Margery (Milks) Schnell (IAC 49-50, IAC St 53) attended the University of Michigan where she played with the band under Professor Revelli. She moved to western Michigan, and played harp for Grand Valley University and the Grand Rapids Symphony. Margery is now retired and has been retuning her instrument.
Peter Yarrow (IAC 51-52) was honored at the National Music Council’s 30th annual American Eagle Awards luncheon at New York City’s Edison Ballroom. The Council’s American Eagle Awards are presented each year in recognition of significant contribution to the musical culture and heritage of our nation.
Mary Ellen (Cocose) Matucci (IAC 67-70, 72-73) will present “Luminosity” a new collection of mixed media pieces at the Gallery KH in Chicago.
Rev. Jeff Paulson (IAC 70, IAA 70-74, IAC St 74-75) has been appointed as the Senior Pastor of Community United Methodist Church in Pasadena, Md. He is currently working on his doctorate in ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and is writing a book with the focus on leadership for first and second career pastors.
Diane Dupuis (AS 73, 75, ICA St 01-11) was elected to the board of directors of Michigan Writers, a nonprofit established in 2001 to encourage and support writers of all ages, skill levels and genres in the Great Lakes State and provide opportunities for networking, publication and education. The board includes a number of Interlochen writers. Diane joins Ex Officio Director (and organization co-founder;) Anne-Marie Oomen (IAA Fac 97-Present); Director Holly Wren Spaulding (IAC 83, IAA 91-92, ICCA 08, 10, ICA St 00, IAC Fac 01); board Vice President Jennifer Sperry Steinorth (IAC 1985, 87-89, IAA 90-92, ICCA 10, IAC St 98, IPS Fac 01-03); and board President Teresa Scollon (AS 77, IAA 78-80; ICCA 06, IAA Fac 07-08, IAC Fac 08).
Kate (Watkins) Yoshida (IAC 74-75, IAA 76-77, ICCA 09) works in program development and grant writing/administration at the office of sustainability at the University of Illinois in Chicago. She also teaches Kundalini Yoga and meditation.
Leisa (Hungle) Rich (IAA 75-78) is currently working on a permanent, viewer-interactive art installation for the Dallas Museum of Art, scheduled to be installed fall, 2011. Leisa teaches art at The Galloway School, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and in her studio in Atlanta, Georgia, and travels to teach workshops and lecture in the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Deborah (Kalasz) Podolka (AS 75-79, IAC 78-79, IAAC 06, IAC St 08) is a flute professor at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City. Dr. Podolka has private flute studios in Plymouth and Troy Michigan and she is the proud teacher of Kat Huff, an incoming Academy student for this fall, as well as a number of students who attended this year’s flute Institute.
Keith Bartholomew (IAA 76-78) is the associate dean of the University of Utah's College of Architecture and Planning. He continues to teach at the college, including courses in land use law, transportation planning and urban design.
Chehalis Hegner (IAC 76-77, IAA 77-79) was awarded the 2010 Gjon Mili Prize in Photography at the National Gallery of Art in Pristina, Kosovo. Her work is now part of their permanent collection. She is published in the 2011 summer edition of Shots Magazine, and is included in the new book "100 Boston Artists" by Schiffer publishers. Hegner has also recently accepted a full-time teaching position in photography at the University of Massachusetts. She is currently working on a yearlong documentary photo project in Cambridge at the MIT Senior Haus Dormitory.
Diane (Holcomb) Wilshere (IAA 77-79) will be performing at the Maryland Renaissance Festival portraying the 16th century prophetess, Mother Shipton. Diane also is a theatrical blogger.
Scott Burgess (IAA 78-82) spent this summer as a senior audio engineer at the Aspen Music Festival and School. In the fall, he will return to Central Michigan University (CMU), where he has been the audio production manager for twelve years. He continues to create new recordings for the CMU label, White Pine Music.
David Neubauer (UM 79-80) and Ulf Bjorlin (IAC 94-96) were among many Interlochen Alumni who played with the Los Angeles Musicians Symphony in a fund-raising concert in Disney Hall on June 19. The event was held to benefit Japan’s earthquake relief effort and included a performance of Beethoven's Ninth symphony. A documentary of this event was filmed.
Arturs Weible (IAC 81-85, IAA 85-89) is a music teacher at Lafayette Elementary in the Chicago Public Schools, which has one of the largest string orchestra programs in Chicago. The program serves 85 kids for two hours afterschool, five days a week. Their graduates have gone on to many selective enrollment schools in Chicago and eventually to colleges around the country.
Michael Cansfield (IAC 82-83, IAA 82-83) was recently named manager of institutional advancement for the Chicago History Museum, where he oversees fundraising from corporate, foundation and government sources, and helped open a significant new exhibition "Out in Chicago," examining the history of the gay and lesbian communities in Chicago.
Peter Wilson (IAC 82, 83) is a 20-plus year veteran of "The President's Own," a U.S. Marine Band. Wilson serves as commander of the string section for the White House Orchestra; music director, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra; music director, The Youth Orchestras of Fairfax; conductor, United Youth Symphony Orchestra; co-founder and violinist, "Bridging the Gap" Violin/Bass Duo. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, and his master’s and doctorate from the Catholic University of America.
Paul Malmont’s (IAA 83-84) third novel, "The Astounding, the Amazing and the Unknown" was published by Simon & Schuster on July 5th. An early review in the Library Journal said the following about his work: "It's so much fun it virtually defines what light fiction should be."
Brenda Resch (IAC 85, 87, IAC St 92-96) Matt and Owen Resch welcomed Cooper Cummings Resch, born November 5, 2010. Brenda Resch is chief of staff to State Senator, Phil Pavlov, who represents Michigan's 25th district and chairs the senate education committee.
Lito Velasco’s (IAA 88-92, IAC St 91) documentary, “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy” won the prestigious Saturn Award for Best DVD Release of 2010.
Clifton Ogea (IAA 89-91) sang the National Anthem for a NASCAR race on June 19, 2011 in Detroit.at the Michigan International Speedway. Ogea is the baritone section leader of the U.S. Army Chorus.
Brian Resnick (IAC 90, IAA 90-92) has been elected partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Resnick is a member of the firm's insolvency and restructuring group in New York. He is experienced in a broad range of corporate restructurings and bankruptcies, representing debtors, creditors, asset purchasers and other strategic parties.
Lev Zhurbin (IAC 90) and his wife, Inna, announced the arrival of their second son, Yosif Meyer Zhurbin on May 6, 2011.
Kazem Abdullah (IAC 91-93, 95-97, IAA 96-97) was awarded the 2010 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award in June of 2010.
Dr. Miguel Felipe (IAC 91-94, IAA 94-96, IAC St 96-97) will be director of choral activities and assistant professor of music, tenure-track, at the University of Hawaii this fall. He also serves as founder and artistic director of the International Meeting on Choral Music in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Kerri Wilson (IAC 91-92, IAA 92-94) graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in communications at Trinity D.C. University. Wilson will enter the master’s program in arts management at American University in Washington, D.C. with a merit graduate assistantship in the Fall of 2011.
Kat Coiro's (Katherine Cunningham-Eves) (IAC 92-93, IAA 93-97) film, "L!fe Happens" had its world premiere at the L.A. Film Festival in June. Coiro wrote and directed the film with a cast of such notable actors as Jason Biggs, Krysten Ritter and Kate Bosworth.
Jason Jeunnette (IAA 94-95) recently graduated from Parsons The New School for Design with a master’s degree in architectural lighting design. Jeunnette started a new position at Kugler Ning Associates in New York City, and installed a daylight-based sculpture in the Figment Sculpture Garden on Governor's Island in New York Harbor.
Dan Amboyer (IAC 95-98, IAA 99-02) will play Prince William of Wales in "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance." Alongside an all-star cast and directed by Emmy-Award winner, Linda Yellen the movie will debut in the U.S. on the Hallmark channel on August 27th.
Natalie (Priest) Yaw (IAC 95, IAA 95-98) and her husband, Chris, welcomed their second child, Catherine ("Cate") Amy Yaw, into the world on April 19, 2011. Mom and dad are thrilled, and big brother, James, is not sure whether or not he wants to keep her.
Richard (Ricky) Hinds (IAC 96-97, IAA 97-00) will be the associate director for Disney's “NEWSIES!” which will make its world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse this summer. In the fall, he will direct and choreograph a production of “FAME” which will take place at the Macau International Music Festival in China.
Lila (Cohen) Pinksfeld (IAA 97-99) received her master’s degree in history from Haifa University.
Nicoleen (Nieman) Willson (IAA 97-98) recently accepted the position of general manager for the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra. Willson is completing her doctorate in clarinet performance and arts administration at the University of Oregon and has most recently worked as an artistic assistant with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C..
Dana Flatow (IAA 99-01, IAC St 01) and Justin Hsu (IAA 96-99) were married June 25th in Bozeman Montana, where they currently reside, surrounded by Interlochen friends and family. In June, Flatow received her master’s degree in architecture from the University of Texas in Austin.
Madelyn (Marble) Blanchard (IAA 01-02) and Brian Blanchard (IAA 01-02) reside in Salt Lake City, Utah with their son Elliott, 5, and daughter Lily, 2. Brian is the associate principal horn with the Utah Symphony. Madelyn is a member of the Orchestra at Temple Square, the orchestra that accompanies the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on their weekly TV and radio broadcast, “Music and the Spoken Word.” In June, she went on tour with the orchestra and Mormon Tabernacle Choir; performing in Norfolk, Virginia, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Chatauqua, N.Y., and Toronto.
Jackson Rathbone (IAA 01-03) and his band, "100 Monkeys," will be on the road this summer on a headlining tour throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Hank (Enrique) C. Feldman’s (ICCA 02-03) new book “Living Like a Child” was recently released. The book is highly recommended for parents and teachers of children. “Living Like a Child” is about embracing artistic and holistic growth.
Angelica Hairston (IAC 07) performed a concerto in July with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. She has a full scholarship to attend the Royal Conservatory of Music, Glenn Gould School in Toronto, Canada.
Tim Huber (AS 09) is currently studying music education at Central Michigan University.
Donald McKinney (IAA Fac 09-11, IAC Fac 10-11) has been named director of wind ensembles and conducting at Louisiana State University School of Music.