SPONSORED BY LERATO LLC and Fox Music

Two-time Grammy award-winning Quiana Parler will perform Summertime from Porgy and Bess, Total Praise, and a number of gospel favorites. Charleston-based composer and jazz saxophonist Kevin Patton will premiere Reflections (an original composition for orchestra). Works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Tuffus Zimbabwe will complete the evening.

SPONSORED BY Marcela Rabens - Universal Latin News and Fox Music

Maestro Palmer ignites the orchestra in Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, Haupango, and Andalucia. Charleston Cuban artist, Gino Castillo will showcase his rhythmic percussion and vocals. Duda Luceno will light up the evening with Brazilian energy and passion. 

CO-SPONSORED BY GJS Architecture and Fox Music

This seasonal favorite returns to North Charleston as the City comes alive with the beauty of the holidays. Returning artists include Martin Chalk, Heather Rice, Suzanne Fleming-Atwood, and the Palmetto City Ballet. Described as the most spectacular Holiday Pops celebration in the Lowcountry, the orchestra will present a variety of holiday favorites including the Hanukah Overture (arranged by Adam Shugar), music from The Nutcracker, original songs by Martin Chalk and Heather Rice, and a Christmas singalong.

CO-SPONSORED BY FOX MUSIC & THE BOOTJACK

Guest artist Robbie Madison will headline with soul, hip-hop and funk favorites by Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye. The orchestra will showcase tunes from Earth, Wind and Fire in a throwback to our opening season. Relive groundbreaking title tracks from Shaft, Superfly, Coffy, and Foxy Brown.

SPONSORED BY TIM & KATE KIEL

Our 13th season will open with featured vocalist Elena Flores performing Queen of the Night, Cohen’s Hallelujah, Never Enough, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Maestro Palmer presents a variety of spooky favorites including Death and Transfiguration from the movie Hancock, March to the Scaffold, and the Devil Went Down to Georgia.