Years | Performers | Yearly Budget |
1937-1938 | Iso Briselli (Violinist) | $800 |
Dorothy Crawford (Character Sketches) | ||
Ray Middleton (Baritone) | ||
1938-1939 | Marjorie Edwards (Violinist) | $750 |
Lansing Hatfield (Baritone) | ||
Emil Baume (Pianist) | ||
1939-1940 | Mildred Dilling (Harpist) | $900 |
Mieczyslaw Munz (Pianist) | ||
Igor Gorin (Baritone) | ||
1940-1941 | Edwina Eustis (Mezzo-Soprano) | $575 |
Anatol Kaminsky (Violinist) | ||
Daniel Erincourt (Pianist) | ||
1941-1942 | Association not active due to World War II | |
1942-1943 | Association not active due to World War II | |
1943-1944 | Association not active due to World War II | |
1944-1945 | Josephine Tuminia (Soprano) | $1150 |
Zadel Skolovsky (Pianist) | ||
Arthur LeBlanc (Violinist) | ||
1945-1946 | Don Cossacks (Russian Men’s Choir/Dancers) | $1650 |
Dalies Frantz (Pianist) | ||
Nicholai & Johann Graudans (Cello and Piano) | ||
1946-1947 | Trapp Family Singers | $1950 |
William Haines (Tenor) | ||
Solvig Lunde (Pianist) | ||
1947-1948 | Margaret Harshaw (Contralto) | $1700 |
Appleton and Field (Duo-Pianists) | ||
Julius Huehn (Baritone) | ||
1948-1949 | Nan Merriman (Mezzosoprano) | $1600 |
Angel Reyes (Violinist) | ||
Yara Bernette (Pianist) | ||
1949-1950 | Zadel Skolovsky (Pianist) | $2100 |
Mac Morgan (Baritone) | ||
Pierrette Alarie (Soprano) | ||
1950-1951 | DePaurs Infantry Chorus | $2100 |
Joseph Battista (Pianist) | ||
Rey and Gomez (Spanish Dance) | ||
1951-1952 | Revelers (Men’s Chorus) | $2750 |
Walter Cassell (Baritone) | ||
Vronsky and Babin (Duo-Pianists) | ||
1952-1953 | DePaurs Infantry Chorus | $3000 |
Louis Roney (Tenor) | ||
Jean Cassadesus (Pianist) | ||
Camilla Wicks (Violinist) | ||
1953-1954 | Dorothy Warenskjold (Soprano) | $2550 |
John Knight (Pianist) | ||
Marina Svetlova and Company (Ballet) | ||
Stephen Kemalyan (Baritone) | ||
1954-1955 | Angelaires (Harp Quintet) | $2700 |
Vronsky and Babin (Duo-Pianists) | ||
Vivian Della Chiesa (Soprano) | ||
1955-1956 | Les Compagnons De La Chanson | $2550 |
Montez and Company (Spanish Dance) | ||
Hanson and DeDell (Duo-Pianists) | ||
1956-1957 | Leonard Rose (Cellist) | $2300 |
Tanglewood Quartet (Opera) | ||
Leonard Pennario (Pianist) | ||
1957-1958 | Sarah Fleming (Soprano) | $1850 |
Tuscon Boys Choir | ||
Herman Godes (Pianist) | ||
1958-1959 | San Francisco Operatic Quartet | $1900 |
David Bar-Illan (Pianist) | ||
Alma Trio (Violin/Cello/Piano) | ||
1959-1960 | Revelers (Men’s Quartet) | $1900 |
Frances Bible (Mezzo-Soprano) | ||
Eden and Tamir (Duo-Pianists) | ||
1960-1961 | Belefonte Singers | $2250 |
Coleman Blumfield (Pianist) | ||
Margot Blum (Mezzo-Soprano) | ||
David Abel (Violinist) | ||
1961-1962 | Clebanoff Strings | $3050 |
Varel & Bailly, Chanteurs de Paris | ||
Kay Robingson (Actress/Singer) | ||
Roy Bogas (Pianist) | ||
1962-1963 | James Schwabacher (Tenor) | $3050 |
Andree Juliette Brun (Pianist) | ||
Tipton Chamber Orchestra | ||
Pacific Ballet | ||
1963-1964 | Ma Si-Hon & Tung Kwong-Kwong (Violin and Piano) | $2500 |
Paganini Quartet (Stradivarius instruments) | ||
Gregg Smith Singers | ||
1964-1965 | Duo Romeros (Guitarists) | $2900 |
Hungarian Ballets “Bihiri” | ||
Maryjane Barton (Harpist) | ||
Marjorie McKay (Mezzo-Soprano) | ||
1965-1966 | Texas Boys Choir | $3150 |
Raymond Davis (Cellist) | ||
New Lost City Ramblers (Folk Singing Trio) | ||
Jack Crossan (Pianist) | ||
1966-1967 | Men of Song (Quartet) | $3350 |
Fleis Eireann (Irish Singers/Dancers) | ||
Beaux Arts Trio (Piano/Violin/Cello) | ||
1967-1968 | Richard Hayman & the Manhattan Pops Orchestra | $3350 |
Oukhtomsky Ballet Classique | ||
Raymond Michalski (Bass-Baritone) | ||
1968-1969 | Clebanoff Strings | $3350 |
DeCormier Folk Singers | ||
Thomas Uchtmann (Pianist) | ||
1969-1970 | Yale Accordion Symphony | $3550 |
Lola Montes and her Spanish Dancers | ||
Tuscon Arizona Boys Chorus | ||
1970-1971 | Christopher Parkening (Guitarist) | $3450 |
Rondoliers (Vocal Trio) | ||
Neil Wolfe Trio (Piano/Bass/Percussion) | ||
1971-1972 | Joyce Jones (Organist) | $3050 |
Jorge Morel Duo (Guitar & Percussion) | ||
William Hall Chorale | ||
1972-1973 | Chitiri Arpi (Harp Quartet) | $3750 |
The Cosmopolitans (Vocal Trio) | ||
Angus Godwin (Folk Singer-Guitarist) | ||
Neil Wolfe Trio (Piano/Bass/Percussion) | ||
1973-1974 | Carnival de Mexico | $4100 |
Stecher & Horowitz (Duo-Pianists) | ||
Torrent and Alexander (Duo-Organists) | ||
1974-1975 | Zamfir Romanian Folk Ensemble | $4200 |
Llords’ “International” (Music and Marionettes) | ||
New Christy Minstrels | ||
1975-1976 | Longstreth & Escosa (Harp Duo) | $3950 |
NcNeil Jubilee Singers | ||
Philip Hanson (Actor-Storyteller) | ||
1976-1977 | Ford’s Comic Opera Theatre, “Die Fledermaus” | $4300 |
Hal Shane (Singer-Guitarist-Dancer) | ||
John Biggs Consort (Vocal/Instrumental) | ||
Rico Saccani (Pianist) | ||
1977-1978 | Odessa Balalaikas of Russia | $3650 |
Berkshire Chamber Players (Clarinet/Flute/Violin/Piano/Cello) | ||
Earl Rose (Pianist) | ||
Edmund Karlsurd (Bass-Baritone) | ||
1978-1979 | World of Gilbert & Sullivan | $4850 |
Keith & Rusty McNeil (American Folksingers) | ||
Measure for Measure (Harp/Violin/Cello) | ||
Yuri Lotakov (Pianist) | ||
1979-1980 | Ronnie Brown Trio (Piano/Bass/Percussion) | $3900 |
Susann McDonald (Harpist) | ||
Festival of Song Quartet | ||
1980-1981 | Festival Trio (Piano/Clarinet/Violin) | $3650 |
The McFarlane Singers “Romberg Remembered” | ||
Hodgens & Howard (Duo Pianists) | ||
1981-1982 | Empire Brass Quintet | $5050 |
Thomas Lorango (Pianist) | ||
The “Virage” Folk Ensemble of Latin America | ||
1982-1983 | “Marriage of Figaro”, a Comic Opera | $5950 |
Virginia Eskin (Pianist) | ||
Linden Woodwind Quintet (Flute/Clarinet/Oboe/Bassoon/Horn) | ||
Mary Jane Johnson (Soprano) | ||
1983-1984 | Nama Folk Orchestra | $6700 |
Clarion Trio (Trumpet/Piano/Cello) | ||
Robert McDuffie (Violinist) | ||
Anna Werner-Backmann (Coloratura Mezzo-Sopranno) | ||
1984-1985 | Festival Consort (Music of the Renaissance) | $8250 |
Dennis Karmazyn (Cellist) | ||
Peter Kazaras (Tenor) | ||
Max Morath Quintet, “Pop Goes the Music” (Piano/Guitar/Banjo/Saxophone/Clarinet/Percussion) | ||
1985-1986 | Colorado Children’s Choral | $8700 |
The Casa Verde Trio (Formerly Stonybrook Trio) (Violin/Cello/Piano) | ||
Bonnie Phipps Folk Ensemble (Autoharp/Guitar/Violin/Cello) | ||
William Parker (Baritone) | ||
1986-1987 | Carol McLaughlin (Harpist) | $8500 |
Slovak Chamber Orchestra | ||
Trio Sonata (Guitar/Flute/Oboe) | ||
New York Vocal Arts Ensemble | ||
1987-1988 | Bill Schustik (American Troubadour) | $7700 |
Manhattan Rhythm Kings (Vocal/Piano/Guitar/Bass/Tuba/Melodica) | ||
Constantine Orbelian (Pianist) | ||
The Linden Quintet (Flute/Clarinet/Oboe/Bassoon/Horn) | ||
1988-1989 | Pamela South (Soprano) | $9000 |
Panocha String Quartet | ||
Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet | ||
Ralph Wells Trio (Baritone/Flute/Piano) | ||
1989-1990 | A Broadway Celebration (Vocal Ensemble) | $10750 |
Trio Bell’Arte (Harpsichord/Baroque Flute/Oboe/Recorder) | ||
Atlantic Brass Quintet | ||
Roy Bogas (Pianist) | ||
1990-1991 | Markham and Broadway (Duo-Pianists) | $12000 |
Spiro Malas (Bass-Baritone) | ||
Butch Thompson Trio (Piano/Bass/Percussion) | ||
Celin and Laurie Romero (Guitar and Soprano) | ||
1991-1992 | The Moscow Balalaikas | $12550 |
Monumental Brass Quintet | ||
Larry Logan (Classical Harmonica) | ||
Toccatas and Flourishes (Organ and Trumpet) | ||
1992-1993 | Lincoln Mayorga (Pianist) | $12750 |
The New York Jazz Society’s “A Night at Eddie Condon’s” | ||
The Light Blues (Classical Vocal Ensemble) | ||
Vancouver Wind Trio | ||
1993-1994 | Broadway to Hollywood: In Concert (Vocalists and Piano) | $12950 |
Ory Shihor (Pianist) | ||
Robert Bonfiglio Ensemble (Harmonica with String Trio) | ||
Nevada Dance Theatre | ||
1994-1995 | Carl Peterson (Scottish Folk Singer) | $11750 |
Banjomania | ||
Stephen and Carol Kechulius (Baritone and Piano) | ||
DeWayne Fulton (Harpist) | ||
1995-1996 | Sang Mee Lee (Violinist) | $12650 |
Alba Quezada (Soprano) | ||
Riverboat Ragtime Revue | ||
San Francisco Saxophone Quartet | ||
1996-1997 | Brassissimo Vienna | $15250 |
Joe Trio (Piano Trio) | ||
Overholt & Velta (Lyric Soprano and Baritone) | ||
Max Morath, The Ragtime Man | ||
1997-1998 | Lee Lessack & Joanne O’Brien (Broadway Music) | $15250 |
Side Street Strutters (Dixieland Jazz) | ||
Khenany (Music of Latin America) | ||
Colorado Children’s Chorale | ||
1998-1999 | Nkenge Simpson (Soprano) | |
Richard Glazier (Gershwin Remembrance & Discovery) | ||
Clemente Trio (Violin, Cello, Piano) | ||
Joe Burgstaller (Trumpet music of the ’30s and ’40s; a Rafael Mendez project) | ||
Diva (Jazz) | ||
1999-2000 | Boston Brass | |
Chinese Golden Acrobats | ||
Robert Trentham (Songs of the American Civil War) | ||
Arcata String Quartet | ||
2000-2001 | Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales | |
Alborada (Music of Central and South America) | ||
London Piano Duo | ||
Roslyn Kind (Vocalist) | ||
2001-2002 | Dale Gonyea (Piano & Comedy) | |
Manhattan Rhythm Kings | ||
Linda Wang (Violinist) | ||
Lemalu & Saarinen (Baritone and Pianist) | ||
The Wood’s Tea Company (Folk Music) | ||
2002-2003 | Trio Voronezh (Russian Music) | |
Debra Reuter-Pivetta (Flute and Piano) | ||
Linda Wang (Violinist) | ||
Lara St. John (Violin) was unable to perform and was replaced by: Susanne Hou and Max Zorin (Violinists) |
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Proteus 7 (Brass Group) | ||
Antonio Pompa-Baldi (Pianist) | ||
2003-2004 | Vega String Quartet | |
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Scott Kirby (Pianist) | ||
The Rothfuss Family Singers | ||
String of Pearls (Female Vocal Trio) was unable to perform and was replaced by: Quadre (4 French Horns) |
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2004-2005 | North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | |
Calico Winds | ||
Golden Bough (Celtic Music) | ||
The Edlos (Men’s A Capella and Comedy) | ||
Dallas Brass | ||
2005-2006 | Mike Strickland (with Elizabeth and Sadie) (Pianist) | |
Bottom Line Duo (Violincello and Doublebass) | ||
Canadian Tenors | ||
Jeni Fleming Acoustic Trio (Classical and Modern Jazz) | ||
Enoch Train (Americana Folk Ensemble) | ||
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
2006-2007 | John Jorgenson Quintet (Gypsy Jazz) | |
Cantabile (Men’s A Capella and Comedy) | ||
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Barra MacNeils (Celtic Music) | ||
Sonos Handbell Ensemble | ||
2007-2008 | New Orleans North (Jazz) | |
Marie-Andree Ostiguy (Pianist) | ||
Norman Foote (Music and Comedy) | ||
Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival | ||
Franc D’Ambrosio’s “Hollywood” | ||
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
2008-2009 | Yi-Jia Suzanne Hou & Elaine Hou (Violin, Piano) | |
Mark Nizer (Juggler) | ||
Dallas Brass | ||
The Edlos “On Broadway” (Men’s A Cappella Quartet) | ||
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
2009-2010 | Mike Strickland Trio (Piano, Bass, Saxophone) | |
Bella Sorella (Vocalists) | ||
La Catrina Quartet (String Quartet) | ||
North State Symphony Christmas Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
California Guitar Trio | ||
North State Symphony (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
2010-2011 | Anthony Kearns (Tenor (of PBS’s The Irish Tenors) | |
Craicmore (Celtic) | ||
North State Symphony Christmas Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Saxophobia (Saxophone Showcase) | ||
Presidio Brass | ||
2011-2012 | Edelmann-Rust Trio (Cello & Bassoon) | |
Trio Voronezh (Russian Instrumentalists) | ||
North State Symphony Christmas Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Valeri Glava & Lee Tamboulin (Violin & Piano) | ||
IL Voce (Vocalists) | ||
Travis Brass (Free Concert) | ||
2012-2013 | Gonzalo Bergara Quartet (Gypsy Jazz) | |
North State Symphony Holiday Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
International String Trio (World Music) | ||
Alexander Sevastian (Accordionist) | ||
Sonos Handbell Ensemble | ||
Travis Brass (Free Concert) | ||
2013-2014 | Everything Fitz (Fiddles & Step Dancing) | |
California Guitar Trio + Montreal Guitar Trio (Guitars) | ||
North State Symphony Holiday Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Two on Tap (Tap Dancing & Vocals) | ||
The Vintage Singers | ||
2014-2015 | Vivace (Classical Crossover / Popera) | |
Paul Posnak (Piano) | ||
North State Symphony Holiday Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Metales M5 (Brass Quintet) | ||
Quartetto Gelato (“Classically Eclectic”) | ||
Anthony Kearns (Irish Tenor) | ||
2015-2016 | Guy Mendilow Ensemble: “Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom” (World Music) | |
Ken Lavigne: “The Road to Carnegie Hall” (Tenor) | ||
North State Symphony Holiday Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Acoustic Guitar Masters with Scott Kritzer (Acoustic Guitar) | ||
Barefoot Movement (Bluegrass) | ||
Axiom Brass (Brass Quintet) | ||
2016-2017 | Alpin Hong (Classical Piano) | |
North State Symphony 2016 Holiday Concert (Symphony Orchestra) | ||
Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival (World) | ||
The Young Irelanders (World) | ||
Everything Fitz (Fiddles & Step Dance) |