Past Performances

DC's Reflecting Fools
Dmytro Choni
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Blake Pouliot, violin
Hiplet Ballerinas
AIR SUPPLY
Richard Johnson, piano
Chris Smither
Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour
Terence Blanchard: Film Scores Live!
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Vienna Boys Choir
Kuok-Wai Lio, piano
Annie
Kit Yan, slam poet
Pasquale Grasso, guitar
A Christmas Carol
The Steps of a Good Man
Ira Glass
MEAN GIRLS
Prairie Winds Festival with The Westerlies
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Voices of Service
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Leo Kottke, guitar
Domingo Pagliuca, trombone & Paulina Leisring, piano
Shane Hennessy
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Juilliard String Quartet
KU Jazz Ensemble I with special guest Camila Meza, guitar/vocals
Mandy Patinkin In Concert: BEING ALIVE
Tetris–Created by Arch8
The Pa’akai We Bring—Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Ivan Renta Duo
Janice Carissa, piano
THE BROTHER BROTHERS
Buddy Guy: Damn Right Farewell with special guest Ally Venable

Warren Wolf, vibraphone
Jake Shimabukuro
The Beach Boys
Chanticleer
Yunchan Lim, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medalist
Rennie Harris Puremovement
NORTH: The Musical
The Moth Mainstage
Susan Werner
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest PROJECT Trio
The Westerlies
Mavis Staples
Fiddler on the Roof
Paige Hernandez's Liner Notes
Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius
Nearly Lear
Canadian Brass Christmas
Wayne Escoffery Duo
Lightwire Theater's A Very Electric Christmas
April 4th, 1968: Dare to Dream!
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Hairspray
KU Wind Ensemble with special guest Mariam Adam, clarinet
BLUE MAN GROUP
Chaeyoung Park, piano
Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine
The Black Violin Experience
Emmet Cohen's Live From Emmet's Place
Anastasia
KU Jazz Ensemble I with special guest Michael Dease, trombone
Take 6
Martha Redbone
Dancing Wheels Company
John Gorka
Laurie Berkner
ZOFO
Marcus & Riza Printup
Vanessa Thomas: Album Release Concert

The Magic of Bill Blagg Live!
America–50th Anniversary Tour
Amir ElSaffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble
The Mayhem Poets
Tesla String Quartet with special guest Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Tiempo Libre
The Brian McKnight 4
Maxim Lando, piano
Emmet Cohen Trio
Steep Canyon Rangers
Tetiana Shafran
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Charenée Wade Quartet
SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Sharon Isbin & Jessica Rivera
KU Wind Ensemble, KU Jazz Ensemble I & Prairie Winds Festival Band with special guest Hiram Diaz, euphonium/trombone/vocals
Robbie Fulks
BEAUTIFUL–The Carole King Musical
Oliver Herbert, solo cello
The Polish Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra
Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour
Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone
KU Jazz Ensemble I with special guest Camille Thurman, tenor saxophone/vocals
New Morse Code
Red Sky Performance: TRACE
KU Percussion Group with special guest Jason Treuting, composer/percussion
Popovich Comedy Pet Theater
Amy Speace
Rosanne Cash

Sherman Irby Duo
Please note that due to the impact of COVID-19, and ensuring public safety, all 2020–21 Lied Center events were held virtually or in a masked and socially-distanced manner outside.

Emmet Cohen Trio, featuring Russell Hall and Kyle Poole
Mwenso & The Shakes
Ashley Davis
Addison Frei
Jazzy Ash
Chaeyoung Park, piano–Virtual Mini-Recitals
Amirah Sackett & MR MiC, hip-hop dance & beatboxing
Ashley Davis Band Winter Solstice–Virtual Show & Album Release
Lied Loves Lawrence Drive-in Movie–The Muppet Christmas Carol
Rock Chalk Suite: The Story Behind the Music with Wynton Marsalis
Ashley Davis: Writing Celtic Music as a Kid from Kansas
Spencer & Rains: Folk Art & Old Time Music
Vanessa Thomas: From Clay Center, Kansas to Carnegie Hall
KU Wind Ensemble with special guest Jens Lindemann, trumpet
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Erin Wood: The Evolution of the Harp
The Wires: Composing for and Making Music as a String Duo
Powwow 101 with Jancita Warrington
KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival
KU Percussion Group with special guest Thomas Kotcheff, piano
Chaeyoung Park, piano & Sunnat Ibrahim, cello
Allegresse: The Joy of Musical Outreach
*FlamenKcmo* Kansas City ⇄ Sevilla – Building Bridges
Lied Loves Lawrence Pop-Up Performances featuring Ashley Davis, Vanessa Thomas, Quixotic, Spencer & Rains, Kawehi and Ellie LeBar

LIEDership Conversations featuring Vincent Gardner, Chris Crenshaw, Paul Nedzela, Kenny Rampton, Sherman Irby, Andre Kimo Stone Guess, Marcus & Riza Printup, Victor Goines, Sara Villagio, Ashli St. Armant, Dan Nimmer, Freddy Gipp, Amirah Sackett, Paige Cook, Keith Henry Brown, Madisen Pool, Charles Goold, Ashley Davis, Colin Farrell, Dave Curley, Peter Jasso, Casey Mesick Braun, Joshua Miner, Megan Sterling, Sarah McCarthy, Simon Shaw, Mica Thomas, Martha Gage, Lois Orth-Lopes, Mark & Marynell Gleeson, Paige Hernandez and Erik Kaiel
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Boz Scaggs: Out of the Blues Tour 2019
Buddy Guy
Gerald Clayton, piano
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola
RENT 20th Anniversary Tour
United States Air Force Academy Band: The Falconaires
Kit Yan, slam poet
BLACK VIOLIN: Impossible Tour
Richard Shindell
David Sedaris
Brentano String Quartet with special guest Dawn Upshaw, soprano
The King's Singers
JERSEY BOYS
Melissa Etheridge–The Medicine Show
The Munin Trio
SHE, a Choreoplay
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Hiplet Ballerinas
Romero Lubambo, guitar
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL
The Color Purple
Martha Redbone–Bone Hill: The Concert
KU Percussion Group with special guest Eriko Daimo, marimba
Keeping Faith: Sisters of Story
Russian National Ballet: Don Quixote
The Peking Acrobats
Chris Thile

Kathy Mattea
Michael McDonald
Gael Hannan: I’m Hearing as Hard as I Can
Lied Loves Lawrence: Community Arts & Music Festival
Trevor Noah
Tootie Heath Trio feat. Emmet Cohen
KU Symphony Orchestra with Blake Pouliot, Conducted by Carolyn Watson
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Joshua Bell, violin
JLCO w/ Wynton Marsalis World Premiere: Rock Chalk Suite, 25th Anniversary Commission
Loudon Wainwright III
Amirah Sackett
Phoebe Robinson
Purna Loka Ensemble
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Jazz Ambassadors of The United States Army Field Band
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
ELF The Musical
Dan Zanes & Claudia Eliaza
Jane Lynch: A Swingin’ Little Christmas! feat. Kate Flannery & Tim Davis
Vincent Herring Duo
Canadian Brass Christmas
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Russian National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
KU Percussion Group with Andy Akiho
David Wilcox
KODO One Earth Tour 2019: Evolution
Cirque Éloize: SALOON
Sara Gazarek Duo
Zlatomir Fung, cello
KU Jazz Ensemble I with Renee Rosnes, piano
Nataanii Means
KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival
Lucy Kaplansky
Kenny Broberg, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Silver Medalist
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure
WindSync
The Last Bandoleros
FINDING NEVERLAND
Parsons Dance
Red Green THIS COULD BE IT
SOMETHING ROTTEN!

New York Philharmonic String Quartet
An Evening with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Emmet Cohen, solo piano
Black Violin: Classical Boom Tour
Kenny Rogers’ Final World Tour: The Gambler’s Last Deal with Special Guest Linda Davis
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guest, Simone Porter, violin, conducted by Jung-Ho Pak
Tango Buenos Aires: The Spirit of Argentina
Juilliard String Quartet
Underwater Bubble Show
All The Way Live!
United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants
Dirty Dancing
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Chen Guang, Olga Kern International Piano Competition Winner
Susan Werner
American Brass Quintet
Garrison Keillor: Just Passing Through
Victor Goines/Jo Ann Daugherty Duo
KU Wind Ensemble with special guest, Jim Walker, flute, conducted by Paul Popiel
ODC Dance with University Dance Company
Cantus: Three Tales of Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live! On Stage
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
Andrea Gibson
Moscow Festival Ballet: Cinderella
The Wizard of Oz
BiRDMAN LiVE – Antonio Sanchez
Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Jersey Boys
Dublin Irish Dance: Stepping Out
The Sound of Music
Lillian Sengpiehl, soprano
Janis Siegel with Addison Frei, piano
UNVEILED: A One-Woman Play
Anthony Trionfo, flute
The Staatskapelle Weimar Orchestra of Germany
Frank Waln
KU Jazz Ensemble I with special guest, Anat Cohen, clarinet and saxophones
John McCutcheon
Yekwon Sunwoo, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Olate Dogs
Benny Green, solo piano
KU Symphony Orchestra with special guests Caroline Goulding and Jung-Ho Pak
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Capitol Steps
Josh Blue, comedian
The Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China performing Shanghai Nights
An Evening with Judy Collins
Zora Quartet
Clint Black
Red Kite, Brown Box
Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele wizard
Seven Things I’ve Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass
KU Wind Ensemble with special guest, Joey Tartell, trumpet
AXIS Dance Company
Charlie Albright, piano
Jimmy Greene Duo
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL
Ovation! USD 497 Talent Show
The Paludan Sisters present The Music of the Mind
Russian National Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake
PIPPIN
The Grammy Award-winning REBIRTH BRASS BAND
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
The Acting Company: Julius Caesar
The Acting Company: X
Erik Kaiel/Arch 8
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica Quintet
Imani Winds
KU Jazz Ensemble I with special guest Kneebody
MOMIX: Opus Cactus
Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO LIVE
Takács Quartet
The Beach Boys
Bria Skonberg Duo
Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience
Booker T. Jones