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The fourth Chamber Music Series program from the 2023 Spoleto Festival USA features works from Max Bruch, Henrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Paul Wiancko, George Frideric Handel, and Philip Glass.

A scientist I know was talking about great works of literature the other day, and she said that what characterized them was the “density of brilliance.” What a wonderful phrase. And how perfect, too, for great works of music.

The southern cricket frog or southeastern cricket frog (Acris gryllus) is a small hylid frog native to the Southeastern United States. It is very similar in appearance and habits to the northern cricket frog, Acris crepitans, and was considered formerly conspecific (Dickerson 1906). The scientific name Acris is from the Greek word for locust, and the species name gryllus is Latin for cricket.

The US Small Business Administration recently announced their annual awards. And our next guest was named the South Carolina Rural Small Business Person of the Year who has become known for his leather work aprons. Mike Switzer interviews Michael Williams, owner of Calavera Tool Works in Johns Island, SC.

“D” is for Deveaux, Andrew IV (1758-1812). Loyalist. With the outbreak of the American Revolution, Deveaux formed a band of Loyalist ruffians that disrupted patriot meetings in Beaufort.

The fifth Chamber Music Series program from the 2023 Spoleto Festival USA features works from Antonio Vivaldi, Steven Banks, and Franz Schubert.

“L” is for Lever, Asbury Francis (1875-1940). Congressman. Lever’s role in the passage of several important pieces of legislation that made him a major figure in pre-New Deal federal agricultural policy.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about an innovation ecosystem grant from the federal Economic Development Administration that is taking applications through August 15th.

“M” is for McColl, Hugh Leon, Jr. (b. 1935). Bank executive. Banking is a family tradition for McColl. His great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and brothers were all bankers.

Baetisca is a genus of armored mayflies in the family Baetiscidae. There are about 12 described species in Baetisca.