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USC Wind Ensemble: Consorts

Brenna Curtis, conductor, Benjamin Pouncey, conductor, David Warren, conductor, The intimate setting of the Koger Center Black Box provides the perfect opportunity to hear the USC Wind Ensemble in a chamber setting, with works for 10-18 players spanning more than four centuries of music history. From brass choir works by Gabrieli and Husa, to the charming Consort for expanded Harmonie ensemble, to contemporary works by Viet Cuong and Gala Flagello, there is certain to be something for everyone on this unique program. Program: Gabrieli, Sonata Pian’e Forte, Gabrieli, Canzona per sonare No. 2, Spittal, Consort for Ten Winds, Cuong, Bull’s Eye, Husa, Divertimento for Brass and Percussion, Flagello, Modern Legacy, Location: Koger Center Black Box. Admission Cost: FREE. Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Koger Center Large Rehearsal Room 128, See Description for Event Location.

Saxophone Day

Saxophone players of all ages and abilities are invited to the biennial South Carolina Saxophone day at USC, led by saxophone professor Clifford Leaman and special guest Palmetto Saxophone Quartet. Experience a full day of clinics, reed classes, recitals and master classes for saxophone at the fall event. Click here to register. Admission Cost: $40. Sunday, October 26, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Symphonic Winds: With Hope

Jay Jacobs, conductor, Brenna Curtis, guest conductor, Program, Maslanka, Mother Earth (A Fanfare), Stephenson, there are no words, Pitts, downside-up Brenna Curtis, conductor, Coleman, Jubilee! , Reed, Russian Christmas Music  . Admission Cost: FREE. Sunday, November 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Koger Center for the Arts, See Description for Event Location.

Wind Ensemble: The Automatic Earth

Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, conductor, David Warren, guest conductor, Steven Bryant, guest composer, Renowned conductor Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (Duke University) and composer Steven Bryant join forces with the USC Wind Ensemble to share the composer’s riveting work for wind ensemble and electronics, The Automatic Earth, a musical depiction of the climate crisis and how technology has transformed what it is to be human. The program also includes Duke University composer Scott Lindroth’s Spin Cycle, a display of breathless energy and virtuosity. Program: Piunno, Bright Shadow Fanfare, Lindroth, Spin Cycle, Bryant, The Automatic Earth, Bonete, Feria de Julio. Admission Cost: FREE. Sunday, November 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.

University Band

. Admission Cost: FREE. Monday, November 17, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.

Benjamin Pouncy Doctoral Lecture Recital

Admission Cost: FREE. Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. School of Music 206 Recital Hall.

Palmetto Concert Band

. Admission Cost: FREE. Sunday, November 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.