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September 12, 2023 I Rock Hill, SC – Rock Hill Symphony recently received more than$118,000 in multi-year grants and gifts. This amount is the combined total of grants andgifts from the South Carolina Arts Commission, Williams and Fudge Foundation, ScentsyCorp., Sweet Repeat Charitable Foundation and the York County Foundation. These funds will help offset specific general operating expenses over the next three sea-sons of the symphony as well as provide support for the Rock Hill Symphony’s free Family Education Concert Series.This year’s free Family Education Series is Adventures in Classical Music. The series willopen with a Family Concert at Sullivan…
The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra Presents Season VIAll Concerts Held at Sullivan Middle School AuditoriumAdmission: starting at $251825 Eden Terrace, Rock Hill, SC 29730Tickets available for purchase at rhsymphony.org | 1-800-595-4849 I am reaching out to share the exciting news of the Rock Hill Symphony’s Season VI opening concert on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. with the Conductor’s Pre-Concert Talk commencing at 6:30 p.m. Season VI will be filled with magical new beginnings as we present our new Music Director and Conductor, Maestro Christopher James Lees in his inaugural concert. Mr. Lees joins us as he continues his tenure…
March 6, 2023 I Rock Hill, SC – Rock Hill Symphony has announced Christopher JamesLees as its newly appointed Music Director and Conductor. This highly anticipated andlong awaited announcement comes on the heels of the symphony’s successful fifthseason in Rock Hill. An emerging American conductor, Christopher James Lees, brings passionate andnuanced orchestral performances to the stage, a fierce commitment to contemporarymusic and a natural charisma to audiences all around the world. Mr. Lees will assumeartistic leadership of the Rock Hill Symphony immediately, while remaining in his role asResident Conductor for the Charlotte Symphony, an appointment he began in 2018. “We…
The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra Presents”Aspects of Love”Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 7:30pmSouth Pointe High School AuditoriumPre-Concert Talk at 6:30 pm Program starts 7:30 pmAdmission: $2 Adult $10 Child801 Neely Store Road Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730Dr. Charles Jones Evans, Guest Conductor As we bring Season V to a close, the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra is excited to present, “Aspects of Love”! The concert will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. with the Pre-Concert Talk beginning at 6:30 p.m. at South Pointe High School 801 Neely Road Rock Hill, South Carolina. Tickets can be purchased online at www.rhsymphony.orgor by calling the 24/7 ticket service hotline at 1-800-595-4849. …
The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra Presents”A SEASON OF WONDER”Saturday, December 17, 2022, | 7:30pmSouth Pointe High School AuditoriumDoors Open at 6:30 pm – See Santa!Program starts 7:30 pmAdmission: $2 Adult $10 Child801 Neely Store Road Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730Dr. Elisa Koehler, Guest Conductor The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Holiday Concert, ” A Season of Wonder” on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. at South Pointe High School, 801 Neely Store Road Rock Hill, South Carolina. Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. We invite you to join us as we enjoy the sounds of the season while filling your senses with the…
The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra invites you and the whole family to join us for our FREE educational concert on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at South Pointe High School, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Dr. Elisa Koehler, Chair of the Winthrop University Department of Music will be our Guest Conductor. The afternoon will be a whirlwind tour of all instruments in the orchestra including music by Mozart, Morricone, Wagner and featuring selections from “The Lord of the Rings.” Below we have provided you with a complete listing of all our Season V offerings which can also be found at rhsymphony.org. …
The Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra’ will unveil its Season V with an exciting concert on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. at South Pointe High School, Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Pre-Concert Lecture begins at 6:30 in the media room. The evening will feature Rock Hill’s own Kellen Gray as Guest Conductor and Harpist, Abigail Kent. Maestro Gray has earned a reputation as a versatile and imaginative conductor through his diverse array of traditional and multimedia integrative programming. Presently, he serves as Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (UK) and Associate Conductor of the Charleston Symphony (USA). Abigail…
Written By Ethan Lewis I got involved in politics because we have so much to lose in this upcoming election. You hear it every election cycle, but this time it feels real. It starts with people with the capacity for pregnancy’s right to choose when to start a family, The future of our climate and home, People who look like me getting shot and killed by the very same people we look up to for protection, Keeping me and so many other kids safe in a place where we should be learning and not be in constant fear, and so…
by William Sander Dear Generation-Z, As a generation, we are no stranger to divisive politics. Growing up in one of the most tumultuous periods in American political history, it has been forced into our psyches and pressed upon our generational conscious, for better or worse. Like many of us, I have well-established political beliefs, but I’ve always been reluctant to be vocal about them. Yet, after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, I realized that if I didn’t speak now, people across our country would begin to suffer. But it’s not about my voice; it’s about the voice…