MEET THE ARTISTS

We are proud to feature musicians- composers, performers, vocalists, dancers, visual artists, and creative professionals whose talent and artistry shape each performance.

Carolina Bluegrass Style

Sean Madden, Visual Artist

Ross Homes, Vocalist

Ross Homes, Vocalist

Roxana Marinoff and Cesar Davalos, Dance

Marvin Ward, Poet,

The Academy, Lexington Youth Ballet

Eunice Koh, Cello

Bronte Mazzone, Dance

Aletha Jacobs, Pianist, Singer

Kyle Collins, Vocalist & Emcee

Natalia Rosen, Violin

YiLi Fan, film producer, Dancer

A woman in a purple glittery dress holding white roses on stage at a concert with a colorful, abstract background.

Brittany Martin, Vocalist

Anastasia and Denise Petrunin, Violin & Vibraphone

Mattie Mount, Tap dance

Three men performing music indoors, two playing guitars and one playing a violin, all wearing colorful, tie-dye or floral shirts.

Carolina Bluegrass Style

MANNY ALVAREZ, ARRANGER, COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR

Manny Alvarez, Arranger, Composer, Conductor

Clayton King, Vocalist & Emcee

Roxana Marinoff and Cesar Davalos, Dance

DICK GOODWIN, COMPOSER, ARRANGER

Dick Goodwin, Composer, Arranger

JAMES ACKLEY, ARRANGER, TRUMPETIST

James Ackley, Arranger, Trumpetist

A group of ballet dancers in red costumes performing on stage with a blue and yellow abstract background. Some dancers are kneeling with arms raised, others are standing with arms in various poses.

The Academy, Lexington Youth Ballet

A woman with gray hair and glasses smiling at the camera, resting her head on her arm, surrounded by three decorative objects made of seashells on a wooden table.

Flavia Lovatelli, Paper Art

Nikolai Oskolkov. Visual Artist

Nikolai Oskolkov, Visual Art

SONIA JACOBSEN, COMPOSER

Sonia Jacobsen, Composer

DAVID CUTLER, ARRANGER, COMPOSER, PIANIST

David Cutler, Arranger, Composer, Pianist

A man taking a selfie by a river, wearing glasses and a wide-brimmed hat, with rocks and green trees in the background on a sunny day.

Ed Madden, Poet Laureate

Close-up of a smiling man with short, light brown hair, wearing a tuxedo against a green background.

Tracy Steel, Vocalist & Emcee

A male ballet dancer performing a split leap in mid-air with arms raised overhead, wearing a black costume with gold trim, against a plain gray background.

Joshua Van Dyke, SC Ballet

JEREMY CULLER, MEDIA

Jeremy Culler, Media

ZENAIDA BROOM AND KEN BROOM, DANCE

Zenaida and Ken Broom, Dance

CHARLENE RACKLEY AND JOHNNY COCKERELL, DANCE

Charlene Rackley and Jonny Cockerell, Dance

Close-up of a smiling older man with curly gray hair, blue eyes, and wearing a colorful striped shirt.

Jim Guzel, Photographer

Stann Gwynn, Vocalist

Ari Streisfeld, Violin

Ari Streisfeld, Violin

WALTER HEMINGWAY, VOCAL

Walter Hemingway, Voice

SHEILA BROWN AND ROBERT MORAN, DANCE

Sheila Brown and Robert Moran, Dance

IVADNE MEDINA, DANCE

Ivadne Medina, Dance

A man and woman dancing ballroom style with a colorful, abstract background. The woman is wearing a blue dress with fringe and the man is in a white shirt.

Sheila Brown and Eric B Robles, Dance

Jim Gleason, Sculptor

Jim Gleason, Unique “Architect”, creator

JANET HOPKINS, VOCAL

Janet Hopkins, Voice

RICHARD DURLACH AND BREEDLOVE, DANCE

Richard Durlach and Breedlow, Dance

OLGA YUKHNO, CERAMICS

Olga Yukhno, Ceramics

A man and woman dancing closely, with their foreheads touching, in an indoor setting.

Kaila Broom and Harby Gonzalez,, Dance

A man in a black tuxedo playing a gold saxophone, with sheet music open in front of him, and blurred blue and purple lights in the background.

Clifford Leaman, Saxophone

BERT LIGON, COMPOSER, ARRANGER

Bert Ligon, Composer, Arranger

ALEGRIA BELLYDANCE. MARIA PALACIO, Artistic Director

Alegria Bellydance, Maria Palacio, Artistic Director

ROBERT KNOX, ARRANGER

Robert Knox, Arranger

A man and a woman are engaged in a ballroom dance performance. The woman is dressed in an elegant black dress with a gray tulle skirt, and the man is wearing a traditional black tuxedo. The woman appears to be gracefully leaning back as the man supports her, with her eyes closed and an expression of emotion on her face. The scene is set indoors with an audience watching, some wearing face masks.

Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet

Columbia Classical Ballet

Columbia Classical Ballet

DAVID SMITH, VISUAL ARTS

David Smith, Visual Art

CHARLENE RACKLEY AND KEN BROOM, DANCE

Charlene Rackley and Ken Broom, Dance

JIM WILLIAMSON AND ZAN LEVI, DANCE

Jim Williamson and Zan Levi, Dance