Studio A: Recent Episodes
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From high school students to Grammy winners, join us in Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A for insightful interviews and performances of works new and old.
Meet the MJ Brass quintet - all five musicians are Interlochen Arts Academy students, and they called themselves "MJ" because all five of their first names start with one of those two letters.MusiciansMauricio García de Jesús, trumpet, San Felipe Otlaltepec, MexicoMadi Turrentine, trumpet, Groveton, TexasJaksen Vargas, horn, Cedar Park, TexasJuan Beltran, trombone, Spring, TexasJune Eickholt, tuba, Colleyville, TexasThe MJ Quintet performed the first movement of the Brass Quintet no. 3 in D-flat major by Victor Ewald.
Trio Azura performs in IPR's Studio A while on their Gold Medal tour after winning this year's Fischoff National Chamber Competition. Their members are Duncan McDougall, violin, Yejin Hong, cello, and Yanfeng (Tony) Bai, piano.
New Interlochen faculty member Christopher Goodpasture on his love for the L.A. Lakers, why young musicians should play more chamber music and the "extraterrestrial" nature of Scriabin.
Interlochen faculty pianist Hyemin Kim is presenting a recital of music by composers from the 18th century to the present day. The composers represented on her program include Franz Joseph Haydn, Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy, R. Nathaniel Dett and John Corigliano. She recently visited IPR's Studio A to give a preview of some of the music she'll be presenting Friday night in Manistee.
Double bassist Paul Erhard and pianist Alejandro Cremaschi are presenting a unique recital of tango-inspired music in northern Michigan this week.All of the music on their recital was composed by Luis Jorge González (1936-2016), an Argentine-born American composer who was a friend and colleague of Erhard's and Cremaschi's for many years.All three served on the music faculty of the University of Colorado, Boulder.Erhard and Cremaschi visited IPR's Studio A to give a preview of some of the music they'll be presenting on this week's recitals and to discuss González's musical and personal legacy.Music performed in Studio ALuis Jorge González, Wanderer's SongsLuis Jorge González, Chacona Tangante (theme and variations 1-3)
Founders Joe Skerik and Kyle Stachnik have assembled a quintet version of Viridian Strings for a late summer concert tour of northern Michigan.Music performed in Studio ARalph Vaughan Williams, Phantasy Quintet (mvts. 3 & 4)Musicians heard in Studio ACherry Yeung, violinMatthew Hakkarainen, violinBrian Isaacs, violaJoe Skerik, violaKyle Stachnik, cello
The Argentine chamber tango ensemble "QuinTango" performed in Classical IPR's Studio A ahead of their 6-concert tour around northern Michigan.They performed an arrangement by bassist Ali Cook of Leonard Cohen's "Dance me to the end of love" as well as "Luna roja," an original composition by bandoneonist Emmanuel Trifolio.QuinTango's members are: Regino Madrid (violin), Joan Singer (founder/violin), Ali Cook (bass), Agustin Muriago (piano) and Emmanuel Trifilio (bandoneon). They are joined this weekend by QuinTango’s dance master, Victor Rua Espada of Buenos Aires.
The 2024 Advanced String Quartets from Interlochen Arts Camp visited Studio A to record Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet no. 4 in E minor.Movement 1Tarquin Bennion, violin, Sidney, MTAlex Workman, violin, Greenville, NCSteven Zhang, viola, Mesa, AZCharlie Pabst, cello, Tempe, AZMovement 2Guillem Baviera Fuste, violin, Torrent, SpainHannah Schewiger, violin, Rancho Santa Margarita, CADana Wang, viola, New York, NYAiden Ko, cello, Seongnam-si, South KoreaMovement 3Momica Lu, violin, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAnthony Kim, violin, San Diego, CANatalie Coleman, viola, Liberty, MOJuliet Diaz Onderwyzer, cello, West Nyack, NYMovement 4 Jonathan Milgram, violin, San José, Costa RicaKaylee Nah, violin, Portland, ORCristian Yohannes, viola, Frisco, TXEvelyn Yang, cello, London, England
JoAnn Falletta leads Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra in their final concert of the 2024 season and the 97th annual performance of “Les Préludes.” Classical IPR presents the live broadcast this Sunday, August 4 at 7:30 PM ET.
Three high school student students from Interlochen Arts Camp recently visited Studio A to perform music by Giuseppe Verdi, Claude Debussy and Stefano Donaudy."Il lacerato spirito" from "Simon Boccanegra" by Giuseppi VerdiDavid Gigauri, bass-baritone; Tbilisi, GeorgiaHao Zhang, piano"Nuit d'etoiles" by Claude DebussyValentina Gomez, soprano; Miami, FLXiaoping Wang, piano"Vaghissima sembianza" by Stefano DonaudyModestina Call, soprano; Oxford, MIAmelia Arguelles, piano
Two high school student brass quintets from Interlochen Arts Camp recently visited Studio A to perform music by Alexander Arutiunian, Eric Ewazen and Samuel Scheidt.The Fire FiveEric Ewazen, Frost Fire (first movement)Ben Mitchell, trumpet, Charlotte, NCGabe Luza, trumpet, Charlotte, NCConnor Powers, horn, Houson, TXWill Cranston, trombone, Houston, TXBarrett Hoover, tuba, Wann, OKThe Maple Brass QuintetSamuel Scheidt, Canzona Bergamasca Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian Scenes (third movement)Taylor Hopps, trumpet, Olympia, WAJakob Burnham, trumpet, Brighton, MIBen Shugart, horn, Grand Prairie, TexasDemitri Resto, tenor trombone, Trumbull, CTCaden Wolfe, bass trombone, Tampa, FL
"Condense Eternity" by composer Alex Berko is inspired by iconic Michigan and New York bridges. The piece gets its Interlochen premiere this weekend with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Rebecca Tong.
Conductor Rebecca Tong conducts Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra this weekend in a program highlighting the "Enigma Variations" by Edward Elgar and new music by Alex Berko.
Two high school student wind quintets from Interlochen Arts Camp visited IPR's Studio A to perform music by Carl Nielsen and Maurice Ravel.Apollo V Mariana Perez-Alvarez, flute, Katy, TexasKate Roberts, oboe, Wylie, TexasTom Wang, clarinet, Sammamish, Wash.Paul Wittmer, bassoon, Buffalo, N.Y.Ben Shugart, horn, Grand Prairie, TexasCoach: Sharon SparrowCarl Nielsen, Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderatoCouperin QuintetMarko Sretenovic, flute, Belgrade, SerbiaLeo Egen, oboe, Kalamazoo, Mich.Chris Cui, clarinet, Apex, N.C.Damian Carrasco, bassoon, Cedar Park, TexasConnor Powers, horn, Houston, TexasCoach: Robert WalkerMaurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude (arr. Mason Jones)
Jader Bignamini has conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) since their 2020-2021 season. He and DSO musicians are at Interlochen this weekend for two concerts, including a side-by-side concert with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra.Saturday's program opens with "Don Juan" by Richard Strauss and includes Ludwig van Beeethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. Sunday's program features Dvorak's "New World" Symphony and the overture to "Nabucco" by Giuseppe Verdi.
The members of the Beaver Combo are high school jazz students studying at Interlochen Arts Camp this summer.Sam Crespino, Josiah Dean-Ware, Connor Dively, Emi Greenfield, Aiden Ledbetter and Armin Schulz-Baldes visited IPR's Studio A to perform the Errol Garner jazz standard "Misty."
Matthew Straw leads Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra in their third concert of the 2024 season. Classical IPR presents the live broadcast this Sunday, July 14 at 7:30 PM ET.
Composer Bobby Ge talks with Interlochen Public Radio about "Sighting the Swallow," a piece that gets its Interlochen premiere with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra this weekend.Co-commissioned by Interlochen Center for the Arts and the New York Youth Symphony, "Sighting the Swallow" had its world premiere at Carnegie Hall in March 2023.
Anna Snecinski and Santiago Ramirez are high school pianists at Interlochen Arts Camp who recently visited IPR's Studio A.Anna Snecinski is 16 years old. She is from Tampa, FL. Anna performed the Intermezzo in A major (op. 118, no. 2) by Johannes Brahms.Santiago Ramirez is 16 years old. He is from Medellín, Colombia. Santiago performed an original composition entitled "Pasillo no. 1." A pasillo is a traditional Colombian dance with a distinctive rhythm in 3/4 time.
This Sunday, Cristian Macelaru leads the World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) in their second concert of its 2024 season at Interlochen Center for the Arts. Joining Macelaru is violin sensation Ray Chen performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
Kotoha Inoue and Olivia Sexton have each just finished their first week at this summer's Interlochen Arts Camp (2024).They visited IPR's Studio A to perform and talk about their experiences at camp so far.Kotoha Inoue is 15 years old. She performed the "June: Barcarolle" movement from Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Seasons."Olivia Sexton is 17 years old. She performed the Prelude and Allemande movements from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita no. 1 in B-flat major.Michael Culler engineered this recording session with support from Carolyn Dzul.
This Sunday, Lazarova launches the World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) into their first concert at Interlochen Center for the Arts with a program that includes Johannes Brahms's "Academic Festival Overture," Benjamin Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" and "Abstractions" by Anna Clyne.
Edgar Donati, Martin Noh, Daniel Spink and Blake Kitayama of the Kodak Quartet are in residence as part of IPR's Sound Garden Project.
Darren Liou, Matthew Rasmussen, Alex Lee, Thacher Schreiber and Kristine Llanderal of Fivemind Reeds are in residence in Glen Arbor, part of IPR's Sound Garden Project.
Sarah Huebsch Schilling and Kelsey Schilling are spouses, early musicians and faculty members at the annual Renaissance Music Retreat from Interlochen's College of Creative Arts. The Schillings visited Studio A with pairs of recorders and crumhorns to demonstrate some of the music they're teaching and performing this week.
They're back! Cuna Kim, Kyle Stachnik, Oliver Leitner and Joseph Skerik of Viridian Strings brought music of Dvorak to IPR's Studio A ahead of a pair of performances in northern Michigan this weekend.
Two TCAPS seniors visited IPR's Studio A ahead of the 2024 Traverse City Music Boosters Benefit Concert.Oboist Amelia Lawens is a senior at Traverse City West. She performed Robert Schumann's Romance, Op. 94 no 1Bassoonist Jack Dwyer is a senior at Traverse City Central. He performed Eugene Bordeau's "Premier Solo."Their collaborative pianist was David Husser.They and other TCAPS students will be featured in a benefit concert on Thursday, May 23. All donations support the Traverse City Music Boosters' student scholarships and music classroom mini-grants.
Violinist Tina Chang Qu, cellist Patrick Owen and pianist TJ Lymenstull take the stage of the Alluvion in Traverse City Friday night.They'll perform the Piano Trio no. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn and Café Music by Paul Schoenfield (also spelled Schoenfeld). The trio gave a preview of Friday's recital, performing the second movement of Café Music.Michael Culler engineered the music recording.
The annual Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert features Interlochen Arts Academy students performing Bach's music in honor of the late scholar and pianist. This recital takes place because Interlochen is home to the Rosalyn Tureck Bach Research Institute.Tureck was an important scholar of Bach’s music in the 20th century, and everyone from Glenn Gould to William F. Buckley to Sharon Isbin sought her opinions.In 2022, Interlochen became the home of the Tureck Bach Research Institute, which includes Rosalyn Tureck’s essays, books, writings and recordings.Another part of the Tureck Bach Research Institute is this annual recital in her honor featuring the music of Bach.IPR met two of the pianists who will be playing Bach's music on this recital and got a preview in Studio A. Kené Obiaya is a senior from Chicago, IL. He performed the Prelude and Fugue in D major Book 1 of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.Viviane Kim is a senior from Port Jefferson, NY. She performed Bach's Partita in C Minor (BWV 826).Kim is also this year's recipient of the Rosalyn Tureck scholarship, which is awarded to a female Interlochen Arts Academy piano student.
Frank Slaughter recently spoke with Classical IPR about the history of "Repose," the show that he been hosting for Interlochen Public Radio since 1987.In the earliest days of the program, he broadcast a lot of music by George Winston and the Paul Winter Consort. With the success of musicians like Yanni in the early 1990s, Slaughter changed the focus of the program's music to more new age instrumental sounds.In this conversation with IPR's music director Amanda Sewell, Slaughter explains why he chose Danny Wright's cover of "Softly as I Leave You" for the "Repose" theme music, and why he signs off each program by asking his wife Maurine to "turn on the side light."
Soprano Amber Cierra Merritt will portray sculptor Edmonia Lewis in the world premiere of opera "Edmonia" by composer Bill Banfield.Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American ancestry to achieve international recognition. Banfield's opera "Edmonia" celebrates Lewis's life, and it's getting its premiere at Interlochen in May.The production will feature student musicians from Interlochen Arts Academy in many of the roles, but the title character will be portrayed by soprano Amber Cierra Merritt. Merritt recently visited IPR's Studio A when she was on campus for "Edmonia" rehearsals.With collaborative pianist Susan Snyder, she performed the aria "Dreams" from Banfield's "Edmonia," as well as the art song "Why Fades a Dream" by Irene Britton Smith (text of Paul Laurence Dunbar).Merritt spoke with IPR about bringing a figure like Edmonia Lewis to life and how her relationship with composer Banfield has helped both of them shape the music and the character.She also talked about her newest role - that of being a mom.
Pianist and From the Top host Peter Dugan visited IPR's Studio A to discuss being a musical omnivore and how he works with young musicians for the show.Music performed in Studio AFrederic Chopin, Nocturne op. 27, no. 2John Lennon & Paul McCartney, "Yesterday" (arr. Peter Dugan)Alberto Ginastera, Danza del gaucho matrero
Violinist and Interlochen Arts Academy violin instructor Tina Qu visited IPR's Studio A to perform a movement from a Bach Partita. Qu will be featured with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra in their Bach Brandenburg Concertos concert on March 17, 2024.
Members of the Sandy Bottom Boys bluegrass ensemble visited Studio A to perform music from "Whither Thou Goest? The Story of Ruth" alongside Artistic Director of Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre and choreographer Tom Morrell.Set in 1930s Appalachia and featuring live bluegrass musicians, the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre presents "Whither Thou Goest? The Story of Ruth" at the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, MI the weekend of March 9-10, 2024.Music performed in Studio A:"Pass Me Not Old Gentle Savior" performed by the Sandy Bottom Boys, Jonah Powell on mandolin and fiddle, Crispin Campbell on cello and Angelo Meli on guitar.
Pocket Winds members Rylan Collins, William Simpfendorfer, Elise TeKolste, Audrey Bray performed the music of Jacques Ibert in IPR's Studio A. They will join other Interlochen Arts Academy students going on tour in New York later this month.
Annie Walton, Sophie Choy, Jonathan Miller, Henry Price and Mauricio García de Jesús - or the My Friend quintet - performed the first movement of "Frost Fire" by Eric Ewazen during this session of IPR's Studio A. They and other Interlochen Arts Academy students are going on tour in New York later this month.
Classical guitarist and Interlochen Arts Academy alum Gohar Vardanyan visited Studio A to perform music by Ponce, Tarrega and Calleja and to answer questions from current Interlochen guitar students.She talked about her excitement about being back on the Interlochen campus, which guitarists have been most influential to her, why her fingernails are the bane of her existence and why she doesn't play the guitar for fun (really).Music performed in Studio AManuel Ponce, Suite in A minor: Prelude (in the style of Weiss) Francisco Tarrega, Recuerdos de la AlhambraFrancisco Calleja, Cancion Triste
Detroit Opera Resident Artists Ben Reisinger, Melanie Spector and Rolfe Dauz visited Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A along with Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke and Resident Artist Program Director Nathalie Doucet. Melanie Spector, soprano: "Quando me'n vo'" from Giacomo Puccini's La bohème (a/k/a "Musetta's Waltz")Ben Reisinger, baritone: "O vin, dissipe la tristesse" from Ambroise Thomas's HamletRolfe Dauz, baritone: "Votre toast" from George Bizet's Carmen (a/k/a "The Toreador Song")
The quintet Calliope Brass is in residence this week at Interlochen Public Radio. Calliope's members Rebecca Steinberg (trumpet), Olivia Pidi (trumpet), Erin Paul (horn), Sara Mayo (trombone) and Samantha Lake (tuba).Calliope is in northern Michigan recording music for a new album, working with Interlochen students and giving public performances.Tubist Samantha Lake and album producer Erik Saras spoke with Classical IPR following a day of recording. Hear their entire conversation, as well as selections from Calliope's recording sessions, in the podcast. This podcast includes excerpts from "Garden Story" by Sara Jacovino and "Pandora's Magic Castle" by Rich Shemaria.
In 1947, a 13-year-old boy from New Rochelle, NY came to Interlochen's National Music Camp because he was entranced by a photo of a young female harpist in the camp's brochure.Jerry Bilik didn't find the harpist that summer, but he did find a love of music that transformed his entire life.He originally enrolled in music composition course because the classroom's windows had a clear view of the girls' tennis courts. After hearing a performance of Mozart's Requiem that summer, Bilik fell in love with the power of music and decided to dedicate himself to it. He stopped looking out the windows during composition class and starting learning how to write music.As a college student, Bilik served as the chief composer and arranger for the University of Michigan Marching Band.Throughout his professional career, Bilik has parlayed his composition and arrangement skills into everything from television to figure skating to magic shows. He worked on music production staff for hit TV shows like "Charlie's Angels" and spent decades as a creative director for Disney on Ice. Now 90, Bilik remains an active composer and researcher. This year, he published a book about his former teacher Tibor Serly and Serly's original compositional method called "Modus Lascivus." He's also still creating arrangements for the University of Michigan Marching Band.Bilik recently spoke to Classical IPR about his life in music so far (he still has a lot of things left to do).
Get insight into what it takes to put on an opera at the Met. Emily Duncan Wilson chats with the director, puppet designer and the singer performing the role of Rosalba in "Florencia en el Amazonas."
Interlochen Arts Academy flute students studying with Nancy Stagnitta came to Studio A to give a preview of an upcoming off-campus recital at the Music House Museum.Interlochen Arts Academy student flutists Rylan Collins, Taltos Fuszfas, Ava Gilbert, Arin Goldstein, Caewithe Miller, Nick Popke and Genevieve Skatoff performed in IPR's Studio A with faculty collaborative pianist Hyemin Kim.They performed "Tambourin" by François-Joseph Gossec and a trio for flute, piccolo, and alto flute by Herman Beeftink.
Kodan Quintet members Hunter O'Brien, Corbin Krebs, Ian Daugherty, Lauren Anker and Keeheon Nam visited Studio A to perform music of Amy Beach and Valerie Coleman.
Three Interlochen Arts Academy string quartets perform music by Joseph Haydn at the City Opera House as a part of the new Interlochen in Town series.
Crispin Campbell is the principal cellist of the Traverse City Symphony Orchestra and a retired Instructor of Cello at Interlochen Arts Academy. Paul Sullivan is a Grammy award-winning pianist and composer. Together, they visited IPR's Studio A ahead of their mini-tour around northern MI.
Six Mile Strings (Yuri Popowcyz, Natalie Frakes, Tom Sullivan, Alycia Wilder) visited IPR from Detroit for a packed weekend of performing in Studio A, presenting a concert at the Old Art Building in Leland, MI, and guest starring in Kids Commute LIVE! at the Dennos Museum Center.
Multifaceted Claire Haungci visited IPR's Studio A ahead of her performance this weekend with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra. She'll be the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major. She played Bach's Toccata in G minor (BWV 915) and an original cadenza she wrote for Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 25. Huangci talked about what makes a good recording session, why this Mozart concerto is a new chapter in her longstanding collaboration with TSO artistic director and principal conductor Kevin Rhodes, and what she does to prepare on the day of a concert.
Soprano Laura Osgood Brown and mezzo-soprano Lindsey Anderson will perform with pianist Hyemin Kim at The Alluvion in Traverse City as a part of the new Interlochen in Town series. They visited IPR's Studio A to give a preview of the recital with music by Robert Schumann and Franco Paolo Tosti.
The double doctorate and Interlochen Arts Academy collaborative pianist visited IPR to talk about this weekend's Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra concert. She performed Robert Schumann's Träumerei (Dreaming) and Claude Debussy's Feux d'artifice (Fireworks) in Studio A. She also spoke with IPR's Amanda Sewell about upcoming recitals with Michael Coonrod, Laura Osgood Brown and Lindsey Anderson.
If you're looking for the newest cutting-edge classical music played in innovative and startling ways, New Music Detroit has it.
Their concerts include some of the newest classical music out there, and it includes instruments being played in surprising ways - plus, items being played musically that you might not think of as musical instruments.
The ensemble that's currently touring northern Michigan includes New Music Detroit core members cellist Úna O'Riordan, pianist and creative director Justin Snyder and vocalist Jocelyn Zelasko. They're joined this week by guest percussionist Matthew Duvall of Eighth Blackbird.
These four musicians visited Studio A give a preview of some of this week's concert repertoire.
They're in northern Michigan giving two concerts this week: Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Glen Lake School Auditorium in Maple City, and Friday at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral Barn at Historic Barns Park in Traverse City. Both concerts are presented by IPR and the Glen Arbor Arts Center.
Manitou Winds visited Studio A to give us a taste of their upcoming concerts where they'll blend music with storytelling.
Two high school mezzo-sopranos from Interlochen Arts Camp visited Studio A to perform music of Tchaikovsky and Mozart.
Nancy Deneen sat down with Jung-Ho Pak to discuss his role as the conductor of a youth orchestra, the program of the final WYSO concert of the summer, and what it's like to conduct hundreds of musicians when performing Franz Liszt's "Les Préludes" at Interlochen Arts Camp.
How did musicians respond to the events of 9/11? IPR's music director Amanda Sewell and Glen Arbor Art Center gallery manager Sarah Bearup-Neal discuss a variety of ways that musicians reacted. Hear classical music by Steve Reich and Eric Ewazen, popular songs by Toby Keith and Paul McCartney, film music by Alexandre Desplat (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) and John Powell (United 93) and musical theater by Irene Sankoff and David Hein (Come from Away).
Also discussed is the Clear Channel memorandum that followed 9/11/2001, which effectively banned more than 100 very different songs from airplay - ranging from Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" to Kool and the Gang's "Celebration."
This conversation took place as part of a current project at the Glen Arbor Art Center called "In Translation": Exploring the Role of the Arts in the 21st Century. The exhibit is on display from August 18 to October 26, 2023.
The 2023 Advanced String Quartets from Interlochen Arts Camp visited Studio A to record Beethoven's String Quartet no. 11 in F minor "Serioso."
Movement 1 Caden Jiang, violin, Irvine, CA Yuri Ishida, violin, San Diego, CA Jocelyn Scully, viola, Chesapeake, VA Julia Yuan, cello, Boston, MA
Movement 2 Emil Stachyra, violin, Ann Arbor, MI Sasha Kirby, violin, Brooklyn, NY Jane Morrison, viola, Burke, VA Ryan Park, cello, Katy, TX
Quartet 3 Ella Zack, violin, Buffalo, NY Selah Dowell, violin, Ypsilanti, MI Camryn Bourne, viola, Dallas, TX Elias Shapero, cello, Virginia Beach, VA
Quartet 4 Vladimir Tsiper, violin, St. Paul, MN Alex Workman, violin, Greenville, NC Lily Wodzisz, viola, Grosse Pointe, MI Ian Gu, cello, Latham, NY
Saxophonists Samuel Hartt, Lauren Troutman, Jonah Kulick and Joshua Elwood have been planting music in unexpected places with IPR's Sound Garden Project.
Corva Graham, Kyle Cho, Kevin Jin, Madeline Zhang and Connor Powers visited IPR's Studio A to perform music by Paul Hindemith, talk about how they named their chamber group and what it's been like performing in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra this summer.
Román Berris, Chris Cui, Heidi Gubser and Dima Tishyn visited IPR's Studio A to perform music by Jean Françaix and talk about life at Interlochen Arts Camp.
37 Interlochen Arts Discovery day campers visited IPR this week to record original fairy tales that they wrote this week
WYSO guest conductor Gemma New talked with IPR about the intense emotions and life lessons in the music by Shostakovich and Auerbach on this week's program.
Thacher Schreiber, Darren Liou, Alex Lee, Matthew Rasmussen and Jacob Freiman are planting music in unexpected places this summer as part of IPR's Sound Garden Project.
The cellist, composer, vocalist and producer talked with IPR's Kate Botello about his work as a Traverse City Dance Project NewVo Fellow and the experimentation behind his original music.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director and World Youth Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Jader Bignamini talked with IPR about performances with both ensembles at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
The 2023 Interlochen Arts Camp concerto competition winners performed their winning concertos in Studio A ahead of their appearances with Interlochen orchestras.
The two Interlochen Arts Camp voice students performed in Studio A and talked with IPR’s Keith Brown about camp life, opera rehearsals and pet birds.
Interlochen Arts Camp high school musicians Nabeel Ansari, Andrew Brown, Fabrizio Milcent, Aldo Villanueva and Hannah Wang visited Studio A.
Pianist Conrad Tao and tap dancer Caleb Teicher visited IPR ahead of their performance at the Great Lakes Center for the Arts.
Tango musicians Winnie Cheung and Hugo Satorre visited IPR's Studio A to talk bare feet and the bandoneon
Ruth Griffioen, Carole Scott, Carolyn Edwards, Peter Paolini and Doug Scott from the Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra visited IPR's Studio A to perform music of Telemann ahead of Sunday's concert in Beulah
Erina Yashima, first kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin, will lead WYSO this weekend in Sergei Rachmaninoff's "The Rock" and Florence Price's Symphony No. 1.
Violinist Philippe Quint talked with IPR about his Stradivarius violin, "Ruby," and reflected on his experiences as a young musician ahead of his performance with Interlochen's World Youth Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru, artistic director and principal conductor of Interlochen Center for the Arts' World Youth Symphony Orchestra, talked with IPR about the orchestra's repertoire and upcoming performance.
33 Interlochen Arts Discovery day camp students visited IPR's Studio A to record original stories that they created this week.
Falletta visited IPR to discuss her work with WYSO musicians during their first week at Interlochen Arts Camp.
Two Interlochen Piano Intensives students visited IPR's Studio A to perform music of Kapustin and Gershwin.
Classical guitarists Cochran and McAllister talked with IPR's Kate Botello ahead of their northern Michigan performances on June 18 and 24.
The author of "Ghetto Classics: How a youth orchestra changed a Nairobi slum" and one of the orchestra's founding members on starting a music program next to a garbage dump
Viridian Strings is back in northern Michigan this week for concerts at Oliver Art Center and The Alluvion.
The former first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet spoke about how he acquired multiple precious violins and what foods he seeks out during his frequent travels.
The pianist, conductor, violinist and music education advocate talks Sesame Street, the White House and "Black in America" with IPR's Nancy Deneen
Interlochen Arts Academy student percussionist Hannah Stone demonstrates the taxi horns in Gershwin's "An American in Paris"
This "bona fide Philadelphia jazz treasure" visited IPR to perform "Amazing Grace" and discuss her storied career.
This "bona fide Philadelphia jazz treasure" visited IPR to perform "Amazing Grace" and discuss her storied career.
Ljova, Sabina Torosjan and Valeriya Sholokhova tell IPR about meeting via Facebook, this brand-new instrument and more.
The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra conductor discusses two unprecedented programs of music by Black composers he'll lead with the New York Philharmonic.
Schultz, who performed as Adina in the Met's recent production of "L'Elisir d'Amore," tells Interlochen Public Radio about the production, her background and the importance of staying true to yourself.
The self-proclaimed "poster child for intersectionality" talks with IPR about how social justice music can change hearts but not minds.
Sords visited Interlochen Public Radio ahead of his performance with the Traverse Symphony's Kevin Rhodes this weekend.
Eliza Fichialos, Katarina Swann, Megan Apostol, Micah Blair and Ella Brown join IPR to perform a traditional tune and a Respighi waltz.
Sean Chen appears with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra this weekend. He joined us at Interlochen Public Radio for music and insight into his multifaceted career.
Gabrielle Barkidjija, Elizabeth Polese, Ben Reisinger and Melanie Spector visited Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A with Nathalie Doucet
Ingemar and Lisa Johansson of Song of the Lakes visited Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A ahead of their performance at Traverse City's annual winter solstice celebration
Bonham Geller, Juan Jaimes, Wesley Patterson, Ally Waddell and Samuel Watsham performed music by Andrew York and Ólafur Arnalds
Erin Kazmierczak and Lynn Kang, opera students at Interlochen Arts Academy, sing a duet from Monteverdi's opera "The Coronation of Poppea."
The world-renowned euphonium player visited Studio A to perform music of Yasuhide Ito and Philip Sparke and answer all of our questions about the instrument.
Guitarists Matthew Cochran and Michael Kudirka will present a program spanning centuries of music for the instrument.
Trombonist Tom Riccobono discusses his upcoming solo appearance with the TSO and his other musical roles in the region. He performed music of Wagenseil in Studio A.
The "Hamilton" star talks Aaron Burr, Shakespeare and the importance of preparedness in IPR's Studio A.
The Grammy-nominated actor shares her Interlochen memories and explains how she makes iconic characters like Julie Jordan and Eliza Doolittle her own.
Members Anne Bara, Sam Clark, Lauren Murphy and Jason McKinney visited Studio A to perform music of Richard Rodney Bennett.
Violinist Stephanie Cope, guitarist Bill Wilson and percussionist Gary Schils played original tunes and talked about how they got together.
Interlochen Arts Academy's new Instructor of Piano performs music of Rachmaninoff, Joplin and Tower and talks about learning new music alongside her students.
The inaugural Baroque on Beaver Young Soloist competition winner discussed Braille music, Bach fugues and why her service dog Otto doesn't go on stage with her.