Our String Competition is Underway!

Dr. Donald Portnoy and Rachel Barton Pine are pleased to be conducting a String Festival this weekend.  Various Orchestra's from Tennessee, Charleston, Columbia and Irmo are in attendance.  The students have been exposed to wonderful instruction and magnificent music.  Here Rachel Barton Pine kicks off the weekend with an informal discussion of music prior to our first performance of the season.  The students and their respective schools are very excited abou this unique opportunity. Check out what Dutch Fork High School said here.
Today we have hosted some of the finest violinists in the world!  These violinist's have traveled from inside the United States and from far away countries such as China.  The competitors submitted auditions through CD's and the field narrowed to the group of violinist who competed today.  The group has been narrowed to five.  These will participate in a final competion tomorrow and the winner announced tomorrow afternoon!  The Symphony, along with the area high school orchestra's will perform at 3:30pm in the Koger Center for the Arts.  
Click here to hear one of our rehearsals.