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Chorales Community Collaboration Concert
The USC Chorales are joined by the Sandlapper Singers and Limited Time Only Chamber Choir to present the South Carolina premiere of “We Are Phoenix.” This new work by composer Timothy Takach calls humankind to draw hope and renewal from the beauty of the earth itself. Conceived as a collaborative effort for a wide range of singers, Takach’s beautiful and evocative music is accompanied by string orchestra. The performance will also feature pieces sung by the individual choirs.
Free and open to the public,
$15 suggested donation may be made at the concert or ahead of time here.
Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204.
Admission Cost: General Admission: $15
Students: Free.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
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School of Music America 250 Celebration
The University of South Carolina School of Music is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through music, in one of America’s most distinctive natural landscapes: Congaree National Park!
Between 10 a.m. and noon on April 18, student groups from the School of Music will be playing simultaneously throughout the landscape of the park’s old growth bottomland forest, rich with giant hardwoods and towering pines. Visitors are encouraged to move along the park’s network of elevated boardwalks to experience the sounds of jazz, woodwinds and choral.
Program:
America’s Sound: Jazz in the Congaree at 250 featuring Butterfield Combo Thomas Bridgmon, trumpet; Santi Balagtas, trumpet; Jackson Goldy, drums; Dennis Heaven, double bass; Isaiah Mendoza, guitar; Jayden Moreno, saxophone; coached by Craig Butterfield.
Echoes of America’s Past performed by USC Saxophone Quartet Allister Frankle, soprano sax; Meng-Yun Weng, alto sax; Ryan Johnson, tenor sax; Ryan Conteras,…
Admission Cost: Free.
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
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USC Symphony Orchestra and Choirs of Carolina: War and Peace
Dr. Alicia W. Walker leads the USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and University Orchestra in a performance uniting war and peace. Accompanied by soloists Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano; Serena Hill-LaRoche, soprano; Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano; Dominic Armstrong, tenor and baritone; and Jacob Will, bass, the musicians will perform Haydn’s Missa in tempore belli and Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem in a powerful close of the ensembles’ seasons.
Join USC Symphony conductor and music director Dr. Scott Weiss for a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. in the Koger Center Grand Tier.
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.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts, See Description for Event Location.
Carolina Alive Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Carolina Alive, USC’s vocal jazz ensemble, will present their final performance of the year. Join us for an evening of fabulous singing! The concert is free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Musical Theatre Showcase
Admission Cost: $10 at the door.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Musical Theatre Showcase
Admission Cost: $10 at the door.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.