2013 News Archive

SC Trumpet and Trombone Day welcomes guest clinicians Steve Leisring and Samuel Schlosser

Daylong event January 4 provides All-State preparation workshops and master classes

Collaboration will provide wonderful musical moments

Students of composition and chamber music work with elementary school students

Grammy Award winning Parker Quartet returns

USC Quartet-in-Residence back with expanded programming and outreach

China meets Russia with two guest artists and two great works

Guest musicians from China join the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra for a concert highlighting Tchaikovsky Nov. 12

Southern Exposure presents first Composer Portrait

Music faculty present the work of John Fitz Rogers on November 11

Double reed players converge on campus for the S.C. Double Reed Day

Clinics, recitals and master classes offered on November 9

Juilliard String Quartet premieres USC professor's work

Jesse Jones' commissioned work getting worldwide performances

Undergrads make their mark

Justin DuRant and Caroline Beard are racking up wins

USC School of Music announces the passing of Robert Pruzin

School of Music family and friends, Professor Pruzin's service will be this Friday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Cathedral with a reception to follow on the cathedral grounds.

Chamber Innovista Concert Season opens with Parker Quartet

The Grammy Award winning Quartet launches the series on November 19

Internationally known English choral director in residence at USC

Dr. Paul Spicer presents graduate seminars and clinics in October

USC Marching Band Releases CD

Gamecock school songs and other favorites are now available

Internationally renowned jazz pianist Eldar Djangirov comes to USC

School of Music and Jazz Studies area bring extraordinary talent to Columbia Oct. 31

Opera at USC opens with Bernstein classic "Candide"

The satirical comic opera in two acts opens November 8

USC Symphony Orchestra highlights new music and world premiere

Faculty soloists in the spotlight for October 15 concert

Research fellowship program funds education in body mapping

Grant recipient Alma Sehic will learn and teach innovative technique

Opera student following in Orson Welles' directorial footsteps

A Magellan Scholar grant is broadening Kate McKinney's musical education

Southern Exposure New Music Series presents a season of firsts

Praised in the New York Times for their "imaginative phrasing" and "fresh approach and taste for variety, TwoSense launches the season on October 11.

USC Symphony Orchestra launches new season

Guest artist Misha Dichter performs Rachmaninoff Sept. 19

USC Wind Ensemble releases CD

CBDNA national conference performance available September 24

Music History area announces 2013-2014 Colloquium Series

Topics range from British punk, Gospel and Mozart to 17th-century French theatrical culture and experimental music

2013 Cornelia Freeman Concert Series Announced

Popular Sunday afternoon series kicks off September 8

Professor Robert Pruzin to retire

His impact will serve as an inspiration for years to come

John Fitz Rogers awarded commission

USC School of Music composition professor premieres work at Bennington Chamber Music Conference

Clay Mettens wins The 2013 American Prize

Mettens selected from applicants across the United States

Distinction for the Carolina Trombone Collective

Collective invited to the International Trombone Festival

Southeastern Piano Festival wraps up 11th year

Legendary pianist Leon Fleisher will be the guest artist for 2014 festival

The Savvy Musician in ACTION ends on a high note

Inaugural music entrepreneurship retreat develops skills to increase income and impact

Music Play baby grows up with passion for music

Now she's an incoming freshman with a music scholarship

Brad Edwards releasing book sequel, "Lip Slur Melodies"

Latest book presents over 130 pages of melodies and duets

Conductors Institute of South Carolina

Institute offers behind-the-scenes look at the art of conducting

Strings magazine reviews "Carolina Cellobration"

Jesselson/Fugo Duo's CD release gets glowing review.

"Dystonia Duos" reviewed by The Wire

New CD with USC's Greg Stuart reviewed by alternative publication

New music entrepreneurship initiative offers a unique summer experience

The Savvy Musician in ACTION brings 50 attendees from 21 states to retreat at USC

Next USC Symphony Orchestra season offers stellar lineup

New season launches in September with Misha Dichter, a giant presence in the piano world for nearly half a century

MusicWeb International reviews USC Wind Ensemble's Bernstein CD

"Wind-band playing of the highest order; what a joyful noise!"

USC School of Music faculty member at Metropolitan Museum

Museum's artist-in-residence program will feature Alarm Will Sound

Southeastern Piano Festival announces concert schedule

Festival brings top artists and outstanding young pianists to S.C. in June

Freshman wins at National Flute Assoc. Competition

Freshman Samantha Marshall wins National Flute Association Master Class Performers Competition

Opera at USC and USC Aiken present "Bambino"

A new baseball opera in one act by USC professor revisits the curse of the Boston Red Socks

USC Symphony Orchestra and Brasil Guitar Duo

The USC Symphony Orchestra wraps up its season with the Brasil Guitar Duo performing the U.S. premiere of a work written especially for them.

Robert Jesselson named S.C. Professor of the Year

Robert Jesselson, USC cello professor, has been named Professor of the Year by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and the Office of the Governor

The USC School of Music announces its first chamber music residency

The award-winning Parker Quartet will be the USC Quartet-in-Residence for 2013. Hailed by The New York Times as "something extraordinary," the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation.

Southeastern Piano Festival brings top international artists and outstanding young pianists to South Carolina

A world of piano music comes to Columbia, SC, for the 11th annual Southeastern Piano Festival. The week-long Festival, June 9 -15, will welcome Armenian, South African, Chinese and Chinese-American pianists.

USC Wind Ensemble announces CD release

The University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble released a CD featuring the music of American composer Leonard Bernstein for wind band. Released by Naxos, the world's largest classical music label, the production is the first by Naxos to feature Bernstein.

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