On February 10, the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles. Among the winners were four Interlochen alumni who were recognized in four categories.
Evan A. Price studied violin at Interlochen Arts Camp from 1986 to 1988. He shared the Grammy for best classical crossover album for his work on "A Love Supreme: The Legacy of John Coltrane,” with Turtle Island Quartet members David Balakrishnan, Mark Summer, and Mads Tolling.
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was posthumously awarded her second Grammy in two years, winning again for best classical vocal performance on her live album “Neruda Songs.” She attended Interlochen Arts Camp in 1971, participating as a violist and also singing in the choir. She later became known as a renowned American soprano then mezzo-soprano. She passed away in 2006 after a struggle with breast cancer.
Eighth Blackbird, a chamber music group, that includes Interlochen Alumnus and percussionist, Matthew Duvall, took the Grammy for best chamber music performance. Duvall attended Interlochen Arts Camp in 1984 and 1985. He studied at Interlochen Arts Academy from 1985 to 1989. He shared this Grammy with Tim Munro, Michael J. Maccaferri, Matt Albert, Nicholas Photinos, and Lisa Kaplan.
Norah Jones studied jazz at Interlochen Arts Camp in 1994 and 1995. She is featured as a guest vocalist on the Album of the Year, Herbie Hancock’s “River: The Joni Letters.”
Since 1958, 90 Grammys have been awarded to Interlochen alumni. Many more Grammys have been given to orchestras or ensembles in which alumni perform.
