2015–16 season

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CofC concerts includes five extraordinary series: International Piano Series, Magnetic South, Charleston Music Fest, 2nd Monday Series and CofC Ensembles, featuring international, national and regional artists, as well as the award-winning student ensembles in the College of Charleston’s Department of Music.

Performance, ticketing and donation information is found in this brochure and online at music.cofc.edu/concerts.

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CofC concerts is generously supported by private and corporate donors. to give to the program and to view a current list of supporters, visit

music.cofc.edu/concerts.

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JAMES TOCCO • tue | Sept. 29, 2015James Tocco has a worldwide career as a soloist with orchestra, recitalist, chamber music performer and pedagogue and has toured the globe including solo appearances with major orchestras such as Berlin, Munich, London, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Detroit News describes Tocco in concert: “...intensely concentrated playing, precisely gauged and yet rhythmically fluid, at once virile and poetic.” VASSILIS VARVARESOS • tue | Nov. 10, 2015 In 2014 Vassilis Varvaresos was a prize winner at the 2014 edition of the prestigious George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest. March 2012 marked Mr. Varva-resos’ Carnegie Hall recital debut, to both audience and critical acclaim. Immediately fol-lowing his debut, he was asked to play at the White House for President Barack Obama. ROBERT MCDONALD • tue | Feb. 16, 2016Robert McDonald’s prizes include the gold medal at the Busoni International Piano Com-petition, the top prize at the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern and other distinguished instru-mentalists. A member of the piano faculty at Juilliard since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007.

SOYEON KATE LEE • tue | April 19, 2016First prize winner of the prestigious 2010 Naumburg International Piano Competition, Korean-American pianist Soyeon Kate Lee has already been hailed by The New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style,” while The Washington Post has lauded her for her “stunning command of the keyboard.”

college of charleston sottile theatre, 44 george st. 7:30 pm

Charleston’s longest running program with a pure focus on piano

$20 / free for students | season subscription available

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Monthly series featuring College of Charleston faculty & friends

recital hall of the simons center for the arts, 54 saint philip st.

Sept. 14, 2015 Oct. 12, 2015

Nov. 9, 2015Feb. 8, 2016

March 14, 2016 April 11, 2016

Robert Simonds, violinbaroque, contemporary classical

and american roots music

CofC Faculty Jazz Ensemblejazz standards and originals

Ekachai Jearakul, guitarguitar foundation of america

2014 competition winner

2nd monday series hosts charleston music fest

Marta Krechkovsky, violinRandolph Kelly, viola Natalia Khoma, cello

Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano

College of Charleston Voice FacultyRobin Zemp, piano

Zac Hammond, oboenewly appointed oboist at charleston

symphony orchestraRobin Zemp, piano

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$15 / $10 for students | season subscription available7:30 pm

photo by reese moore, courtesy of jazz artists of charleston

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Intimate chamber music concerts featuring College of Charleston faculty and local and international guest artists

thur | Oct. 29, 2015

Solomia Soroka, violin + Arthur Greene, piano

mon | Feb. 8, 2016 hosted by 2nd monday series Marta Krechkovsky, violin; Randolph Kelly, viola; Natalia Khoma, cello; Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano

thur | March 3, 2016

Anna Rabinova, violin; Natalia Khoma, cello; Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano

recital hall of the simons center for the arts, 54 saint philip st. 7:30 pm $25 / $10 for students (feb. 8 concert is $15 / $10 for students)

season subscription available

Married duo Soroka and Greene have toured and recorded extensively. Their Naxos recording of Four Violin Sonatas by William Bolcom was selected as a Recording of the Month with the highest ranking for both artistry and sound quality by Classics Today, and received praising reviews in distinguished journals, such as Gramophone and The Strad.

Distinguished members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Marta Krechkovsky and Randolph Kelly join forces with world-renowned College of Charleston faculty members Natalia Khoma and Volodymyr Vynnytsky for a program of Romantic works.

In this all-Beethoven concert, Anna Rabinova guest stars. This accomplished violinist is the winner of the 16th International Violin Competition in Belgrade, the Bach International Com-petition in Leipzig, Germany, and the 1993 Concerto Competition at The Juilliard School.

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New classical music concerts in collaboration with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra

recital hall of the simons center for the arts, 54 saint philip st. 7:30 pm

fri | Oct. 2, 2015

fri | Feb. 19, 2016

Henryk GóreckiAn evening dedicated to the

musical genius of Henryk Górecki

AmericanaWorks by master American composers:

Steven Stucky, John Harbison and Aaron Copland

$25 / $10 for studentsTickets available at the door, at charlestonsymphony.com, or by calling 843.723.7528.

yiorgos vassilandonakis, artistic directoryuriy bekker, concertmaster

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Stellar student performances offered throughout the year

CofC Concert Choir

The College’s student orchestra performs symphonic masterworks under the direction of Yuriy Bekker, Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Visit music.cofc.edu/concerts for performance information.

CofC Opera

CofC Orchestra

Under the direction of voice faculty members David Templeton and Amanda Castel-lone, talented vocal students present opera productions and musical revues.

Conducted by Dr. Robert Taylor, Director of Choral Activities at the College, the Concert Choir is one of the most decorated collegiate choirs in the nation. It has performed for three national choral conventions and two regional conventions, and also has collabo-rated with Symphony Orchestras in Charleston and in Hilton Head.

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PURCHASE TICKETS at music.cofc.edu/concerts or send this form and payment to

college of charleston, dept of music (cofc concerts), 66 george st., charleston, sc 29424

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