Past Performances
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2001
Sylvia McNair
Chicago Symphonic Pops Orchestra
Young Artists Performance
2002
Maureen McGovern
St. Louis Brass Quintet
"La Boheme"
New Sousa Band
2003
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Young Artist Gala
"The Merry Widow"
Chanticleer
Kingston Trio
2004
Manhattan Transfer
Gaelic Storm
New Sousa Band
"The Pirates of Penzance"
Duke Ellington Orchestra
2005
A Celebration of Gershwin with Sylvia McNair, Kevin Cole and David Alan Miller and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
The Diamonds
"Cosí fan tutte"
Count Basie Orchestra
2006
Peter Nero and Members of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
"The Student Prince"
The Irish Tenors with Arnie Roth and the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra
2007
Five By Design with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
The Blind Boys of Alabama
"The New Moon"
The 5th Dimension
2008
Maureen McGovern and the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra
The Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four
Prometheus Trio
"Die Fledermaus"
Chicago Brass Quintet
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band with Patti Austin
Kenny Loggins
2009
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Thomas Hampson
"Madama Butterfly"
Johan Stengard
Michael Bolton
"Sweet Baby James"-- A James Taylor Tribute
2010
Brian Stokes Mitchell with Paul Gemignani and Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
The John Jorgenson Quintet
"La Traviata"
Frank Almond and William Wolfram
Ann Hampton Callaway with Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra
Peter Frampton
2011
E.T. has Close Encounters at Jurassic Park with Indiana Jones in "Star Wars"
"Country Roads" with Robert Stillman: A Tribute to John Denver
Tom Chapin and Friends
Time for Three
"Brigadoon"
"Under the Streetlamp"
KC and The Sunshine Band
2012
Steve Lippia in "Simply Sinatra"
The Four Freshmen and The Lettermen
"Music in the Air"
Tom Chapin and Friends
Anderson and Roe
Million Dollar Quartet
Cheap Trick
