Idyllwild Arts | Boarding Arts High School

Do you miss the beauty of our forested campus? This new 360° Campus Tour will show you our studios, concert halls, dorms, dining hall, library, and more: tinyurl.com/y7egxj4s

Check out these vibrant young songwriters at Idyllwild Arts. 🎶🎸 We are constantly blown away by the level of talent our students share. Senior jazz drummer Haru Imanishi & senior songwriter Brynn Schneider rocked the house with their original music and fellow music students.

We were thrilled to welcome award-winning author Aimee Bender, our visiting writer this week as part of the "Writer's Life" series, sponsored by Arts Enterprise Laboratory (AEL) for a private masterclass, followed by a free public reading at Krone Library on Friday. 📚✍️

Grupo Latino came through with the party on Saturday, for our spring dance celebrating Latino culture. 💃🏽🎶🪅🌲🕺🏽 thanks to everyone who brought their energy and dance moves!!!

Paul Maisano, Creative Writing faculty member & alum of The Iowa Writers Workshop, explains his intent in developing "The "Writers' Life" Series on campus 🖋️📖 Join us for a reading with celebrated author Aimee Bender tomorrow at 7pm in Krone Library: bit.ly/40O9AcI

Brava to cello student Subin Kim! IAA class of 2023 and recently accepted into @JuilliardSchool for Fall, Subin has been selected as one of 112 semifinalists in @MusicCenterLA's 35th Annual Spotlight program, in the Classical Instrumental category. 🎼🎉 #classicallytrained

We can't wait to welcome Delirium Musicum to campus next Friday! Come experience these dynamic young entrepreneurs who're pushing the boundaries of how music is made & how audiences experience classical music. Fri 4/14 at 7:30pm on campus, or livestream @ bit.ly/3Kpa8Qr.

Save the date for our annual student showcase at Melissa Morgan Fine Art! Opening reception on Friday 5/5, 4-7pm in Palm Desert, CA. All artwork available for purchase with all proceeds benefiting the artists. More info at bit.ly/3TTfS8g! Artwork by Jadelyn Shantay.

Expand your singing repertoire with our NEW Contemporary Voice Concentration, which focuses on jazz and pop vocal techniques and connects artists of different genres and backgrounds to support relationships that last long after graduation!🎤 Learn more at bit.ly/3nlv0yZ

IAA has been going full #STEAM this semester! Music students visited Harbor Magnet School in San Pedro to perform & present a gift of 12 keyboards & accessories🎶🎹🎻🎷🥁If this sounds like an education you want to be part of, come to our STEAM Open House: bit.ly/3LjWajs

Today marks the release of a new episode of the "One World. One Idyllwild. The Series" podcast, featuring Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan in conversation with Stosh Mintek, CEO of Ghetto Film School. Subscribe now to tune in & learn more! idyllwildarts.org/theseries/

This month's Jazz Combo concert wowed the audience! Jazz is an important part of our Summer Program too, and we still have spots available for our Jazz in the Pines Student Clinic for jazz musicians aged 13-17! Learn more & submit your audition at bit.ly/3nic2ZM.

Congratulations to our Senior Fashion students Emerson Harr, Alicia Leong, Lisa Li, and Kim Hou, whose looks from their collection, "Gut," were featured on the runway at Los Angeles Fashion Week on Saturday! Learn more about the IA Fashion Design program: bit.ly/40yxQi6

Last week's Spring Dance Concert was another stunner, and the perfect way to close out the week before Spring Break! Our talented students performed classical, contemporary and jazz pieces, culminating in the original one-act ballet, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

With this month's back-to-back recital & concert, our Songwriting students got a taste of what tour life is like, performing their original compositions two nights in a row! The Songwriting program at Idyllwild Arts was the first of its kind in the country bit.ly/3LqHfRo

Our engaged community has helped Idyllwild Arts provide the foundational support that has launched thousands of successful careers over the decades. Please consider a contribution of any amount to make an immediate impact on our school and students: bit.ly/3r6nqId

IAA's new Film & Digital Media Production Design teacher Michael McCartney unveiled his feature horror/comedy film, ROOMMATE WANTED, at The Rustic Theatre for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Learn more about our Film department at bit.ly/3LOj9Sd

🎹 Another successful Idyllwild Arts Piano Fest is in the books! We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who took part and attended. Every year, our Piano Fest concert includes both solos and ensemble pieces from all genres performed by all our piano majors.

🎭 Congratulations to all the IAA Theatre Students who put on the light-hearted production of “Play On!“ by Rick Abbot last week! The performers had the audience laughing in their seats. Learn more about the Theatre department at bit.ly/3DA3DGQ

📢 It's time for another Student Takeover over on our Instagram account! Join Visual Arts students Alice Park and Annabelle Reddy, who will be taking over our stories from Cincinnati, Ohio where they are attending the 57th Annual @NCECA Conference.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for another unforgettable Annual #BlackHistory Concert last month, especially to the legendary Dr. Marshall Hawkins (founder of the IA Jazz program) and Dr. Daniel Bassin (IA Director of Orchestras)!