Why 2024 is the year to attend Academy Reunion Weekend
Featuring class visits, special events, and even the chance to sing with the Academy choir, here’s what’s happening this year at Academy Reunion Weekend.
Yo-Yo Ma (left; photo credit: Jason Bell) and Wynton Marsalis (right; photo credit: Joe Martinez)
From the Desk of Trey Devey: Bringing a youth voice to America250
Interlochen Arts Academy’s spring 2026 East Coast tour will feature the world premiere performances of Wynton Marsalis’ new cello concerto by preeminent cellist Yo-Yo Ma under the baton of Cristian Mӑcelaru.
News & Stories
Motifs
All MotifsSheryl Szady (IAC St 71-79; IAA St 75-76; IAA Fac 76-82, 83-84; IAC Fac 80-84) was honored as one of advertising agency 6’s 100 Under 100 Exceptional Women in recognition of her advocacy for women in sports at the University of Michigan.
Garth Greenwell (IAA 94-96) released his third novel, Small Rain, through Farrar, Straus and Giroux on Sept. 3, 2024. The book was named one of TIME’s 32 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024; Greenwell was also recently profiled in Vulture ahead of the book’s release.
Torsten Johnson (IAA 05-08, IAC St 13) is currently touring with the Tony Award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The show will run at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago through February before moving on to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
In Memoriam
All In MemoriamWinston “Jack” Budrow (IAC Fac 79-17, 19) of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Sept. 4, 2024.
Richard Boyd Meyn (IAC/NMC 62, IAA 63-65) of Eugene, Oregon, passed away on Aug. 18, 2024.
Laura Nichols (IAC/NMC 80-81, IAA 80-82) of McCall, Idaho, passed away on July 22, 2024.
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