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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Southern Exposure: Nov. 13
Southern Exposure New Music Series presents the acclaimed Palmetto Saxophone Quartet in a program by some of today’s most dynamic composers, including the SC premiere of David Kirkland Garner’s “Dark, too, blooms and sings.” Nov. 13 @ 7:30 p.m. Free.
Southern Exposure
Bernstein’s Jeremiah Symphony: Dec. 3
The USC Symphony Orchestra presents a powerful evening of symphonic masterworks featuring mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah.”
USC Symphony Tickets
Garland Holiday Concert Dec. 4
This beloved community event features Concert Choir and University Chorus in a festive performance of music for the holiday season. The concert's theme is “The Turning of the Year,” and features composers from across the world and across time.
Garland Holiday Concert
Musical Feast: Jan. 30
Jazz in one room, opera down the hall, percussion around the corner. Musical Feast turns the Koger Center for the Arts into seven live performance spaces featuring USC School of Music students, with delicious food and drinks at every turn.
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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.
