College of Charleston Music Department
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Charleston — an ideal location

A rich cultural center steeped in the arts, the vibrant city of Charleston is one of your best learning resources.

  • The Charleston Symphony Orchestra welcomes guest artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, Yefin Bronfman, and Jean Yves Thibaudet.
  • Spoleto Festival U.S.A. is an international festival of the performing arts held each spring, bringing dozens of world-class musicians to Charleston. The New York Times recently praised the festival for “…a wildly adventurous season of opera…” and its Chamber Music Series has been lauded as “an exquisite crown jewel.”
  • Piccolo Spoleto, focusing mainly on artists of the southeast, presents 700 events in 17 days and offers both performance and internship opportunities. College of Charleston faculty and students play significant roles in these performances.