Interlochen Center For The Arts Concludes Successful Four City ‘Imagine Us: America At 250’ Tour

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Tuesday, March 24 - As Interlochen Center for the Arts anticipates its centennial, they've just concluded a major spring tour with Interlochen students this March. The 'Imagine US: Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrates America at 250' tour was a collaborative project with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, featuring side-by-side performances with students and members of each orchestra, many of whom are Interlochen alumni. This tour is one of several major initiatives leading up to Interlochen's Centennial celebrations in 2028. Famed cellistYo-Yo Ma worked with Arts Academy students and served as the soloist for the Marsalis concerto for the performances in Interlochen, Boston, and Philadelphia, with cellist Tommy Mesataking over in Detroit.

Students presented a program featuring a new cello concerto by Wynton Marsalis commissioned by Interlochen;Reena Esmail's "RE|member"; and, a reimagined performance of Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4 including multidisciplinary elements by students from all seven of the Academy's artistic disciplines. The tour kicked off at the Interlochen campus, moving on to a stop in Detroit, Philadelphia, and finallyBoston this past Sunday. The four city tour included a staggering 155 students and 66 adult chaperones as they traveled 2,182 miles.

Interlochen President Trey Devey shared "Interlochen Arts Academy students from 45 U.S. states and territories, 27 countries, and other young artists from the tour areas came together, exemplifying the power of the arts to foster understanding and connection. This tour reinforced the essential role of youth arts education, and provided our incredibly talented students with the chance to be mentored by some of the world's finest musicians as they explore what it means to be a citizen artist. Interlochen is proud to bring current students and the many alumni who hold positions in these orchestras together as we begin celebrations leading to our centennial in 2028."

In addition to the performances, Interlochen faculty visited the greater Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston areas to work with youth arts organizations in all seven of Interlochen's disciplines: music, theatre, visual arts, film & new media, dance, creative writing, and interdisciplinary arts. In addition, Interlochen has dedicated full and partial camp scholarships for students in Detroit, Boston, and Philadelphia.

About Interlochen Center for the Arts

The nonprofit Interlochen Center for the Arts is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the only organization in the world that brings together a 3,400-student summer camp program; a 580-student fine arts boarding high school; a year-round source of expert online arts education for children, teens, and adults; opportunities for adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs; two 24-hour, listener-supported public radio services (classical music and news); more than 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty, and world-renowned guest artists; a robust hospitality division that curates on-campus lodging, dining, and transportation services; and a global alumni base spanning nine decades, including leaders in the arts and all other endeavors. For information, visit Interlochen online at www.interlochen.org .

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