Upcoming
MADE IN AMERICA
Aiken Symphony
Diana Thompson-Brewer, soprano
Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Copland – Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland – Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo”
Barber – Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite
MUSIC of the AMERICAS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Mak Grgic, guitar
Diana Thompson-Brewer, soprano
Thursday, November 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Jennifer Higdon – Blue Cathedral
Michael Abels – “Borders” Guitar Concerto
Revueltas – Sensemayá
Barber – Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Ginastera – Four Dances from “Estancia”
MAIL FROM MOZART
Aiken Symphony
Sunday, November 5, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
Amentum Theater, Aiken, SC
Mozart – Serenade in B-flat, K. 361 “Gran Partita”
SOUL BASS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Xavier Foley, double bass
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Price – Concert Overture No. 2
Xavier Foley - Soul Bass
Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Aiken Symphony
Tish Oney, vocalist
Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
featuring favorites for the holiday season
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CONCERTS
Aiken Symphony
Tuesday & Wednesday, January 16 & 17, 2024
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Link Up: The Orchestra Swings
STRINGS ATTACHED
Aiken Symphony
Friday, January 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Amentum Theater, Aiken, SC
Jessie Montgomery - Starburst
Barber – Adagio for Strings
Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
Warlock – Capriol Suite
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
THE CROWN IMPERIAL
Aiken Symphony
Lun Li, violin
Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Walton – Crown Imperial
Lunn – Downton Abbey Suite
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Elgar – Symphony No. 1
THE LARK ASCENDING
USC Symphony Orchestra
Lun Li, violin
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Walton – Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Thea Musgrave – Loch Ness
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Haydn – Symphony No. 104 “London”
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
featuring winners of the 2023-24 Concerto-Aria Competition
BRAHMS REQUIEM
USC Symphony Orchestra
Rebecca Krynski Cox, soprano
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Brahms – A German Requiem
LA MER
Aiken Symphony
Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Saturday, April 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3
Mahler – Rückert Lieder
Debussy – La Mer
MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU
A John Williams Celebration
Aiken Symphony
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
featuring music from Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark,
Jurassic Park, Far and Away, Schindler’s List and more!
Recent
RHAPSODY IN BLUE
USC Symphony
Hassan Anderson, oboe
Nicholas Susi, piano
Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Adolphus Hailstork – Song of the Magi
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
RACHMANINOV AND TCHAIKOVSKY
Aiken Symphony
Ying Li, piano
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
2023 Los Angeles Conducting Workshop & Competition
July 31 - August 5, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Mozart - Symphony No. 41
Schumann - Symphony No. 4 (1851)
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
2023 USC Conducting Workshop
June 25-28, 2023
USC School of Music, Columbia, SC
Weber - Oberon Overture
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
HOW HIGH THE MOON
Aiken Symphony
featuring
Aisha de Haas
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Featuring music from the Great American Songbook
HEROIC BEETHOVEN
Aiken Symphony
Phillip Bush, piano
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
CARMINA BURANA
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir & University Chorus
Children’s Choir of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Serena Hill-LaRoche, soprano
Martin Bakari, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Holly Workman & Miguel Calleja, violins
Nicole Moore, viola
Jordan Bartow, cello
Joseph Gaskins, bass
Tuesday, April 20, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Anna Clyne - PIVOT
Orff - Carmina Burana
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2022-23 Concerto-Aria Competition
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Liszt - Les Preludes
Copland - Clarinet Concerto
Hummel - Grand Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Schumann - Piano Concerto
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CONCERTS
Aiken Symphony
Tuesday & Wednesday, February 14-15, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Link Up: The Orchestra Swings
ROMANTIC MASTERPIECES
Aiken Symphony
Jonathan Swenson, cello
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Weber - Oberon Overture
Lalo - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
AWADAGIN PRATT AND APPALACHIAN SPRING
USC Symphony Orchestra
Awadagin Pratt, piano
February 7, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Copland - Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments
Jessie Montgomery - Rounds for piano and string orchestra
Meira Warshauer - Living Breathing Earth Symphony
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE NEW MUSIC SERIES
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Johnson Concert Hall, Columbia, SC
Paola Prestini - Stillpoint: Code
Alvin Singleton - Time Past, Time Future
WINTER IN VIENNA
Aiken Symphony
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Amentum Center for the Performing Arts, Aiken, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 92 “Oxford”
Mozart - Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Aiken Symphony Orchestra
Aiken Civic Ballet Company
Jonathan Kaufman, tenor
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Featuring holiday favorites
NATASHA PAREMSKI PLAYS RACHMANINOV
USC Symphony Orchestra
Natasha Paremski, piano
November 29, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2
ZUILL BAILEY PLAYS DVORAK
USC Symphony Orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
October 25, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat, “Dumbarton Oaks”
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Dvorak – Cello Concerto
MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH
Aiken Symphony
SooBeen Lee, violin
October 15, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Saint-Saens- Violin Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
THE PLANETS
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir and University Chorus
September 22, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gustav Holst – The Planets
INDIGO GIRLS
Aiken Symphony
The Indigo Girls
September 16, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Aiken Symphony
Albert Cano Smit, piano
September 10, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Rossini - La Gazza Ladra Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
Mussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 1-6, 2022
Los Angeles, California
Copland - Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments
Stravinsky - Octour
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Elgar - Enigma Variations
USC CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
June 25-27, 2022
USC School of Music
Columbia, SC
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Dvorak – Symphony No. 9
Barber – Adagio for Strings
CORONATION AND CELEBRATION
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir and University Chorus
Edmund Milly, baritone
April 21, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Vaughan Williams - 5 Mystical Songs
Debussy - Nocturnes
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
JOYE IN AIKEN Opening Concert
USC Symphony Orchestra
Paul Jacobs, organ
March 4, 2022
St. John’s United Methodist Church, Aiken, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 88
Guilmant - Symphony No. 1 for organ and orchestra
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2021-22 Concerto-Aria Competition
March 3, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture “Fingal’s Cave”
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G, Mvt. I
Florence Price - Andante Moderato
Dvorak - Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Puccini - Senza Mama from Suor Angelica
Tchaikovsky - Slavonic March, Op. 31
PINES OF ROME
USC Symphony Orchestra
Claire Bryant, cello
February 3, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 88
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1
Respighi - Pines of Rome
A CONFESSION OF THE SOUL
USC Symphony Orchestra
Blair Francis Paponiu, flute
November 30, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Hailstork - Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Mozart - Flute Concerto No. 1
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
Aiken Symphony
Marina Lomazov, piano
October 28, 2021
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
TRAILBLAZERS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano
October 26, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
George Walker - Lilacs
Beethoven - Symphony No. 4
HOPE, SOLIDARITY & THE NEW WORLD
USC Symphony Orchestra
JD Shaw, horn
September 28, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Augusta Read Thomas - Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity
Atterberg - Horn Concerto
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 9-14, 2021
Los Angeles, California
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
Mozart - Don Giovanni Overture
Weber - Oberon Overture
World Orchestra Festival
June 13-26, 2021
Vienna, Austria (virtual)
Jury member
MAHLER AND BEETHOVEN
USC Symphony Orchestra
John O’Conor, piano
December 3, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
USC Symphony Orchestra
Karel Dohnal, clarinet
October 29, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Smetana - The Moldau
Francaix - Clarinet Concerto
Mozart - Symphony No. 38 “Prague”
OPENING NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY
USC Symphony Orchestra
Elena Urioste, violin
September 26, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
John Adams - Christian Zeal and Activity
Gabriela Lena Frank - Three Latin American Dances
Korngold - Violin Concerto
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 5-10, 2019
Los Angeles, California
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Mozart - Magic Flute Overture
Strauss - Die Fledermaus Overture
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
SCHEHERAZADE
USC Symphony Orchestra
April 23, 2019
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
April 23, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Ravel - Sheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2018-19 Concerto-Aria Competition
March 26, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Julia Adolphe - Underneath the Sheen
Ibert - Concertino da Camera
Puts - Marimba Concerto
Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite (1919)
MOZART 40
USC Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute
February 21, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Christopher Rouse - Flute Concerto
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
SOUTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
USC Symphony Orchestra
February 8, 2019
Columbia, SC
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
MASTERPIECES FROM PARIS
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir & University Chorus
Kelly Cae Hogan, soprano
William Terwilliger, violin
December 4, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Poulenc - Gloria
Chausson - Poeme
Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
BEETHOVEN’S EMPORER
USC Symphony Orchestra
Steven Spooner, piano
November 1, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emporer”
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
ANGELO XIANG YU PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
USC Symphony Orchestra
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
September 25, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon Overture
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
Elgar - Enigma Variations
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
July 30 - August 5, 2018
Los Angeles, California
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Hunan Symphony Orchestra
July 13, 2018
Hunan Concert Hall
Changsha, China
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Tianjin Symphony Orchestra
July 7, 2018
Tianjin Grand Theatre
Tianjin, China
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
R. Strauss - Oboe Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
MAHLER’S TITAN
USC Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Eller, clarinet
April 24, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Nielsen - Clarinet Concerto
Mahler - Symphony No. 1
BERNSTEIN’S MASS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Vortman, tenor
March 2-4, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Bernstein - MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring the winners of the 2017-18 Concerto-Aria Competition
February 1, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Fairouz - Pax Universalis
Grondahl - Trombone Concerto
Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Creston - Saxophone Concerto
Ravel - Bolero
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Phillip Bush, piano
December 4, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Bartok - Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL
USC Symphony Orchestra
Ari Streisfeld, violin
Dan Sweaney, viola
October 30, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
ZUILL BAILEY RETURNS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
September 28, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Daugherty - Tales of Hemingway
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5
USC Symphony
Hassan Anderson, oboe
Nicholas Susi, piano
Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Koger Center for the Arts
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Adolphus Hailstork – Song of the Magi
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
RACHMANINOV AND TCHAIKOVSKY
Aiken Symphony
Ying Li, piano
Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
2023 Los Angeles Conducting Workshop & Competition
July 31 - August 5, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Mozart - Symphony No. 41
Schumann - Symphony No. 4 (1851)
Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
2023 USC Conducting Workshop
June 25-28, 2023
USC School of Music, Columbia, SC
Weber - Oberon Overture
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
HOW HIGH THE MOON
Aiken Symphony
featuring
Aisha de Haas
Sunday, May 14, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Featuring music from the Great American Songbook
HEROIC BEETHOVEN
Aiken Symphony
Phillip Bush, piano
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
CARMINA BURANA
USC Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir & University Chorus
Children’s Choir of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Serena Hill-LaRoche, soprano
Martin Bakari, tenor
Edmund Milly, baritone
Holly Workman & Miguel Calleja, violins
Nicole Moore, viola
Jordan Bartow, cello
Joseph Gaskins, bass
Tuesday, April 20, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Anna Clyne - PIVOT
Orff - Carmina Burana
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2022-23 Concerto-Aria Competition
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Liszt - Les Preludes
Copland - Clarinet Concerto
Hummel - Grand Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Schumann - Piano Concerto
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CONCERTS
Aiken Symphony
Tuesday & Wednesday, February 14-15, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Link Up: The Orchestra Swings
ROMANTIC MASTERPIECES
Aiken Symphony
Jonathan Swenson, cello
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Weber - Oberon Overture
Lalo - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
AWADAGIN PRATT AND APPALACHIAN SPRING
USC Symphony Orchestra
Awadagin Pratt, piano
February 7, 2023
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Copland - Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments
Jessie Montgomery - Rounds for piano and string orchestra
Meira Warshauer - Living Breathing Earth Symphony
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE NEW MUSIC SERIES
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Johnson Concert Hall, Columbia, SC
Paola Prestini - Stillpoint: Code
Alvin Singleton - Time Past, Time Future
WINTER IN VIENNA
Aiken Symphony
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Amentum Center for the Performing Arts, Aiken, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 92 “Oxford”
Mozart - Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Aiken Symphony Orchestra
Aiken Civic Ballet Company
Jonathan Kaufman, tenor
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Featuring holiday favorites
NATASHA PAREMSKI PLAYS RACHMANINOV
USC Symphony Orchestra
Natasha Paremski, piano
November 29, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2
ZUILL BAILEY PLAYS DVORAK
USC Symphony Orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
October 25, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Stravinsky – Concerto in E-flat, “Dumbarton Oaks”
Lili Boulanger – D’un matin de printemps
Dvorak – Cello Concerto
MENDELSSOHN’S SCOTTISH
Aiken Symphony
SooBeen Lee, violin
October 15, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Saint-Saens- Violin Concerto No. 3
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
THE PLANETS
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir and University Chorus
September 22, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Gustav Holst – The Planets
INDIGO GIRLS
Aiken Symphony
The Indigo Girls
September 16, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Aiken Symphony
Albert Cano Smit, piano
September 10, 2022
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Rossini - La Gazza Ladra Overture
Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F
Mussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 1-6, 2022
Los Angeles, California
Copland - Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 instruments
Stravinsky - Octour
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Elgar - Enigma Variations
USC CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
June 25-27, 2022
USC School of Music
Columbia, SC
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Dvorak – Symphony No. 9
Barber – Adagio for Strings
CORONATION AND CELEBRATION
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir and University Chorus
Edmund Milly, baritone
April 21, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Handel - Zadok the Priest
Vaughan Williams - 5 Mystical Songs
Debussy - Nocturnes
Bernstein - Chichester Psalms
JOYE IN AIKEN Opening Concert
USC Symphony Orchestra
Paul Jacobs, organ
March 4, 2022
St. John’s United Methodist Church, Aiken, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 88
Guilmant - Symphony No. 1 for organ and orchestra
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2021-22 Concerto-Aria Competition
March 3, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture “Fingal’s Cave”
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3, Mvt. I
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G, Mvt. I
Florence Price - Andante Moderato
Dvorak - Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Puccini - Senza Mama from Suor Angelica
Tchaikovsky - Slavonic March, Op. 31
PINES OF ROME
USC Symphony Orchestra
Claire Bryant, cello
February 3, 2022
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Haydn - Symphony No. 88
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1
Respighi - Pines of Rome
A CONFESSION OF THE SOUL
USC Symphony Orchestra
Blair Francis Paponiu, flute
November 30, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Hailstork - Fanfare on Amazing Grace
Mozart - Flute Concerto No. 1
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
Aiken Symphony
Marina Lomazov, piano
October 28, 2021
Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1
TRAILBLAZERS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano
October 26, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
George Walker - Lilacs
Beethoven - Symphony No. 4
HOPE, SOLIDARITY & THE NEW WORLD
USC Symphony Orchestra
JD Shaw, horn
September 28, 2021
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Augusta Read Thomas - Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity
Atterberg - Horn Concerto
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 9-14, 2021
Los Angeles, California
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
Mozart - Don Giovanni Overture
Weber - Oberon Overture
World Orchestra Festival
June 13-26, 2021
Vienna, Austria (virtual)
Jury member
MAHLER AND BEETHOVEN
USC Symphony Orchestra
John O’Conor, piano
December 3, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3
Mahler - Symphony No. 5
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
USC Symphony Orchestra
Karel Dohnal, clarinet
October 29, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Smetana - The Moldau
Francaix - Clarinet Concerto
Mozart - Symphony No. 38 “Prague”
OPENING NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY
USC Symphony Orchestra
Elena Urioste, violin
September 26, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
John Adams - Christian Zeal and Activity
Gabriela Lena Frank - Three Latin American Dances
Korngold - Violin Concerto
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP & COMPETITION
August 5-10, 2019
Los Angeles, California
Brahms - Symphony No. 2
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7
Mozart - Magic Flute Overture
Strauss - Die Fledermaus Overture
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
SCHEHERAZADE
USC Symphony Orchestra
April 23, 2019
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
April 23, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Ravel - Sheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring winners of the 2018-19 Concerto-Aria Competition
March 26, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Julia Adolphe - Underneath the Sheen
Ibert - Concertino da Camera
Puts - Marimba Concerto
Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite (1919)
MOZART 40
USC Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute
February 21, 2019
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Christopher Rouse - Flute Concerto
Mozart - Symphony No. 40
SOUTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
USC Symphony Orchestra
February 8, 2019
Columbia, SC
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
MASTERPIECES FROM PARIS
USC Symphony Orchestra, USC Concert Choir & University Chorus
Kelly Cae Hogan, soprano
William Terwilliger, violin
December 4, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Poulenc - Gloria
Chausson - Poeme
Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2
BEETHOVEN’S EMPORER
USC Symphony Orchestra
Steven Spooner, piano
November 1, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emporer”
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
ANGELO XIANG YU PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
USC Symphony Orchestra
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
September 25, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon Overture
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
Elgar - Enigma Variations
LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
July 30 - August 5, 2018
Los Angeles, California
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Hunan Symphony Orchestra
July 13, 2018
Hunan Concert Hall
Changsha, China
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Tianjin Symphony Orchestra
July 7, 2018
Tianjin Grand Theatre
Tianjin, China
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
R. Strauss - Oboe Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
MAHLER’S TITAN
USC Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Eller, clarinet
April 24, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Nielsen - Clarinet Concerto
Mahler - Symphony No. 1
BERNSTEIN’S MASS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Vortman, tenor
March 2-4, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Bernstein - MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers
RISING STARS
USC Symphony Orchestra
featuring the winners of the 2017-18 Concerto-Aria Competition
February 1, 2018
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Fairouz - Pax Universalis
Grondahl - Trombone Concerto
Sibelius - Violin Concerto
Creston - Saxophone Concerto
Ravel - Bolero
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Phillip Bush, piano
December 4, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Bartok - Piano Concerto No. 3
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique”
BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL
USC Symphony Orchestra
Ari Streisfeld, violin
Dan Sweaney, viola
October 30, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
ZUILL BAILEY RETURNS
USC Symphony Orchestra
Zuill Bailey, cello
September 28, 2017
Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
Daugherty - Tales of Hemingway
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5