The College of Charleston School of the Arts offers numerous public arts experiences for well-seasoned patrons and curious novices alike. Throughout the academic year, the School presents a robust season of CofC Concerts, arts management sessions on navigating the music industry, theatre…
CofC Concert Choir Spring Performance
The College of Charleston Concert Choir will perform a spring concert of works by Eric Whitacre, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2019 at the Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting St. Admission…
CofC Orchestra: Works by Debussy, Tchaikovsky + More
The College of Charleston Orchestra will perform a spring concert conducted by Yuriy Bekker. The program will include Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations (featuring cellist/faculty member Natalia Khoma), Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major and…
Concert by Vocal Faculty Powerhouses Saundra DeAthos-Meers and David Templeton
The 2nd Monday Series at the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present a concert featuring faculty duo Saundra DeAthos-Meers (soprano) and David Templeton (baritone) for an evening of operatic scenes, arias and art song, joined by collaborative pianist…
Me Three: Exploring Female Composers Through Piano Trio
Housed in the College of Charleston School of the Arts, Charleston Music Fest will present esteemed faculty trio Janet Orenstein, (violin), Allison Gagnon (piano) and Brooks Whitehouse (cello), all hailing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts…
CofC International Piano Series Features AyşeDeniz Gökçin in Season Finale
Praised for being “extraordinary, unconventional, interactive and fun” and for playing that is “bold, personal and masterly” (Royal Academy of Music), Turkish pianist and composer and Turkey’s 2017 Pianist of the Year, AyşeDeniz Gökçin is widely sought-after as an international soloist and…
CofC Faculty Jazz Ensemble to Perform
Students, alumni and the public love to see our jazz professors take stage. Toes tapping, heads nodding to the beat – at the end of the concert you’ll leave with melodic arrangements still on your mind. The 2nd Monday Series at the College…
Orion Weiss to Perform for International Piano Series
ACCLAIMED PIANIST ORION WEISS TO PERFORM FOR COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON PIANO SERIES One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians Praised for his “powerful technique and voluptuous tone” (The Washington Post) and playing that is…
Cello-Piano Duo to Perform for Charleston Music Fest
Charleston Music Fest presents intimate chamber music concerts featuring College of Charleston faculty, and local and international artists. On Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, graduates of the prestigious Moscow Conservatory, faculty duo Natalia Khoma (cello) and Volodymyr Vynnytsky (piano) will present a versatile concert…
Music of Stravinsky and Lukas Foss at Magnetic South
Magnetic South, a collaborative project between the College of Charleston Department of Music and the Charleston Symphony, will present a contemporary classical music concert featuring two iconic 20th century works: Stravinsky’s masterpiece “A Soldier’s Tale” in its complete staged version, with College of…