Our commitment to the fine and performing arts continues with the ever increasing activity in this incredible facility of which we are so proud. Below is a partial list of artists, speakers, productions, and performing arts groups that have been in Centennial Hall.

Artists
o Paul Winter
o Livingston Taylor
o Amjad Ali Khan, sarod (Indian instrument)
o Ustad Vilayat Khan, sitar
o Pandit Jasraj, vocal (Indian Music)
o Gary Graffman, piano
o Wolfgang Sawallisch, piano
o Barbara Hendricks, soprano
o The Empire Brass
o Jaime Laredo, violin
o Julius Baker, flute
o Benita Valente, soprano
o Richard Goode, piano
o Pamela Frank, violin
o Horacio Guitierrez, piano
o The Tonics, a cappella
o The Cleveland String Quartet
o The Orion String Quartet

Speakers
o Jane Goodall, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
o Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute
o Ashok Gangadean, Global Policy Institute, Haverford College
o Audrey Kitagawa, U. N. Advisor, Spritual Leader
o Craig Eisendrath, Sr. Fellow, Center for International Policy
o Rep. Joseph Hoeffel, PA
o Jay Parini, author, poet
o Donald Miller, author
o Bob Bigelow, author & former NBA player
o Donna Rice Hughes, author
o Donald Miller, author
o Tim O'Brien, author
o Dan Kindlon, psychologist & author
o Dr. David Abshire, author
o Phil Caputo, Pulitzer Prize author
o Al Hunt and Judy Woodruff
o Derek Walcott, poet, Nobel Prize in literature
o David Halberstam, author
o Mark Helprin, author
o Norman Mailer, author
o Eric Lindros, hockey player
o John Spagnola, ex-football player
o David Halberstam, author & historian
o Professor Donald Hall, poet
o Dr. James McPherson, Professor of History, Princeton University
o Lani Guinier, Professor of Law
o Sonia Sanchez, poet
o Michael Dorf, history professor, Columbia University
o Julian Bond, civil rights leader
o Dr. Drew Gilpen Faust, history professor, University of Pennsylvania
o Randall "Tex" Cobb, actor
o Dr. William H. Chafe, history professor, Duke University
o Dr. Michael Reichert, psychologist
o Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor
o Dr. Alan Brinkley, history professor, Columbia University
o Lawrence Eagleberger, former Secretary of State
o David Eisenhower, author & grandson of Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senator Bill Bradley
o The Hon. Richard J. Hughes, former Governor of New Jersey
o Stephen Schwartz, composer
o Dr. Sharon Ullman, history professor, Bryn Mawr College
o Bob Beamon, former athlete
o Dr. David Barry Gasper, history professor, Duke University
o James Trelease, author
o Professor Gabor Boritt, history professor, Gettysburg College
o Al Hunt, Jr., Wall Street Journal president
o Sheldon Hackney, former U of P president
o Eddie Lawrence, entertainer
o E. Digby Baltzel, author, educator
o Ashby Harper, author
o Stanton Carroll, M.D.
o Marc Howard, television news reporter

Productions
o Damn Yankees
o The Crucible
o Much Ado About Nothing
o Amadeus
o To Kill a Mockingbird
o The Boys Next Door
o The Wise Men of Chelm
o Les Noches & Gianni Schicci
o 1776
o The Scarlet Letter (premier)
o Children of Eden
o Magic to Do (premier - original musical revue of Stephen Schwartz)
o Die Fledermaus
o The Magic Flute
o Oliver
o The King and I
o Working
o HMS Pinafore
o The Mikado
o Cendrillon
o La Cenerentola
o The Nutcracker
o La Boheme
o La Traviata
o The Tender Land
o The Secret Garden (premier opera)
o Madama Butterfly
o Cosi Fan Tuti

Performing Arts Groups
o Curtis Institute of Music
o Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
o Concerto Soloists Orchestra (Chamber Orchestra of Phila)
o Academy of Vocal Arts
o The Music Group of Philadelphia
o The Philadelphia Classical Symphony
o The Pennsylvania Orchestra
o Bel Canto Lyric Opera
o Singing City Choir
o Vox Renaissance Consort
o Temple University Symphony
o Temple University Opera
o Lundaspexarna, University of Sweden
o The State Choir of Armenia
o The Pennsylvania Opera Theatre
o The Korean Musician's Association
o National Harmony A Cappella Festival