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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Oct. 28: USC Symphony
USC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Scott Weiss, guest conductor James Stephenson and trumpeter Rex Richardson present “Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto,” Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Koger Center for the Arts.
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Nov. 2: Blind Boys of Alabama
Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Join us for this concert benefiting the USC School of Music and the Brookland Foundation! Nov. 2, 3 p.m., Koger Center for the Arts
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Nov. 7-9: Opera at USC
Opera at USC presents The Consul, a musical drama by Spoleto Festival founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Nov. 7 & 8 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at 3 p.m., Drayton Hall Theatre.
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Concert Series
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Freeman Sunday Concerts
Throughout the academic year you can enjoy concerts by the School of Music’s renowned music faculty in fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works.
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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.
