2024 SC Cello Choir at USC School of Music
The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) South Carolina Cello Choir and Workshop is for cellists of all ages and ability levels. The annual Cello Choir has taken place every September since its inception at the University of South Carolina in 1980. The event alternates between the University of South Carolina, Furman University, Bob Jones University, Converse College and the College of Charleston.
You don't want to miss the exciting weekend of music-making and cello-hanging! For questions, contact Claire Bryant at ctbryant@mailbox.sc.edu.
Saturday, September 28, 2024 – Koger Center for the Arts
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Workshops and rehearsals
6 p.m. Community Concert
Detailed schedule TBA
2024 Guest Artist & Clinician Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
(Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Decoda)
featuring Guest Cellist, Composer and USC Alumna Buffi Jacobs (Hamilton: An American
Musical)
Friday, September 27, 2024 - USC School of Music
4-6 p.m. Master Classes
with Guest Clinicians from around the state – USC School of Music
7 p.m. Master Class with Guest Artist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir – USC School of Music
Recital Hall
Sunday, September 29, 2024 – USC School of Music Recital Hall
3 p.m. Freeman Concert Series
benefitting the USC School of Music Scholarship Fund
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 featuring Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir and USC students,
faculty, and alumni with Serena LaRoche, soprano
Guest Artist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
Icelandic cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir enjoys a varied career as a performer, collaborator and artist teacher. She has
appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester,
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Iceland Symphony,
among others, and her recital and chamber music performances have taken her across
the US, Europe and Asia. Sæunn has performed in many of the world’s prestigious venues
including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Barbican Center and Disney
Hall and the Los Angeles Times praised her performances for their “emotional intensity.”