Prospective Students Overview

MasterWorks is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance, and theatre. 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 approximately 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 to glorify God in their arts and grow deeply in their faith. Spiritual highlights include topical Bible studies for performers, 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 programs to advanced students ages 14-26:

• Orchestral/chamber music studies
• Piano
• Guitar Intensive
  
• Wind intensive studies (WISP)
• String intensive studies (SISP)
• Vocal intensive studies (VISP)
  
• Ballet and modern dance
• Theatre
• Technical internships

Every student participates in the spiritual life aspects of the festival, including bible study, faculty devotions, quiet time, and Sunday worship services.

The MasterWorks Festival culminates in more than 40 free public concerts, including 2 weekly orchestral performances, a full-length dance program with orchestra accompaniment, a fully staged theatre 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 as we pursue artistic excellence and spiritual growth!

Curious to see more?

Watch the new overview video of the MasterWorks Festival.
Check out past interviews with faculty and students.
Or, flip through our photo album to see what a day at MasterWorks might look like.