Chas Concert Assoc
Warsaw Philharmonic Wows at Sottile
IT WAS A GRAND CONCERT. The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, under the auspices of the Charleston Concert Association, presented a bang-up program of classics in the College of Charleston’s Sottile Theatre Saturday night. Under the deft baton of the orchestra’s managing and artistic director, Antoni Wit, the orchestra presented music by Lutoslawski, Chopin and Dvorak... Read »
The Bedazzling Boston Brass
HELPING to bring in the Christmas season, the Charleston Concert Association presented Tuesday evening December 12 the Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band in a rollicking concert “Christmas Bells Are Swingin’!” to an enthusiastic audience at Gaillard Auditorium. The Boston Brass is made up of five players from all over the map.... Read »
Audra McDonald’s Sweet Soprano
FROM THE MOMENT the first three notes resounded in Gaillard Auditorium Thursday night, we knew: Now, this is a voice! It belonged to Audra McDonald, the sensational star of the second presentation in the Charleston Concert Association’s six-event 75th season. Not only can this beautiful lady sing, she has won accolades for her work... Read »
The Kings of Singers
ALL BY THEMSELVES, The King’s Singers provided a large measure of diversity in their Tuesday evening concert at Gaillard Auditorium for the Charleston Concert Association’s season finale. Their reputation, from over 100 albums to their TV appearances, must have preceded them, as the hall was as close to full as I have seen it... Read »
A Stunning Performance
ON WEDNESDAY, February 2, The Charleston Concert Association (CCA) presented a stunning performance by the German State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate in Gaillard Auditorium. Philippe Entremont conducted a magnificent German-Austrian program which offered three works that, to my knowledge, have never been performed in Charleston. Entremont, who brought the Vienna Chamber Orchestra to Gaillard... Read »
Pure Messengers of Song
WHEN YOU THINK OF the Vienna Boys Choir, you usually think of their young age, high voices, cute uniforms, and rich tradition. Going to see them is a cultural must simply because of their world renown. But this time there was something else that stood out: their purity as performers and the intrinsic nature... Read »
