Prospective Students Overview

MasterWorks is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance and theater. Each year 250 students from around the globe participate in this unique festival that combines artistic excellence and biblically-sound teaching. Students and a faculty of 90 live and work on the campus of Grace College, in the quaint and picturesque community of Winona Lake, Indiana.

At MasterWorks, a wide variety of Christian backgrounds unite in glorifying God in their art and in growing deeper in their faith. Spiritual highlights include topical Bible studies for performers, the Bible Study Leadership Training seminar, faculty devotionals and Sunday worship services. Prayer is an integral part of rehearsals, classes and performances.

Some of the world’s finest performers have been a part of MasterWorks including Midori, Christopher Parkening, Rebecca Wright, Jeanette Clift George, John Dalley, Lawrence Dutton, John Kirby, Anne Martindale Williams, David Hardy, Doug Yeo, Hugh Sung, Steve Rooks, Jimmy Sites, Christine Smith, Steve Hendrickson, John Nelson, Phil Smith, Paula Robison, Stephen Clapp, the Ying String Quartet, and many others.

MasterWorks offers the following 8 programs to advanced students ages 14-26:

• Orchestral/chamber music program
• Piano
• Classical guitar
• Wind intensive studies (WISP)
• String intensive studies (SISP)
• Ballet and modern dance
• Theatre
• Technical internships

The MasterWorks Festival culminates in more than 40 free public concerts including 2 weekly orchestral performances, a full length dance program with orchestra, a fully staged theater production, piano recitals, chamber music recitals, concerti with guest artists, as well as Faculty Recitals, the Student Honors Recital, the Concerto Competition and numerous community performing opportunities.

Admission to MasterWorks requires an audition. Tuition compares favorably to other elite summer music programs and most students receive financial aid via scholarships and work study. Join us this summer, June 20 through July 18, as we pursue artistic excellence and spiritual growth!