Westlake Village girl named scholar

Michaela K. Shaw of Westlake Village has been named one of 52 Emerson Scholars, entitling Shaw to a full scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Camp, a summer arts program for aspiring young musicians.

Shaw will study the harp and perform with youth ensembles. She is a senior at Viewpoint School in Calabasas, where she played with the professional orchestra for three musical productions. Her mother is Jamie Shaw. Sponsored by Emerson of St. Louis, the Emerson Scholar Program provides the opportunity for outstanding high school musicians to attend Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. The Emerson Scholars Award provides full tuition, private lessons and room and board for the sixweek summer program.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be in grades nine through 12 and demonstrate exceptional skill and proficiency on harp, string, wind or percussion instruments. At the arts camp, the students play in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. This year the orchestra will perform with professional musicians such as Joshua Bell and Branford Marsalis.

Interlochen Arts Camp attracts about 3,000 students, faculty and staff from all 50 U.S. states and 40 countries. The students train with world-class instructors and produce more than 400 presentations each summer in dance, theater, creative writing, visual arts, music and motion picture arts. Students also attend performances by guest artists.

For information about the camp, visit www.interlochen.org.