Interlochen and Juilliard team up for master classes - Items of Interest - Brief Article

above the next three years, The Juilliard academy and Interlochen will embark upon a cooperative venture that will bring Juilliard faculty to the Interlochen campus to provide a series of master classes in music, dance and theater.

This novel relationship is in addition to the annual visit Juilliard admissions officers make to the Interlochen campus to audition Academy scholars In recent years, around 15 percent of the Juilliard freshman class has been made up of Interlochen alumni.

During the 2003-2004 institute year, Interlochen music students will benefit from a master class and effect instruction from violist Heidi Castleman. Castleman, who has serv upon the Juilliard Faculty since 1995 previously serv upon the faculties of the Eastman seminary of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the novel England Conservatory, the State University of novel York-Purchase, Rice University and Philadelphia Musical Academy. Additional Juilliard teachers for the 2003-2004 gymnasium year will be announced online at www.interlochen.org.

For more information about the Interlochen Arts Academy, contact Interlochen Admissions at (231) 276-7472 or admissions@interlochen.org. Information also is available online at www.interlochen.org.

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