Ella Brown, 16, of Wrentham will attend Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan, the nation’s premier multidisciplinary summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades 3 through 12. 

Brown has been awarded the prestigious Interlochen Orchestral Scholarship. This full tuition scholarship is given based on the strength of Brown’s experience and audition. Hundreds of applicants were considered for the award. Brown, the daughter of Neva Lazzara and Marc Brown, will study harp at Interlochen.  

Brown, a rising junior at King Philip High School, is currently a member of the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Lobel, and the orchestra for Boston Ballet Next Generation. Brown’s passion for harp started at the age of 9 when she began studying under the tutelage of Lizary Rodriguez of Norwood.

In 2021, Brown received a perfect score in the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) All State Audition and earned the role as principal harpist in the All-State Orchestra. In addition, Brown has been an award winner at the Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive Competition (Advanced Division), the American Harp Society 24th National Competition (Intermediate I division) and first place winner and audience winner of the Intermediated/Advanced Division of the Red Maple Music Competition New Year Season 2021 and Charleston International Music Competition Classical Division 2022. 

This summer, at Interlochen Arts Camp, Brown will play with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO) and the Interlochen Philharmonic (IP). Students play with the world’s most talented young musicians, learning from the nation’s foremost conductors and concertmasters. WYSO and IP play advanced repertoire chosen from traditional and contemporary masterpieces, as well as other influential genres, in this challenging and extraordinary orchestral experience. 

 With a global alumni base that includes creative leaders in the arts and many other fields, Interlochen Arts Camp has been at the forefront of arts education for nearly a century. Among distinguished Camp alumni are Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Rufus Wainwright, Jessye Norman, Loren Maazel, actor Anthony Rapp, cartoonist Cathy Guisewite, and many more. Approximately ten percent of the nation’s professional orchestra musicians have roots at Interlochen and the alumni community has been awarded nearly 100 Grammy Awards. 

 In addition to hundreds of performances, presentations, and readings by young artists, Interlochen brings leading artists to its northern Michigan campus. In recent years, guest artists have included Joshua Bell, Diana Ross, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Lady Antebellum, Harry Connick Jr., and many more.