Season History

This year, the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center at St. Mary’s Episcopal School will mark ten years of distinguished, international music and dance performances. Here are some of our past guests.

Season I (1997-1998)

Artist Date
Memphis Civic Orchestra 10/20/97
Carreg Lafar 11/02/97
Marvin Stamm 02/22/98
Memphis Civic Orchestra 04/06/98
Philadelphia Trio 05/17/98

Season II (1998-1999)

Artist Date
Llan de Cubel 10/04/98
Ad Vielle Que Pourra 11/07/98
Los Ecuador Incas 02/13/99
Loyko 04/10/99

Season III (1999-2000)

Artist Date
Flamenco Vivo 10/10/99
Baltimore Consort 12/04/99
Loyko/Russian Gypsy Music 02/05/00
La Luna Buckman World Tour Series 04/08/00
Memphis in May Music/Dance 05/13/00

Season IV (2000-2001)

Artist Date
Tango Al Sur 09/08/00
Oscar Lopez 11/03/00
Ethos Percussion Group 02/03/01
Tiffany Mills Dance Company 03/03/01
Koresh Dance Company 03/30/01
The Windbags 04/20/01

Season V (2001-2002)

Artist Date
Julianne Baird Sings Jane Austen 09/07/01
Triángulo 10/01/01
Nnenna Freelon 10/06/01
LUMA 10/27/01
Voice of the Turtle 11/01/01
Ballet Folklorico "Quetzalli" de Vera Cruz 11/08/01
Martin Simpson & Jessica Radcliffe 11/30/01
Epic Brass 12/06/01
Chris Brubeck, Peter Madcat Ruth, Joel Brown 01/21/02
Ahn Trio 02/28/02
Gene Bertoncini 03/12/02
Camerata Romeu 03/16/02
Haydn-Trio 04/28/02

Season VI (2002-2003)

Artist Date
Tomas Kubinek 09/13/02
Koresh Dance Company 10/04/02
George Winston 10/23/02
Samite of Uganda 01/31/03
Mystical Arts of Tibet Sacred Music and Dance 02/21/03
Cashore Marionettes 03/29/03
Sones De Mexico 04/11/03

Season VII (2003-2004)

Artist Date
Les Yeux Noirs 09/13/03
Noche Flamenca 10/18-19/03
Orquesta Aragon 11/6-7/03
Watoto D'Afrika - A Soulful Christmas 12/13-14/03
Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble 2/12-13/04
Lenahan- Celtic Rock Band 03/20/04
Voices of the South - The Ugly Duckling 3/27-28/04
Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago 4/16-17/04

Season VIII (2004-2005)

Artist Date
Fernando Otero X-Tango 09/18/04
Kepa Junkera 10/01/04
Maximum Dance Company 10/23-24/04
Paris Combo 01/16/05
Cashore Marionettes 02/05/05
George Winston 12/4-5/04
Taylor 2 3/4-5/05
Ron K. Brown/Evidence 4/2-3/05
Les Yeux Noirs 4/9-10/05

Season IX (2005-2006)

Artist Date
Mariza 10/14/05
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company 10/28-29/05
Huun-Huur Tu 01/29/06
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet 2/10-11/06
Andy Narell and Sakesho 03/04/06
Jami Sieber 04/07/06
Bonga 04/22/06
Warsaw Village Band 05/13/06

Season X (2006-2007)

Artist Date
José Limón Dance Company 9/21-22/06
Omar Faruk Tekbilek 10/13-14/06
Avner the Eccentric 11/04/06
Lura 12/03/06
Cashore Marionettes 01/19/07
Luna Negra Dance Theater 02/09-10/07
Hubbard Street II Dance 03/30-31/07
Juan Carmona 04/14/07
Wailin’ Jennys 05/05/07

Season XI (2007-2008)

Artist Date
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan 10/06/07
Shangri La Acrobats 10/20/07
Huber Marionettes 11/30/07
AlexCuba Band 01/19/08
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 02/08/08
Essential Graham: Martha Graham Dance 02/29/08
Angelique Kidjo 03/02/08
Ottmar Leibert 04/04/08
MadrigaĎa 05/03/08