EMILY REMINGTON MASTER ARTIST KENNETH FULTON CONDUCTS ON COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES

     Apart from presiding as chair of graduate choral studies and Professor of Choral Music at Louisiana State University, Fulton conducts the critically acclaimed LSU A Cappella Choir and acts as Chorusmaster and Assistant Conductor for the Baton Rouge Symphony and Symphony Chorus. He was recently appointed as Artistic Conductor for the Linz Summer Choral Music Institute in Linz, Austria.  Fulton has performed professionally in 32 states, and his choruses have performed and won awards in 11 different countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands, England, Wales, Scotland, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.  Nationally, his choruses have given 18 invitational performances for organizations such as the American Choral Directors Association, the College Music Society and the Music Educators National Conference.

Fulton’s written work, which includes articles on artists such as William Walton, Don Carlo Gesualdo and William Byrd, has appeared in publications such as the Choral Journal and the American Guild of Organists magazine. His own choral music series was published by Alliance Music Company. Fulton served on the National Editorial Board for the Choral Journal for six years and is a past President of the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors Association, the Texas Choral Directors Association and the Louisiana ACDA.
                                              
Master artist and teacher, Emily Remington was founder and conductor of the Charleston Symphony Singers’ Guild, organist/choirmaster for Grace Episcopal Church, and was a Department of Music faculty member at the College. The Emily Remington Endowment Series was established to bring the finest regional musicians and teachers to perform publicly at the College and to teach a master class in the Department of Music.
      
        Dr. Robert Taylor conducts the Charleston Symphony Singers’ Guild and directs the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Singers. He is the founding conductor and music director of the Bob Taylor Festival Choir and serves as the Director of Liturgical Music at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 
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College of Charleston’s International Piano Series Presents American Pianist

The International Piano Series at the College of Charleston continued its 12th season Tuesday, February 19th, with American pianist Roger Wright.  The program included Partita in e minor by Bach, Sonata in B-flat major by Franz Schubert, and Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues by Frederic Rzewski.

Wright, one of two American pianists in the 2001 Van Cliburn International Competition, has won many prizes including: the First Prize of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, which led to his debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York.  Mr. Wright received the Silver Medal at the 1997 San Antonio International Piano Competition, as well as a special prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work.  Mr. Wright also was a prizewinner in the Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition; he performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto.
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College of Charleston piano students Fabiana Claure and William Villaverde were among the five winners at the Arthur Fraser Piano Competition held February 2 at the University of South Carolina. Both are students of Enrique Graf.
The Arthur Fraser Piano Competition was sponsored by the Symphony League of the S.C. Philharmonic Orchestra. More than two dozen pianists from colleges, universities, and high schools across the state entered the contest by submitting tapes. Judges selected 12 finalists and on February 2 each finalist came to the University of South Carolina to perform one movement of a Mozart concerto. The five winners were selected with each receiving a $1,000 prize. Next, the five pianists will perform with the S.C. Philharmonic Orchestra on March 5 and March 7. The performer chosen most outstanding by the audience will receive another $1,000.
Born in Chicago, Fabiana Claure was raised in Bolivia and has studied in Cuba. William Villaverde was born and raised in Cuba. The three other winners were Nathalie Clement from Winthrop University, Bobby Lekov from the University of South Carolina, and Diexia Wang from Dutch Fork High School.
Two other students of Enrique Graf, Bernard Krafsig and Edward Leonard, made the group of 12 finalists.
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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON’S CHARLESTON PRO MUSICA PERFORMED “A MUSICAL RENAISSANCE” ON SCETV’S MARCH FESTIVAL 2002 ON MARCH 6th.

South Carolina ETV’s March Festival 2002 was jam-packed with music specials that cover styles from R&B to Classical, including performances from both legendary artists and up-and-coming performers. One of SCETV’s productions in the line-up was A Musical Renaissance which aired Wednesday, March 6 at 8 p.m.

Under the direction of Steve Rosenburg, Chair of the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, A Musical Renaissance presented a vibrant performance by the Charleston Pro Musica against the enchanting backdrop of Colmars, France. The ensemble delivered Medieval and Renaissance music using authentic instruments of the time period. The ancient church of the walled city of Colmars lent itself brilliantly in providing the perfect acoustic and aesthetic tone for the instrumental and vocal performances. Interspersed throughout the program, images of Provence and the Alpes region of France complemented the music. Performances include Newcastle, Come Lasses and Lads, Ma Petite Colombell, Ma Bergere “My Shepherdess, My Light,” and a Rosenberg arrangement of Ashokan Farewell from Ken Burn’s Civil War. The group’s prior performance in France helped with the formation of the College of Charleston’s campus in the village of Annot, which is about an hour from Nice.

The Charleston Pro Musica is an eclectic mix of students, former students, and retirees. Featured in the ensemble is: Edwin Blanton - recorders & gemshorn; Catherine Clifton - cello; Marsha Evans - recorders & gemshorns; Lewis Fitch - recorders, cornamuse, gemshorn, & guimbard; David Heywood - recorders & gemshorn; Jose Lemos - countertenor; Danny Mallon - percussion; Geronimo Oyenard - violin; Meredith Varn - soprano; Steve Rosenberg, Renaissance guitars & recorders.

The 2002 Piccolo Spoleto will feature this group in the Early Music Series in the beautiful setting of the French Huguenot Church, 136 Church Street and St. Philip’s Church, 142 Church Street. All performances are at 3 p.m.
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