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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.

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Jerry Bilik

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).

No shortage of love (or puppets) in The Met's 'Florencia en el Amazonas'

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."

No shortage of love (or puppets) in The Met's 'Florencia en el Amazonas'

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Interlochen Arts Academy Flute Studio (2023)

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 (2023)

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. The Kodan Quintet is in residence at IPR this week, recording music for an upcoming album, performing concerts and working with Interlochen Arts Academy and Traverse City Area Public Schools students.

From Bach to Bozza: A trio of student string quartets prepare to perform in town

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.

From Bach to Bozza: A trio of student string quartets prepare to perform in town

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Crispin Campbell and Paul Sullivan

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

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.

Claire Huangci

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.

Laura Osgood Brown and Lindsey Anderson with Hyemin Kim

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.

Hyemin Kim (2023)

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.

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