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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was only in his early twenties and not long graduated from the Royal College of Music when his cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast…
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"S" is for Sanders, Dorinda [Sua] Watsee [b. 1934]. Farmer, novelist. After graduating from the segregated schools in York County, Dori Sanders attended…
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Note on April 2, 2020: If "musical equivalent of a particle accelerator" didn't give it away—this story was an April Fools' joke. In Plato’s Republic,…
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Not long after his arrival in Vienna in late 1792, a young Ludwig van Beethoven was beginning to make an impression in the musical city. The Austrian…
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In the years after WWI, art, poetry, historic preservation, and literature flourished in Charleston, SC, and the Lowcountry during what has been called…
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Late nights are a frustrating fact of life for many musicians. Too often, the time after sundown is all that remains for performing, practicing, working…
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Charleston artist Mary Whyte secretly scoured the country painting portraits for seven years as part of her latest project, "We the People". Her ambition…
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Those who insist that speaking about music is akin to dancing about architecture would do well to take a few preliminary steps with Columbia-based…
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“If you’re afraid of getting into Shakespeare, start with the music.”For Dr. Sarah Williams, associate professor of music history at the University of…
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Casual Classical: SC Philharmonic’s "Beethoven & Blue Jeans" Concert Wearing Well after Twenty YearsTraditionally, a night at the symphony has entailed dressing up. For performers and audience members alike, the sight of a sharply-dressed crowd is nearly…