Mark Smith

Review of Interlochen Center for the Art...

Am an avid musician, work in the schools. It is u...

Am an avid musician, work in the schools. It is uplifting to go here, when the academy is in full swing. To walk by a stone building and hear jazz being played at or above college level. Michigan no longer has Talent and Gifted Schools, but Interlochen tries to prove that they are one. There are great places to stay on campus, they are not five-star but when you realize your stay for the night helps fund the place, how can you lose? It is an unusual setting to spend a night and great to play in Traverse City all day, and come back to your quiet quarters at Interlochen. I have seen student film productions that were mind blowing. Art does live at Interlochen and you can walk around a beautiful campus and have to tell yourself that this is a high school!