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Interlochen Center for the Arts#Interlochen Arts Festival

{{Short description|Non-profit corporation in Green Lake Township, Michigan}}

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{{Infobox school

| name = Interlochen Center for the Arts

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| motto = "Dedicated to the promotion of world friendship through the universal language of the arts."

| location = 4000 J. Maddy Parkway
Interlochen, Michigan 49643

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| country = US

| other_names = I.C.A., "Inty"

| type = Educational institution, non-profit

| religion = Secular

| established = 1928

| founder = Joseph E. Maddy

| head = Trey Devey

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| enrollment = Camp (summer): 3,344{{cite web |date= July 24, 2024 |title=From the Desk of Trey Devey: Illimitable creative potential | url=https://www.interlochen.org/president-letters/desk-trey-devey-illimitable-creative-potential | website= interlochen.org| access-date=January 17, 2025}}
Academy (school year): 500 {{source?|date=September 2021}}

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| team_name = Fighting Blueberries

| head_name = President

| campus = {{convert|1200|acre|ha}}, wooded, rural, between two lakes, adjacent to Interlochen State Park

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.interlochen.org/}}

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Interlochen Center for the Arts ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|n|t|ə|ɹ|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|ə|n}} {{respell|IN|tər|lock|ən}}; also known as I.C.A. or Inty) is a non-profit corporation which operates arts education institutions and performance venues. Established in 1928 by Joseph E. Maddy, Interlochen Center for the Arts is located on a {{convert|1,200|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus in Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, immediately south of the eponymous community of Interlochen and about {{Convert|10|mi|km}} southwest of Traverse City.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/fa531196-4822-5aec-93ad-89e2813c41e7/summary |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}{{Cite web |title=Maps and Directions |url=https://www.interlochen.org/about/visit-campus/maps-and-directions |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.interlochen.org |language=en}}

History

File:Interlochen ca1940s LC 8d07694v.jpg at Interlochen's Music Library in the 1940s]]

= Early settlement =

Beginning in the late 19th century, European settlers began logging and fishing industries in the area, and founded the small village of Wylie, one mile south of the present-day community of Interlochen. Due to the prospering logging industry in the area, the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad (owned by the Buckley and Douglas Lumber Company of Manistee, Michigan) extended its line northeast from Nessen City, Michigan and arrived between the lakes in the fall of 1889. Similarly, the Chicago and West Michigan Railway extended its line north from Baldwin, Michigan on its way to Traverse City, Michigan in 1890. The two lines crossed in current-day downtown Interlochen where a depot and interlocking tower were located.

Interlochen State Park, immediately adjacent to campus, is the first state park organized by the state of Michigan, established in 1917 and opening in 1919 (Mackinac Island was originally a national park before becoming Michigan's first state park in 1895).{{cite web |year=2007 |title=History of Interlochen |url=http://www.interlochen.org/about/history_1 | website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015230026/http://www.interlochen.org/about/history_1 |archive-date= 2007-10-15 |access-date=2007-11-22}}

= School history =

In the 1920s, the Music Supervisors National Conference called upon conductor and educator Joseph E. Maddy to assemble talented high school musicians from around the US to form the National High School Orchestra. The orchestra met in 1926 in Detroit, and the orchestra was asked to reconvene in 1927 and 1928.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.interlochen.org/about/history |access-date=2023-01-09 |website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts |language=en}}

In 1927, Joseph Edgar Maddy incorporated the National High School Orchestra Camp, and began searching for ideal locations, eventually narrowing it down to sites in Maine and Michigan. Maddy was invited by Interlochen businessman Willis Pennington to tour his hotel and summer camp properties, adjacent to Interlochen State Park (Camp Interlochen and Camp Penn Loch, for boys and girls, respectively).{{Cite web |title=From timber to tourism: How conservation shaped Interlochen, Michigan |url=https://www.interlochen.org/stories/timber-to-tourism-how-conservation-shaped-interlochen-michigan |access-date= 2023-01-09 |website= interlochen.org |date=April 8, 2019 |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts |language=en}} Maddy chose the site, and, in 1928, the first season of the National High School Orchestra Camp convened.

In 1944, Maddy purchased Camps Interlochen and Penn Loch, absorbing them and the National High School Orchestra Camp into his new Interlochen Center for the Arts.

In 1963, WIAA, Interlochen's public radio station, signed on for the first time. Originally broadcasting eight hours per day, it grew enough within a decade to become a charter member of National Public Radio. Interlochen Public Radio became a network in 1989 with the addition of WICV. Interlochen bought contemporary Christian station WDQV in 2005 and converted it into a third satellite for the eastern portion of the market, WIAB.{{CN|date=July 2023}}

= Recent history =

In 2020, M-137, the highway connecting Interlochen Center for the Arts to US 31, was decommissioned by the Michigan Department of Transportation. Upon the roadway's handover to the Grand Traverse County Road Commission, the roadway was renamed to the "J. Maddy Parkway", after the institution's founder.{{Cite web |title=Interlochen and Green Lake Township to dedicate newly named J. Maddy Parkway |url=https://www.interlochen.org/news/interlochen-and-green-lake-township-to-dedicate-newly-named-j-maddy-parkway |access-date=2023-01-09 |website= interlochen.org |date=September 14, 2021 |language=en}}

Programs

Interlochen Center for the Arts is the umbrella organization for summer program Interlochen Arts Camp,{{Cite web|title=Interlochen Arts Camp|url=https://www.interlochen.org/summer-arts-camp|access-date=January 11, 2022|website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts}} arts boarding high school Interlochen Arts Academy,{{Cite web|title=Interlochen Arts Academy| url=https://www.interlochen.org/arts-boarding-school|access-date=January 11, 2022| website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts}} National Public Radio (NPR) charter station Interlochen Public Radio,{{Cite web|title=Interlochen Public Radio|url=https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/|access-date=January 11, 2022|website= interlochenpublicradio.org}} performance series Interlochen Presents, adult arts program Interlochen College of Creative Arts,{{Cite web|title= Interlochen College of Creative Arts|url=https://www.interlochen.org/college-creative-arts|access-date=January 11, 2022|website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts}} and online arts program Interlochen Online.{{Cite web|title=Interlochen Online|url=https://www.interlochen.org/interlochen-online|access-date=January 11, 2022|website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts}}

= Interlochen Arts Camp =

The Interlochen Arts Camp is the original educational institution created by Joseph E. Maddy.

=Interlochen Arts Academy=

Interlochen Arts Academy is a pre-professional arts boarding boarding high school, founded in 1962 by Joseph E. Maddy. The school offers seven arts majors in creative writing, dance, film and new media, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater, and visual arts.

= Interlochen College of Creative Arts =

Founded in 2004, Interlochen College of Creative Arts offers non-degree granting arts programs and continuing education units for adults 18 years and older.

= Interlochen Public Radio =

File:Carol Garland and Rodwic Fukino at Interlochen Arts Academy (1969) -2.jpg{{Main articles|Interlochen Public Radio}}

Interlochen Center for the Arts is home to Interlochen Public Radio (or IPR), a National Public Radio member station that broadcasts a signal to most of the lower peninsula of Northern Michigan as well as parts of eastern Wisconsin. Two listener-supported stations broadcast to northwest Michigan: Classical Music 88.7, 88.5, 94.7 and 100.9 FM; News Radio 91.5, 90.1 and 89.7 FM. Broadcasts include arts programming, news and culture from around the world, as well as local and regional news. IPR was a charter member of National Public Radio.

Founded in 1963, Interlochen Public Radio or WIAA was envisioned as an extension of the "Music From Interlochen" program which ran on the NBC radio network. The Music From Interlochen Program informed a wider audience about the activities at the then-named National Music Camp and the nascent Interlochen Arts Academy. The station was slow to catch on in its early years and some considered shutting down the operation. Interlochen Public Radio went on to establish itself with two service channels: one for music and one for news.

In 1993, Interlochen Public Radio reportedly had one of the highest rates of per capita contributions of any public radio station in the United States.{{cite web |title= About Interlochen Center for the Arts | website= interlochen.org |publisher= Interlochen Center for the Arts |url=https://www.interlochen.org/about/time_line |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225091445/http://www.interlochen.org/about/time_line |archive-date=December 25, 2008}} The station's classical music service is broadcast from their main tower at WIAA 88.7 FM in Interlochen, along with WIAB 88.5 FM in Mackinaw City, and W234BU 94.7 FM in Traverse City. In 2000, IPR began offering a separate news service on WICA 91.5 FM in Traverse City and later added WLMN 89.7 FM in Manistee and WHBP 90.1 FM in Harbor Springs.

Awards and accolades

  • National Medal of Arts: In 2006, Interlochen Center for the Arts was named recipient of the National Medal of Arts, one of the highest honors bestowed by the President of the United States and National Endowment for the Arts on individuals or institutions that have contributed substantially to the growth and advancement of the arts.{{cite web |title=Lifetime Honors: National Medal of Arts |work=nea.gov| publisher= National Endowment for the Arts |url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |access-date=October 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100304001626/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#00 |archive-date=March 4, 2010}} Interlochen president emeritus Jeffrey Kimpton received the award on behalf of Interlochen Center for the Arts from US President George W. Bush in an Oval Office ceremony.{{cite web |date= November 9, 2006 |title=NEA News Room: 2006 National Medal of Arts - INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS |work=nea.gov| publisher = National Endowment for the Arts |url= http://www.nea.gov/news/news06/medals/Interlochen.html |access-date=October 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628171639/http://www.nea.gov/news/news06/medals/Interlochen.html |archive-date=June 28, 2009}}
  • Presidential Scholars in the Arts: Interlochen Arts Academy is a perennial front-runner among American high schools in its production of Presidential Scholars in the Arts, having produced more recipients of the award than any other school in the nation.{{cite web |date= July 21, 2009 |title=U.S. Presidential Scholars Program | url=http://www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html | website= ed.gov| publisher= US Department of Education |access-date=October 7, 2009}}

Gallery

File:The Commons at Interlochen Fine Arts School.jpg|The Osterlin Mall

File:Stone Hotel.jpg|The Stone Hotel overlooking Green Lake

File:Interlochen Administration Building.jpg|The Maddy Administration Building

File:Fine Arts Building -Interlochen.jpg|The Fine Arts Building in 2018

File:Kresge Auditorium-Interlochen.jpg|Interlochen's Kresge Auditorium, an open air amphitheater, named for S. S. Kresge.

File:Interlochen Historical Marker.jpg|Interlochen Historical Marker

File:Heralds-at-Interlochen (4619554270).jpg|United States Army Herald Trumpets at Interlochen in 2010

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni include:

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Further reading

  • {{cite book |last=Boal |first=Dean |date=August 1998 |title=Interlochen: A Home for the Arts |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-472-10882-4}}
  • {{cite book |last=Browning |first=Norma Lee |year=1992 |title=Joe Maddy of Interlochen |publisher=Contemporary Books |isbn=0-8092-3907-8}}
  • {{cite book |last=Feild |first=Thom |date=August 2006 |title=Pine Nuts - Recollections of Summers at Interlochen |publisher=Thom Feild Design LLC |isbn=0-9786677-0-0}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.interlochen.org/ Official website]
  • [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/19/arts/music/band-camp.html "I Found Myself at Band Camp" photo essay on the Interlochen Arts Camp, New York Times, 2021]
  • [http://www.boardingschools.com/school-profile/interlochen-arts-academy The Association of Boarding Schools profile for the Interlochen Arts Academy]
  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q21527703|title=There's Magic in Music (1941)}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090627035548/http://www.pinenutsthebook.com/the-book/ Pine Nuts book website]

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