The College of Charleston School of the Arts is excited to announce this year’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival Young Artists Series. The series features some of the College’s most accomplished music students and alumni. Tickets are $11 and available at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival Box Office 1-(866)-811-4111 or online. All concerts take place at 12:00 noon in the College’s Recital Hall in the Simons Center for the Arts, 54 St. Philip Street, except for May 27 at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, May 25 – Outstanding Seniors Sing! [buy tickets]
Ashley Fabian – Purcell–We Sing to Him, Sweeter than Roses; Handel–La Farfalletta; Beach-Take, O Take Those Lips Away
Cat Richmond – Brahms–Geheimnis, Jucche!, Serenade, Vergebliches Ständchen
Kori Miller – Schubert-Gretchen am Spinnrade, Wanderer’s Nachtlied; Vaughan Williams–Silent Noon, Love’s Last Gift
Jordan Boyd – Copland–Simple Gifts, Little Horses, At the River (Old American songs)
Monday, May 27 – College of Charleston Concert Choir [buy tickets]
Conducted by Robert Taylor. This concert takes place at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St.
Britten-Jubilate Deo, Festival Te Deum
Brahms-Warum ist das Licht gegeben
Tormis-Helletused
Esenwalds-O Salutaris Hotias, Northern Lights
Johann Michael Bach-Sei lieber tag willkommen
Robert Decormier,arranger-Let Me Fly
W.C. Handy/arr. Hall Johnson-St. Louis Blues
Tuesday, May 28 - Strings Attached! [buy tickets]
Corelli – Trio Sonata in d minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Jordan Elum and Zoe Whittaker, violins;
Zachary Litchfield, cello; Martin Dawson, harpsichord
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) – Navarra (Danza espagnole), Op. 33 for two violins and piano
Jordan Elum and Henry Cain-violins
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, No. 1
Rachel Yi, violin, and Chee-Hang See, piano
Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 2 in a minor, 1st movement-Adagio, Allegro
Yuhong Tu and Jordan Elum, violins; Antonio Alvarado, viola; Shelby Bowden, cello
Wednesday, May 29 - Piano Recital by Diego Suarez [buy tickets]
Bach-Busoni-Chaconne
Schumann-Fantasie
Brahms- Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Thursday, May 30 – Beethoven and Chopin [buy tickets]
Yutong Tu, violin & Chee-Hang See, piano – Beethoven-Sonata for violin and piano in c minor
Emily Tran, piano – Chopin-Scherzo in C sharp minor
Bach-Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
Matthew Griswold, piano – Chopin-Ballade in G minor
Friday, May 31 - A French Affair! [buy tickets]
Nathan Matticks – Duparc-Phydilé, Extase, Chanson Triste
Ashley Fabian – Debussy-Quatres Chansons de Jeunesse (Pantomime, Claire de lune, Pierrot, Apparition)
Jordan Boyd – Poulenc- Le Bestiaire (Le dromadaire, La chevre du thibet, La sauterelle, Le dauphin, L’ecrevisse, Le carpe
Clare Elich – Debussy-Fleur des Bles; Gounod-Ce que je suis sans toi
Emily Tran, piano – Debussy-Claire de lune
Kori Miller – Debussy-Beau Soir, Mandoline; Liszt-Oh, quand je dors
Saturday, June 1 - College of Charleston Opera Scenes [buy tickets]
Excerpts from recent productions of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Shakespeare revue Brush Up Your Shakespeare, plus some other surprises
Monday, June 3 – Songfest! [buy tickets]
Joseph Ford – Schumann-Ich grolle nicht, Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen; Obradors-Del cabello mas sutil; Rorem-The Lordly Hudson
Laura Owens – Charles-When I Have Sung My Songs to You; Bononcini-Per la gloria d’adorarvi; Schubert-Seligkeit
Samantha Mazzola – Brahms-Vergebliches Ständchen; Rachmaninoff- К детям (K detyam)—To the Children; Duke-Last Word of a Bluebird
Clare Elich – Debussy-Fleur des Bles; Schumann-Widmung; Hoiby-Where the Music Comes From
Cherise Sickles – Bellini-Ma rendi pur contento; Schubert-Wanderer’s Nachtlied; Della Joio-How do I love Thee
Savannah Shelby – R. Strauss-Ich trage meine Minne; Berlioz-Villanelle (Les Nuits d-Été); Vaughan Williams – Silent Noon
Tuesday, June 4 - College of Charleston Jazz Combo [buy tickets]
Jazz classics and original compositions – Andy Childs-saxophone, Gary “Trey” Cooper-piano, Brett Belanger-bass, Jon Peace-drums
Wednesday, June 5 - Violin/Guitar/Cello/Piano [buy tickets]
Francois Couperin (1688-1733) – Duo for two cellos
Vivement
Agreablement
Sarabande
Chaconne
legere
Gayment
Unusdian Errandonea and Shelby Bowden, cellists
Luigi Legnani (1790-1877) – Fantasia
Ulyana Machneva, guitar
Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano
Antonio Alvarado, viola, and Chee-Hang See, piano
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) – Sonata Concertata in A major, op 61
Allegro spiritoso
Adagio assai espressivo
Rondeau
Yuhong Tu, violin and Gregory Guay, classical guitar
Astor Piazzola (1921-1992) – History of Tango
Yuhong Tu, violin, and Gregory Guay, classical guitar
Thursday, June 6 – Piano Recital by Matthew Griswold [buy tickets]
Friday, June 7 - Tan and See Piano Duo [buy tickets]
Amy Tan & Chee-Hang See, pianos
Saturday, June 8 – College of Charleston Opera – Arias and Broadway Songs [buy tickets]
Piccolo Spoleto Stelle Di Domani Theatre Series
A variety of entertaining performances that feature the Stars of the Department of Theatre at the College of Charleston School of the Arts:
WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE - A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains which were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the Women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. Government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. The Women of Lockerbie is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written by Deborah Brevoort, the play is described as a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate. [more info and tickets]
GOD OF CARNAGE - By Yasmina Reza, this piece is drenched in conflict, immaturity, and awkward circumstances. Carnage is a “dark” comedy about two adult couples meeting with each other to discuss a dispute between their children. This play is about how “infantile” someone can become when defending themselves, or others. [more info and tickets]
UNDER THE LIGHTS - Back for the seventh year, this Piccolo favorite highlights original student works. A series of 10-minute plays, Under the Lights features winners of the Franklin B. Ashley Playwriting and the Todd McNerney Student Playwriting Awards. Join us for an evening celebrating the voices and ideas of the next generation of writers. [more info and tickets]
SPARK - A free staged reading of the 2013 Todd McNerney Play writing Competition winner, Spark by Caridad Svich. Caught in the aftermath of war, three sisters face poverty and trauma, and must find a way to carry on. This play, attributed to US veterans, employs faith, love, war and healing to discover the ultimate strength of family. [more info and tickets]
BUNKER 13 - Bunker 13 is an improvised comedy revolving around five soldiers in the Vietnam War. As Sarge, Joker, Rhino, Mick and “Z” rest and refit in their bunker the audience gains an insight into their hopes, fears and experiences through hilarious improvised dialogue, flashbacks and trips “downrange” into the jungle. [more info and tickets]
THE PINK COLLAR COMEDY TOUR - The Pink Collar Comedy Tour returns! Don’t miss Erin Judge, Abbi Crutchfield, Carrie Gravenson and CofC alum Kaytlin Bailey as they bring their cutting edge, hilarious stand-up comedy back to Charleston. They debuted here last year and have since traveled to more than a dozen cities, bringing laughter and fun to audiences all across the U.S. Hang onto your day job and enjoy a night of hilarious, world class comedy with the women of Pink Collar! [more info and tickets]
LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC – Piccolo veterans, the Collective Collaborative Players (Stelle di Domani ’10 and ’12) return with their production of Arlene Hutton’s charming and heart–tugging, The Last Train to Nibroc (previously performed at PS in 2000). The story of two young people, Raleigh and May, who meet on a train returning to the mountains of Kentucky, Nibroc explores with grace, wit, and humor the development of their relationship against the backdrop of the turbulent 1940s. [more info and tickets]
MAD GRAVITY – A free staged reading of the 2013 Todd McNerney National Play writing Competition runner-up, Mad Gravity, by William Missouri Downs. Mad Gravity takes us to a home where every conversation is a performance and an attempt to create “reality theatre.” While two Dada performers host their conservative guests in their home/theatre, the performance gets eerie when they find out an astronomical-sized problem is heading their way. [more info and tickets]