Concerts and Events
Columbia residents, visitors and the University of South Carolina community can enjoy hundreds of concerts and recitals throughout the year, many of which are free to attend.
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Music is for everyone!
Experience the excitement of live music! Visit our event calendar to browse upcoming USC School of Music concerts and events.
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9/18: USC Jazz, Virginia MacDonald & Michael Dease
6 p.m. | Koger Jazz Heritage Festival presents Virginia MacDonald + Michael Dease, featuring Left Bank Big Band, Clark Combo and DJ sets by Shaina Dashiell. Finlay Park, Columbia. Free concert.
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9/20: USC Wind Ensemble: Americans 250
4 p.m. | As part of the United States semiquincentennial, the Wind Ensemble opens its season with a celebration of American stories. Free concert in the Koger Center for the Arts
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9/24 - Symphony Orchestra: Symphonie Fantastique
7:30 p.m. | The USC Symphony Orchestra opens its season with pianist Albert Cano Smit performing Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand, alongside Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Koger Center for the Arts
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10/1 - Choirs of Carolina: “Side by Side”
7:30 p.m. | The USC Concert Choir and University Chorus open their season with works from Gabrieli to contemporary pieces, joined by the new Assoc. Dir. of Choral Studies, Dr. Evan Powers in his debut! Shandon Presbyterian Church (607 Woodrow St.)
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Freeman Parker Chamber Music Series
Our chamber music series brings together the artistry of our acclaimed faculty performers and internationally recognized guest artists in residence to present extraordinary programs that stir the soul and captivate audiences.
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Southern Exposure New Music
The Southern Exposure New Music Series is devoted to exploring the rich variety of contemporary classical and world music written in the past 30 years and masterworks of the 20th century.
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Ears Wide Open
Ears Wide Open is a student-conceived, student-administered and student-presented concert series at the University of South Carolina that presents adventurous, high-quality performances for USC students, by USC students.
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Southeastern Piano Festival
For one week every June, the Southeastern Piano Festival (SEPF) transforms the University of South Carolina School of Music and the city of Columbia into a major cultural destination.
