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2016 News Archive

Celebrate the Maestro's years of conducting and music making January 17

The concert includes R.E.M. founder's Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and String Orchestra

UofSC School of Music alumnus earns university's top award

 Joseph F. Young wins Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Virtuoso violinist joins USC Symphony Orchestra Nov 15

Sandy Cameron declared "brilliant" by the Washington Post

Music education major earns 2nd Place National Award

Lauren Streeter was a winner at the National SAEOPP McNair Research Conference

The world-renowned Parker Quartet returns

Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Dutilleux are on the November concerts

Sunday in the Park with George

Opera at USC presents Tony Award-winning musical

USC School of Music hosts leading wind quintet Imani Winds

Southern Exposure concert concludes Imani Winds Fall 2016 USC residency Oct. 28

Back by popular demand: music of award-winning film scores

USC Symphony Orchestra presents John Williams Blockbusters! October 18

Learning to listen

Experimental Music Workshop takes Pisaro's music on the road

A message from Dean Harding

Scott Weiss to serve as interim director of the USC Symphony for 2017-2018

Southern Exposure New Music Series presents FretX on Sept. 8

Guitar Duo Mak Grgić and Dan Lippel kick off the season

USC Symphony Orchestra Opens Sept. 13 with "The Russian Romantics"

Marina Lomazov performs on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2

USC Announces the Maestro's Farewell Season

Donald Portnoy retires after the USC Symphony Orchestra's 2016-2017 season

School of Music Announces New Freeman Sunday Concerts

Sunday afternoon concerts highlight the depth and breadth of Carolina's music faculty

The SAVVY Musician in Action announces award winners

Returning chamber group, invoke, captures top award at the SAVVY Chamber Competition

Music students receive summer honors and travel awards

Students were selected for three of the four spots in the prestigious GLOW Apprentice Artist Program

2016 Southeastern Piano Festival kicks off in June

The weeklong festival kicks off at the University of South Carolina with the highly anticipated Piano Extravaganza Gala Concert

Summer is no time to stop the music

USC School of Music offers summer programs and events for all ages

University of South Carolina hosts summit on the future of music schools

"21st Century Music School Design" will be held at the School of Music June 3-5

Spaces are still available for the Conductors Institute of South Carolina

Conductors benefit from more than 300 years of combined experience

USC School of Music announces new faculty members

David Kirkland Garner and Ari Streisfeld will join the faculty in fall 2016

USC's premier choir presents The Martyrdom of Polycarp

The oratorio for mixed chorus, soloists and chamber orchestra is based on an ancient letter

Israeli cellist joins the USC Symphony Orchestra for Elgar's Cello Concerto

The final concert of the season on April 18 also includes the Swan Lake Suite

Opera at USC presents the Lanny and Sidney Palmer One-Act Opera Series

Speed Dating Tonight! a comic opera about the trials and tribulations of finding love in a world that moves too fast

USC School of Music students shine at conferences

String Project of the Year Award among the honors

The Siciliana Quartet wins first prize in USC's Chamber Music Competition

Regional high school string students get coached by members of the Parker Quartet

SAVVY Chamber Competition winner, Earsight, returns for 2016 residency

Percussionist Peter Ferry and virtuosic video artist Xuan at USC March 30-April 1

Southern Exposure presents its most adventurous concert yet

Clarinet virtuoso and percussion-video duo embody original visions of the concert experience

Two demanding passions: basketball and music

Jarrell Holliman says what he loves most about Carolina is the opportunity to do both

The USC Symphony Orchestra presents "Poems and Songs" on March 22

Mezzo-soprano Janet Hopkins and USC Concerto-Aria winners take the stage

Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet joins with Grammy Award-winning composer

Inspiring performances, luminous sound and exceptional musicianship are hallmarks of USC's Chamber Music Residency

USC flute students win national competitions

Three students from the School of Music's flute studio compete against hundreds nationwide

Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!

Opera at USC presents the much-loved comic opera, "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" Feb. 26-28

Vadim Gluzman's extraordinary artistry comes to USC

The USC Symphony Orchestra presents an All-Beethoven Concert on Feb. 23

Southern Exposure New Music concert includes four world premieres

January concert "Exposed Wiring V" brings together a wealth of talent

D.M.A. piano pedagogy candidate receives national recognition

Steven Brundage wins Music Teachers National Association Article of the Year Award

USC-Clemson halftime show named among best of the year

SC Strong named one of the best halftime shows of 2015 by NCAA

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