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Guest Artists

The Governor's School or the Arts and Humanities has a long-standing tradition of inviting guest artists to perform for and work with students, staff and faculty. So far, the following artists have enriched our community by sharing their talents and experiences with us:

Creative Writing

• Wilton Barnhardt, Novelist
• Charles Baxter, Novelist, Short Fiction Writer, Essayist
• Kwame Dawes, Poet
• Mark Dunn, Fiction Writer
• Jorie Graham, Poet
• Brenda Hillman, Poet
• A. Van Jordan, Poet
• Brad Land, Novelist, Nonfiction Writer
• David Dodd Lee, Poet
• Alan Lightman, Novelist, Essayist
• Tom Lux, Poet
• Jynne Martin, Poet
• Sharon Olds, Poet
• Susan Orlean, Essayist, Nonfiction Writer
• John Patrick Shanley, Playwright, Screenwriter
• Ron Rash, Novelist, Poet
• David Shields, Fiction Writer, Essayist
• Curtis Sittenfeld, Novelist, Short Story Writer
• Jon Thompson, Poet
• Pete Turchi, Essayist, Short Fiction Writer
• Daniel Wallace, Novelist
• Ashley Warlick, Novelist
• Tom Williams, Editor, Novelist
• Karen Young, Screenwriter/Actress

Dance

• Nina Danilova, Choreographer
• Marat Daukayev, Choreographer
• Viktor Plotnikov, Choreographer

Drama

• The Acting Company
• Alvin Ailey Dance Company
• Big Apple Circus
• Monica Bell, Suzuki Instructor
• Anne Denbow, Soprano
• Andre DeShields, Actor and Director
• Jacqueline Farrington, Voice Instructor
• Bob Francesconi, Mask Instructor
• George Gantt, Tai Chi Instructor
• Mary Gutzi, Actor
• Danny Hoch, Actor, Playwright, Director
• Jeff Lewis, Singing
• Kelly Maxner, Movement Instructor
• Ryan Moller, Costume Designer
• Allison Moore, Playwright
• Cecil O'Neal, Acting Instructor
• Kristin O'Neal, Modern Dance Instructor
• Shannon Robert, Set Designer
• John Patrick Shanley, Playwright, Screenwriter
• David Strathairn, Actor
• Robert Richmond, Aquila Theatre Company
• Ken Washington, Director
• Michael York, Actor
• Andy Taylor, Actor
• Greg Walter, Singing
• Ken Washington, Director
• Jeanmarie Williams, Playwright
• John Woodson, Actor

Music

• Meehyun Ahn, Piano
• Julie Andrijeski, Violin and John O'Brien, Harpsichord
• American Brass Quintet
• Anonymous 4
• Ivano Ascari, Trumpet with Margaret Denton, Piano
• Zuill Bailey, Cello
• Eugene Barban, Piano
• Dr. Robert Blocker, Piano
• Richard Brannon Cass, Piano
• Dr. Mark Britt, Brass Conductor
• Cavani String Quartet
• Charleston Southern University Concert Singers
• Dr. Tien-ni Chen and Joanne Chang, Duo-pianists
• Victoria Chiang, Viola with Michael Yui, Piano
• Lee Chin, Cello, Natalia Khoma, Soprano and Irina Pevzner, Piano
• Converse College Piano Trio - Sarah Johnson, Kenneth Law and Douglas Weeks
• Myra Cordell, Soprano
• Zach Dellinger, Viola (Alumnus '03)
• Candace Dickinson, Soprano
• Nicolas Duchamp, Flute
• Eighth Blackbird, Chicago-based Contemporary Classical Music Group
• Duo Runedako: Ruth Neville and Dan Koppleman, Keyboards
• Wendy Garrity, Flute with Bradley Martin, Piano
• Connie Gee, Viola
• Brian Gill, Tenor and Kimberly Gill, Soprano with Russell Hirshfield, Piano
• John Graham, Viola
• Miles Hoffman, Viola with Edward Newman, Piano
• Ella Ann Holding and John Kenneth Adams, Duo-pianists
• Angela Horn, Mezzo-soprano
• Christopher Hutton, Cello
• Deirdre Hutton, Violin
• Dr. James Jordan, Choir Conductor
• Burton Kaplan, Violin
• Lise Keiter-Brotzman, Piano
• Barnabus Keleman, Violin
• Tiberius Klausner, Violin
• Garah Landes, Piano with Gregory Landes, Percussion
• Donna Lee, Piano
• Marina Lomasov and Joseph Rackers, Pianists
• Thomas Lowenheim, Cello
• Tamara Matthews, Vocalist
• Members of the National Symphony Orchestra
• Granville Oldham, Conductor
• John Pickett, Piano
• Scott Rawls, Viola with Phillip Bush, Piano
• Elizabeth Schumann, Piano
• David Shifrin, Clarinet
• George Taylor, Viola
• Turtle Island String Quartet
• Dr. Brad Ulrich, Trumpet
• Charles Wadsworth, Piano
• Michael Weaver, Violin and Viola
• G. Moffatt Williams, Trumpet with Jean Martin-Williams, Horn
• Steve Wilson, Trombone
• Anna Zuehlke, Horn

Visual Arts

• Mark Abrahamson, Landscape Photographer
• Jim Connell, Ceramicist
• Polly Donahue, Portrait Photographer
• Dr. Edward Feldman, Author, Varieties of Visual Experience
• Matt Gilbert, Alumnus (VA '01)
• Anne and Brent Haywood, Film Set Construction Designers/Coordinators
• Greenville Technical College Faculty
• Brett Hunter, Sculptor
• Erin Moore, Painter, Textile Artist
• J.J. Ohlinger, Painter
• William Pergl, Sculptor
• Jo Peterson, Art Educator at the Atlanta College of Art and Design
• Bill Radawec, Contemporary Artist and Curator
• Elaine Quave, Alumna (VA '01), Ceramics, Sculpture and Photography
• Jerry Saltz, Art Critic
• Joyce Scott, Visual and Performing Artist
• Paula Smith, Ceramicist
• Enid Williams, Painter
• Ling Yun, Ceramicist

Special Guests

• Edmund Bagnell, violin, Alumnus '03 with Diana Dimarzio, a fellow cast member in Sweeney Todd
• Jeff Barry, Filmmaker and Environmentalist
• Merle Code, Judge
• Pat Conroy, Novelist
• Carolyn Cody-Fuller, Community Association of Greater Greenville
• Eric Rohman, Children Book Illustrator
• Kathleen Turner, Actor