Chamber Music Charleston

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,[19] and Anthea Kreston;[19] pianists Andrew Armstrong[19] 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,[24] The Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette[37][38] and Moon South Carolina[39]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hankla, Kristin (19 March 2010). "She's got Moxie...Sandra Nikolajevs". The Post And Courier. Charleston.net. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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3. ^ Footlight Players Theater
4. ^ "Actors' Theatre of South Carolina". Retrieved 13 August 2012.
5. ^ http://artsmusicproductions.com Archived 3 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Preservation Society of Charleston South Carolina". Retrieved 13 August 2012.
7. ^ Ballet Evolution
8. ^ Piccolo Spoleto Festival Archived 29 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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. ^ William J. Zick (10 December 2008). "AfriClassical: 'Circle Unbroken' Children's DVD Features String Quartet Music of William Grant Still". Africlassical.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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13. ^ "The Accolade: Film, Television, TV, New Media & Videography Awards". Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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16. ^ "Home – Charleston Symphony Orchestra". 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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20. ^ "Midori".
21. ^ "Chamber Music Charleston offers program of Ravel, Franck; announces 2019-20 season".
22. ^ "7 more events to get you well into autumn!". The Charlotte Observer Newspaper. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
23. ^ Jackson, Erica (2 March 2011). "Chamber Music Charleston celebrates five years of spreading the classical music love | Concert Music". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
24. ^ a b "Chamber Music Charleston to perform here - Florence News Journal - Florence, SC". Florence News Journal. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
25. ^ "Photos from Chamber Music Charleston Performance; the First Event in our Gallery Concert Series". McClellanville Arts Council. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
26. ^ Nurturing the Arts Thursday, 6 January 2011 by Peter Ingle (6 January 2011). "Nurturing the Arts". CharlestonToday. Retrieved 24 March 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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30. ^ Johnson, Jeff (6 June 2008). "Circle Unbroken spellbinds audience Review". The Post And Courier. Retrieved 11 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
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32. ^ Oyer, Kalyn. "Looking back at a year of disappointment and pivots in Charleston arts and entertainment". Post and Courier. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
33. ^ Curran, Erica (20 April 2009). "Chamber Music Charleston celebrates five years of spreading the classical music love". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
34. ^ Smallwood, Michael (16 March 2022). "Chamber Music has lessons for all". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
35. ^ Koob, Lindsay (8 March 2011). "Chamber Charm and Excitement at Memminger". CharlestonToday.net. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
36. ^ Quinn, Jeanette (3 June 2011). "Spoleto Today:Karrin Allyson, Jack McCray, and Sandra Nikolajevs". ETV.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
37. ^ Special to the Packet and Gazette. "A final 'Phantasy'". islandpacket.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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39. ^ Morekis, Jim (200p) Moon South Carolina, Avalon Travel Publishing