Powerful! Vigorous! Dynamic! describes the Summerville Orchestra’s (S.O.) upcoming subscription series concert “Voices of Destiny,” a program that will bring to life the powerful voices of Verdi, Sibelius and includes selections from Disney’s popular Aladdin. The Overture to Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi grows into an intense brass fanfare with stirring […]
Orchestra Programs
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Twenty years ago, a group of 15 friends with varying degrees of talent came together to play classical music for the pure pleasure of it. Little did they know that their humble group would endure and grow to the vibrant 75-member orchestra it is today, playing world premieres, commissioning new […]
The Summerville Orchestra (S.O.) celebrates its 20th season this year with a lineup of both well-loved classics and contemporary works. The concerts’ focus is celebration, in keeping with S.O.’s Platinum Jubilee. “Each concert is completely unique and a celebration of different instruments and musicians,” said Music Director Wojciech Milewski. “I’m […]
It’s not hard to stand in the middle of Summerville and see three churches all within one block of each other. This makes it easy to say that religion has served as inspiration for much of the Summerville community and is playing a big part in this upcoming concert for […]
The Summerville Orchestra Junior Philharmonic and Youth Philharmonic will perform their first concert at Fort Dorchester High School on February 18th at 3 pm. The concert, Sounds of the Seafarers, will include a mariner theme and features “Song of the Sea Mariner” and “Viking” by Soon Hee Newbold, as well as […]
The Summerville Orchestra (S.O.) has received a two-year, $20,000 award from the South Carolina Arts Commission to launch a youth orchestra and education program in September in collaboration with tri-county schools. The three-part initiative includes a youth orchestra for intermediate students, elementary and middle school outreach and a mentorship program […]
The Summerville Orchestra (S.O.) Woodwind Quintet will perform on Saturday, July 9, at 1 pm in Charles Allen Ridgeway Park, the town square in Summerton, S.C. Following the hour-long concert by the S.O. quintet, the public will have the opportunity to perform instrumental, vocal or other acts or jams at […]