Department of Music
PIANO SERIES
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CHAMBER PLAYERS
Sunday, April 5, 4 p.m.
Pianist Philip Powell, professor in CCU’s Department of Music, performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-flat, Op. 11, with Natalie Szabo, visiting assistant professor, on clarinet and Chad Hammer, teaching associate, on cello. The second piece of the evening is Johannes Brahms’ Trio for French Horn, Violin and Piano, Op. 40 with Powell on piano, Steve Skillman on French horn, and Abigail Albaugh, teaching associate, on violin. Skillman is with the Long Bay Symphony, and all other performers are faculty in the CCU Department of Music.
(CANCELLED)
IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT BASS (CLEF)… AND TREBLE
Tuesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.
The CCU Low Brass Studio, directed by Chris Connolly, lecturer in the Department of Music, teams with the CCU Flute and Clarinet studios, directed by Natalie Szabo, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Music, to present an evening of music. The recital features a variety of ensemble combinations and soloists, including music from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
CANCELLED)
CCU SPRING PERCUSSION CONCERT
Thursday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Under the direction of Jesse Willis, associate professor in the Department of Music, the CCU percussion department presents an evening of music featuring the CCU Percussion Ensemble and CalypSamba, the CCU World Percussion Ensemble. These two groups come together for an exciting and eclectic performance.
(CANCELLED)
OFFRAMP: THE MUSIC OF PAT METHENY
Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.
Tim Fischer, assistant professor in the Department of Music, presents South Carolina-based ensemble Offramp for a concert celebrating the compositions of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. Featuring Tim Fischer on guitar, Eric Schoor on tenor saxophone, Brett Belanger on bass, and Dave Patterson on drums, Offramp performs at CCU following its debut performance at the 2020 Charleston Jazz Festival.
(CANCELLED)
THE BEATLES: REIMAGINED
Thursday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
POP 101 presents a tribute to the timeless songs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as reimagined by other popular performers through the years. The evening includes favorites from the Fab Four melodies in creative and unexpected arrangements. POP 101 is the CCU popular music ensemble, featuring vocalists backed by a full rock band.
(CANCELLED)
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday April 19, 4 p.m.
The Department of Music presents a concert version of The Light in the Piazza (2003). This 2005 Tony Award-winning musical, written by Craig Lucas and composed by Adam Guettel, tells the story of an American mother and daughter spending a summer abroad in 1950s Italy and how their lives are changed when the daughter falls in love with a young Italian man. D. Scott Ferguson, teaching associate in CCU’s Department of Music, directs the performance.
(CANCELLED)
MADE IN AMERICA
Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
The Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir presents its spring concert. A mixed choral ensemble, this group performs a varied and challenging repertoire that is representative of all styles of Western music history, with an intentional effort to incorporate music of living American composers. The concert presents music from classical, theatrical, jazz, and other popular genres all composed by or for American artists.
(CANCELLED)
The Wind Ensemble presents its program, “Where there is darkness, there is light”
Thursday April 23rd , 7:30pm
Features music of Shostakovich, Markowski, Perrine, Biedenbender, and Maslanka.
This program features music that leads the audience on a soundscape journey from the heavy timbres of Shostakovich to the heavenly chimes of Maslanka. The performance will be a transcendent journey through musical textures and well-crafted compositions.
(CANCELLED)
TANGO IN BUENOS AIRES
Saturday, April 25, 4 p.m.
(Trinity United Methodist Church, North Myrtle Beach)
Sunday, April 26, 4 p.m.
(Trinity Church, Myrtle Beach)
The Coastal Carolina University Concert Choir presents its spring concert. A mixed choral ensemble, this group performs a varied and challenging repertoire that is representative of all styles of Western music history, with an intentional effort to incorporate music of living American composers. The concert presents music from classical, theatrical, jazz, and other popular genres all composed by or for American artists.
(CANCELLED)
LONG BAY YOUTH SYMPHONY SPRING CONCERT
Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.
The Long Bay Youth Symphony presents a program of familiar classics by Ludwig van Beethoven, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and other iconic composers. The performance also features the winners of the Long Bay Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and, as guest soloists, the winners of the CCU Department of Music Aria Competition. Charles Jones Evans, teaching associate in CCU’s Department of Music and music director of the Long Bay Youth Symphony, conducts the performance.
(CANCELLED)