2024-25 Centennial Events
Sing Thy High Praise: 100 Years of Music at Carolina
Proud of the role it has played for 100 years building and sustaining student life,
community and Carolina culture, the University of South Carolina Columbia School of
Music leans in on the power of the first line of the alma mater to announce Sing Thy
High Praise: 100 Years of Music at Carolina, a year-long celebration of the school,
its people (past, present and future), and the influence it has had for a century
of life-enhancing for all stakeholders.
Join us for a year of special performances and events featuring USC School of Music
students, faculty and alumni.
Special centennial Events
Friday, September 13, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
Centennial Celebration Concert
The centennial academic year opens with the USC School of Music Centennial Celebration Concert at the Koger Center for the Arts. This concert features all of the large student ensembles on, around, and under both the Gonzalez Hall stage inside and the Plaza stage outdoors.
Performances by:
• The Carolina Band
• Concert Choir
• Jazz Combos
• Left Bank Big Band
• Music Industry Studies students
• Opera at USC
• Palmetto Pans Steel Band
• USC Symphony Orchestra
• Wind Ensemble
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
Visit KogerCenterForThe Arts.com for tickets.
Friday, September 20, 2024 / 6:35 p.m.
Left Bank Big Band with Nicole Zuraitis
Savannah Jazz Festival
Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 / 7 p.m.
USC Faculty Jazz Sextet with Nicole Zuraitis
Forte Jazz Lounge
477 King St., Charleston, SC
Thursday, September 26, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra: The Firebird & The Phoenix
Featuring The Song of the Flaming Phoenix by Fang Man (composition faculty) performed by Wu Wei, sheng.
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
Sunday, September 29 / 3 p.m.
Freeman Sundays @3
Featuring performances by voice and string faculty, alumni, and students, plus a premiere
composition by alumna Rachel Whelan.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
$15/$10/$5
Friday, October 4, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
Southern Exposure New Music Series: BlackBox Ensemble
Featuring USC DMA cellist Jordan Bartow. Blackbox will also be joined by faculty Ashley
Emerson, soprano; Ari Streisfeld, violin; and
USC students.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
Free event.
Sunday, October 27 / 3 p.m.
Freeman Sundays @3
Performances by wind and brass faculty and students, featuring Mozart’s “Gran Partita”
and a new work by alumnus Clay Mettens.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
$15/$10/$5
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Spotlight on Faculty
Featuring School of Music faculty Michael Harley, bassoon; John Fitz Rogers and
David
Kirkland Garner, composition; and
Dean Tayloe Harding.
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
Friday, November 8, 2024 / 5 p.m.
USC Center for Southern African American Music presents Songs of Protest
Penn Center Heritage Days Celebration
Directed by Matthew White, USC Jazz.
Penn Center
St. Helena Island, SC
November 8, 2024
Musician Leadership: Supporting Students to Develop Sustainable Music Careers through Community Connections and Empowerment
Presented by School of Music faculty
Claire Bryant, Mary Luehrsen and Dean Tayloe
Harding.
College Music Society National Convention
Washington, DC Hilton
Thursday, November 14, 2024 / 2 p.m.
USC Percussion Ensemble Showcase Concert
Percussive Arts Society International Convention
Indianapolis Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN
Friday, November 15, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
Southern Exposure New Music Series: Exposed Wiring
A tech-heavy concert co-curated by composition faculty Reginald Bain, featuring USC’s
Orange Road String Quartet, graduate quintet The Collective, and faculty composer-performers
David Garner and Greg Stuart.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
Free event.
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / 7 p.m.
USC Alumni Dinner Concert
The USC Chamber Players will perform a new work by alumnus Clay Mettens and Mozart’s
Gran Partita.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m.
Call Alexandra Fife in the USC Band office
at (803) 777-4278 before September 1 to reserve your free ticket. After September
1,
visit thegreenroom42.venuetix.com
to purchase a ticket.
Green Room 42
YOTEL New York Times Square
New York, NY
Thursday, November 28, 2024 / 8:30 a.m.
The Carolina Band Performs in New York
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New York, NY
Thursday, December 5, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra: An Evening of Alumni
Featuring alumni Nové Deypalan, guest conductor; Isabel Ong, violin and composer
Clay
Mettens.
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
Friday, December 6, 2024 / 7:30 p.m.
Garland Holiday Concert
Concert Choir and University Chorus
Shandon United Methodist Church
3407 Devine St., Columbia
Free event.
January 22-25, 2025
The NAMM Show
A beyond-the-classroom experience for Music Industry Studies students, faculty and
alumni. Centennial events at NAMM TBA.
National Association of Music Merchandisers National Convention
Anaheim, CA Convention Center
Friday, January 31, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Southern Exposure New Music: earspace
earspace featuring USC alumnus Philip Snyder, performs Hans Abrahamsen’s masterpiece “Schnee” (“Snow”). Including an introductory presentation by USC theory professor Daniel Jenkins.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
Free event.
Sunday, February 2, 2025 / 3 p.m.
Freeman Sundays @3
Performances by piano, percussion and guitar music faculty featuring a new work by
alumnus JaRon Brown.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
$15/$10/$5
Thursday, February 6, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Rising Stars
Performances by the winners of the 2024-25 Concerto-Aria Competition.
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
March 2025
Concert Choir Northeast US Tour
Featuring a special alumni honor concert.
Washington, D.C. and surrounding area TBA.
March 29-April 2, 2025
Opera at USC: Gianni Schicci
Performances at all USC System Regional Campuses.
USC Salkahatchie
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina Theatre; Allendale, SC
USC Union
Sunday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.
The Junction; Union, SC
USC Lancaster
Monday, March 31, 7:30 p.m.
Bundy Auditorium; Lancaster, SC
USC Sumter
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.
Carpenter Auditorium; Sumter, SC
All performances are free and open to the public.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Southern Exposure New Music Series: Inuksuit
Performed on the lawn of the Horseshoe by the USC Percussion Studio along with alumni
and musicians from around the region.
USC Horseshoe
Free event.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Joffrey Ballet
University of South Carolina presents Joffrey Ballet in performance with Betsy Blackman
Dance Company and the USC Symphony Orchestra.
Koger Center for the Arts
Ticketed.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 / 3 p.m.
Freeman Sundays @3
Performance by chamber music and jazz faculty, including a new composition by Grammy-
and Pulitzer-nominated alumnus Andy Akiho.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
$15/$10/$5
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Beethoven’s Ninth
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and University Chorus with faculty vocalists
Tina Milhorn Stallard, Rachel Calloway, Dominic Armstrong and Jacob Will.
Koger Center for the Arts
$30/$25/$8
Friday, April 25, 2025 / 1:10 p.m.
USC School of Music Spring Awards Day
Our spring Awards Day ceremony recognizes the many accomplishments of our student,
faculty, and staff community during the academic year. Alumni awards will be presented
for the first time this year.
USC School of Music Recital Hall
Free event.
Friday, April 25, 2025 / 7:30 p.m.
Ode to Joy
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and University Chorus with faculty vocalists
Tina Milhorn Stallard, Rachel Calloway, Dominic Armstrong and Jacob Will.
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Aiken, SC
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 / 6:30 p.m.
Musical Feast
An evening of music and culinary delights presented by Friends of the School of Music.
Koger Center for the Arts
$125 per person
June 6-14, 2025
Southeastern Piano Festival
A week-long festival of piano concerts and masterclasses.
USC School of Music Recital Hall and additional venues; prices vary.
July 2025
Left Bank Big Band at Umbria Jazz Festival
European Tour feature performance.
Perugia, Italy