Past Seasons and Performers

Years of Quality and Variety in the Performing Arts

Since 1970, thousands of people have enjoyed performances from over 300 professional concerts and performing arts events. Cooperstown Concerts, an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to presenting an eclectic mix of world-class live music and performing arts events that promote cultural growth in our community.

2020-2021

Oshima Brothers (Cancelled)

2019-2020

Guy Davis Trio with Mark Murphy & Christopher James
Annie & The Hedonists
Penny Knight Band
Alexis P Suter Band
John Jorgenson Quintet
The Black Feathers (Cancelled due to COVID)

2018-2019

Molly Tuttle Matt Nakoa
The Empty Pockets
Caitlin Canty
Buffalo Rose
The Lonely Heartstring Band

2017-2018

Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton
Friction Farm
Tish Oney
Driftwood
Burns and Kristy
The Brain Cloud
The Railsplitters

2016-2017

Suitcase Junket
Front Country
Darlingside
The Young Novelists
Annie & the Hedonists
Willie Nile

2015-2016

Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon
Ballroom Thieves
Heather Maloney
Canal Street String Band
Kristin Andreassen
Nicholas David
Willie Tea Taylor

2014-2015

Jonathon Kreisberg
Gibson Brothers
David Wax Museum
Nore Jane Struthers
Tartan Terrors
Wild Ponies
The Baseball Project

2013-2014

Lake Street Dive
Alpenglow
The Sacred Shakers
Roger Peltzman
Redline

2012-2013

The Sweetback Sisters
Joy Kills Sorrow
Annie & The Hedonists
BritishMania
The Steel Wheels

2011-2012

Phrog
Graham Parker
Harmonious Wail
The Brigadoons
Wiggins & Harris
Nora Jane Struthers
Eilen Jewell

2010-2011

Gravel Yard
Slick Fitty
Arlen Roth
Jim McNeely Trio
Glengarry Bhoys
Eden Brent Doug and Telisha Williams
Hot Club of Cowtown

2009-2010

Horseshoe Lounge Playboys
John Jorgenson and the Gypsy Jazz Quintet
John Gorka
Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa
Crooked Still
Ollabelle
Montana Skies

2008-2009

Roger McGuinn
The Lost Boys
Eilen Jewell
David Leonhardt Jazz Group
Bruce Katz Band
The Heavenly Echoes Gospel Singers
Gamelan Galak Tika

2007-2008

Dave Frishberg
Steve Forbert
John Stetch Trio
Grada: Christmas in America
Alexis P. Suter Blues Band
Diana Jones
Chris Smither

2006-2007

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Hoe
Teada: An Irish Christmas in America
Metropolitan Klezmer
Catie Curtis
David Demsey & Friends Jazz Quartet
Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble

2005-2006

Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
The Tuey Connell Trio
Boys of the Lough
Alex Torres y Su Orquesta
Northern Lights
Hudson Shad

2004-2005

Teresa Broadwell and Thrivin’ on a Riff
Jennie Stearns
Barra MacNeils
John Rossbach and Chestnut Grove
Modern Man
Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

2003-2004

The Prodigals
The 77th New York Regimental Balladeers
Monumental Brass Quintet
The Four Nations Ensemble
Walt Michael and Company
Theatreworks/USA:“The Mystery of King Tut”

2002-2003

Deirdre Flint
Opening act: Justin Brooks
Debbie Davies Band
Trout Fishing in America
Hank Jones Trio
James Reams and the Barnstormers
Hesperus
Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre

2001-2002

Livingston Taylor
The Ying Quartet
Theatreworks/USA: “A Christmas Carol”
Central New York Jazz Orchestra
Lynn Trefzger
Cherish the Ladies

2000-2001

Abaca String Band
Scholars of London
Le Dixieband
Patty Larkin
John McCutcheon
KidStuff! The Gizmo Guys
John McCutcheon

1999-2000 30th Anniversary Season

Cherish the Ladies
Buffalo Guitar Quartet
Central New York Jazz Orchestra
Dance Through Time
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
KidStuff! T-Bone
Lazer Vaudeville
Catskill Puppet Theater: “The Lion’s Whiskers”

1998-1999

The National Shakespeare Company: “The Taming of the Shrew”
New York Chamber Soloists: “The Baroque Trumpet”
Rumbafrica
The Burns Sisters
Abby Rabinovitz and Kaleidoscope
KidStuff! Lynn Trefzger
Theatreworks/USA: “Charlotte’s Web”
Steve Love’s New York Express Roller Dance Company

1997-1998

The Duke Robillard Band
Ontario Ballet Theatre: “The Nutcracker”
Solas
The Aulos Ensemble
Lucy Kaplansky and Brooks Williams
KidStuff! Gould and Stearns: “Simple Gifts”
Tomas Kubinek
Les Julian

1996-1997

Doc Scanlon’s Rhythm Boys
Opening act: Franklin Micare’s Lucky Lids
Epic Brass Quintet
Eroica Trio
An American Storyfeast, with Jon Spelman, Charlotte Blake Alston and Gayle Ross
Footworks Dance Ensemble
KidStuff! Michael Menes
Ballet Long Island: “Peter and the Wolf”
Theatreworks/USA: “Play to Win”- The Story of Jackie Robinson

1995-1996

Pete Panek and the Blue Cats
Lakota Sioux Indian Dance Theatre
Lazer Vaudeville
Live Oak and Company: “The Lost Spindle”
Boys of the Lough
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
KidStuff! The Whippersnappers
Open Hand Theater:“The Serpent’s Daughter”
Ko-Motion

1994-1995 25th Anniversary Season

The Bobs
Peter Pucci Plus Dancers
Oregon Anonymous 4
Winston Grennan and the Ska-Rocks Band
Opening act: Larry Mondello
KidStuff! The Peanut Butter and Jelly Puppeteers
Gary Rosen and Tot Rock

1993-1994

Queen Ida and Her Zydeco Band
Opening act: The Saints
The Magic of Lyn
Boys of the Lough Helicon
Kayaga of Africa
KidStuff! Bill Shontz
Catskill Puppet Theater: “Professor Wobbly’s Scientific Review”

1992-1993

Tom Chapin
Calliope: A Renaissance Band
National Theatre of the Deaf
The Guild Trio
KidStuff! Calliope: A Renaissance Band
Little Theatre of the Deaf
The Guild Trio
Malcolm Dalglish

1991-1992

A Salute to the Music of the Americas
Manhattan Rhythm Kings
Tom Chapin
New World String Quartet
Sukay
Peabody Ragtime Ensemble

1990-1991

Empire State Ballet: “The Song of the Nightingale” and “Gaite Parisienne”
“Amahl and the Night Visitors”
Music from Marlboro
Chestnut Brass Company
Jean Redpath
1989-90 20th Anniversary Encore! Season
Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats and Magicians
Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia
Troupe America: “Mr. Pickwick’s Stories for a Christmas Evening”
The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band
Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble

1988-1989

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Empire State Ballet: “The Nutcracker”
Vienna Choir Boys
Eroica Brass Quintet

1987-1988

Chinese Golden Acrobats and Magicians
Barksdale Theatre: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”
The New York Consort of Viols
The Clancy Brothers, with Robbie O’Connell

1986-1987

Cayenne Jazz Band
Newark Boys Chorus
American String Quartet
Barksdale Theatre: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Peridance

1985-1986

An Evening with Maynard Ferguson
Berkshire Ballet: “The Nutcracker”
Eastman Forellen Ensemble
Catskill Puppet People
Walt Michael and Company
Vladimir Zaitsev, piano

1984-1985

The Gemini Ensemble
Elly Ameling, soprano
Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble
Calliope: A Renaissance Band Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars

1983-1984

The National Shakespeare Company: “Hamlet”
The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia
Hakan Hagegard, baritone
Marian McPartland, jazz piano
Ellie Boswell and Neicey, vocalists

1982-1983

Vivian Harvey Slater, piano
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Concord String Quartet
Lotte Goslar’s Pantomime Circus
Los Angeles Ballet
“Some Like It Cole:”
The Sassy Songs of Cole Porter

1981-1982

The Pavlova Celebration
New England Chamber Orchestra
1,000 Years of Jazz
West Point Glee Club
Paul Sanasardo Dance Company

1980-1981

Jack Crossan and Albert Dominguez, duo pianos
Vinie Burrows, actress: “Walk Together Children”
Lenox String Quartet
Trio Sonata
Vanaver Caravan

1979-1980 10th Anniversary Season

The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band
“Nowell Sing We Clear: “A Pageant of Mid-Winter Carols
Mary-Anne Ross, soprano
Berkshire Public Theatre: “The Glass Menagerie”
Hartford Ballet
A Concert of Indian Music:
Steven Gorn, bansuri flute
Badal Roy, tabla

1978-1979

The New World Consort: “The Play of Robin and Marian”
New York Brass Quintet
Santiago Rodriguez, piano
New York Pro Arte Orchestra

1977-1978

Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
The Telemann Trio
Contemporary Dance System
The Catskill Stompers

1976-1977

Jeffrey Swann, piano
Michael del Medico, actor: “M. Gorky, A Portrait”
Ronald Radford, flamenco guitar
New York Renaissance Band

1975-1976

The National Chorale
Kalafusz String Trio
Saeko Ichinohe and Company

1974-1975

The Syracuse Symphony Brass Ensemble
Robert Guralnik, piano
Gilbert and Sullivan a la Carte
Music by Three: Emmanuel Ax, piano
Ani Kavafian, violin
Peter Rejto, ‘cello

1973-1974

Nejmi Succari, violin
Joffrey II Ballet
Rick Warner, mime
Hamilton-Kirkland College Choir

1972-1973

Harvey and Sophie Sollberger, flutes
Musica Reservata Madrigal Singers
Chuck Folds and the Gotham Stompers
New York Chamber Soloists String Trio
Anita Carlton, piano

1971-1972

Albert Bowen, harpsichord
The Syracuse Symphony Opera Ensemble
Dance Theatre of Harlem
The Syracuse Symphony Rock Ensemble

1970-1971

Ursula Oppens, piano
Ernest Bitetti, guitar