Chamber Music Charleston Explained

Chamber Music Charleston is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to music education and the performance of chamber music in and around Charleston, South Carolina.

Chamber Music Charleston was founded by bassoonist Sandra Nikolajevs[1] in 2006, who remains its director. It performs numerous concerts and events in homes, historic venues, churches and galleries throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry region, including series in historic downtown Charleston, Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island and Daniel Island.[2] It has collaborated with leading Charleston cultural organizations including the Footlight Players Theater,[3] Actors Theatre of South Carolina,[4] ArtsMusic Productions,[5] the Preservation Society of Charleston,[6] Ballet Evolution,[7] and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.[8] Notable among these have been productions of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales with veteran screen actor Clarence Felder; Beethoven: His Women and His Music, also with Felder; The Gift of the Magi directed and produced by veteran television and film actor Chris Weatherhead; Margot Theis Raven's critically acclaimed children's story Circle Unbroken[9] set to the music of William Grant Still and Margot Theis Raven's children's story America's White Table[10] set to the music of Charles Ives. The DVD Circle Unbroken[11] received numerous awards including "Best Children’s Film Award" at the XXIV Black International Cinema Berlin Film Festival 2009[12] and "Award of Excellence" at the 2009 Accolade Competition in La Jolla, California.[13]

CMC's roster includes eleven local professional musicians, many of whom are current and former principal members of Savannah Philharmonic,[14] Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra,[15] and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.[16] CMC also invites acclaimed national musicians to perform with the musicians of CMC. Such guest musicians have included violinists Jennifer Frautschi,[17] Elizabeth Pitcairn,[18] Danel Ching, Francisco Fullana, Karen Kim,[19] Amy Schwartz Moretti, and Anthea Kreston; pianists Andrew Armstrong and Phillip Bush; Bassist Xavier Foley.

During the 2021-2022 Concert Season Guest Violinist Midori,[20] performed a special recital with pianist Özgür Aydin.[21]

Past and continuing activities include the Mozart in the South Festival,[22] Ovation Concerts, Salon Series Concerts at South Carolina Society Hall, Memminger Auditorium Concerts,[23] Gallery Concerts,[24] [25] Classical Kids Concerts[26] and "instrumental petting zoos"[27] in addition to their House Concerts.

Chamber Music Charleston is listed on the Southern Artistry Website,[28] highlighting accomplished artists and arts organizations in the South East. Articles about the organization and reviews of past performances appear in The Post and Courier,[29] [30] [31] [32] Charleston City Paper,[33] [34] CharlestonToday.net,[35] ETV Radio South Carolina Educational Television,[36] Florence News Journal, The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette[37] [38] and Moon South Carolina[39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: She's got Moxie...Sandra Nikolajevs. Charleston.net . Kristin . Hankla . 19 March 2010 . The Post And Courier. 2011-03-07.
  2. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston . Chamber Music Charleston . 2012-03-24.
  3. http://www.footlightplayers.net Footlight Players Theater
  4. Web site: Actors' Theatre of South Carolina . 2012-08-13.
  5. http://artsmusicproductions.com http://artsmusicproductions.com
  6. Web site: Preservation Society of Charleston South Carolina . 2012-08-13.
  7. http://balletevolution.org/ Ballet Evolution
  8. http://www.piccolospoleto.com/home/default.aspx Piccolo Spoleto Festival
  9. Raven, Margot Theis (2004) Circle Unbroken, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  10. Raven, Margot Theis (2005) America's White Table, New York: Sleeping Bear Press
  11. Web site: William J. Zick . AfriClassical: 'Circle Unbroken' Children's DVD Features String Quartet Music of William Grant Still . Africlassical.blogspot.com . 2008-12-10 . 2012-03-24.
  12. Web site: Fountainhead Tanz Theatre . 2012-08-13.
  13. Web site: The Accolade: Film, Television, TV, New Media & Videography Awards . 2012-08-13.
  14. Web site: Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus – Savannah, GA . 2012-08-13.
  15. Web site: Home . Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra . 2012-08-13.
  16. Web site: Home – Charleston Symphony Orchestra . 2012-04-01 . 2012-08-13.
  17. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston, SC .
  18. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston, SC Elizabeth Pitcairn – The Red Violin . www.elizabethpitcairn.com . 2015-09-27.
  19. Web site: chambermusiccharleston.com . 2015-2016 Season Chamber Music Charleston Classical music through chamber concerts and educational performances . dead . chambermusiccharleston.com . 2015-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928081253/http://chambermusiccharleston.com/index.php/2015-2016-season/ . 28 September 2015.
  20. Web site: Midori .
  21. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston offers program of Ravel, Franck; announces 2019-20 season.
  22. Web site: 7 more events to get you well into autumn! . The Charlotte Observer Newspaper . 2011-05-06 . 2012-03-24.
  23. Web site: Jackson . Erica . Chamber Music Charleston celebrates five years of spreading the classical music love | Concert Music . Charleston City Paper . 2011-03-02 . 2012-03-24.
  24. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston to perform here - Florence News Journal - Florence, SC . Florence News Journal . 2012-03-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326112055/http://www.florencenewsjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=6&ArticleID=5662&TM=22340.23 . 26 March 2012.
  25. Web site: Photos from Chamber Music Charleston Performance; the First Event in our Gallery Concert Series . McClellanville Arts Council . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326114414/http://mcclellanvilleartscouncil.com/2011/02/19/photos-from-chamber-music-charleston-performance-the-first-event-in-our-gallery-concert-series/ . 26 March 2012 . dead .
  26. Web site: Nurturing the Arts Thursday, 6 January 2011 by Peter Ingle . Nurturing the Arts . CharlestonToday . 2011-01-06 . 2012-03-24.
  27. http://www.wdav.org/1_269_0.cfm?do=view&id=240
  28. Web site: Home . Southern Artistry . 2012-03-24.
  29. Web site: Conductorcise moves body, spirit. David . Quick . 24 May 2011 . The Post And Courier . 2011-03-07.
  30. Web site: Circle Unbroken spellbinds audience Review . Jeff . Johnson . 6 June 2008 . The Post And Courier. 2011-03-11.
  31. Web site: Chamber Music Concert Delight . William . Furtwangler . 20 April 2009 . The Post And Courier . 2011-03-11.
  32. Web site: Oyer . Kalyn . Looking back at a year of disappointment and pivots in Charleston arts and entertainment . 2022-05-23 . Post and Courier . en.
  33. Web site: Chamber Music Charleston celebrates five years of spreading the classical music love . Erica . Curran . 20 April 2009 . Charleston City Paper . 2011-03-11.
  34. Web site: Smallwood . Michael . 2022-03-16 . Chamber Music has lessons for all . 2022-05-23 . Charleston City Paper . en-US.
  35. Web site: Chamber Charm and Excitement at Memminger . CharlestonToday.net . Lindsay . Koob . 8 March 2011 . 2011-03-11.
  36. Web site: Spoleto Today:Karrin Allyson, Jack McCray, and Sandra Nikolajevs . Jeanette . Quinn . 3 June 2011 . ETV.org . 2011-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629200451/http://www.scetv.org/index.php/spoleto_today/show/thursday_june_2nd/. 29 June 2011.
  37. Web site: Special to the Packet and Gazette . A final 'Phantasy' . islandpacket.com . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083402/http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/04/22/1628777/a-final-phantasy.html . 27 September 2011 . dead .
  38. Web site: Concert to showcase string quartet . islandpacket.com . 2012-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083423/http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/03/04/1569291/concert-to-showcase-string-quartet.html#storylink=misearch . 27 September 2011 . dead .
  39. Morekis, Jim (200p) Moon South Carolina, Avalon Travel Publishing

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