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USC Symphony Orchestra and Choirs of Carolina: Beethoven’s Ninth
Join the USC Symphony Orchestra, the USC Concert Choir and University Chorus for a night of Beethoven! Soloists include Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano; Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Dominic Armstrong, tenor; and Jacob Will, bass-baritone. The evening begins with Aureole by Augusta Read Thomas, followed by Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. This groundbreaking symphony was Beethoven’s final complete symphony and the first symphony by any composer to incorporate vocal soloists and chorus into what, until then, had been a purely instrumental genre.
Visit KogerCenterForTheArts.com for tickets.
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.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Chamber Music Night
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Graduate Vocal Ensemble Concert
Experience the captivating artistry of the Graduate Vocal Ensemble as they deliver a mesmerizing choral performance that spans a variety of genres. Immerse yourself in the harmonies and melodies as this talented ensemble showcases their versatility and skill.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
University Band: Terra
Quintus F. Wrighten, Jr. conductor, Blake Fowler, guest conductor, Ben Pouncey, guest conductor
The University Bands are excited to present their final concert of the 2024-2025 academic year at Koger Center for the Arts, titled Terra. An ode to the beauty of the blooming Earth, the concert will feature the music of renowned composers Frank Ticheli, Thomas Duffy, Steven Bryant, Percy Grainger, and more. Robert W. Smith's sparkling work, To Dance in the Secret Garden, will close the evening.
Program:
Pitts, Flutter, Ticheli, Simple Gifts
Duffy, Snakes, La Plante, In the Forest of the King, Galante, Red Rock Mountain, Bryant, Bloom
Grainger, Country Gardens, Smith, To Dance in the Secret Garden.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and University Chorus present Ode to Joy
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and University Chorus present Ode to Joy: Celebrating 100 Years of Music at Carolina featuring Scott Weiss, conductor; Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano; Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Dominic Armstrong, tenor and Jacob Will, bass baritone.
Join us for Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the celebrated composer’s final choral symphony. The concert is free and open to the public.
St. John’s Methodist Church 104 Newberry St. NW, Aiken, SC.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, April 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Musical Theatre: Rocky Mountain High
Location: Longstreet Theatre, 1300 Greene Street,
USC Musical Theatre presents “Rocky Mountain High,” a musical by Tony Award-winning composer Mark Hollmann and lyricists/book writers Kia Beth Kofron and Cooper Kofron.
Led by MT program coordinator and stage director Michelle Haché and musical director Steven Gross, the performance is the final version of the musical workshopped by the students in January 2025.
Synopsis:
Rocky Mountain High School has one thing going for it – FOOTBALL. Coach Bork’s 99-0 team is a shoo-in for the national championship! A ridiculously lucrative NFL job is next. Izzy has many worries but chief among them is getting into and paying for a prestigious college. Nepo baby, and NIL star, Keefer is new to school. His mom, MJ is the unlucky trailing parent. And then there’s Jon, the overworked, underpaid new Principal who’s certain that more money for academics will turn RMH around.
RMH loses the big game.
A sadistic bureaucrat, gleefully informs Jon and Bork that the…
Admission Cost: $10 at the door.
Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Musical Theatre: Rocky Mountain High
Location: Longstreet Theatre, 1300 Greene Street,
USC Musical Theatre presents “Rocky Mountain High,” a musical by Tony Award-winning composer Mark Hollmann and lyricists/book writers Kia Beth Kofron and Cooper Kofron.
Led by MT program coordinator and stage director Michelle Haché and musical director Steven Gross, the performance is the final version of the musical workshopped by the students in January 2025.
Synopsis:
Rocky Mountain High School has one thing going for it – FOOTBALL. Coach Bork’s 99-0 team is a shoo-in for the national championship! A ridiculously lucrative NFL job is next. Izzy has many worries but chief among them is getting into and paying for a prestigious college. Nepo baby, and NIL star, Keefer is new to school. His mom, MJ is the unlucky trailing parent. And then there’s Jon, the overworked, underpaid new Principal who’s certain that more money for academics will turn RMH around.
RMH loses the big game.
A sadistic bureaucrat, gleefully informs Jon and Bork that the…
Admission Cost: $10 at the door.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Palmetto Concert Band
The USC Concert Band is comprised of professional and semi-professional musicians from throughout South Carolina, and with members also from North Carolina and Georgia. A majority of the ensemble’s members are alumni of the University of South Carolina School of Music, and more than half of its members are public school band directors. These experienced performers, who receive no compensation for participating, choose to play with the ensemble because of their passion for making music and performing outstanding repertoire composed or transcribed for the wind band.
This performance, honoring members of the U.S. Armed Forces, is at Koger Center for the Arts. Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, May 25, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.