Drum roll please … Here it is, at long last: The Interlochen Center for the Arts 2015 Arts Festival line-up. Guaranteed to make your summer, the much-anticipated grouping of summer performances includes many favorites from years gone by at Interlochen, including Harry Connick, Jr., the Beach Boys, The Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs and more. New to the Kresge stage are O.A.R., Pink Martini and more.
This season, many student, classical and theatrical performances will be connected to much loved American composer Aaron Copland. Interlochen Center for the Arts presents a multi-disciplinary festival celebrating the composer’s visits to Interlochen in the 1960’s and 1970. Highlights include performances by the Emerson String Quartet, violinist James Ehnes, soprano Christine Brewer, the Martha Graham Dance Company, concert performances of Copland’s only opera, “The Tender Land,” and much more.
Tickets for the Interlochen Arts Festival will go on sale to the general public on April 24 at 9 a.m. The fastest, easiest way to get tickets is online at tickets.interlochen.org.
Michael McDonald
June 18 at 8 p.m.
Garry Krinsky: Toying with Science
June 29 at 7 p.m.
“As You Like It”
Interlochen Shakespeare Festival
July 2, 3 and July 9, 10 & 11 at 8 p.m.
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
July 5 at 2 p.m.
The Capitol Steps
July 5 at 8 p.m.
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 5 at 8 p.m., Kresge Auditorium
Copland In Context: Aaron Copland, an Introduction
July 6 at 8 p.m.
Pink Martini
July 6 at 8 p.m.
BOOKER T. Jones
July 6 at 8 p.m.
An Evening with the Doobie Brothers
July 7 at 8 p.m.
Sweet Harmony Soul: Patty Griffin & Mavis Staples
Special Guest Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers
July 8 at 8 p.m.
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 12 at 8 p.m.
Interlochen “Collage”
July 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Film Screening: “Our Town”
July 16 at 8 p.m.
James Ehnes, Violin
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 19 at 8 p.m.
Film Screening: “The Red Pony”
July 20 at 8 p.m.
Copland In Context: Dancing for Copland
July 21 at 8 p.m.
Boz Scaggs and Tower of Power
July 22 at 8 p.m.
Martha Graham Dance Company
July 22 at 8 p.m.
Emerson String Quartet
July 23 at 8 p.m.
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
July 26 at 8 p.m.
Copland In Context: Writing Towards a New America
July 27 at 8 p.m.
A Prairie Home Companion
Tuesday, July 28 at 8 p.m.
Film Screening: “The Heiress”
July 28 at 8 p.m.
Beach Boys
July 30 at 8 p.m.
Harry Connick, Jr.
July 31 at 8 p.m.
“The Tender Land”
July 31 and August 1 at 8 p.m.
Diana Krall
August 1 at 8 p.m.
Christine Brewer
World Youth Symphony Orchestra
August 2 at 8 p.m.
“Crazy for You”
High School Musical Theatre Co.
August 6-9
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.
Sunday 1:30 p.m.
Dancing With The Stars – Live!
August 10 at 8 p.m.
Ensō String Quartet
August 17, 19 & 22 at 8 p.m.
Vince Gill
August 19 at 8 p.m.
O.A.R.
Special Guest Allen Stone
September 1 at 8 p.m.
HOW TO ORDER TICKETS
Beginning Friday, April 24 at 9 a.m., tickets may be purchased at tickets.interlochen.org. To purchase tickets over the phone, call the Interlochen Box office at 800-681-5920 or 231-276-7800.
– tickets.interlochen.org