International Music Camp

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The International Music Camp is a summer camp held annually at the International Peace Garden on the North Dakota-Manitoba border.[1][2] The camp offers week-long and month-long intensive programs in the fine arts, including music, dance, drama, creative writing, and painting.[3]

It was founded in 1956 by music educator Dr. Merton Utgaard and his wife Noella.[1] Utgaard was the camp's full-time director for more than 25 years, and received the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award posthumously for his efforts.[1]

The Frances Leach Music Library was opened at the International Music Camp in 1975.[4] The camp's 1976 Tour Band and Choir was selected to represent North Dakota at the United States Bicentennial celebrations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mook, Sydney (November 20, 2022). "Portrait of International Music Camp founder Merton Utgaard unveiled". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "International Music Camp". International Music Camp. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "About Us". International Music Camp. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Stouffer, Garth (July 16, 1975). "Keystone Notebook: 20 years of effort adds up to success". The Brandon Sun. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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