USCB Chamber Music: New Season, Same Old Excellence
Music
USCB Chamber Music is about to begin its 39th season. Five Sunday concerts with five different instrumental combinations will feature 14 performers playing the music of 22 composers ranging across a period of 250 years. Strings and piano predominate with clarinet and guitar being featured on one concert each.
A Musical Treat on Fripp by the Kobayashi/Gray Duo
Music
Are you a fan of classical music? I am, and I love piano and violin duos. So I am looking forward to this season’s first concert on Fripp Island on Sunday, October 21, when the fabulous Kobayashi/Gray Duo will perform three outstanding pieces: A Beethoven sonata (No. 4 in A minor, if you must know), followed by “D’un matin de Printemps” by Lili Boulanger (yes, a French composer who wrote the composition in 1918, the year she turned 25 and, sadly, the last year of her life; and yes, Boulanger was a female, one of the few notable composers at that time).
Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 90's when buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking 'em dead at open mics.
This fall, the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra kicks off its season with Classical Genius, a concert featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Haydn, and guest violinist Sam Parrini (left).
The Lowcountry Chorale, a mixed-voice community of singers, has begun preparation for its upcoming season. The Chorale has been singing as a group since the spring of 1997, with continuous performances twice a year. VOICES NEEDED. NO AUDITION NECESSARY. Just a love of singing!
USCB Center for the Arts will host a Unity-in-the-Community Musical, featuring a 45-member choir from 12 local churches, along with six dynamic soloists. Music selections will include Gospel, Jazz, Blues and other genres, with audience sing-alongs included.