2024-2025 Season
The University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its 2024-25 season schedule:
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Firebird & The Phoenix
Wu Wei, sheng
FANG Man - The Song of the Flaming Phoenix
Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite, 1919
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Spotlight on Faculty
Michael Harley, bassoon
Tayloe Harding - Winning Azaleas
John Fitz Rogers - Still
David Kirkland Garner - Móinn (world premiere)
John Williams - Five Sacred Trees for bassoon and orchestra
Thursday, December 5, 2024
An Evening of Alumni
Nové Deypalan, guest conductor
David Clay Mettens - Fracture/Mosaic
Schumann - Symphony No. 4
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Rising Stars
featuring the winners of the 2024-25 Concerto-Aria Competition
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
BEETHOVEN’S NINTH
Beethoven’s Ninth
Tina Milhorn Stallard, soprano
Rachael Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Jacob Will, bass-baritone
Augusta Read Thomas - Aureole
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
The 2024-2025 Season is on sale now!
Season subscriptions
Save with a season subscription (5 concerts) and enjoy the best seats in the house:
$120.
Season discounts: $95 senior citizen / military / USC faculty and staff; $30 students.
Current subscribers may renew their subscriptions in person or online now.
Concert tickets
Purchase online at kogercenterforthearts.com.
General public - $30
Seniors / military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID - must be picked up from the Koger Box Office (corner of Park and Greene) before 5:00 p.m. on the day of the performance or in the Koger Center lobby immediately prior to the performance.
TIP: Save internet fees by buying In person at the Koger Box Office, corner of Greene and Park Streets (M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Thank you to these 2024 Season Sponsors:
Support the USC Symphony Orchestra
When you give to the USC Symphony Orchestra, you directly impact our students by providing scholarships, music, masterclasses and guest artists. Make your donation today!
Sponsor a Concert, Orchestral Work or Guest Artist
Patrons and businesses can support the USC Symphony Orchestra by sponsoring a 2024-2025 concert, an orchestral work or a guest artist. Benefits include recognition from the stage, in the printed program and on the School of Music website. See opportunities and benefits below.
Individual Performance Sponsorship Opportunities
Benefits:
- Name of business and logo or individual name printed in program as Concert Presenting Sponsor
- Name of business and logo or individual name on website as Concert Presenting Sponsor
- 12 tickets to the sponsored concert
- Exclusive access to listen to the dress rehearsal the night before the performance
Large-scale Symphonic Work $3,000
Concerto $1,500
Overture $500
Benefits:
- Name of business and logo or individual name printed in program as Orchestral Work Sponsor
- Name of business and logo or individual name on website as Orchestral Work Sponsor
- Up to 8 tickets (depending on sponsorship level) to the concert that features the work you or your business sponsors
- Exclusive access to listen to dress rehearsal the night before the performance
Benefits
- Name of business and logo or individual name printed in program as Guest Artist Sponsor
- Name of business and logo or individual name on website as Guest Artist Sponsor
- 10 tickets to the Guest Artist concert
- Exclusive access to listen to dress rehearsal the night before the performance
Season Sponsorship Opportunities
Benefits
- Business name and logo or individual name featured prominently in printed and digital programs and on USC Symphony Orchestra website for the entire season
- Unlimited USC Symphony Orchestra concert tickets available for individual or business employees and family members throughout the season
- Business name and logo or individual name placed on Koger Center lobby signage
- Opportunity for individual and three friends or family members or up to four employees to come to one rehearsal and “sit in” with any orchestra section and listen as an honorary second chair member
Benefits
- Business name and logo or individual name in printed program and on USC Symphony Orchestra website for the entire season
- 10 tickets to the concert(s) of your choice available to individual or employees and family members
- Business name and logo or individual name placed on Koger Center lobby signage
Benefits
- Business name and logo or individual name in program and on USC Symphony Orchestra website for the entire season
- Four tickets to the concert(s) of your choice available to individual or employees and family members
- Business name and logo or individual name placed on Koger Center lobby signage
For more information, contact Brad Martin via email or 803-777-0704.
Contact Us
Phone: 803-251-2222
Email: uscorchestra@mozart.sc.edu
Scott Weiss, conductor
Upcoming Events
USC Symphony
Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024
Location: Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Cost: TBD
USC Campus Orchestra Concert
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
Location: Darla Moore School of Business 101 - Johnson Performance Hall
Cost: Free
USC Symphony
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Location: Koger Center Auditorium, See Description for Event Location.
Cost: TBD
USC Campus Orchestra Concert
Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2025
Location: Darla Moore School of Business 101 - Johnson Performance Hall
Cost: Free