APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS DUE Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Interlochen Arts Camp (IAC) Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Summer Program for High School Students is one of the most prestigious summer music programs in the country. The camp is located on a beautifully wooded 1,200 acres in northwest Michigan; the 6-week program enables high school age students to work with an internationally-known faculty of musicians and conductors.
If you are interested in applying to Interlochen Arts Camp, please discuss this with your private teacher.
The Joanne W. Hulce Merit Scholarship supports MYSO musicians who have demonstrated the capacity to succeed in the exceptional opportunities made possible at Interlochen. One MYSO musician will be selected to receive a scholarship for full tuition (up to $10,000 maximum) for this program.
Contact Dan Duffy at danduffy@myso.org or 414-267-2946 with questions.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must:
- apply for and ultimately be admitted to the Interlochen Arts Camp Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Summer Program for High School Students;
- be enrolled in MYSO’s Senior Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, or Philharmonia;
- currently be in high school (grades 9-12);
- apply for IAC financial assistance;
- be deeply committed to furthering their artistic experiences and education;
- show outstanding interest, ability, and potential as identified by their MYSO music director and private teacher;
- be contemplating a career in music;
- intend to enroll in the full 6-week summer program.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Apply for and ultimately be admitted to the Interlochen Arts Camp Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Summer Program for High School Students. Interlochen has offered MYSO students a fee waiver for their application. Use code MYSS25 when you submit your application. (Interlochen application deadline is January 15, 2025; admission decisions are made in March). Click here for Interlochen Audition Requirements.
- Submit a MYSO 2024-25 Season Financial Aid Application; if you have not already completed this form for 2024-25, indicate so on the Hulce Scholarship Application form, and someone will reach out to you about how to submit one.
- Apply for IAC financial aid.
- Submit video recordings of the following:
- one movement from a piece listed in the suggested audition repertoire list, or choose a piece of comparable difficulty
- one movement from an additional piece
- one major and one minor scale
Videos should be created and submitted in the same way as for the MYSO spring 2024 placement audition. Click here for instructions on making and submitting your video.
Selections of contrasting style and piano accompaniment, when appropriate, are recommended. Percussionists should demonstrate skills on each of the following: snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani.
- Submit one letter of recommendation each (total of two) from:
- your private instrumental teacher and
- your music director at MYSO
The letters should address their perceptions of the student’s demonstrated outstanding interest, ability, and potential for success while enrolled at Interlochen.
Joanne W. Hulce Merit Scholarship Application
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