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Interim Instructor of Voice at Interlochen Dr. André Peele covers many vocal genres in a given day, but finds a universal philosophy to connect them.

ZaRiah spoke with Classical IPR's Emma Stadelmann about their group dynamic, life as a professional musician and what their upcoming tour will bring.

Creston Herron conducts the 99th annual 'Les Préludes' of Interlochen Arts Camp this Sunday. Tune in for the live broadcast at 7 p.m on August 9.

Conductor Robert Moody talks about leading WYSO featuring acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming in "Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene."

JoAnn Falletta conducts the fifth WYSO concert of the 99th season of Interlochen Arts Camp this Sunday. Tune in for the live broadcast at 7 p.m on August 2.

The musicians of Viridian Strings previewed this weekend's recitals of piano quartets by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann in front of a live studio audience. Co-founders Joe Skerik (viola) and Kyle Stachnik (cello) are performing with violinist Claire Wells and pianist Umi Garrett. They'll also appear in Classical IPR's Happy Hour at the Little Fleet and co-host a World Youth Symphony Orchestra broadcast.

Interlochen alumnus Keitaro Harada conducts the WYSO this Sunday. Tune in for the live broadcast 7 p.m on July 26.

Five high school Interlochen Arts Camp brass musicians joined together this summer to form the Daisy Quintet. The group consists of Alexander Flores, trumpet 1, Nolan Grosse, trumpet 2, Nicolas Moen, horn, Garrett Howell, trombone and Ben Posner, tuba. This quintet played together for the first three weeks of camp this summer. Although this was their final performance as a quintet, they'll continue playing together in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra for the remaining three weeks of camp. They played this final performance as a quintet for a live audience in IPR's Studio A and spoke with Classical IPR about what you NEVER bring into a practice room.

TC Dance Project's Jennifer McQuiston Lott and Charlie Millard visited Studio A to preview performances on their summer tour in northern Michigan.

Jader Bignamini conducts the DSO and WYSO this weekend in two concerts on Saturday and Sunday. Tune in for live broadcasts 7 p.m on July 18 and 19.

Jamie Robinson, Nancy Giffels, Jennifer Wesling, Tom Wright, Jean Callum, Marlene Robinson and Paula Herbart recently visited IPR's Studio A. They're members of the Traverse City Philharmonic's Act 2 Band, a group for adults with little to no prior musical experience who are interested in learning how to play a band instrument. Some of the musicians are returning to instruments they played in high school after years away, and others are picking up different instruments than what they played in high school. But some of them had never played an instrument before this year. Each of these musicians has deep ties to Interlochen, and they have a combined 116 summers working at Interlochen Arts Camp. That's why they decided to learn how to play the Interlochen Theme together, and they played it in Studio A.

Earl Lee conducts programmatic works by Stravinsky, Respighi and Rushen. Listen to Classical IPR's live WYSO concert broadcast at 7 p.m this Sunday, July 12.

Classical IPR welcomes award-winning Sound Garden Project artists Katarina String Quartet to Studio A.

Cristian Măcelaru conducts the opening World Youth Symphony Orchestra concert this year. Hear Classical IPR's live broadcast at 7 p.m this Sunday, July 5.

Interdisciplinary artists Daniel Mangiaracino and Cardin Chung present original compositions with a spectacle of lights in The Candle Factory.

The musicians of Viridian Strings return to Studio A with music of Jean Cras and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The trio includes founders Joe Skerik, who plays the viola, and Kyle Stachnik, who plays the cello. They’re joined by violinist Nathan Meltzer. They're giving three free recitals this week in Elk Rapids, Suttons Bay and Frankfort, plus one next week at Interlochen. Music performed in Studio A Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat major (K. 563): I. Allegro Jean Cras, String Trio: II. Lent

Classical IPR welcomes award-winning Sound Garden Project artists Cerus Quartet to Studio A.

Every time the ensemble known as Viridian Strings performs in northern Michigan, they have a slightly different configuration. Violinist Nathan Meltzer, double bassist Nina Bernat and pianist Umi Garrett are joining Viridian Strings founders Joe Skerik (viola) and Kyle Stachnik (cello) for a series of recitals in northern Michigan this week. The musicians visited IPR's Studio A to perform movements from quintets by Franz Schubert and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

A quartet of Interlochen senior horn majors performed competition repertoire in IPR's Studio A ahead of their performance in South Bend later this month.

Guitarist Lenny Ranallo and pianist Yolanda Tapia bridge classical and folk traditions in their upcoming recital of Latin American sonatas.

Diana Wyenn is the creative director for Interlochen's Imagine US: Celebrating America at 250 tour. Wyenn recently spoke with Classical IPR about her vision for the upcoming Imagine US: Celebrating America at 250 tour and how the program is bringing together all of Interlochen's arts areas to celebrate the past, present and future of the United States. The tour program includes the premiere of a new cello concerto, composed by Wynton Marsalis. The students are also performing the Symphony no. 4 by Charles Ives and RE|Member, a work by Reena Esmail. All of these pieces are woven together with multidisciplinary elements, presented by students called "devisors." In her role as creative director for the tour, Wyenn helped shape the program and worked with Interlochen Arts Academy students to create the multidisciplinary content linking the pieces of music. Interlochen Arts Academy's Imagine US: Celebrating America at 250 tour begins Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Interlochen with additional stops in Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston.

Clarinetist Katia Waxman, oboist Daniel Gurevich and pianist Ya-Ju Chuang played the final movement of the Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Piano by Bill Douglas and spoke with IPR's Amanda Sewell. These three Interlochen faculty musicians will perform with guest flutist Alisa Smith in two recitals of woodwind chamber music with piano. The program features works by Eugène Bozza, Joseph Horovitz, Claude Debussy and Bill Douglas will be held on Saturday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Alluvion, part of the Interlochen in Town series. The musicians will also give an informal preview of the recital in the Music Center at Interlochen Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m.

This year's Detroit Opera Resident Artists Brianna J. Robinson, Mia Mandineau, Cole Bellamy and Travis Leon Williams and Head of Music Nathalie Doucet visited IPR's Studio A during their annual residency with Interlochen Arts Academy students. Each musician answered the same four questions, and then they performed. Jacques Offenbach, "Barcarolle" from "Les Contes d'Hoffman" (Mia Mandineau and Brianna J. Robinson) Johann Strauss II, The Champagne Quartet from "Die Fledermaus" (Mia Mandineau, Brianna J. Robinson, Travis Leon Williams and Cole Bellamy)

The ensemble celebrates its tenth annual "Winter Songs and Carols" concert this month. Members Michael Beery, Sam Clark, Laura Hood, Lauren Murphy and Jeanmarie Riccobono visited IPR's Studio A to give a preview of the music on this weekend's concerts. They also spoke about the departure of Manitou Winds founder and artistic director Jason McKinney earlier this year and how they as an ensemble remain committed to their goals for the future.

Pianists, friends and Interlochen Arts Academy students Helen Nguyen and Kieran Alston brought music of Felix Mendelssohn, John Corigliano and George Gershwin to IPR's Studio A.

Mia Safdie, Hailey Culp and Yunpeng Yang, all piano students at Interlochen, preview the Academy's upcoming Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert.

From Carnegie Hall to the Metropolitan Opera, renowned baritone Gordon Hawkins has shared the operatic stage with Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, and Grace Bumbry. His roles over his career have included title roles in "Rigoletto" and "Porgy and Bess," as well as Alberich in the "Ring" cycle, Baron Scarpia in "Tosca" and Marcello in "La boheme." He currently serves on the faculty at Arizona State University. He visited IPR's Studio A, where he reflected on his distinguished career and recorded Samuel Barber's "Sure on this shining night" with collaborative pianist Casey Robards.

Guitarist and Interlochen Arts Academy junior Paloma Chaprnka visited Studio A to give a preview of Sunday's concert with the TC Phil.