May 16 / 18
Hello! Have you ever decided that you were going to attend a workshop? Any type of workshop, but for adults? Well here’s your opportunity. Found a few here, courtesy of Interlochen Center of the Arts. Located in Interlochen Michigan, the center provides art education programs for children and adults.
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Lecture: The Life and Music of Leonard Bernstein
Join Interlochen Public Radio’s classical music host Amanda Sewell for a look the career of Leonard Bernstein.
Friday, June 15, 2018, and Sunday, July 15, 2018
Registration Fee: $20
Join Interlochen Public Radio’s classical music host Amanda Sewell for a look at the career of Leonard Bernstein. Composer, conductor, pianist, and educator, Bernstein was one of the most prominent figures in classical music during the 20th century. This course will survey Bernstein’s life and career, including the Young People’s Concerts, his Charles Elliot Norton lectures at Harvard, his long tenure with the New York Philharmonic, his professional and personal relationships, and some of his most-loved music, including Candide and West Side Story.
Register for June 15 / Register for July 15
Techniques in Fingerstyle Guitar
Join Interlochen College of Creative Arts’ faculty members Matthew Schroeder and Thomas Clippert for this exciting one-day workshop!
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Registration Fee: $95
*K-12 Educators: Earn 3 State of Michigan SCECH clock hours by attending this workshop.
Join Interlochen College of Creative Arts’ faculty members Matthew Schroeder and Thomas Clippert for this exciting workshop focused on fingerstyle guitar technique, groove, and musicianship! Participants in this course will enjoy two 90-minute sessions led by the instructors, the opportunity to practice with peers, enjoy dinner together, and network. The day will conclude with a performance by the faculty on Interlochen’s campus. This program is perfect for those seeking to brush up or improve their skills in fingerstyle technique or those seeking a refresher on technique in preparation for the four-day Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop. Participants in this course should have at least one year of serious study on the guitar, including a basic understanding of general chord shapes, and familiarity with standard notation or tablature. Students must supply their own steel-string acoustic guitar.
Register Here for the Fingerstyle Guitar Package
Extend your experience and sign up for both Techniques in Fingerstyle Guitar and the Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop and receive a price break on your registration. Enjoy five days for only $555!
Students must supply their own steel-string acoustic guitar, clip-on tuner, and extra strings.
Additional Optional supplies: capo, notebook.
To register click here.
Adult Chamber Music Camp
For more than 60 years, adult musicians have come to Interlochen to read, play and polish great works of chamber music together.
Monday, August 13, 2018, to Saturday, August 18, 2018
(See note below regarding optional Sunday morning opportunity.)
Registration Fee: $545
*K-12 Educators: Earn State of Michigan SCECH clock hours by attending this workshop.
Chamber musicians from around the world immerse themselves in instruction and performances with a faculty of leading string, keyboard, and woodwind musicians. A variety of class options provide an enriching and flexible experience to all participants, including daily reading pairings or intensive study. Pedagogy workshops, master classes, participant performances, largely conducted reading ensembles, and the Chamber Concert Series, featuring daily performances with our professional artist quartet-in-residence, and notable faculty members from leading university musical instrument performance programs, round out this remarkable Camp.
The theme for 2018 is “Fearless Pioneering.” Please click on the Repertoire tab above for more information about the theme and the repertoire that will be studied in the Large Conducted Ensembles.
For information about the structure of the camp, types of ensembles, including the date and time for check-in, times for workshops, master classes, and specific campus information related to Chamber Camp, please see the Schedule tab above and click on the schedule link. The schedule and information are subject to change as we get closer to August.
**While Adult Chamber Music Camp officially ends Saturday evening after the quartet performance, some rehearsal spaces remain open Sunday morning (Aug 19) for optional coaching sessions. Participants electing this option must form their own groups and must make scheduling and payment arrangements on their own with faculty members for coaching. NOTE: Coaching fee is $100/hour and is paid directly to the coach.
To register click here.
You can check their website, www.interlochen.org to check out their programs for music, visual arts, creative writing and more. Once there, click on Adults Art Programs and you’ll see these three programs that are listed. If you live in the area and you would like to try something creatively new, this may be just for you.
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