Apply: MYSO JOANNE W. HULCE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP,
INTERLOCHEN ARTS CAMP HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM

The Interlochen Arts Camp (IAC) High School Music Summer Program is one of the most prestigious summer music camps in the country. 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 and your MYSO music director for guidance on how to prepare your audition material. Please contact Artistic Administrator Don Sipe for more information.

The Joanne W. Hulce Merit Scholarship supports MYSO musicians who have demonstrated the capacity to succeed in the exceptional opportunities made possible at the Interlochen Arts Camp High School Music Summer Program. One MYSO musician will be selected to receive a scholarship for full tuition (up to $10,000 maximum) for this program.

IAC offers merit scholarships and financial aid. We encourage MYSO applicants to apply to IAC for this support, in addition to the Hulce Scholarship which is intended for one MYSO recipient.

Contact Dan Duffy at 414-267-2946 or danduffy@myso.org with questions.

REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must:

• apply for and ultimately be admitted to the Interlochen Arts Camp High School Music Program
• be enrolled in MYSO’s Senior Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, or Philharmonia
• be in grades 9-12
• need financial assistance to attend this program
• be deeply committed to furthering their artistic experiences and education
• show outstanding interest, ability, and potential as identified by his/her MYSO music director and private teacher
• be contemplating a career in music
• intend to enroll in the full 6-week summer program

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants must:

• apply for and ultimately be admitted to the Interlochen Arts Camp High School Music Program (Interlochen application deadline is January 14, 2021; admission decisions are made in March)
  • Interlochen Audition Requirements. Click here for more information.

• complete and submit a MYSO 2020-21 Financial Aid Application to MYSO, if not already submitted
• 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 2020 placement audition and fall seating 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.

1-3 finalists will be chosen to play a live audition.

Apply here:

Application Checklist:

___ Application (submit form above)
___ Video Recordings
___ Letter of recommendation from your private lesson teacher
___ Letter of recommendation from your MYSO music director
___ MYSO 2020-21 Financial Aid Application (if not already submitted for other aid)
___ Apply for admission to the Interlochen Arts Camp High School Music Program by January 14, 2021

Please email all materials no later than Monday, January 14, 2021, to:
Dan Duffy, MYSO Artistic Administrator
danduffy@myso.org

Contact Mr. Duffy at 414-267-2946 or danduffy@myso.org with questions.