Community Events

If you’re a pre-college or college student, working adult or retired senior citizen, you can participate in exhilarating events that enhance your learning, listening and playing experiences at the USC School of Music.

Opportunities for all ages

All-State Band Recording Project

Faculty members record the etudes for the All-State Band auditions as well as offer downloadable performance notes on how to approach these pieces.

Band Clinic

Top-ranked high school band students from throughout the Southeast participate in a vigorous musical immersion clinic.

Honor Choruses

Elementary, middle and high school students participate in high caliber choruses.

S.C. Cello Choir

Professionals, amateurs, teachers and students from around the region take part in this musical phenomenon, learning from renowned clinicians and music faculty.

S.C. Double Reed Day

Double reed players of all ages and abilities experience a full day of clinics, reed classes, recitals and master classes during this biennial event. S.C. Double Reed Day takes place at USC every other year.

All-State Double Reed Workshop

High school and middle school oboe and bassoon players who plan on auditioning for all-state band are invited to the biennial All-State Double Reed Workshop at the USC School of Music.

USC Day of Percussion

Hundreds of collegiate, high school and middle school percussionists attend a day of clinics, concerts and sessions sponsored by School of Music and the S.C. Chapter of Percussion Arts Society.

USC String Quartet Workshop

An annual intensive day of string quartet playing for talented and motivated high school string players.