This January, College of Charleston School of the Arts (SOTA) Dean Edward Hart created the first SOTA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. Hart was recently appointed as Dean after serving as chair of the Department of Music since 2013.…
Works by CofC Composers to Be Performed by Chas. Symphony Orchestra
Magnetic South, a collaborative project between the College of Charleston Department of Music and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present its second contemporary classical music concert to Charleston audiences during the 2017-2018 season. The spring concert will focus on new music from College…
Magnetic South: Contemporary Classical Works
On Friday, March 27, 2015 the Magnetic South series, which commissions and presents new works along with contemporary masterworks, will present the program, Coast to Coast. Co-founded by Edward Hart, Yiorgos Vassilandonakis and Yuriy Bekker, Magnetic South is a collaborative…
Contemporary Classical Music With a Carolina Connection
***UPDATED NEWS: Contemporary music with ties to South Carolina has received support from the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) through the One-Time Grant Awards program. “The Carolina Connection II,” the second and final event of this season’s Magnetic South concert series, is…
International Piano Series Presents Konstantinos Papadakis
Piano virtuoso Konstantinos Papadakis of Greece, is hosted by the College of Charleston International Piano Series (IPS) for a performance on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. He will perform sonatas by Chopin and Scarlatti, excerpts from “Petrushka” by Stravinsky and will premiere…
Spoleto Sneak Preview 2013
The College of Charleston Friends of the School of the Arts will host a sneak preview of the Spoleto Festival USA and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. This hour-long event will be presented by music professors Edward Hart and Robert Taylor,…
Sixth Annual Spoleto Sneak Preview
The College of Charleston Friends of the School of the Arts and Friends of the Library will present a sneak preview of the Spoleto Festivual USA and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. This hour-long event will be presented by music professors…
April 3: New Music Today & On the Edge
New Music Today: from wet ink to the concert stage. Tuesday, April 3 • 12:15-1:45, Recital Hall, Simons Center for the Arts • Free A panel discussion on contemporary music, with the New York New Music Ensemble, moderated by Yiorgos…
Bookends: Chamber Symphony Then & Now
Magnetic South – an innovative partnership between the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the Composition area of the College of Charleston (CofC) Music Department – presents Bookends: Chamber Symphony Then & Now. The second concert in the series this season…
Magnetic South: Contemporary Music in the Lowcountry
Magnetic South is an innovative partnership between the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and the Composition area of the College of Charleston Music Department. It combines the resources of the two institutions to present contemporary classical music in Charleston in an…