1983

Richard Hayman, Conductor
Donald Thulean, Conductor
Rachel Worby, Conductor
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1984

Ardyth Shapiro, Conductor
Murry Sidlin, Conductor
Verne Windham, Conductor
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1985

Rafael Druian, Violin Soloist
Bruce Ferden, Conductor
Fabio Mechetti, Conductor
Mitch Miller, Conductor
Alexander Toradze, Piano Soloist
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1986

David Amram, Conductor
Miguel Cortez, Tenor
Kelly Farris, Violinist
Bruce Ferden, Conductor
John Hendricks, Jazz Singer
David Morgan, Conductor
The Spokane Falls Brass Band
Spokane Jazz Orchestra
Alexander Toradze, Piano Soloist
Young Fiddlers
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1987

Rafael Druian, Violinist
The Gaberlunzie Band
The Happy Hammers
Nicolette Larson
New England Ragtime Ensemble
Alyssa Park, Violinist
Benjamin Pasternack, Pianist
Doc Watson
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1988

Robert Curnow, Conductor
Chris Knowles
New England Ragtime Ensemble
Alyssa Park, Violinist
Kevin Roth
Spokane Jazz Orchestra
Mason Williams and Friends
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1989

Ray Brown Trio, The
Joe Scruggs
Carl Perkins
B.J. Thomas
Kelly Farris, Violinist
Walfrid Kujala, Flute Soloist
Bennett Lerner, Pianist
Harvey Phillips, Tuba Soloist
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1990

Ethel Ennis
Young-Nam Kim, Violinist
John McCutcheon
Frederick Moyer, Pianist
Michael Martin Murphey
New England Ragtime Ensemble
Allyssa Park, Violinist
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1991

Alan Yamamoto, Conductor
Sandra Beech
Bruce Bodden, Flutist
Sawyer Brown
Buddy Greco
Pro Arte String Quartet
Robert Taub, Pianist
Joe Williams
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra
 

1992

Wynton Marsalis
Tony Bennett
Jan & Dean & the Belair Bandits
Roscoe Orman Gordon from Sesame Street
The Seldom Scene
Emmy Lou Harris and the Nash Ramblers
Lorin Hollander, Pianist
Stefan Kozinski
Kelly Farris, Violinist
Sarah Rothenberg
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1993

Linda Arnold
Johnny Cash & June Carter and the Carter Family
David Clayton-Thomas Blood, Sweat & Tears
B.B. King
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
Kathy Mattea
Archie Chen, Conductor
Archie Chen, Pianist
The Count Basie Orchestra
Dr. Frank Foster, Conductor
Stefan Kozinski
Richard Todd, Horn
Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1994

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Riders in the Sky
The Robert Cray Band
Doug Stone
The Temptations
Nanci Griffith
Inner Circle
Maureen McGovern
Willie Nelson and Family
Aaron Neville
The Neville Brothers
D'Anna Fortunato, Mezzo-Soprano
Veronica Jochum, Pianist
Paul Austin Kelly, Tenor
Stefan Kozinski, Pianist
Jim Maddalena, Bass
Jeann Ommerle, Soprano
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra

1995

The Beach Boys
The Bellamy Brothers
Natalie Cole
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Lucky Dube
Loretta Lynn
Susannah McCorkle
Riders in the Sky
Bill Wellington
Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
Dave Ballou, Trumpet
Stefan Kozinski, Narrator
Joe Lavano, Tenor Sax
Eric Rasmussen, Alto Sax
Ed Schuller, Bass
Kenny Werner, Pianist
The Spokane Symphony Orchestra