We, the Fripp Island Friends of Music, are thrilled to have the opportunity to brag about our role in your health, even if we couldn’t bring you the wonderful concerts this season that you have been enjoying for decades in our Community Centre—all because of the devilish virus.
The third concert of the 41st USCB Chamber Music season will be performed on Sunday, January 31, 5:00 pm. Socially distanced in-house attendees and a virtual audience will be dazzled by vibrant, life-affirming music. Artistic Director Andrew Armstrong has selected three extraordinary, new-to-this-series artists to join him, two of whom were contacted on short notice due to coronavirus-related personnel changes.
USCB Chamber Music audiences have come to expect exceptional concerts as a matter of course. Having Artistic Directors with deep connections within and beyond the chamber music fraternity has sustained a level of performance excellence equal to that of New York, London, or Paris. It is a tribute to Charles Wadsworth, Edward Arron, and Andrew Armstrong, as well as the knowledgeable, supportive low-country audience that players of international caliber choose to perform in Beaufort.
In the midst of the pandemic, many performing organizations are presenting live musicians virtually; on November 1 at five, USCB Chamber Music will present them live for a limited audience of subscribers who are comfortable attending and by live streaming and by video for patrons who prefer the safety of watching and listening at home. Seating in the Center for the Arts will be reduced, but not eliminated, to comply with physical distancing and CDC guidelines.
Continually inspired by the shifting waves of his life, the Lowcountry and the coast he calls home, Matt Eckstine’s evolution as a songwriter has reached a new peak on his second solo album Lil’ Blue.
Rodney Atkins Headlines 65th Annual Water Festival Concert
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The Beaufort Water Festival is excited to announce that Rodney Atkins will be headlining this year’s Concert in the Park on July 18. Over the years Water Festival has brought in talent from all over the country, and we believe he will be another great addition to our lineup.
Opening for the evening will be up and coming artist Scott Stevens, followed by Lainey Wilson as the second act.
Sherma Andrews’ tribute show toLegendary Lady Singers is a dynamic blast of entertainment worth seeing over and over again! Live on stage at USCB Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 pm, Sherma’s show, featuring her with a 5-piece band celebrate Legendary Lady Singers whose amazing lives and iconic hits are known and loved by audiences everywhere. It’s the music of Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Sade, Donna Summer, Natalie Cole, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Anita Baker, Beyonce and more.
Sherma Andrews is a gifted singer, songwriter, recording artist, arranger and pianist and former faculty member at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music who has performed at major worldwide festivals including Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival, and has worked with major stars such as Britney Spears, Branford Marsalis, Enrique Iglesias, Donna Summer and many others. While touring with Enrique Iglesias, Sherma replaced Whitney Houston to sing their duet hit, Could I Have this Kiss Forever? Iglesias says Andrews “sings like an angel.”
Legendary Lady Singers with Sherma, Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 pm. Adult tickets $35, Senior/Military $30, Students $15 available at uscbcenterforthearts.com or at the Box Office located at 801 Carteret St. in historic Beaufort.