Grand Rapids Reporter

The Interlochen Center for the Arts will now be home to the Tureck Bach Research Institute.

The institute was established by the renowned musician and teacher Rosalyn Tureck (1913–2003) in 1981 to further research and performances of Johann Sebastian Bach's music, the Interlochen Center for the Arts reported in a release.

"Few institutions could be as representative as Interlochen of everything that Rosalyn Tureck stood for and worked towards during her illustrious life and career," Kevin Kleinmann, former president of the Tureck Bach Research Institute, said in the release. "Like Interlochen, the Tureck Bach Research Institute champions diversified arts education programs that create synergies between different disciplines and backgrounds. Together we will foster future leaders, educators, and personalities of the arts world and our societies."

The Tureck Bach Research Institute at Interlochen will help keep Tureck's legacy alive for generations to come by safeguarding performances, lessons and scholarly research, as well as providing a scholarship in her honor, the center reported.

"Rosalyn Tureck was one of the most remarkable minds of the 20th century," Amanda Sewell, Interlochen Public Radio's music director and musicology scholar, said in the release. "Her meticulous research into and writings about the music of Bach are unparalleled. We at Classical IPR are thrilled to add her extensive collection of recordings to our broadcast library and share them with our listeners."

During Tureck's roughly 80-year career, she produced books, music, manuscripts, essays and letters that the institute has collected for display, the center reported.

"Dr. Rosalyn Tureck's pioneering work as among the first women to conduct the New York Philharmonic, her thought leadership in disciplines as wide-ranging as fractal geometry and politics, and her musical scholarship and advocacy for women make her a role model for Interlochen students," Interlochen Center for the Arts President Trey Devey said in the release. "We're thrilled and honored to preserve and showcase her legacy through the Tureck Back Research Institute at Interlochen."