Monthly Archives: March 2010

ExCEL Awards for outstanding SOTA individuals

The School of the Arts congratulates the following SOTA individuals for receiving 2010 Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards: Amy Tan, music student (Outstanding Student) Lee-Chin Siow, department of music (Outstanding Faculty) Mark Sloan, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art (Theodore S. Stern Presidential Legacy Visionary Award) The 2010 ExCEL Awards honored more than [...]
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Charleston Music Fest: Chopin & High Tea

Charleston Music Fest, part of the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts, will present an all-Chopin program, with High Tea reception, on Sunday, April 25, 4 p.m. at Ashley Hall, 172 Rutledge Ave., to celebrate the 200th birthday of the composer this year.  Chopin-fever has swept classical music events around the world, and this [...]
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International Piano Series Presents Bach Extravaganza

12 Pianists + 1 Chamber Orchestra = 13 reasons to enjoy a fabulous night of Bach’s music The season finale of the School of the Arts’ International Piano Series will feature 12 pianists performing alongside a chamber orchestra, directed by Lorenzo Muti. The performance will take place on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. [...]
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Spoleto Sneak Preview

College of Charleston to Present Fourth Annual Spoleto Sneak Preview The College of Charleston Friends of the Library and Friends of the School of the Arts will present a sneak preview of the Spoleto USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. This annual, hour-long event will be presented by music professors Edward Hart and Robert Taylor, theatre [...]
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Young Contemporaries to open at Halsey

Each spring, current College of Charleston students may submit recent work to the Young Contemporaries annual exhibition, hoping to exhibit in the professional gallery setting of the Halsey Institute. An outside juror is brought in to curate the exhibition. Concurrent with Young Contemporaries 2010 is the Salon des Refusés exhibition; the first to be shown [...]
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CofC Opera presents Gianni Schicchi

Who gets your fortune when you’re on your deathbed? The College of Charleston Opera will conclude its 2009-2010 season with Giacomo Puccini’s opera, Gianni Schicchi, March 26-29. The one-act opera is Puccini’s lone venture into comedy. The fast moving plot opens with the death of the wealthy Buoso Donati.  His relatives greedily search for his [...]
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Dance performance unbound: unearthed

Following last year’s successful dance concert, this year’s unbound: unearthed showcases the ever-increasing talents of the dance program at the College of Charleston’s School of the Arts. This diverse performance is centered on the ideas of physical, personal and artistic freedoms that reside within each artist. Unbound: unearthed features faculty, guest artist, and select student [...]
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Enrique Graf to Perform in Piano Series

International Piano Series founder Enrique Graf will perform at the College of Charleston School of the Arts’ International Piano Series. The performance will take place on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. at the College of Charleston Sottile Theatre, 44 George St.  Graf will perform Joseph Haydn’s Sonata in E-flat Major, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Three [...]
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Submit your artwork!

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art:   Young Contemporaries 2010 Submit your artwork, attend the juror’s lecture, or see the exhibition! 2010 will be the first year that Young Contemporaries, the annual juried student exhibition, will hang in the NEW and IMPROVED Halsey Institute within the School of the Arts’ new building, The Marion and [...]
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Good things come in pairs…

After a successful, sold-out concert on Valentine’s Day, Charleston Music Fest is back with twice the fun with a two-day Extravaganza on March 13 and 14.  [more info] TheDigitel, Charleston, February 26, 2010
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