VISION 2028 | Bringing Interlochen to the World and the World to Interlochen
Dear Interlochen family and friends,
It was an extraordinary year for Interlochen. Your support has accelerated our progress toward achieving our Vision 2028 goals, and we are truly grateful. On every page of this 2025 Annual Report of Gifts, you’ll see the impact of your generosity: advancing our academic and artistic excellence, expanding student access to that excellence, and amplifying Interlochen Public Radio. This year, your support brought Interlochen artistry to the world through nearly two dozen Academy tours. Students premiered an Interlochen-created musical at Lincoln Center, performed at Carnegie Hall, participated in the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and found inspiration in the public art of Detroit. Next spring, students will tour Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston for a series of multidisciplinary performances, celebrating America’s 250th birthday and kicking off Interlochen’s centennial celebration in partnership with the flagship orchestras in each city. We’ll be joined by guest artists Yo-Yo Ma in Philadelphia and Boston and Interlochen alumnus Josh McClendon in Detroit in the world premiere of a cello concerto we’ve commissioned from Wynton Marsalis. To say we’re excited is a grand understatement. We’re deeply grateful for how your support enhanced student excellence and access this year. At Camp, we launched the Shirley Young Distinguished Artist Series with piano virtuoso Lang Lang; all proceeds of ticket sales support a new endowment to bring world-class performers to our campus. At Academy, visits from high-profile instructors—including dance legend Twyla Tharp and poet Nandi Comer—reinforced Interlochen as a place where young artists are inspired and established artists convene. We awarded more financial aid than ever before—opening up opportunities like these to more young artists. This summer also saw the innovative energy and flair for community engagement that exemplify Interlochen Public Radio. IPR’s annual Sound Garden Project brought live concerts to public spaces. New for this year, a cohort of Lang Lang Young Scholars—exceptionally talented young pianists from around the world— delighted audiences at an IPR-organized “block party” in Traverse City and in IPR’s Studio A. Without you, so little of this would be possible. With you, our momentum continues to build as 2028 draws near—bringing Interlochen to the world and the world to Interlochen.
“With you, our momentum continues to build as 2028 draws near—bringing Interlochen to the world and the world to Interlochen.”
Trey Devey
With gratitude,
Trey Devey President
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