MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Julianne Carter, 11, of Middletown has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the world’s premier summer arts program for aspiring artists grades third through 12th.
Julianne, the daughter of Angela and Stephen Carter, will study violin at the camp.
Julianne’s audition for Interlochen Arts Camp took place in San Francisco in January.
The camp administrators conducted auditions in Washington D.C., Detroit, Chicago and San Francisco.
Julianne played two selections for her audition, Dvorak’s Humoresque and Pedro Martini’s Gavotte.
Julianne had the rare experience of being offered immediate and “on the spot” acceptance to the program at the conclusion of her audition.
The school’s music director advised that a one month wait following the audition was the normal process for receiving notification of whether or not a student has been accepted to the program.
With regard to her acceptance, Julianne said, “I was really glad that I did not have to wait because I can start looking forward to it right now!”
Julianne is a homeschooled student who plays piano, violin and viola. She composes her own musical works and enjoys classical music.
She is a member of the Lake County Youth Orchestra and the Sonoma County Preparatory Orchestra. Julianne teaches music theory to second graders each week and enjoys sharing her love of music with other children.
Interlochen Arts Camp attracts students, faculty and staff from all 50 U.S. states and more than 40 countries. These 3,000 artists fill Interlochen’s northwoods campus with an explosion of creativity.
Student-artists learn from world-class instructors and produce hundreds of presentations each summer in dance, theatre, creative writing, visual arts, music and film.
Among the distinguished camp alumni are Norah Jones, singer Josh Groban, members of the band OK Go, Rufus Wainwright, opera and concert soprano Jessye Norman, conductor Loren Maazel, jazz pianist Eldar, actor Anthony Rapp, cartoonist Cathy Guisewite and many more.
Approximately 10 percent of the nation’s professional orchestra musicians have roots at Interlochen and the alumni community has been awarded nearly 100 Grammy Awards.
In addition to hundreds of performances, presentations and readings by young artists, Interlochen brings leading artists and performers to the northern Michigan campus.
In recent years, guest artists have included Joshua Bell, Josh Groban, the Decemberists, the Avett Brothers, Olga Kern, Harry Connick Jr., Trace Adkins, Branford Marsalis and many more.