Alumni Reunion Weekend 2024 in pictures
Over the course of a fun-filled weekend, alumni enjoyed performances, classes, and plenty of time to share memories with new and old friends.
Director of Jazz Chris Glassman.
From Bublé to bebop: Catching up with Chris Glassman
Interlochen’s new director of jazz chats about his musical roots, teaching philosophy, and vision for the future of jazz at Interlochen.
News & Stories
Motifs
All MotifsIn May, Nicholas Phan (AS 93-94, IAC 95-96) released A Change Is Gonna Come, an album celebrating song as a form of protest with Palaver Strings. The album was recently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.
Holly Weis (IAC 99-01) commissioned and is producing a new musical based on A Chorus Line composer Marvin Hamlisch’s autobiographical children’s book Marvin Makes Music. The work received an industry reading at Ripley Grier Studios in New York City on Sept. 26 under the direction of Scott Weinstein.
Four Interlochen alumni were selected as semifinalists in the 28th annual Sphinx Competition. Miquel Fuentes (IAC 15, IAA 15-17) is a semifinalist in the Senior Division; Cyrano Jett Rosentrater (IAC 20), Sonya Moomaw (IAC 22), and Sydney Li-Jenkins (IAC 19) are semifinalists in the Junior Division.
In Memoriam
All In MemoriamThomas Olkkonen (IAC/NMC 47-51, 53; IAC St 54-56, 68-70) of Louisville, Colorado, passed away on Sept. 17, 2024.
Kathryn Lambert (IAC/NMC 77-80, IAA 80-84) of Peoria, Illinois, passed away on Sept. 22, 2024.
Mary Cooper Nelson (IAC Fac 85-04) of Oberlin, Ohio, passed away on Sept. 27, 2024.
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