Bradley Fuller
Host/Producer, SC Public Radio's Sonatas and SoundscapesOriginally from Greenwood, SC, Bradley Fuller has maintained a deep interest in classical music since the age of six. With piano lessons throughout grade school and involvement in marching and concert bands on the saxophone, Bradley further developed musical abilities as well as an appreciation for the importance of arts education.
After high school, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of South Carolina, studying under Phillip Bush. Bradley also acquired an economics degree while there. During the summer months, he gained media experience working for the McCormick Messenger newspaper as a reporter and advertising sales representative. In his free time, Bradley likes to read, explore the outdoors, go thrifting, and play piano.
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Musicians from the University of South Carolina's Wind Ensemble and Experimental Music Workshop are set to sonically transform the museum for the premiere of a "poetic recreation of natural environments" by composer Michael Pisaro-Liu. -
Carrie Allen Tipton's From Dixie to Rocky Top: Music and Meaning in Southeastern Conference Football is a dive into a previously-neglected area of musicological research: the origins and cultural significance of some of the most recognizable tunes in the "football-haunted" South.
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The 22-year-old pianist and Honens prizewinner is back in South Carolina, excited for the chance to take on two formidable piano concertos in a single program.
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"Let go, in some ways, of the idea of perfection," the pianist says. "Make the thing in front of you the best it can be."
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The Chicago Sinfonietta Music Director looks forward to playing "the biggest instrument in the room" for one of her favorite programs: orchestral works by Florence Price, Michael Abels, and Antonín Dvořák.
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Soprano Nicole Heaston shares insights into the musically and psychologically intense title role she's singing in Charleston through June 10th.
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Festival General Director Mena Mark Hanna shares about the staggering breadth and uniqueness of the 17-day performing arts festival, touching on a few of the experiences and themes audiences can expect from its 47th season.
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"She was performing for kings and queens internationally," Dr. Sarah Masterson says of 20th century American pianist and composer. "But in the U.S., she had trouble booking gigs outside of churches and auditoriums—African American sororities would host events—that sort of thing."
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“It really is staggering," new Hilton Head International Piano Competition Director Steve Shaiman says of the competitors' talent, "and it makes me grateful that I’m not a judge.”
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Mak Grgic brings impeccable technique and a deeply personal touch to his playing. Both are on full display in his Grammy-nominated albums Mak|Bach and A Night in Upper Town: The Music of Zoran Krajacic.
