Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is at
Koger Center for the Arts Nov. 28.
Arts at Ebenezer
1301 Richland St., 803-765-9430, ebenezerlutheran.org. Hosts concerts that are open to the public.
Nov. 30: Patrons And Friends Of The Arts Presents “Palmetto Pipe & Drums”
Arts Center of Kershaw County
810 Lyttleton St., Camden, 803-425-7676, artscenterkc.org.
Dec. 7: A Charlie Brown Christmas With the Reggie Sullivan Band
Jan. 25: Claire Bryant & Friends Present Decoda
February: The Pitchforks of Duke University
March 7: Claire Bryant & Friends Present The Congaree Trio
June 8: Dick Goodwin’s Big Band
Nov. 2: The Mark Rapp Group
Jan. 12: The Pack
Feb. 29: O’Hara’s House Band
Arts at Shandon
607 Woodrow St., shandonpresbyterian.org. Church hosts frequent artistic events.
Bill’s Music Shop
701 Meeting St., West Columbia, 803-796-6477, billsmusicshop.com. Bluegrass and acoustic jam sessions every Friday, classic country concerts and dance parties every Saturday, among other events.
Christmas at Red Bank
facebook.com/ChristmasAtRedBank. Holiday concert featuring local rock and folk musicians at Red Bank United Methodist Church.
ColaJazz Foundation
Mondays, once a month: Loft Sessions
Wednesdays: ColaJazz Academy
Sunday nights: ColaJazz Presents…
Summer 2024: ColaJazz Summer Camps
Fall 2024: ColaJazz Festival
TBD: Live in the Lobby
Colonial Life Arena
801 Lincoln St., coloniallifearena.com.
Oct. 10: Jonas Brothers
Oct. 21: The Capital City Blues Festival
Oct. 28-29: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party
Dec. 8: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Columbia Community Concert Band
cccb.bandlink.org. All-volunteer, adult, nonprofit band founded in 1981. Concerts at Airport High School.
Oct. 29, Dec. 17, Feb. 25, April 28 & May 27: Concerts
Columbia Museum of Art
1515 Main St., 803-799-2810, columbiamuseum.org.
Oct. 29: Chaye Alexander Presents Live on Boyd Plaza Featuring Conversation Piece
Nov. 4: DeZine Jam with CDL
Nov. 10: Arts & Draughts
Nov. 13: Chamber Music on Main
Nov. 29: Baker & Baker Presents Forests of Noise
Dec. 11: Chamber Music on Main
Dec. 17: Jazz with Mark Rapp: Swing, Santa, Swing
Feb. 2: More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series Featuring Dr. Tammy Kernodle
March 4: Chamber Music on Main
April 8: Chamber Music on Main
April 12: Arts & Draughts
May 10: Jazz with Noel Freidline and Maria Howell: Motown Reimagined
Dutch Fork Choral Society
dutchforkchoralsociety.com. Formed in 2001, the Dutch Fork Choral Society is a community choir serving the Irmo/Chapin area.
Dec. 8 & 10: Winter Concert
Ensemble Eclectica
ensembleeclectica.org. A contemporary ensemble whose mission is to stimulate audience appreciation of the arts through exposure to a wide variety of artistic collaborations.
Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College
Oct. 7: Tony Howard’s Motown Revue
Oct. 9: Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, ft. Maddie Poppe
Oct. 28: SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble presents Overjoyed: The Music of Stevie Wonder
Nov. 3: Tia Durant: A Tribute to the Women of Soul
Nov. 11: Mike Goodwin: Big Dad Energy
Dec. 17: SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble: Swingin’ Holidays
Jan. 6: Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Jan. 25: Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken
Feb. 10: John Lakin & Friends: Sounds of Amazing Grace
Feb. 14: SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble: Jazz is for Lovers with The New York Voices
March 1: The String Queens
March 30: MTC Showoff Talent Competition
April 11: The Drifters
April 13: SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble: An Evening with Regina Carter
April 19: Trailblazing Women of Country, ft. Miko Marks and Kristina Train
May 3: A Flock of Seagulls
June 15: SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble presents Saxophone Colossus: Chris Potter
Jam Room Music Festival
Nov. 4: Jam Room Music Festival
Koger Center for the Arts
1051 Greene St., 803-251-2222, kogercenterforthearts.com.
Oct. 8: Columbia Arts Academy on the Plaza Stage
Oct. 14: Columbia House Music presents City Beat!
Oct. 26: Koger Center presents American Patchwork Quartet in Johnson Hall
Nov. 21: Live in the Lobby Jazz Nola to Cola – Don Vappie
Nov. 28: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis – Big Band Holidays
Dec. 22: Live in the Lobby Jazz – Eve of the Eve of the Eve Holiday Celebration
Jan. 30: The Four Phantoms
Oct. 12: Zach Williams – A Hundred Highways Tour
May 19: Palmetto Opera in Concert
Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra
803-400-3540, lmso.org.
Sept. 17: Koncert for Kids
Nov. 12: Dance Fever
Feb. 18: In the Steppes
April 14: Haydn and Holst
June 9: Concertos & Cupcakes
Newberry Opera House
1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264, newberryoperahouse.com
Oct. 12: The Arcadian Wild
Oct. 13: Gregorian
Oct. 14: The SteelDrivers
Oct. 18: Hip Hop Orchestra Experience
Oct. 20: Garrison Keller
Oct. 21: To The Limit - Eagles Tribute
Oct. 22: Miss Newberry
Oct. 28: Heather Land
Nov. 1: When You Wish Upon a Star
Nov. 3: The Kings of Queen
Nov. 4: The Po’ Ramblin Boys
Nov. 9: Trey McLaughlin & SOZ
Nov. 10: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
Nov. 11: All-4-One
Nov. 12: Six One Five Collective
Nov. 14: Crystal Gayle
Nov. 15: Brian Culbertson
Nov. 18: William Lee Martin
Nov. 19: Masters of Soul Motown Xmas
Nov. 25: A Christmas Carol
Nov. 26: John Berry Christmas
Nov. 29: Celtic Angels Christmas
Dec. 1: Soultown to Motown
Dec. 3: Tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Nutcracker Ballet
Dec. 7: Pam Tillis: Belles & Bows
Dec. 8: Christmas with Wilson-Fairchild
Dec. 10: Nat King Cole Christmas
Dec. 13: Merry Country Christmas
Dec. 14: Joe Gransden Big Band Xmas
Dec. 15: Edwin McCain
Dec. 16: Three on a String
Dec. 17: Darius Starks
Dec. 21: A Very Electric Christmas
Dec. 22: Christmas with the Celts
Jan. 12: The Lettermen
Jan. 13: Haley Reinhart
Jan. 19: Electric Avenue
Jan. 20: The Swingin’ Medallions
Jan. 28: Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Jan. 29: Barber of Seville
Feb. 1: Mutts Gone Nuts!
Feb. 2: Alfreda sings Aretha
Feb. 3: Jimmy Fortune
Feb. 9: Ramble Tamble: CCR Tribute
Feb. 10: James Gregory
Feb. 15: Step Afrika!
Feb. 16: Akropolis Reed Quintet
Feb. 18: Ilya Yakushev, Pianist
Feb. 23: Vienna Boys Choir
Feb. 24: Ty Herndon
Feb. 28: The Four Freshmen
Feb. 29: The Dallas String Quartet
March 6: iLuminate
March 10: The Jersey Tenors
March 12: The Queen’s Cartoonists
March 15: Emma Cahill
March 16: Socks in the Frying Pan
March 24: The Bonaventure Quartet
March 26: Mariachi Herencia de Mexico
April 9: B2wins
April 11: Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys
April 13: Cocktail Hour: The Show
April 14: Jazz for Kids with ColaJazz
April 21: Perondi’s Stunt Dogs
April 22: Eric Mintel Quartet
April 27: Griogair
May 4: The Purple Xperience
May 9: Newberry College Jazz Big Band
May 11: An Evening with Jessica Vosk
Palmetto Chamber Orchestra
Concerts held at Incarnation Lutheran Church.
Oct. 29: Mysterious La Folias!
Dec. 16: Holiday Concert at Richland Library Main
Dec. 17: Columbia Celebrates
Feb. 25: From Classical to Jazz!
April 28: Classics Forever!
Palmetto Concert Band
palmettoconcertband.com. Concerts held at the Koger Center for the Arts.
Nov. 19: “Pictures at an Exhibition” Concert
Feb. 17: Concert
May 26: Memorial Day Concert
The Palmetto Mastersingers
803-765-0777, palmettomastersingers.org.
Rhythm on the River
West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, rhythmontheriversc.com. Spring and fall concert series by the river in West Columbia.
The Sandlapper Singers
The Senate
1022 Senate St., 803-252-9392, thesenatecolumbia.com.
Oct. 6: American Aquarium
Oct. 7: Yelawolf
Oct. 11: The Johnnyswimm Stories Tour
Oct. 14: Karlous Miller: At The End of the Day…
Oct. 20: R&B Only Live
Oct. 21: Stephen Marley — Old Soul Unplugged 2023
Oct. 28: Vedo — Still Having Moods Tour
Oct. 29: We Came As Romans: Darkbloom II Tour 2023
Oct. 30: The Brook & The Bluff
Nov. 2: Ernest: This Fire Tour
Nov. 4: Muscadine Bloodline
Nov. 5: The Front Bottoms
Nov. 7: Pop Evil
Nov. 8: Charles Wesley Godwin
Nov. 9: Jon Langston
Nov. 15: The Radical Audio Visual Experience Presented By LSDream
Nov. 18: Alexandra Kay
Nov. 19: Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and Eggy
Dec. 1: Morgan Evans
Dec. 8: Samantha Fish
Dec. 15: Jazz is Dead
Jan. 31: San Holo Presents: Existential Dance Music
Music Director Morihiko Nakahara conducts the South Carolina Philharmonic.
SC Philharmonic
July 4: Fireworks With The Phil: A Patriotic Spectacular Thursday
Oct. 29: Halloween At Hogwarts: A Bewitching Family Concert Matinee Sunday
Dec. 21: Home For The Holidays: A Very Merry Philharmonic Holiday Extravaganza
Date TBD: A Work Of Heart: A Sensory-Friendly Family Concert Matinee For All
Chamber Crawl Series:
Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Hazelwood
Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at Craft & Draft Irmo
Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. at War Mouth
May 14 at 7 p.m. at Republic Beer Garden
June 2 at 3 p.m. at Steel Hands
July 9 at 7 p.m. at Columbia Craft
Masterworks:
Oct. 7: The Rose Of Sonora A Symphonic Adventure Into The Wild West
Nov. 17: Rachmaninoff 150 – A Celebration Of Rachmaninoff’s 150th Birthday
Jan. 13: Beethoven & Blue Jeans – A Denimed Evening Of Beethoven & Brahms
Feb. 24: American Rhapsody – A Symphonic Expedition Through The American Canon
March 23: Wolfgang & Wine Mozart’s Requiem – with A Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Event
April 27: The Art Of Symphony – A Symphonic Convergence Of Music & Visual Art
Southeastern Piano Festival
southeasternpianofestival.com. Presents evening concerts by renowned pianists from around the world, daily masterclasses, recitals, lessons and the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition.
June 9-15: SEPF
SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble
Oct. 28: “Overjoyed” the Music of Stevie Wonder
Dec. 17: Swingin’ Holidays
Feb. 14: “Jazz is for Lovers” Featuring the New York Voices
April 13: An Evening with Regina Carter
June 15: Saxophone Colossus: Chris Potter
Sumter Opera House
21 N Main St., Sumter, 803-246-2500, sumteroperahouse.com.
Nov. 10: Journey from the Heart
Nov. 17: An Evening with Crystal Gayle
Dec. 1: FRISSON Ensemble – A Classic Christmas
Township Auditorium
1703 Taylor St., 803-576-2350, thetownship.org
Oct 19: The Band Camino
Oct. 20: Raphael Saadiq Revisits Tony! Toni! Tone!
Oct. 21: Heilung
Oct. 30: Foreigner
Nov. 11: Toosii
Dec. 2: Jeezy & K. Michelle
Dec. 15: Yacht Rock Revue
Feb. 23: Gladys Knight
Feb. 27: Joe Bonamassa
Candlelight Chorals at Trinity Cathedral is Dec. 20.
Trinity Cathedral
1100 Sumter St. trinitysc.org/music
Oct. 8, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 19, 26, Dec. 17: Evensong, 4 p.m., Free
Oct. 15 and Nov. 12: Bach Vespers featuring the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra
Nov. 1: Faure’s Requiem, Eve of All Souls, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 10 at 4 p.m.: Messiah, George Frederic Handel
Dec. 7, 14, 21: Choral Compline
Dec. 3: Advent Procession and Advent Festival
Dec. 20: Candlelight Chorals
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve services with Choirs
USC McKissick Museum
1501 Pendleton St., 803-777-7251, sc.edu.
Oct. 17: Bluegrass & Old Time Musical Performance by Palmetto Blue
Oct. 21: Voices of Gullah Singers
USC School of Music
sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/music. From its symphony orchestra to its many faculty recitals, the USC School of Music is a steady source of music programming. Most events are held at the Koger Center, the school’s Recital Hall (second floor of the music school on Assembly Street next to the Koger Center) and the Johnson Performance Hall in the Darla Moore School of Business.
Carolina LifeSong Initiative
803-777-1870. The initiative serves students with special needs by providing them with piano instruction and music experiences. Every semester includes a public recital for the students.
Choirs of Carolina
Oct. 5: Concert Choir and University Chorus Side by Side Concert
Oct. 8: Graduate Vocal Ensemble Concert
Nov. 9: University Chorus Fall Concert
Nov. 12: Garnet Chorale and Gamecock Chorales Runout Concert
Nov. 28: Gamecock and Garnet Chorales Fall Concert
Dec. 1: Holiday Garland of Choirs
March 21: University Chorus Spring Concert
April 9: Gamecock and Garnet Chorales Fall Concert
April 18: “Brahms Requiem” with the USC Concert Choir and University Chorus featuring Alicia W. Walker, conductor; Rebecca Krynski Cox, soprano; and Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
Freeman Sundays @ 3
Free for School of Music students, staff and faculty.
Sept. 10: Élégie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30 (1862) by Henri Vieuxtemps; Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 (1891) by Johannes Brahms; and Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 by Arnold Schoenberg
Dec. 3: Trois Mélodies by Olivier Messiaen; At the Marion Opera House by Tayloe Harding; Our Journey Forward for String Sextet, piano, bass, drums by Bert Ligon
Feb. 11: Choros by Brazilian Women Composers; Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87 by Antonin Dvořák
March 17: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87 by Antonin Dvořák; Faure Duets by Dimitri Shostakovich
Southern Exposure New Music Series
Sept. 29: Amernet String Quartet with Rachel Calloway
Oct. 27: Wet Ink Ensemble
Jan. 19: Decoda with Claire Bryant
March 10: Fundraising Gala at Bourbon
April 3: Vijay Iyer and the Parker Quartet
USC Campus Orchestra
April 22: Concert
USC Jazz Ensemble
Free events, USC School of Music Recital Hall.
Sept. 20: Left Bank Big Band
Sept. 26: Jazz Combos
Oct. 3: Michael Ragonese Trio
Oct. 14: Keith Jarrett Trio Tribute: John Valerio Trio
Oct. 25: Left Bank Big Band
Nov. 7: Swing Shift Big Band
Nov. 14: Jazz Combos and Jazz Lab band
Nov. 15: Carolina Alive
Dec. 3: Bert Ligon String Ensemble
Jan. 13: USC Jazz Girls Day
Jan. 23: Jazz Concert featuring Jacob Jolliff, mandolin; Max Allard, banjo; Craig Butterfield, double bass; and Jesse Jones, guitar/piano
Feb. 11: Lauren Meccia and Duo Correntes
Feb. 16-18: USC Band Clinic, Jazz Ensemble
March 8-9: USC Jazz Festival featuring Mimi Jones
March 13: Left Bank Big Band
March 28: Jazz Combos
April 8: Swing Shift Big Band and Combo 1 featuring Jocelyn Gould, 7:30 p.m.
April 10: Carolina Alive, 7:30 p.m.
USC Percussion Ensembles
All performances are free and at USC School of Music Recital Hall.
Nov. 6: Percussion Ensemble Performance
Nov. 13: Palmetto Pans Concert
April 7: Percussion Ensemble Performance
April 9: Palmetto Pans Concert
USC String Project
Dec. 9: USC String Project Fall Concert
USC Wind Ensemble
All performances are free and at the Koger Center for the Arts except where noted otherwise.
Sept. 24: “Divine Mischief” Concert, 4 p.m.
Oct. 30: “To the Light” Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 29: USC Wind Ensemble with Greg Stuart and Experimental Music Workshop, 7 p.m., Columbia Museum of Art
Feb. 16: USC Band Clinic Concert, 7:30 p.m.
March 25: “Both Sides of the Channel” Concert, 7:30 p.m., Darla Moore School of Business, Johnson Performance Hall
April 14: “A Proper Goodbye” Concert, 4 p.m.
USC Symphonic Winds
All performances are free and at the Koger Center for the Arts.
Oct. 8: “Enjoy the Ride” Concert, 4 p.m.
Nov. 20: “Captured on Film” Concert, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: USC Band Clinic Concert, 7:30 p.m.
April 11: “Common Threads” Concert, 4 p.m.
USC Symphony Orchestra
All concerts start at 7:30 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts.
Sept. 28: “Rhapsody in Blue” with Hassan Anderson, oboe, and Nicholas Susi, piano
Nov. 2: “Music of the Americas” with Mak Grgić, guitar, and Diana Thompson-Brewer, soprano
Dec. 5: “Soul Bass” with Xavier Foley, double bass
Feb. 6: “The Lark Ascending” with Lun Li, violin
March 19: “Rising Stars” featuring winners of the 2022-23 Concerto-Aria Competition
April 18: “Brahms Requiem” with the USC Concert Choir and University Chorus featuring Alicia W. Walker, conductor; Rebecca Krynski Cox, soprano; and Joseph Parrish, bass-baritone
USC University Band
All performances are free and at the Koger Center for the Arts.
Feb. 21: “Landmarks” Concert
April 15: “Three Graces” Concert
Sept. 21, Oct. 12, March 14, April 4: Concert in the Gardens at Hampton-Preston Mansion
