Each year, we invite artists of international renown to perform as part of our endowed Green Guest Artist series. Among the incredibly talented guests who have performed at the 69É«ÇéÊÓƵ Green Center are Yo-Yo Ma, Rhiannon Giddens, Thomas Hampson, Bobby McFerrin, Postmodern Jukebox, The Kings’s Singers, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Frederica von Stade, to name only a few. These concerts are often preceded by master classes, workshops, and classroom visits to give all of our students a chance to meet and work with some of the best artists in the world. This year, we welcome the New York-based Founders ensemble, trumpeter Sean Jones, and multi-instrumentalist Jerron Paxton.
September 20, 2023 • 7:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium
November 17, 2023 • 7:30 PM • Kresge Auditorium
February 21, 2024 • 7:30 PM • Thompson Recital Hall
2022–23: Sweet Honey in the Rock, The American Brass Quintet, Terell Stafford, Sinta Quartet, Wet Ink, Sandeep Das and the HUM Ensemble
2021–22: Rhiannon Giddens, Eighth Blackbird, Attacca Quartet, Baltimore Consort
2020-21: Imani Winds; Quince; Mike Block, Balla Kouyaté & Friends; Spektral Quartet
2019–20: Postmodern Jukebox, Awadagin Pratt, Vijay Iyer Sextet, Lawrence Brownlee, Israeli Chamber Project, Third Coast Percussion
2018–19: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Conspirare, New York Voices, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with cellist Julian Steckel, International Contemporary Ensemble
2017–18: Yo-Yo Ma and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Jazz and Dance Company, Sybarite5, Eddie Henderson, Seraphic Fire, Imani Winds, Harlem String Quartet