Friends help keep the music playing
Friends show their support for the continued growth and success of the USC School of Music by providing music scholarships to students, encouraging community participation in musical events, and by sponsoring special activities.
By becoming a Friend, you benefit from a special relationship with the university. Since its inception, Friends have provided almost half a million dollars to outstanding students of music at USC.
Join us in our commitment to the dedicated and talented students and faculty of USC School of Music. Because of people like you, more students have more opportunities to become noted performers, composers and educators. Be a part of our vision for one of the foremost schools of music in the country.
Friends annual events
Friends enjoy the company of like-minded music enthusiasts and School of Music alumni and receive invitations to special annual events including:
- Musical Feast
Friends are invited to an annual fundraising event featuring music by faculty and students. - Chamber Innovista Concerts
Complimentary admission to the annual Friends sponsored Chamber Innovista Concert Series. - Annual Business Meeting
Become a Friend
For more information, contact the School of Music at 803-576-5763 or frontoffice@mozart.sc.edu.
Our School of Music is most fortunate to have a group of supporters who are so deeply committed to the activities and achievements of our school. The Friends help sustain the work of the School as one of our most valuable partners, helping enhance the quality of the education provided to our students and the musical events available to the people of South Carolina and beyond.
--Tayloe Harding, Dean, School of Music
Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded annually by the Friends of the School of Music to worthy students currently enrolled at the School of Music. The Friends scholarship recipients are:
Alex Fricker, oboe
Ryan Knott, cello - LeDare Robinson Scholarship
Madelyn LaPrade, bassoon - Charlotte Kirby Scholarship
Viktor Lazarov, piano - Manny Alvarez Scholarship
Kate McKinney, voice - Dorothy Payne Scholarship
Meredith Melven, clarinet
Perry Roth, saxophone - Jamal Rossi Scholarship
Kathryn Williams, horn