A Look Back at the 
​HISTORY OF THE VISITING ARTIST SERIES

The Visiting Artist Series is a nationally recognized performing arts residency program brings distinguished artists and ensembles to Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine counties in Iowa, and Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties in Illinois. The series makes the arts accessible by bringing the performing arts directly to schools and community sites and providing low-cost opportunities for Quad City area residents to see performances that would otherwise be out of reach. We have had a huge variety of award winning artists visit our area every year. Take a look back with us at the history of the Visiting Artist series and last year's hosted venues.

2019 LOCATION HOSTS

The Moxie Strings, January 2019

• Ridgewood Elem (RI)
• Thomas Jefferson Elem (Milan)
• Blue Grass Elem (Blue Grass)
• Hopewell Elem (Bett)
• Jackson Elem (Dav)
• Ridgecrest Village (Dav)
• North Scott HS (Eldridge)
• Creative Arts Academy (Dav)
• West Music (Mo)
• Central Middle School (Musc)
• West Middle (Muscatine)
• Neil Armstrong Elem. (Eldridge)
• Bettendorf High School (Bett)
• Wesley United Methodist (Musc)
• Handicap Development Center (Dav)
• Handicap Development Center (Dav)
• Butterworth Center
• Black Hawk College (Mo)
• Bettendorf High School (Bett)
• Mid City HS (Dav)
• Spring Forward RI Center/Math/Sci (RI)
• Bettendorf HS PAC (Bett) concert

Antics, January-February 2019

• Eugene Field Elem (RI)
• Spring Forward / RI Academy (RI)
• Ridgewood Elem (EaMo)
• Wells Elem (EaMo)
• C.R. Hanna Elem (Orion IL)
• Glenview Middle (Mo)
• Glenview Middle (Mo)
• Hayes Elem (Dav)
• Wilson Elem (Dav)
• Franklin Elem (Mo)
• George O. Barr Elem (Silvis)
• Youth Hope (RI)
• East Moline Edu. Center (EaMo)
• East Moline Edu. Center (EaMo)
• Re-Fl3x (Dav)
• Madison Elem (Dav)
• Truman Elem (Dav)
• Family Museum Dance (Bett)

Greg Kennedy, February-March 2019

• Pleasant Valley Jr. High (Bett)
• Bridgeview Elem. (LeCaire)
• Delwood Elem. (Delmar IA)
• Bicentennial Elem (Coal Vallery IA)
• Bowlesburg Elem. (Silvis IL)
• Moline Public Library (Mo)
• Butterworth Elem (Mo)
• Willard Elem (Mo)
• John Deere Middle (Mo)
• Matherville Intermediate (Sherrard IL)
• Winola Elem. (Viola IL)
• Logan Elem. (Mo)
• Ridgewood Elem. (E. Mo)
• RI Canter for Math & Science (RI)

Gaubede Brass Quintet, March 2019

• C.R. Hanna Elem (Orion IL)
• Rockridge Jr High (Taylor Ridge IL)
• Frances Banta Waggoner (DeWitt)
• Seton Catholic School (Mo)
• RI Library downtown (RI)
• Wesley United Methodist (Musc)
• Walcott Elem/Int. (Walcott IA)
• Modern Woodmen (RI)
• CAA (Dav)
• Fillmore Elem (Dav)
• Ridgecrest Village (Dav)
• Ridgewood Elem. (RI)
• Bettendorf Library (Bett)
• West Music (Mo)
  
  

Marian Anderson String Quartet, March 2019

• Thomas Jefferson Elem (Bett)
• Paul Norton Elem (Bett)
• United Township High School (E Mo)
• Jefferson Elementary (Dav)
• Garfield Elem (Dav)
• Blue Grass Elem (Blue Grass)
• Harrison Elem (Dav)
• Clinton Community College (Clinton)
• Edison Jr. High (RI)
• Rosk Island High School (RI)
• Moline Public Library (Mo)
• Butterworth Center (Mo)
• First Presbyterian (Dav)

​Josh Nelson Trio, April 2019

• Figge Art Museum (Dav)
• QC Times (Paper Jams) (Dav)
• St. Ambrose/Galvin (Dav)
• CASI Senior Center (Dav)
• Overlook Village (Mo)
• River Music Experience (Dav)
• Moline High School (Mo)
• Wilson Middle (Mo)
• The Hauberg Estate

Jazzy Ash, June 2019

• River Music Experience (Dav)
• Freight House Farmer's Market (Dav)
• Spring Forward at Frances Willard (RI)
• Moline Public Library (Mo)
• Family Museum (Bett)
• Spring Forward at Earl Hanson (RI)
• LeClaire Community Library (LeClaire)
• School Age Center, RI Arsenal (RI)
• Spring Forward at RICMS (RI)
• MLK Jr. Community Center/Park (RI)

Andrew Collins Trio, September 2019

• Washington Jr. High (RI)
• Edison Jr. High (RI)
• Rock Island High School (RI)
• Creative Arts Academy (Dav)
• Moline High School (Mo)
• Butterworth Center (Mo)
• Taylor Ridge Elementary (Taylor Ridge IL)
• Bettendorf Library (Bett)
• Clinton Community College (Clinton)
• George Washington Elem (Mo)
• Davenport Kiwanis (Dav)
• Muscatine Art Center (Musc)
• Neil Armstrong Elem. (Eldridge)
• Davenport Noon Optimists (Dav)
• Bucktown Revue (Dav)

Julius Quartet, September 2019

• Grant Wood Elementary (Bett)
• Muscatine CC (Muscatine)
• Wesley United Methodist (Musc)
• All Saints Catholic School (Dav)
• Pleasant Valley Jr. High (Bett)
• Wood Intermediate (Dav)
• Black Hawk College (Mo)
• Clinton HS (Clinton)
• Spring Forward, Frances Willard (RI)
• Bettendorf High School (Bett)
• North Scott HS (Eldridge)

Broadway's Next Hit Musical, October 2019

• North Scott High School (Eldridge)
• United Township High School (E Mo)
• Bettendorf Library (Bett)
• United Township High School (E Mo)
• Colona Library (Colona)
• Youth Hope (RI)
• Creative Arts Academy (Dav)
• The Spotlight Theatre (Moline)
• Moline Library (Mo)
• Moline Library (Mo)

Harlem Quartet, October 2019

• Fillmore Elem (Dav)
• Paul Norton Elem (Bett)
• Wesley United Methodist (Musc)
• All Saints Catholic School (Dav)
• Butterworth Center (Mo)
• Virgil Grissom Elem (Princeton IA)
• Earl Hanson Elem (RI)
• Rock Island High School (RI)
• Glenview Middle (E. Mo)
• Walcott Elem/Int. (Walcott IA)
• Clinton CC (Maquoketa)
• Trinity Anglican Church (RI)

Allison Au Quartet, October-November, 2019

• Sudlow Intermediate (Dav)
• Muscatine CC (Muscatine)
• Blue Grass Elem (Blue Grass)
• All Saints Catholic School (Dav)
• Rock Island Academy (RI)
• Mississippi River Distillery (LeClaire)
• Pleasant Valley High School (Bett)
• Davenport North High School (Dav)
• Bettendorf High School (Bett)
• Wesley United Methodist (Musc)
• Black Hawk College (Mo)
• St. Ambrose (Dav)

Rick Beyer, November 2019

• CASI (Dav)
• Moline Rotary (Mo)
• Friendship Manor (RI)
• Ridgecrest Village (Dav)
• Overlook Village (Mo)
• Moline Public Library (Mo)
• United Township High School (E Mo)
• Creative Arts Academy (Dav)
• Clinton CC (Clinton)
• CASI (Dav)
• Central DeWitt High School (DeWitt)
• DeWitt Noon Lions Club (DeWitt)
• Frances Banta Waggoner Library (DeWitt)
• Black Hawk College (Mo)
• CD PAC (DeWitt)

Akropolis Reed Quintet (Make-up Day), December 2019

• Handicapped Development Center (Dav)
• Davenport Noon Optimists (Dav)
• LeClaire Library (LeClaire)

VISITING ARTIST SERIES ARCHIVES

1974

• Barbara Nissman, Piano

 
1975

• John Miller, Lyric Bass

 
1976

• Barbara Nissman, Piano
• Harvey Pittel, Saxophone
• Paul Tracey, Storyteller
• Dan Wagoner, Dancer

1977

• Graciela Binaghi, Mime
• Gilberto Munguia, Cello
• Barbara Nissman, Piano
• Glory Van Scott, Actress

1978

• Clamma Dale, Soprano
• Endre Granat, Violin
• Ed Moses, Painter
• Gilberto Munguia, Cello
• Ronald Radford, Flamenco Guitar

1979-1980

• Bill Douglas, Bassoon/Piano/Composer
• Karen Hunt, Soprano
• Dan Kamin, Mime
• Gilberto Munguia, Cello
• Miriam Schapiro, Painter
• Nancy Sellin, Actress
• Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet

1980-1981

• Martin Berinbaum, Trumpet
• Alan Crabb, Tenor
• Sally Goodwin, Harp
• Liu Kuo-Sung, Painter
• Susan Merson, Actress
• Beverly Pepper, Sculptor
• Sandra Walker, Mezzo-Soprano

1981-1982

• Maurice Abravanel, Conductor
• Floyd Cooley, Tuba
• Paul Engle, Poet
• Morton Feldman, Composer
• Frederic Hand, Guitar/Lute/Vihuela
• Kim Kashkashian, Viola
• Lan-Ian King, Dancers From Mainland China
• Robin Mccabe, Piano
• Dame Margherita Roberti Nobis, Soprano

1982-1983

• Leon Bates, Piano
• Tonio Di Paolo, Tenor
• David Jolley, French Horn
• Dwike Mitchell & Willie Ruff, Jazz Duo
• Tillie Olsen, Writer
• Peter Sparling, Dancer

1983-1984

• Bob Berky, Clown/Mime
• Irene Gubrud, Soprano
• Sol Lewitt, Sculptor
• Robert Mcduffie, Violin
• Fred Sherry, Cello
• Robert Stallman, Flute
• Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra

1984-1985

• Miles Anderson, Trombone
• Stephen Antonakos, Neon Artist
• Franck Avril, Oboe
• E.L. Doctorow, Writer
• Jay & Gordon Gottlieb, Percussion & Piano
• Jose Greco, Spanish Dance
• Hague & Hague, Drama
• Lorin Hollander, Piano
• Gary Karr, Double Bass
• Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra With Pinchas Zukerman, Orchestra

1985-1986

• Alexandar String Quartet, String Quartet
• Stephen Burns, Trumpet
• Cantwell & Nause, Actors
• Eliot Fisk, Classical Guitar
• Ben Holt, Baritone
• Burl Ives, Folk Singer
• Joshua Logan, Broadway Director
• Daniel Phillips, Violin
• Janos Starker, Cello
• Robert Taub, Piano
• The Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra

1986-1987

• Claudia Coonce, Oboe
• Nina David, Dance
• Robert Dick, Flute
• Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz Trumpet
• Maxine Kingston & Marsh Norman, Authors
• David Krakauer, Clarinet
• Corky Siegel, Harmonica/Piano
• Jon Spelman, Storyteller
• The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Octet
• The Aspen Wind Quintet, Wind Quintet
• Timothy Ward, Bassoon
• Kimball Wheeler, Mezzo Soprano

1987-1988

• Joan Benny, Actress
• Kenneth Cooper, Harpsichord
• Bill Crofut, Banjo
• Anthony Demare, Piano
• Gary Hoffman, Cello
• Wynton Marsalis, Jazz Trumpet
• Kenneth Radnofsky, Saxophone
• Emanuil Sheynkman, Balalaika/Mandolin
• Steven Tenenbom, Viola
• The American Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center, Orchestra

1988-1989

• Karen Beardsley, Soprano
• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Co., Dance
• Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
• Benny Kim, Violin
• Guy Klucevsek, Accordion
• Daniel Mckelway, Clarinet
• Minneapolis Children's Theatre, Drama
• Charles Niedich, Clarinet
• Stanford Olsen, Tenor
• Gary Schocker, Flute
• Seattle Mime Theatre, Mime
• David Starobin, Guitar
• The Best Of Mummenschanz, Mime
• The Juilliard String Quartet, String Quartet
• The Western Wind, A Capella Ensemble
• Kurt Vonnegut, Author

1989-1990

• Nancy Allen, Harp
• Atlantic Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• David Bilger, Trumpet
• Christopher Costanza, Cello
• Coul String Quartet, String Quartet
• Colleen Dewhurst, Actor
• Molissa Fenley, Dancer
• Laurence Kaptain, Marimba
• Stanford Olsen, Singer
• Steven Tenenbom, Viola
• James Van Demark, Double Bass
• Ware-Patterson Duo, Flute & Guitar
• Tian Ying, Piano

1990-1991

• Maria Bachmann, Violin
• Spencer Barefield & Oliver Lake, Guitar & Saxophone
• Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano
• Robert Bonfiglio, Harmonica
• Bruce Brubaker, Piano
• Dolce Cello Trio, Cello Trio
• James Houlik, Saxophone
• W.P. Kinsella, Author
• Klezmer Conservatory Band, Orchestra
• Oberlin Dance Co., Modern Dance
• Pickle Family Circus, Circus
• Reed Trio, Oboe/Bassoon/Clarinet
• Eric Ruske, French Horn
• Stanley Allen Sherman, Mime
• Sweet Honey In The Rock, Vocal Ensemble

1991-1992

• Aman Folk Ensemble, Folk Ensemble
• Misha Amory, Viola
• Atlantic Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• Sergei Babayan, Piano
• Ray Dretske, Synthesizer
• Thomas Gallant, Oboe
• Illustrated Theatre Co., Drama
• Scott St. John, Violin
• Harold Jones, Flute
• Missoula Children's Theatre, Drama
• Prism Quartet, Saxophone Quartet
• Benjamin Verdery, Classical Guitar
• Frank Vignola & The Hot Club, Quintet
• Tobias Wolff, Author

1992-1993

• Aureole, Viola/Harp/Flute Trio
• Alan Chow, Piano
• Marzio Conti, Flute
• Laurence Luckinbill, Actor
• Manhattan Tap Dance Co., Tap Dance
• Modern Mandolin Quartet, Mandolin Quartet
• Muir String Quartet, String Quartet
• Anthony Plog, Trumpet
• Awadagin Pratt, Piano
• Randy Sabien Jazz Trio, Jazz Trio
• Richard Todd, French Horn
• Alain Trudel, Trombone
• Turtle Island String Quartet, String Quartet
• Ragin Wenk-Wolff, Violin

1993-1994

• Aman World Music Orchestra, Orchestra
• Stephen Burns, Trumpet
• Ray Dretske, Synthesizer
• Festival Of Strings, Guitar Quartet
• Great Lakes Quartet, Vocal Quartet
• Lorin Hollander, Piano
• Christopher Hollyday, Jazz Quartet
• Benny Kim, Violin
• Meridian Arts Ensemble, Brass Quintet
• Todd Palmer, Clarinet
• Seattle Mime Theatre, Mime
• Thomas Stancliffe, Sculptor
• Jay Wolke, Photographer

1994-1995

• Chamber Quartet, Cello Quartet
• Alan & Alvin Chow, Piano Duo
• Ricardo Cobo, Guitar
• Richard Davis, Double Bass
• Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble
• Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, Dance
• Teresa Santiago, Soprano
• Saturday Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• Sukay, Andean Music
• Tales & Scales, Music/Storytelling
• Venus Trio, Flute/Harp/Mezzo-Soprano Trio
• Scott Yoo, Violin

1995-1996

• American Indian Dance Theatre, Dance
• Brave Old World, Klezmer Music
• Robert Cohen, Director
• Malcolm Daglish, Hammer Dulcimer
• David Fedele, Flute
• Jones Benally Family, Native American Dance
• Miami String Quartet, String Quartet
• Christopheren Nomura, Baritone
• Lesa Terry, Jazz Violin
• The Sabella Consort, Renaissance Jazz
• Jack Walrath, Trumpet

1996-1997

• Dover-Landes Duo, Celtic Music
• Robert Falls, Director
• Fax, Mime
• Jon Klibonoff, Piano
• Ko-Thi Dance Company, Afro-Caribbean Dance
• Robert Post, Physical Comedy
• Rackham String Quartet, String Quartet
• Neal Ramsay, Saxophone
• Timothy Russell, Conductor
• Randy Sabien, Jazz Violin
• Sotavento, Latin American Music
• Street Sounds, A Cappella Quintet
• San Jose Taiko, Japanese Drumming
• Lauren Wagner, Soprano

1997-1998

• Allen Christian, Sculptor
• Dance Kaleidoscope, Modern Dance
• Joseph Evans, Tenor
• David Hall, Pyrotechnician
• David Jolley, French Horn
• Kandinsky Trio, Chamber Ensemble
• William Kanengiser, Classical Guitar
• Myrick Guillory & Nouveau Zydeco, Cajun
• Makoto Nakura, Marimba
• New Century Saxophone Quartet, Chamber Ensemble
• Obo Addy, West African Drumming & Dance
• Philip Rickey, Sculptor
• John Rojack, Bass Trombone
• String Trio Of New York, Jazz Ensemble

​1998-1999

• Tony Caramia, Jazz Piano
• Skip Gorman, Cowboy Singer
• Kevin Locke, Lakota Dance/Flute
• New Millenium Ensemble, Chamber Ensemble
• Mark O'connor, Violin
• Dylan Pritchett, Storyteller
• Rajeckas & Intraub, Comedy Duo
• Samite Of Uganda, African Music
• Seattle Mime Theatre, Mime
• T.S. Monk, Jazz Trio
• Westwind Brass, Brass Ensemble

1999-2000

• Beachfront Property, Vocal Jazz Sextet
• Christopher Finkelmeyer, Piano
• James Sewell Ballet, Dance
• Paul O'dette, Lute
• Pacifica Quartet, Classical String Quartet
• Percussion Group Cincinnati, Percussion
• Queen Bey, Jazz Vocalist
• San Jose Taiko, Japanese Drumming
• Watts Prophets, Rap/Performance Poetry
• Ayako Yoshida, Violin

2000-2001

• Anam, Celtic Music
• Cavani String Quartet, Chamber Music
• Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues, Blues Group
• Guy Davis, Blues Theatre/Music
• Diavolo, Contemporary Dance
• Guy Few, Trumpet
• Peter Ostroushko & Dean Magraw, Ukrainian Violin/Mandolin/Guitar
• Danilo Perez, Jazz Piano
• Reggie Garrett & The Snakeoil Peddlers, Folk
• Andrew Kohji Taylor, Violin
• Lazer Vaudeville, Scientific Juggling

2001-2002

• Zuill Bailey, Cello
• Stefon Harris, Jazz Vibraphone
• Imago, Dance/Mime/Acrobatics
• Jim Gamble Puppet Productions, Puppet Show
• Katona Twins, Classical Guitar
• Geri Keams, Navajo Storytelling
• Kotchenga Dance Co., West African Dance
• Naturally Seven, A Cappella R&B
• Opera For The Young, Children's Opera
• Rhythm & Brass, Brass/Percussion
• Carlos Rodas, Paraguayan Harp
• Ron Romm, Trumpet
• Antonio Sacre, Cuban-American Storytelling

2002-2003

• Boston Brass, Brass Quintet
• Cheres, Ukranian/Carpathian Folk/Dance
• Kurt Elling, Jazz Vocalist
• Nnenna Freelon, Jazz Vocalist
• Alon Goldstein, Piano
• Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Dance
• Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Celtic Music
• Santa Fe Guitar Quartet, Guitar Quartet
• Anna Deavere Smith, Actor
• The Gizmo Guys, Comedy Duo
• Jasper Wood, Violin

2003-2004

• Baltimore Consort, Folk Music
• Reed Brown, One-Man-Show
• David Burgess, Classical Guitar
• Andrew Hunt, Singer/Guitar
• Javon Jackson, Jazz Saxophone Trio
• New York Philomusica, String Quartet/Piano
• Pharaoh's Daughter, Middle Eastern Music
• Terrance Simien, Zydeco
• Snappy Dance Theatre, Modern Dance
• Super Scientific Circus, Clown/Stunt Duo
• Tapestry, Medieval Women's Vocal Ensemble
• Trout Fishing In America, Folk/Pop Duo

2004-2005

• Edward Albee, Actor
• Corigliano String Quartet, String Quartet
• Ensemble Galilei, Irish/Scottish Ensemble
• Olenka Gadzick, Songwriting
• Hot Club Of San Francisco, Gypsy Swing Jazz
• Amadi Hummings, Viola
• Rebecca Stenn Perks Dance Music Theatre
• Kevin Roth, Dulcimer Duo
• So Vo So, A Cappella Ensemble
• The Glorian Duo, Flute/Harp Duo
• Wood & Strings Puppet Theater, Puppet Show

2005-2006

• Lynn Arriale, Jazz Piano Trio
• Aileen Chanco, Piano
• Chuchumbe, San Jorocho Music/Dance
• Daedalus String Quartet, String Quartet
• Esta, Modern Middle Eastern Music
• Ethos Percussion Group, Percussion Ensemble
• Wendy Law, Cello
• Nebellen, Hip-Hop Dance
• Movses Pogossian, Violin
• Top Brass, Brass Quintet
• Utpa Mariachi, Marichi Music

2006-2007

• Adorno Ensemble, Modern Chamber Music
• Terrence Blanchard, Jazz Trumpet
• Chance, Cello/Vocal Duo
• Tom Dugan, One-Man-Show
• First Folio Shakespeare Festival
• Four On The Floor, Classical With A Twist
• Bella Hristova, Violin
• Ilays, Somalian Music
• Japanese Bamboo Orchestra, Orchestra
• Nego Gato, Capoeira/Brazillian Dance & Drums
• Julie Ann Smith, Harp

2007-2008

• American Repertory Ballet, Contemporary Ballet
• Borealis Wind Quintet, Chamber Music
• Classical Jam, Chamber Music
• Inpulse, Male A Cappella Group
• Christina Jennings, Flute
• Mel Johnson Jr. & Tom Dugan, Drama
• Knighthorse Theatre, Shakespeare Duo
• David Sanchez, Jazz Saxophone
• Vaginaga, Rwandan Music/Dance
• B.D. Wong, Author
• Kuniko Yamamoto, Japanese Mask/Mime Storytelling

2008-2009

• Ahn Trio, Piano Trio
• Atlantic Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• Edmar Castaneda, Jazz Harp Trio
• Child's Play, Children's Theater
• Craicmore, Celtic Music
• Georgia Guitar Quartet, Guitar Quartet
• Manding Jata, African Music/Dance
• Michael J. Miles, Banjo/Guitar/Vocals
• Santa Cruz River Band

2009-2010

• Tom Dugan, Drama
• M-Pact, Male A Cappella
• Rachael Price, Jazz Trio
• Quartet San Francisco, Classical/Crossover String Quartet
• Tommy Sands, Irish Music
• Deanna Swoboda, Tuba
• Thodos Dance Chicago, Contemporary Dance

2010-2011

• Cuban Essence, Cuban Music
• Destino, Pop/Opera Trio
• Todd Green, Multi-Instrumentalist
• Alpin Hong, Piano
• Lage Lund, Jazz Guitar Trio
• Maia String Quartet, Classical Strings
• Arlene Malinowski, Actor/Playwright
• Max Pollak & Rumbatap, Latin Music/Tap Dance
• Synergy Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet

2011-2012

• Calder Quartet, String Quartet
• Dave Eggar, Cello/Karate
• Jon Faddis, Jazz Trumpet
• Mike Garson, Jazz Piano
• Professor Smart: Fun With Physics, Science/Demo
• Rioult, Modern Dance
• Voces 8, Mixed A Cappella

2012-2013

• Leon Bates, Piano
• David Burgess, Latin Guitar
• Craicmore, Celtic Music
• Doktor Kaboom, Comedy & Science
• Ethel, Post-Modern String Quartet
• Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Contemporary Dance
• New York Empire Trio, Piano Trio
• Mark Wood, Electric Violin

2013-2014

• Battlefield Band, Scottish Music
• Destino4, Pop-Opera
• Galumpha, Comedic Dance
• Hammerstep, Celtic/Hip-Hop Dance & Music
• Jen Chapin Trio, Folk Music
• Matuto, Appalachian & Brazillian Music
• Mag Okura & The Pan-Asian Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble
• Sybarite5, String Quartet

2014-2015

• Jon Aanstead, Country-Rock
• Break Of Reality, Cello Rock
• Maggie Brown, African Story & Song
• Ensemble Espanol, Spanish Dance Theater
• Joel Fan, Classical Piano
• Nnenna Freelon, Jazz Vocalist
• Hot Club Of San Francisco, Gypsy-Swing Jazz
• Sweet Plantain, Classical Crossover

2015-2016

• Tom Dugan, Playwright
• Sara Gazarek, Jazz Vocalist
• Portland Cello Project, Cello Ensemble
• Pradhanica, Indian Dance/Drums
• Terrance Simien, Zydeco
• Windsync, Wind Quintet
• Miguel Zenon, Jazz Quartet

2016-2017

• Bam!, Tap Dance Ensemble
• Dali Quartet, String Quartet
• Paige Hernandez, Theater Artist
• Lawrence Hobgood, Jazz Pianist
• Imani Winds, Wind Quintet
• J.M. James, Singer/Songwriter
• Quinteto Latino, Wind Quintet
• Kavita Shah, Jazz Vocalist
• Simply Three, String Trio

2017-2018

• Akropolis Reed Quintet, Reed Quintet
• Charlotte Blake Alston, Storyteller
• Giordano Dance Chicago, Modern Dance
• Infinitus, String Trio
• Grace Kelly, Jazz Saxophone/Vocalist
• Andrew Collins Trio, String Trio
• Corey Kendrick, Jazz Pianist
• Project Trio, Bass/Flute/Cello Trio
• Tesla Quartet, String Quartet

2018-2019

• Raj & Bacon, Hip-Hop/Classical Violin
• Turtle Island String Quartet, String Quartet
• Gaudete Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet
• Mandy Harvey, Singer/Songwriter
• Letters Home/Griffin Theatre Co., Military Drama
• Jason Vieaux, Classical Guitar
• The Moxie Strings, Celtic/Bluegrass Trio
• Antics, Hip-Hop Dance Theater
• Greg Kennedy, Stem Juggler
• Marian Anderson String Quartet, String Quartet
• Josh Nelson Trio, Jazz Trio
• Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards, New Orleans Jazz Band

2019-2020

• Andrew Collins Trio, Folk Crossover String Trio
• Julius Quartet, String Quartet
• Broadway's Next Hit Musical, Improv & Musical Theater
• Harlem Quartet, String Quartet
• Allison Au Quartet, Jazz Quartet
• Rick Beyer, Author/Historian
• Akropolis Reed Quintet, Reed Quintet
• The Rose Ensemble, Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble
• Chicago Dance Crash, Hip-Hop & Contemporary Dance Company
• Dan Quinn & Oontzkids, Dj/Instructor
• David Henry Hwang, Playwright/Writer
• Mexico Beyond Mariachi, Cultural Stage Show
• Reggie Harris, Musician/Storyteller
• John Patti, Steel Pan Drummer
• Jarabe Mexicano, Multi-Genre Quintet

 

Want to SCHEDULE a Visiting Artist school performance? contact us. 
The Visiting artist series ​is Available to schools at minimal cost
​of $250 per performance. 

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309.793.1213 ext. 106

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