Experience Blue Lake 2010
Set for July 26- 28 in Ann Arbor

Free Concerts, and Art Exhibition Presented by
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Students

Finale to Feature Performance of
Mendelssohn’s Elijah

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, whose 1,400 acre campus is located in West Michigan’s Manistee National Forest, is presenting a special showcase of their students at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium July 26 through July 28, 2010. Entitled Experience Blue Lake, the event will feature performances by the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony Orchestra, International Choir and Alumni Choir. In addition, an exhibition of specially selected student art by Blue Lake students will be presented in the Michigan Union’s Art Lounge.

The Blue Lake International Choir, under the direction of Austrian conductor Christoph von Kuczewski-Poray,  will be featured in concert on Monday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.

The performance on Tuesday, July 27, also conducted Cristoph von Kuczewski-Poray will feature a presentation of Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, by the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony Orchestra and Choir, just returned from a 3 week goodwill tour of Europe. 60 alumni from past Blue Lake International Choirs will complete the 150 voice chorus.

Experience Blue Lake will conclude on Wednesday, July 28, with a performance by the Blue Lake International Youth Symphony, under the direction of Blue Lake President and Founder Fritz Stansell.

All Experience Blue Lake events are free and open to the public. The three evening performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Hill Auditorium, 825 N. University Ave. The Blue Lake Student Art Exhibition will be on display from July 14 to August 8 in the Art Lounge of the Michigan Union, 530 S. State St.

Call for Blue Lake Alumni

More than 100,000 students have attended Blue Lake since its inaugural season in 1966, with approximately half coming from the Detroit/Ann Arbor region. Many have gone on to professional careers gracing the world’s greatest venues, from jazz recording artists James Carter and Geri Allen to members of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras. Others have excelled in their chosen professions, such as Bloomfield Hill’s pilot John Murray, a decorated Naval aviator and Northwest Airlines Captain, and Chelsea physician Dr. Diane Howlin, honored for her community service and coordination of the Hope Medical Clinic. All share the common experience of attending Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and many point to that moment in their lives as a catalyst for positive change and inspiration.

A special invitation is extended to Blue Lake International Choir alumni to attend the choral performance on Monday, July 26, and to Blue Lake International Youth Symphony Orchestra alumni to attend the orchestra performance on Wednesday, July 28.

One of the visions for creating Experience Blue Lake is to provide a setting where past campers can reconnect. Blue Lake is currently reaching out to alumni across the state and encourages past campers to get in touch and register at www.bluelake.org/alumni

Blue Lake Public Radio

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp serves the West Michigan Community with its NPR affiliated pubic radio stations, WBLV-FM 90.3 in Muskegon and WBLU-FM 88.9 in Grand Rapids. The July 27 performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah will be broadcast live on Blue Lake Public Radio. The performance will also be streamed live on www.bluelake.org/radio.

About Blue Lake

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a summer school of the arts located in Twin Lake, MI, offers fine arts education for all ages.  The summer camp annually serves gifted elementary, junior high, and high school students with diverse programs in music, art, dance, and drama, while offering public performances during its Summer Arts Festival. Blue Lake also operates a widely acclaimed International Exchange Program, two public radio stations and a series of adult programs.  For more information call 800-221-3796 or log on to www.bluelake.org.