Overture in the 1' nterlochen Bowl, Dr.
Joseph li. Maddy conducts the l^o-
piece National High School Orchestra.
The average age of this ensemble is
15.6 years.
Giddings Hall rings with a youthful
•psalm of praise as the National Music
Camp Choir rehearses for a broadcast
program.
go members of the National High School
Band swing into their own march,
"Northern Pines," a gift to the camp
from its famous composer John Philip
So usa.
organized as an educational institution, incorporated under
the laws of the State of Michigan, not for profit. It is mainly
dependent upon tuition income altho concert admissions, royal-
ties from compositions given to the camp by well-known
composers, and donations from interested friends and organi-
zations also contribute to its support.
Worthy Factor In American Music
Twelve years ago when people began to hear of this
projected camp, scheduled to open the following June at
Interlochen, they referred to it as the "greatest music experi-
ment" in the educational world. Long past the experimental
stage, Interlochen continues to prove itself a definite and
worthy factor in the music life of the entire United States.
Walter Damrosch speaking as guest conductor of the
orchestra in an NBC broadcast from Interlochen, August,
1936, said in part: "To me this camp is one of the great revela-
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tions that the American musical world has seen and that
Americans have accomplished. I consider it to be one of the
epoch-making developments of music in our country and I
cannot imagine anything that can contribute more to the
American youth in the use of orchestral instruments and the
knowledge of music."
Most Outstanding Teaching Staff
Both founders of the camp, Dr. Maddy and Mr. Giddings,
teach daily classes for they have thru long and successful
careers in the field of music education been recognized as
original thinkers and progressive educators. Thus, they are
enabled to surround themselves with an equally distinguished
artist faculty. Most of the instrumental teachers occupy solo
chairs in leading symphonies and each is an expert in his
chosen field. Study at Interlochen is, therefore, a privilege to
those students who are not resident in the winter time where
teachers of this caliber are available.
PRESTO MUSIC TIMES
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