CAMP HIGHLIGHTS
This summer, at the 99th Interlochen Arts Camp, artists from around the world gathered to grow in friendship, craft, and creativity. Eager audiences cheered the countless moments of world-class expression these artists—both student and professional—brought to our stages. 2026 marked the second summer of the Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series, which, with support from the US-China Cultural Institute, brings to campus classical performers to inspire students and concertgoers alike. Renée Fleming filled that role with virtuosity, aplomb, and grace, in master classes with young artists and several public events, including her celebrated Music & Mind program, in which Fleming was joined by local healthcare leaders for a discussion on the impact of music and the arts in our communities. The discussion explored the powerful connection between music, wellness, and the human mind, revealing how the arts are helping shape the future of health and well-being.
Also sharing the stage with WYSO this summer was the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, whose relationship with Interlochen predates even the first National Music Camp in 1928 (see pages 3 and 26). Under the baton of DSO maestro Jader Bignamini, musicians from both ensembles played a concert headlined by Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5. Star-crossed love was on Interlochen’s stages, too, in productions of both Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and the musical it inspired, Bernstein’s West Side Story .
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2026 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS
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