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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.
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.