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Peake Colloquium: Emily Schwitzgebel

The Cognitive and Communicative Constraints of the Post-Millennial Pop Listening Experience. Admission Cost: FREE. Friday, October 31, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM. School of Music 006.

Jean-Michel Goury Masterclass and Clinic

Admission Cost: FREE. Sunday, November 2, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Jean-Michel Goury Guest Artist Saxophone Recital

Admission Cost: FREE. Monday, November 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Peake Colloquium: Megan Francisco

The Curious Case of Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Admission Cost: FREE. Friday, November 14, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM. School of Music 006.

Southern Exposure presents Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives

USC music faculty Greg Stuart and David Kirkland Garner lead a cadre of students in scenes from experimental composer Robert Ashley’s quirky, mesmerizing 1980s “opera,” Perfect Lives. Featuring USC professor Ed Madden, former Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC. Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2025-26 season. To donate online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704. Admission Cost: FREE. Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Mak Grgic Faculty Guitar Recital

Admission Cost: FREE. Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Caleb Carpenter Guest Artist Saxophone Recital

Admission Cost: FREE. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Phillip Bush performs Morton Feldman’s “Triadic Memories”

On the occasion of the centennial of composer Morton Feldman’s birth, Phillip Bush performs Feldman's 1981 hour-long work for solo piano, “Triadic Memories.” One of the major figures of American avant-garde composition, Morton Feldman (1926-1987), was born on Jan. 12, 1926. Feldman's music is more closely related to visual artists of his era (many of whom were his friends and aesthetic compadres) in that it concerns itself more with proportion and scale rather than form as is usually discussed in classical music terms. For most of his career his music stayed within a quiet dynamic range, with small evolutions and recurrances that occur over a great length of time. Late in his life he wrote several works of enormous duration, including his six-hour-long Second String Quartet and the four-hour-long “For Philip Guston.” By comparison, "Triadic Memories" is a miniature, usually lasting 60-80 minutes in time depending on the interpretation. The piece is one of several for which Feldman found inspiration in the… Admission Cost: FREE. Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Geldrich-Lowe Due Guest Artist Performance

Admission Cost: FREE. Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Nefes Flute Ensemble Guest Artist Performance

Admission Cost: FREE. Monday, January 26, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Jack Thorpe, Saxophone Guest Artist

Admission Cost: FREE. Monday, January 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

George Fu Guest Artist Piano Recital

Admission Cost: FREE. Thursday, January 29, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Southern Exposure presents Tessellatum

Violist Nadia Sirota and cellist Gabriel Cabezas present Donnacha Dennehy’s epic work Tessellatum, performed live with pre-recorded viola and 11 microtonally-tuned viols. Projected animation by Steven Mertens. Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2025-26 season. To donate online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704. Admission Cost: FREE. Friday, January 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.