Studio A

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From high school students to Grammy winners, join us in Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A for insightful interviews and performances of works new and old.

  1. DEC 4

    Manitou Winds (2025)

    The ensemble celebrates its tenth annual "Winter Songs and Carols" concert this month. Members Michael Beery, Sam Clark, Laura Hood, Lauren Murphy and Jeanmarie Riccobono visited IPR's Studio A to give a preview of the music on this weekend's concerts. They also spoke about the departure of Manitou Winds founder and artistic director Jason McKinney earlier this year and how they as an ensemble remain committed to their goals for the future.

    21 min

  2. NOV 24

    Helen Nguyen and Kieran Alston

    Pianists, friends and Interlochen Arts Academy students Helen Nguyen and Kieran Alston brought music of Felix Mendelssohn, John Corigliano and George Gershwin to IPR's Studio A.

    27 min

  3. NOV 19

    The Loch Ness Monsters: Jimmy Norfleet, Jason Ji, Chanon Limjerajarus and Bruno Peña

    The Loch Ness Monsters perform in Studio A ahead of this Thursday's brass and percussion concert. They came to Studio A to discuss the unique quirks and challenges of playing with a chamber ensemble consisting solely of trombones.

    11 min

  4. NOV 17

    Mia Safdie, Hailey Culp and Yunpeng Yang

    Mia Safdie, Hailey Culp and Yunpeng Yang, all piano students at Interlochen, preview the Academy's upcoming Dr. Rosalyn Tureck Memorial Concert.

    24 min

  5. OCT 24

    Gordon Hawkins

    From Carnegie Hall to the Metropolitan Opera, renowned baritone Gordon Hawkins has shared the operatic stage with Mirella Freni, Placido Domingo, and Grace Bumbry. His roles over his career have included title roles in "Rigoletto" and "Porgy and Bess," as well as Alberich in the "Ring" cycle, Baron Scarpia in "Tosca" and Marcello in "La boheme." He currently serves on the faculty at Arizona State University. He visited IPR's Studio A, where he reflected on his distinguished career and recorded Samuel Barber's "Sure on this shining night" with collaborative pianist Casey Robards.

    14 min

  6. OCT 17

    Paloma Chaprnka

    Guitarist and Interlochen Arts Academy junior Paloma Chaprnka visited Studio A to give a preview of Sunday's concert with the TC Phil.

    13 min

  7. OCT 10

    Blaise Sytsma-Reed

    Violinist Blaise Sytsma-Reed, the 2025 winner of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra's annual Young Artist Competition, will be performing with the orchestra this weekend. She is a senior at Charlevoix High School and studies with David Reimer in the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program. Blaise visited IPR's Studio A to play her winning piece, the first movement of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, with collaborative pianist Ya-Ju Chuang. She spoke about how she balances music, sports, academics and life. She also talked about her eclectic musical tastes.

    15 min

  8. AUG 28

    Viridian Strings (August 2025)

    Viridian Strings presents string quartets by Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel, plus two world premiere performances of music by Ben Webster and by Cherie Van Maanen and Tom Childs.

    19 min
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From high school students to Grammy winners, join us in Interlochen Public Radio's Studio A for insightful interviews and performances of works new and old.

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  • Creator
    Interlochen Public Radio
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Studio A

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