In February, the 50th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Interlochen Center for the Arts was proud to celebrate 12 nominations for members of the community. Alumni received nods in categories ranging from best musical show album to best classical vocal performance. The historic Grammy awards night concluded with four Interlochen alumni taking home Grammys in four different categories.

Since 1958, 88 Grammys have been awarded to Interlochen alumni. Many more Grammys have been given to orchestras or ensembles in which alumni perform.

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 String Quartet members David Balakrishnan, Mark Summer, and Mads Tolling. An excerpt from "A Love Supreme" is available online at www.tisq.com.

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 and mezzo-soprano. She passed away in 2006 after a struggle with breast cancer. The album is available at www.nonesuch.com/nerudasongs.

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. www.eighthblackbird.com

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." Learn more about this album at www.herbiehancock.com

Eight additional Interlochen alumni were nominated in the following categories.

• Eldar Djangirov, IAC 1998-2001
  Best Contemporary Jazz Album
• Scott Frankel, IAC 1973-78
  Best Musical Show Album
• Lorin Maazel, IAC 1939, IAC Faculty 1987
  Best Engineered Album, Classical (Maazel is conductor)
• Carlos Chausson, IAC 1977
  Best Opera Recording
• Paul Katz, IAC Faculty 1970
  (w/ Ying Quartet) - Best Chamber Music Performance
• James F. Dunham, IAC 1965-66, IAA 1966-68
  (w/ Ying Quartet) - Best Chamber Music Performance
• Joseph Banowetz, IAC Fac 1969-73
  Best Chamber Music Performance
• Kayo Miki, IAA 1988-90
  (w/ Quartet San Francisco) - Best Classical Crossover Album

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