Interlochen Arts Academy

Interlochen Arts Academy students Olivia Sexton, Kieran Alston and Oliver Wang took the stage in IPR's Studio A, previewing their upcoming tour.

This week we have three conversations we think you need to hear.A lawsuit against Benzie County in federal court alleges that sheriff’s deputies could have prevented a murder. We hear from the victim’s son, who is bringing the case.And, federal job cuts hit close to home. A conversation with a Cadillac woman who lost her job at the Forest Service.Also, in his career as a freelance trumpeter, Interlochen alumnus Aaron Smith has played for TV and film, in the pit orchestras of national touring musicals, even backed up Beyonce. Now, he’s talking to us about his career. And, the tragic turkeys of Suttons Bay.That's all this week on the Up North Lowdown from Interlochen Public Radio.

Scholar Jan Swafford spoke with Interlochen Arts Academy students about faculty about composer Charles Ives. The students are preparing to learn Ives's Symphony no. 4.

On Feb. 22 starting at 11 a.m., your aspiring conductor can lead the Interlochen Arts Academy Wind Symphony during Winterlochen.

Trio Voci visited Studio A to perform music of Beethoven and Shostakovich. They'll visit the University of Texas at Austin next month for the Coltman Chamber Music Competition.

IPR listeners are eligible for free tickets to select performances at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Join Classical IPR for a live broadcast of "Sounds of the Season" from Interlochen Arts Academy. Nancy Deneen is your host.

Interlochen Arts Academy students Mauricio, Madi, Jak, Juan and June called their brass quintet "MJ" since all their first names start with those two letters.

Revisit an Interlochen Arts Academy Opera Workshop production of Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel" from 2023.

Clarinetist Ian Dodd appears on this week's episode of From the Top.