Room with sound/lighting systems for public readings
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
FACILITIES
• Spacious outdoor deck
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• Fitness and training room
The Dance Division consults with academic faculty and support services to provide for the unique educational, emotional, and physical needs of young dancers. Specialists in nutritional counseling, dance medicine, and related arts fields work closely with dance faculty and students to encourage healthy and safe practices.
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
The Dance major offers pre-professional training to instill the discipline and skill necessary to pursue dance at premier higher education programs and as a career.
Dance students present two full-length classical ballets annually; recent productions include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty, all of which featured live accompaniment by the Arts Academy Orchestra and professional scenic and costume design. Additionally, students perform fully produced showcases featuring works by modern masters and original choreography, and participate in touring productions: recent venues include New World Center in Miami and The Joyce Theater and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Academy dance students have received numerous awards through the National YoungArts Foundation. Dancers are also frequently selected to participate in the Youth America Grand Prix.
The Dance Center
Dance
• Professionally designed barres, sprungwood floors, professional lighting grids, and cutting-edge sound systems
Academy dancers have regular opportunities to audition for college and university programs, professional companies, and summer intensives.
• Five state-of-the-art studios with vaulted ceilings
• 26,000-square-foot, light-filled lakeside facility
• Dressing areas for students, faculty, and guests
Academy dancers study both classical and contemporary dance. Students spend three to five hours per day in classes such as classical ballet technique, pointe, pas de deux, character dance, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, and other genres. The program places a strong emphasis on rehearsing for public performances.
Kenya Clay
Associate Artistic Director, New York City Ballet
Craig Hall
Leslie Browne
Commercial choreographer and faculty, Millennium Dance Complex
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Ballet Master, New York City Ballet
Virginia Johnson
Fana Tesfagiorgis Ensemble, national tour, My Fair Lady (IAA 02-06)
Wendy Whelan
Academy Award nominee, The Turning Point
Artistic Director, Dance Theatre of Harlem
ANIMATION
Students majoring in Animation will learn to craft compelling visual narratives in both physical and digital media with an emphasis on international animation. Students will explore storyboarding, animation principles, and a broad variety of techniques. They will organize a portfolio of animated works suitable for the pursuit of higher education while honing the skills needed to thrive in a variety of animationrelated careers.
In the Film & New Media major, students learn the art and craft of storytelling and multimedia production through critical studies and hands-on experience. The curriculum guides students through progressive, interdisciplinary, and collaborative courses in digital video, screenwriting, film history, and related arts. Students also have the opportunity to explore game design, animation, and new media creation. Screenwriting workshops help students develop storytelling skills and learn the narrative structure of a film. Production classes explore the visual and aural aspects of filmmaking, such as cinematography, lighting, music, sound, directing, and editing. Electives from other arts majors expand students’ appreciation of the components that make up a film. Students graduate with strong experience in writing, producing, directing, and editing their own projects.
Film & New Media
• Film & New Media Showcase
• Panavision New Filmmaker Grant
• All American High School Film Festival
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
Peter Gould Executive Producer, Breaking Bad Nathan Johnson Composer, Knives Out Norman Lear Television producer, All in the Family Meg LeFauve Screenwriter, Pixar’s Inside Out
Author, Her Read and A Wake with Nine Shades; poet, interdisciplinary artist (IAA 14-18)
Angie Thomas Author, The Hate U Give
• Off-campus screenings at regional film festivals
• Classrooms equipped with cutting-edge technology
• National Film Festival for Talented Youth
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Emmy, Oscar, and Grammy-winning composer known for Black Panther, The Mandalorian, and Childish Gambino’s “This is America”
• Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
• Internships and student film screenings with the Traverse City Film Festival
• National YoungArts Foundation
• Cannes Film Festival Pavilion
• Four editing suites
Aaron and Helen L. DeRoy Center for Film Studies
• The only facility in the nation dedicated to high school film studies
• 178-seat projection space
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Michael Abels Composer for Jordan Peele’s Us and Get Out Eric Deggans NPR, TV Critic Robert Eggers Director of Oscar-nominated film The Lighthouse Ludwig Göransson
Jennifer Sperry Steinorth
FACILITIES
• 24 residential rooms prioritized to film students
David Lynch Director, Dune, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks David Rabinowitz Screenwriter, BlacKkKlansman
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• Sound stage
• Thesis screenings and capstone presentations
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• Ambassador Leadership Summit at Johns Hopkins University selectee
Each semester, interdisciplinary arts students produce and host open-mic sessions known as the Academy Cafe. These performances are open to both interdisciplinary arts students and peers from other arts disciplines.
Interdisciplinary arts students perform at least one showcase every year. Recent collaborations include the original production RESOLVE, presented at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and ONE, which premiered at the New World Center in Miami.
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
• Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Silver Key, and Honorable Mentions in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Academy Cafe
Interdisciplinary Performances
FACILITIES
• Phoenix Theatre – 200-seat black box theatre for performances and master classes
The Interdisciplinary Arts major attracts young artists with skills and interests in multiple artistic disciplines. With a curriculum designed to accommodate exploration across arts areas, students participate in a daily studio class as well as core classes in contemporary arts performance and culture, arts leadership/ management, and portfolio development. Independent studies, collaborative projects, individual studio time, arts electives, and guest artist instruction are also key components of the Interdisciplinary Arts major. Students may choose to participate in the Interdisciplinary Performance Collaboration, a year-long course open to all majors and grade levels that culminates in an original presentation in the spring. Through an innovative curriculum, interdisciplinary arts students pursue their individual artistic interests and develop vital leadership skills while cultivating a uniquely informed passion for the arts.
Interdisciplinary arts students enjoy utilizing a variety of spaces across campus, including:
Interdisciplinary Arts
• Interdisciplinary Arts Suite – A recently renovated learning and collaboration space composed of a fully equipped black box theatre and tech-enabled classroom
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
Jennifer Sperry Steinorth
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Jamie John
Creative writer, interdisciplinary artist
Grammy Award-winning vocalist and Broadway actor (AS 94, 97, IAA 94-97)
Multi-media and visual artist, 2021 Sundance Institute Full Circle Fellow (IAA 15-19)
Sydney James Harcourt
Christina Seymour
Actor, director, and instructor
Music: andPerformanceClassicalComposition
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AWARDS AND HONORS • National Merit Finalists • Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Junior Division Silver Medalists • Bolz Young Artist Competition First Prize • ASCAP Young Composer Award
The classical music program, which offers a choice of performance and composition tracks, prepares students for the rigors of study at the university and conservatory level. Advanced music theory classes and weekly private lessons prepare students to put their skills into practice in a variety of ensembles, including orchestra, wind symphony, chamber singers, choir, brass choir, and more. These ensembles have a global reputation for excellence, serving as reading ensembles for composition students and enabling performance students to develop concert experience and sight-reading skills, as well as knowledge of a diverse and challenging repertoire.
FACILITIES
Classical musicians enjoy abundant and diverse performance opportunities. Large ensemble performances, solo recitals, and chamber concerts are all facets of the rigorous and well-balanced music curriculum. Orchestra students gain experience as pit musicians through theatre and dance productions.
Laurin Talese
Jazz vocalist, United States cultural ambassador with American Music Abroad
Principal bassist, Cleveland Orchestra Marcus Elliot
Saxophonist, composer, improviser, and educator; 2020 Kresge Artist Fellow
State-of-the-art, 60,000 square-foot facility opened in 2019 that includes:
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Principal Tuba, Philadelphia Orchestra (IAA 99-02, IAC 94-96, 98-99)
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
Music Center
• 50-rank Reuter pipe organ
• Instrument storage and repair facilities
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
• Nine small ensemble rehearsal rooms
Sir James Galway
• 952-seat auditorium
• Excellent acoustics and professional sound/lighting system
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
Maximilian Dimoff
Yizhak Schotten
• Recording and sound production studios
• Full orchestra pit
• Two large rehearsal spaces
Corson Auditorium
Internationally renowned flutist Nicholas Goluses
• Convertible performance/classroom spaces
Lora Schaefer
Professor of Viola, University of Michigan Gerard Schwarz Conductor
Professor of Guitar, Eastman School of Music Carol Jantsch
Oboist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (IAC 89, IAA 89-91)
• Intimate, 230-seat venue
The contemporary music program imparts the skills aspiring musicians need to thrive in the commercial music industry. Students pursue a well-rounded curriculum that provides instruction in both the technical and business aspects of life as a contemporary musician. Students can choose from several tracks, including popular performance, jazz performance, and singer-songwriter.
• YoungArts winners
• Gold Key and Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
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• NEA Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge
Students in the jazz performance track learn from a world-class faculty and perform alongside other talented young musicians. Within a varied repertoire, they have the opportunity to participate in a big band as well as smaller jazz combos.
POPULAR PERFORMANCE
Music: Contemporary
Contemporary musicians perform regularly both on and off our campus, including local and regional concerts, student-led “coffeehouses,” multi-city tours, and more.
Singer-songwriters foster their personal musical style while developing skills in melody, arranging, lyric-writing, and communicating with an audience. This program provides instruction to further students’ abilities as multi-instrumentalists.
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
JAZZ PERFORMANCE
SINGER-SONGWRITER
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
The popular performance track attracts ambitious and disciplined students seeking to develop their artistry. Students learn key aspects of performance, including how to communicate with an audience, effective rehearsal techniques, individual practice strategies, constructing lead sheets, and more.
Songwriter (IAA 13-15)
Sean Jones
Andy Stott
Ava Suppelsa
The Accidentals
Robert Hurst
OK Go Rock band
Award-winning American jazz vocalist
Musician and songwriter
Lindsey Ray
Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist
Jazz trumpeter, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Singer-songwriter, University of Southern California (IAC 12, IAA 12-14)
Quiana Lynell
Lauren Jones
Contemporary indie band
Music producer and singer-songwriter, Royal Northern College of Music
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist; Associate Professor of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation, University of Michigan
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Carmen Bradford
Music Production & Engineering
Music production and engineering students work directly and collaboratively with artists, composers, songwriters, musicians, and other engineers, designers, and producers to create high-quality recording and technology projects in a professional production environment. Students explore current practices and innovations in music technology, using digital audio workstations including Pro Tools, Ableton, and Logic. They learn electronic musicianship, music production, and key aspects of recording and production—from recording session set-up and microphone placement to signal flow and mix-down. Additionally, students master professional studio protocol and develop critical listening skills, as well as the aesthetic, communication, and organizational competencies vital to successful producers and engineers.
Songwriter and vocalist Sam Ashworth Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer Tim Franklin Singer-songwriter Will Kennedy
Music production and engineering students collaborate and apply their skills through partnerships with several campus departments. Students provide support for their classical and contemporary performance peers by working with the Interlochen Presents professional team to produce and record live performances. They also collaborate with student musicians to produce professional-quality recordings for college applications and public dissemination. The program also works closely with Interlochen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate station. In this role, students produce and host an on-air program featuring music by current and former Academy students.
• Control room windows for visual access into isolation booths
Ruby Amanfu
HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIESLEARNING
FACILITIES Music Center recording studio:
• Digital and analog workflows
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• Mechanical isolation
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
Music producer and engineer, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Tim Lauer Composer, producer, and songwriter for ABC’s Nashville Jonathan Perkins Emmy-winning composer, Berklee College of Music (IAA 93-95) Makeba Riddick Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
• Cutting-edge equipment
• On-site professional costume designers
• 15,000-piece costume collection
• Presidential Scholar in the Arts
STUDENT PERFORMANCES
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The Theatre major challenges students to develop both individually and within an ensemble. Students can focus their studies in acting, musical theatre, or design and production, while gaining exposure in all mediums.
• 175-seat, three-quarter thrust performance space
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MUSICAL THEATRE
Harvey Theatre Complex
Acting at Interlochen is Stanislavski-based with a focus on inner truth. Students explore a wide range of genres, including classical text, acting for the camera, and contemporary theatre, in addition to audition preparation.
• Recognition from the Art Schools Network Student Talent Composition Competition
• Cited by the August Wilson Monologue Competition
• Harvey Theatre
• Scene Shop
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DESIGN & PRODUCTION
The design and production concentration enables students to perceive, visualize, and realize practical designs for the theatre. The track offers pre-professional training in multiple aspects of technical theatre, including scenic, lighting, costume, and sound design.
• Mallory Costume Shop
Each year, the Theatre Division presents seven or more public performances that synthesize classroom work with performance practice. Selections range from classical texts to contemporary musicals to original works devised by the ensemble.
• On-site professional set designers and technical directors
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
The musical theatre track focuses on acting, with expanded skill development in singing, movement, and sequential dance training.
Theatre
• YoungArts competition finalists
Broadway actor, Frozen the Musical (IAA 09-10)
Phoenix Theatre
Broadway choreographer, Come From Away (IAC 96-97, IAA 97-00)
• 200-seat black box theatre
Noah Ricketts
Ricky Hinds
Corson Auditorium
Poet and playwright
Tony Award-winning actress (IAC 77)
• 952-seat theatre
Contemporary theatre
Sooner Rae
Theatre lighting designer, producer, and director
Spike Brant
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
• Professional lighting/sound system
• Full orchestra pit
Theatre and performance environment designer
Theresa Lang
Kit Yan
Victoria Clark
The Visual Arts major develops a young artist’s technical and conceptual abilities through an integrated curriculum that fosters connections between disciplines and media. By encouraging creative practices, such as flexible thinking, inquisitiveness, and perseverance, the Academy program lays the foundation for a deeper understanding of arts and innovation. Students develop advanced technical skills in multi-dimensional forms through daily study and practice of diverse media including painting, sculpting, printmaking, digital arts, and more. Regular critiques refine personal vision within a tightknit artistic community. Visual artists at Interlochen gain the confidence and empathy to develop as citizen artists and leaders.
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• Annual Juried Student Exhibition
STUDENT AWARDS AND HONORS
Senior Curator of Contemporary Design, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Wayne White
Emmy-winning art director, illustrator, and puppeteer
• Presidential Scholars in the Arts
• National Gold Medal Portfolio
Cornel Rubino Fine artist
• Eight studios for the study of different media John and Joan Herlitz Art Studios
• Personal studio spaces for Academy seniors and post-graduates
• Numerous YoungArts finalists and honorable mentions
• Neiman Marcus Award for Fashion
Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Center for Visual Arts
FACILITIES
• Multiple Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
• Senior Thesis
• Visual Arts Student Showcases
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIESEXHIBITION
Elisabeth Condon
Contemporary painter Wendy Froud Character designer, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Elaine Gurian Museum consultant
Ellen Lupton
• Festival Exhibition
RECENT GUEST ARTISTS
• Professional gallery space
• 36,000 square-foot facility
Laura Ames Mittelstaedt
MUSIC
Dr. Matthew Schlomer
Lesley Alicia Tye
Michael Mittelstaedt Division Director
Josh Lawrence
THEATRE
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CREATIVE WRITING
Stephen John Director, Design & Production
Clyde Sheets Division Director Steven Speciale
DANCE
FILM & NEW MEDIA
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Karyna McGlynn Division Director Dr. Brittany Cavallaro Darcy Parker Bruce Mika LesleyPerrineAliciaTye
Interlochen faculty are accomplished performers, creators, and educators in their respective fields of expertise. They challenge students to develop their skills in the classroom, in the studio, and on stage through an exciting array of performances, presentations, and exhibitions. With years of experience and unparalleled passion for their craft, our faculty serve as vital role models and career advisors for the young artists of Interlochen.
VISUAL ARTS
William Church Division Director
Big Band and Jazz Combos Conductor
Wind Symphony Conductor
Gulshirin Dubash
Matthew Lindstrom
Andrew McGinn
Dr. Matthew Cochran House Band Conductor
Melinda Zacher Ronayne Division Director Conor PatriciaLondonRussJohnsonFaganHuntOrlandoParkerA.Smith
Justin Lee Miller Director, Musical Theatre
Arts Faculty
Christine Marie Brown
Dr. Leslie B. Dunner Orchestra Conductor
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS
Joseph Morrissey Division Director Katie JurijsRachelDornJamesSafonovs
Briana Yarhouse Director, Animation Bailey Sitton
Jason Hallowbard Conductor of Choirs
Dr. Matthew Cochran Guitar
Ara Sarkissian Violin Derek Weller Double Bass
KEYBOARD
Dr. Laura Osgood Brown
Tina Chang Qu Violin
Courtney Kaiser-Sandler
Joan Raeburn Holland Harp
Thomas Bara Piano, Organ, Harp, and Percussion Chair; Organ
Dr. Cynthia Van Maanen
Jennifer Cresswell
Joshua BenBradBrianMarcusBlakeAndrewDavisDostElliottElliotMarsellaNovakTurner
Jorja Fleezanis Violin
Dr. Dane Philipsen Woodwind Chair, Oboe
Jeffery Norris Voice Chair
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Josh Lawrence Director, Jazz
Dr. Matthew Schlomer Saxophone Nancy Stagnitta Flute
Dr. Kara Huber Piano
MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITION
Renée Skerik String Chair, Viola
Dr. Eric Stomberg Bassoon
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Dr. Bryan Conger Clarinet
STRINGS
Dr. Thomas Lymenstull Piano
Contemporary Music Chair
Dr. Thomas Childs Music Fundamentals Chair, Music Theory
Dr. Patrick Owen Cello
Corbin Wagner Horn
WOODWINDS
MUSIC PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
PERCUSSION
Keith A. Aleo VOICE
Thomas Riccobono Brass Chair, Low Brass Ken Larson Trumpet
Marc Lacuesta Director Joshua Hoisington
BRASS
To learn more about our faculty, visit interlochen.org.
The Interlochen 5 are the defining and reinforcing characteristics of an Academy Ineducation.today’srapidly changing world, the skills, perspectives, and capacities developed here are enduring. The Interlochen 5 lay the foundation for life—both within and beyond the arts.
Arts Academy students can get a head start on college coursework through our partnership with Indiana University’s Advance College Project. This unique concurrent enrollment program fulfills high school graduation requirements and provides college credits accepted at most colleges and universities. Classes are taught face-to-face by Interlochen faculty certified by Indiana University.
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In our classrooms, studios, stages, and shared spaces, the principles of The Interlochen 5 come alive, promoting positive behavior and participation and supporting our students’ physical, mental, social, and creative well-being.
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Through Interlochen Arts Academy and The Interlochen 5, we seek to unlock the potential and unleash the capacity of the next generation of creative changemakers to lead inspired lives with enduring confidence.
The Interlochen Arts Academy experience is deeply formative. Social and emotional growth, academic achievement, and artistic opportunity combine here to help our students thrive now and in the future.
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In addition to world-class artistic training, Interlochen Arts Academy students engage in an accelerated college-preparatory academic program that readies them for success in any field. Our co-curricular approach emphasizes the connections between art and academics, encouraging students to think critically and creatively about problems in the classroom and beyond. Through the lens of the arts, students gain a deeper appreciation for academic subjects and prepare for the rigors of the world’s most competitive colleges and universities.
Our exceptional faculty have decades of experience working with aspiring artists and understand their unique needs. Our 6:1 studentfaculty ratio enables meaningful connection and one-on-one guidance. Academic faculty work closely with artistic instructors and Residence Life faculty to help students maintain a healthy balance.
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Mindfulness, Wellness, and Resilience
Citizen artistry extends the concept of community as students develop, present, and teach art in service to others.
The Interlochen 5
By studying the creative processes practiced across the Academy’s arts disciplines, students master the underlying principles of creativity and design thinking and learn to apply this mindset to all aspects of their lives.
Global and PerspectiveCultural
Interdisciplinary Perspective and Collaboration
The world comes together each year on this diverse and international campus. Global art and global issues are central to the Academy experience.
Community and Citizen Artistry
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVE CHANGEMAKERS
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Effective collaboration draws the best from each individual to achieve something no one person can accomplish on their own.
Creative Capacity
Artists require a balance of focus and freedom. The life of an artist is challenging and frequently on public display, requiring high levels of tenacity and resilience.
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We are committed to helping our students excel—both inside and outside the classroom. Our comprehensive support system equips students with the skills they need to thrive academically, artistically, emotionally, and physically. Academic, artistic, and Residence Life faculty work together with support staff across departments to accommodate the unique needs of each student and create a holistic plan for success.
The Academic and College Counseling department guides student academic scheduling preparation,andas well as the college discovery and application process. Counselors are available for throughoutappointmentstheclass day.
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ACADEMIC CENTER FOR ENRICHMENT (ACE)
The Academic Center for Enrichment is home to Interlochen’s student academic support services. These include assisted study, peer and professional tutoring, and writing center support.
BONISTEEL LIBRARY
Health Services is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for urgent matters, and 16 hours a day for treatment of illness and injuries. Other services include specialist siteprescriptions,referrals,andon-physicaltherapy.
ADVISORY
The Bonisteel Library advances passion for the arts by providing the communityInterlochenwith a diverse and evolving collection, knowledgeable and responsive staff, comfortable and inviting facilities, as well as current and emerging technologies.
The advisory program’s mission is to provide guidance and support to all students. Advisory acts as a bridge between academic, artistic, and personal development and serves as a primary vessel of the learningsocial-emotionalprogram.
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HEALTH SERVICES
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
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For students who strive to excel on the field or the court, Interlochen Arts Academy sponsors four school sports: basketball, volleyball, cross country, and lacrosse. In addition, students can enjoy intramural competition in ultimate frisbee, soccer, tennis, and badminton. Interlochen’s campus has ample space for almost any kind of sport: kickball, dodgeball, and other games provide opportunities for all students to participate in a fun and positive environment.
RESIDENCE LIFE
Boarding students live in dual-occupancy rooms in one of our eight residence halls. Rooms are fully equipped with beds, desks, dressers, and closets, as well as a shared or private bathroom. Residence Life instructors provide around-the-clock support and foster community within their hall through regular social events and activities in addition to collaborating closely with advisors to lead the Academy’s socialemotional learning program.
What happens inside the classrooms, studios, and rehearsal spaces is just part of the Interlochen Arts Academy experience. Outside of academic and artistic commitments, students discover abundant opportunities for fun, friendship, and personal growth.
ATHLETICS
Our recreation team curates a variety of structured and student-led activities. The Dennison Center serves as the hub for many of these activities, such as rock climbing, movie nights, and Super Bowl parties. Annual traditions include an end-of-theyear carnival; MORP, Interlochen’s answer to prom; and much more.
Let’s Talk About Student Life
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
RECREATION
Clubs and organizations provide an opportunity for students to bond with peers outside their major and explore other areas of interest. Some of our most popular clubs have included the Black Student Union, the Young Feminists Club, the Interlochen Book Club, the Student Sustainability Club, the Traditional Chinese Art Club, Model UN, Stilt Walking, and the Interlochen Podcast Cooperative, among others. Students are also welcome to form their own clubs, groups, or organizations.
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Interlochen students have frequent opportunities to explore the area beyond our campus. Senior and postgraduate students enjoy a traditional visit to Mackinac Island, a picturesque car-free community on Lake Huron. Students also participate in trips to Traverse City, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and other local destinations.
Our campus is just minutes away from Traverse City, widely recognized as one of the nation’s most beautiful freshwater beach towns. Traverse City is home to awardwinning restaurants, a world-class hospital, and a charming downtown shopping district. The fertile region is renowned as one of the nation’s largest producers of tart cherries and boasts a growing wine region. The Cherry Capital Airport offers direct flights to Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis.
Northern Michigan experiences all four seasons, so plan for a full range of weather. Autumns are brisk and beautiful (the area is a noted destination for fall colors). Winters are crisp and snowy. Students enjoy abundant opportunities to participate in winter sports, including ice skating, snowshoeing, cross-country and downhill skiing, and snow tubing—a perennial student favorite. Interlochen enjoys vibrant, temperate springs.
Let’s Talk About Northern Michigan
Interlochen is situated on an idyllic 1,200acre campus in northwest lower Michigan. Our peaceful setting features acres of mature hardwood forests and two tranquil lakes. Here, students discover their own Walden Pond—a place where the beauty and harmony of nature inspire them to reflect and create.
In addition to our Campus Safety team, Residence Life instructors also work to ensure student safety. Members of the Residence Life team monitor the front desk of each residence hall to check in visitors.
All students must sign into their residence hall at the conclusion of each day, and Residence Life instructors confirm that each student is safe and present. Students may not leave campus without express permission from parents/guardians and Residence Life instructors.
CAMPUS SAFETY
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The health and safety of our community is our highest priority. Here are just a few of the resources we have in place to ensure the mental and physical health of every member of our community.
Psychological wellness is a central component of Interlochen’s social-emotional learning program. Through regular advisory meetings, residence life programming, and community meetings, students are taught to prioritize wellness and develop resilience. School counselors are available around-the-clock to provide social, emotional, and academic support.
Let’s Talk About Health and Safety
Our Health Services center is operated by a team of licensed medical professionals.
In addition to a full-time staff of registered nurses, a nurse practitioner holds regular office hours. Interlochen is just minutes away from Munson Medical Center, a level II trauma center and referral hospital with over 300 physicians practicing in 35 specialties.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS
Our Campus Safety team patrols our campus 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Security cameras are positioned in areas across campus and monitored continuously by Campus Safety staff. The Campus Safety team also provides alerts about inclement weather and leads campus-wide emergency preparedness drills. Interlochen’s safety staff collaborates closely with the Green Lake Township Community Police Officer to protect our neighbors both on and off campus.
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Principal Oboist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer Holly Gilbert Director, High Altitude Observatory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Steve Hayden
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After Interlochen, our students lead meaningful lives in the arts and beyond. Students graduate from Interlochen with more than a high school diploma and honed artistic skills—they also carry the values of dedication, resilience, independence, and collaboration as they embark on their next chapter. Graduates join a tight-knit network of exceptional alumni working and learning in a wide range of fields.
NationalArcheologist-in-residence,Geographic Jewel
Principal Clarinetist, New York Philharmonic Doug Stanton
Some of our notable alumni include: Brittany Cavallaro
Peter Erskine
Nathaniel Mary Quinn Painter
Let’s Talk About Life After Interlochen
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Former Vice-Chair and Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy Worldwide Fred Hiebert
New York Times best-selling author, In Harm’s Way
Interlochen alumni hold seats in all of the country’s major orchestras; star regularly in Broadway productions; appear at the top of the New York Times’ best-sellers list; dance in prestigious companies; and collaborate behind the scenes of feature films. They can also be found practicing medicine and law, managing NASA’s heliophysics division, and teaching in classrooms across the globe.
New York Times best-selling author, Charlotte Holmes series Elaine Douvas
Artistic Director, Martha Graham Dance Company
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Anthony McGill
• Merit and need-based aid are available for both domestic and international students
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We are committed to making an Interlochen education accessible to each and every talented student with the promise and potential to thrive here.
Let’s Talk About Your Investment
Aftertomorrow.Interlochen, most students choose to continue their studies at some of the world’s most prestigious colleges, universities, and conservatories. Recent graduates have enrolled at Harvard University, The Juilliard School, Columbia University, Eastman School of Music, Berklee College of Music, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design, and other acclaimed institutions. Annually, a majority of graduates are accepted into one of their top three college choices and earn more than $35 million in scholarships.
• 80% of students who attend Interlochen Arts Academy receive financial assistance
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We believe that making an investment in a student’s life today will yield dividends
• Nearly $16 million in scholarships and aid is awarded annually
FINANCIAL AID
Contact the Office of Admission & Financial Aid if you have any questions. PHONE 800.681.5912231.276.7472 toll-free EMAIL admission@interlochen.org INSTAGRAM @interlochenadmission
Here’s how to apply:
Visit interlochen.org/virtual-tour for an exclusive video tour and other resources. You can join the Admission Team on Zoom for information sessions, student panels, Q&A sessions, and more. In addition, families are welcome to visit and tour Interlochen’s campus or meet in person with the Admission Team.
• Regular Decision Deadline: Jan. 15
Interlochen Center for the Arts (ICA) does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender. ICA also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Reports of misconduct, questions regarding Title IX, and concerns about noncompliance should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. For a complete copy of the policy or for more information, please contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). www.interlochen.org/title-ix
1. Fill out the application and submit your portfolio or recorded audition at interlochen.org/application.
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2. Complete your FAST Financial Aid application and submit the required documentation.
• Early Decision Deadline: Nov. 15
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• Rolling admission based on program availability after Jan. 15
Let’s Talk About Your Application
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