Monthly Archives: February 2011

Music Composed by a Computer?

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON LECTURE AND PRESENTATION COMBINES MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY “Virtual Music: Computer Synthesis of Musical Style” The College of Charleston School of Sciences and Mathematics presents the ninth Conrad D. Festa Community in Science in Mathematics in relation to its new Computing in the Arts (CITA) major. Special guest Dr. David Cope, Dickerson Emeriti [...]
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Verner Awards for Steve Rosenberg and Nina Liu

The South Carolina Arts Commission Board announces the 2011 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards  for the Arts, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. Established in 1972, the annual awards recognize outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina. Steve Rosenberg, chairman of the music department, received the award in the [...]
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Kite Foundation Funds Social Media Research

The College of Charleston will receive $6,000 from the Kite Foundation to conduct a pilot study in Beaufort County to determine the impact of social media…on attendance at live arts performances. This will later extend to a study in the [Charleston] tri-county area. [more info] PRESS: WCBD TV News, February 10, 2011
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Love Songs to Be Performed on Valentine’s Day

On the Valentine’s Day edition of the Monday Night Concert Series, Love Songs by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms will be performed by vocalists Deanna McBroom, Valerie Osborn, Johnathan White and Benjamin Lee. Robin Zemp and Irina Pevzner will accompany on piano.  Love is in the air!  [more info]
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Music Department Receives Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano

College of Charleston is the first institution of higher learning in the United States to acquire Yamaha’s CFX Concert Grand Piano Following the recent construction of a five-story addition to the College’s School of the Arts, an anonymous donor generously decided to buy a new piano for the recital hall. After weighing all the options, [...]
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Brio to Perform Monday Night

The February 8 “Monday Night Concert” features “Brio,” an early music ensemble specializing in early and Sephardic music. Performers are Mary Anne Ballard, Danny Mallon, José Lemos and Steve Rosenberg. This group has performed throughout the United States and has recorded two CDs on the Dorian label. Monday’s program, “Sol y Luna,” will feature selections [...]
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Piano Series Presents Frederic Chiu on New Yamaha Piano

College of Charleston International Piano Series Debuts Spring Season at Memminger Auditorium The International Piano Series at the College of Charleston School of the Arts will present Frederic Chiu on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m., at Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St. The Series is momentarily away from its home at the College’s Sottile [...]
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