Monday, December 21, 2009

Kermit Driscoll, NYC Bassist, Nominated For Grammy Award 2010

eMajor Marketing congratulates bassist Kermit Driscoll
on his Grammy Award Nomination for his work
with the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble

Kermit Driscoll Grammy 2010 Interlochen


Published on Interlochen Center for the Arts
Sixteen Alumni Nominated for 52nd Annual Grammy Awards

Sixteen Interlochen alumni have been nominated in thirteen categories for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, to be presented January 31, 2010.


Norah Jones (Camp '94-95) with Willie Nelson - Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Peter Erskine (Academy '68-71) with Bob Florence Limited Edition - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Jeremy Viner (Academy '01-04) with John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Kermit Driscoll (Academy '73-74) with John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble - Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Jerry Hey (Academy '65-66) with David Fosters (arrangers), Seal - Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Benjamin Zander (Camp Faculty, '87), Philharmonia Orchestra conductor - Best Orchestral Performance
Stephen Bryant (Camp '74), principal soloist for Marco Polo - Best Opera Recording
Dennis Keene (Camp '69), conductor, Voices of Ascension - Best Choral Performance
Carlos Miguel Prieto (Camp, '78 & '81), conductor, Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria - Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
Caroline Goulding (Camp '02-03), violin - Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
Yolanda Kondonassis (Academy '78-82), harp (with others) - Best Chamber Music Performance
John Dalley (Camp '46-52) with Guarneri Quartet - Best Chamber Music Performance
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Camp '71) - Best Classical Vocal Performance
George Crumb (Camp '47, Faculty '57-61) - Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Keith Lawrence (Camp '94-96, Academy '96-97) with Quartet San Francisco - Best Classical Crossover Album
Ann Marie (Simpson) Calhoun (Camp '97) with Steve Vai - Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Since 1958, 91 Grammys have been awarded to Interlochen alumni. Many more Grammys have been awarded to orchestras or ensembles in which alumni perform.