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Craig Butterfield Faculty Doublebass Recital, with Max Allard
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, August 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Elias Blake Doctoral Piano Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Taylor Glomb Doctoral Piano Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Viva la Voce: Faculty Voice Area Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Hao Wu Doctoral Piano Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, September 11, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Alfonso Padilla, Saxophone Masterclass
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Alfonso Padilla, Guest Artist Saxophone Concert
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
USC Jazz Faculty Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Tentative - Trombone Guest Artist
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Pablo Garibay Guest Artist Guitar Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Jazz Girls Day® Columbia
Middle and high school girls are invited to spend a day of learning, playing and performing at Jazz Girls Day®! Founded by Dr. Colleen Clark, this free event welcomes girls who are just starting jazz or continuing their musical journey. Participants will enjoy master classes, jam sessions and the chance to build meaningful connections with peers. Registration is required.
Music educators are also invited to learn how to encourage girls to play jazz by registering for our Jazz Girls Day® Jazz Education Session.
Click here to register.
Admission Cost: Free, but registration is required.
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location. Greene Street UMC A101.
Wind Ensemble: Americans 250
Cormac Cannon, conductor, Ryan Gonzales, guest conductor, Serena Hill-Laroche, soprano,
As part of the United States Semi quincentennial, the USC Wind Ensemble opens its season with a celebration of American stories. From Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra’s rousing Alegria, to Copland’s enduring classic Emblems, each work on this program highlights a unique American perspective. USC School of Music faculty member Serena Hill-Laroche is featured on Elena Specht’s evocative work Into Her Care, which tells the stories of American women. The concert closes with Benjamin Horne’s powerful Spiritual Symphony, based on numerous well-known African American spirituals.
Sierra/Scatterday, Alegria, Specht, Into Her Care, Copland, Emblems, Horne, Spiritual Symphony.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Lillie Gardner and Kara Gingrich Senior Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Sophia Dornellas Pantazopoulos Doctoral Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Jazz Combos Performance
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Symphonie Fantastique
Celebrate the remarkable tenure of Scott Weiss during his 10th and final season as Music Director and Conductor of the USC Symphony Orchestra as he concludes his distinguished career with the University of South Carolina.
To open the season, the USC Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Spanish-Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit in Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand. The program also features Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
Tickets are available in-person at Koger Center Box Office (803-251-2222, Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at KogerCenterForTheArts.com.
Admission Cost: General public - $30
Seniors/military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID.
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts, See Description for Event Location.
Ella Canney Senior Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Miia Backstrom and Claire Shirley Junior Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Opus Two: William Terwilliger, violin, and Andrew Cooperstock, piano
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Fung Chern Hwei Guest Artist Violin Recital
Violinist Fung Chern Hwei defies easy categorization. Equally at home in the precision of classical repertoire and the spontaneity of contemporary and folk traditions, he brings a rare fluidity to every performance. His playing moves seamlessly across styles—at once virtuosic and deeply expressive—revealing unexpected connections between musical worlds. Whether interpreting a canonical work or reimagining it through improvisation, Fung’s artistry transcends boundaries, inviting listeners into a space where genres dissolve and music speaks in its most direct, human form. Come hear this versatile musician in the intimacy of the School of Music recital hall.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Amber Caroglanian Doctoral Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Tristin Saito Graduate Viola Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Choirs of Carolina "Side by Side" Concert
Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow Street, Columbia, SC.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Symphonic Winds
Jay Jacobs, conductor,
Sousa, Easter Monday on the White House Lawn,
Bergman, Dream Machine,
Svanoe, The Author’s Suite, Brenna Curtis, conductor,
Schwantner, Recoil,
Gershwin/Brubaker, An American in Paris.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Gabriel Sill Senior Euphonium Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 4, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Jackson Thorpe, Guest Artist Saxophone Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Frank Sanders Graduate Multiple Woodwinds Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Joel Weiss Doctoral Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Echoes of Identity: Music by Jewish Composers featuring USC Professors Ari Streisfeld, violin, and Lynn Kompass, piano
Echoes of Identity brings together a rich and varied tapestry of violin music by Jewish composers, highlighting both heritage and individuality of expression. Ernest Bloch’s Baal Shem stands as a cornerstone of the repertoire, evoking the spiritual depth and intensity of Jewish tradition, while Meira Warshauer’s Yiddish Fantasy offers a vibrant and personal reflection on cultural memory from a contemporary voice rooted here in Columbia, South Carolina. The program is further enriched by works of Israeli composers Paul Ben-Haim and Shulamit Ran, whose music expands the narrative in strikingly different ways, blending lyricism, modernism, and rhythmic vitality. Together, these works reveal the diversity and expressive breadth of Jewish composers across time and place.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Graduate Saxophone Quartet Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Southern Aesthetic Workshop: Keynote Artist Nicholas Susi
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Colin Cunningham and Houston Hackett Senior Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Antoin Marshall Doctoral Voice Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Greyson Aldredge Junior Saxophone Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, October 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Kayla Mathis Senior Violin Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, October 12, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Kayla Mathis Senior Violin Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, October 12, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Greene Street UMC A101.
Wind Ensemble: Red, White and Black
Cormac Cannon, conductor, Ryan Gonzales, guest conductor,
Three colors weave their way through a diverse program of classic and brand-new music for wind ensemble. The USC Wind Ensemble performs the world premiere of the wind ensemble version of Noir by USC School of Music faculty composer Fang Man. Black and white emerge through the piano keys of Charles Ives’ classic The Alcotts, the imagery of historical newsreels in William Schuman’s first work for band, and two marches by John Philip Sousa. The finale, contemporary American composer Michael Daugherty’s Red Cape Tango, is a musical depiction of a “dance of death,” following Superman’s fight to the death with the villain Doomsday.
Fang Man, Noir - World Premiere of Wind Ensemble Version, Ives/Elkus, The Alcotts, Sousa, The Black Horse Troop, Sousa, The White Rose, Schuman, Newsreel in Five Shots, Daugherty/Spede, Red Cape Tango.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Daniel Sweaney Faculty Viola Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.