Magnetic South Concert: College of Charleston / Charleston Symphony Collaboration of Modern Works

By: CofC Media

Magnetic South is an innovative partnership between the Charleston Symphony and the College of Charleston Department of Music. It combines resources of the two institutions to present masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries, along with new works by living composers.  

For the fall Magnetic South performance, artistic director Yiorgos Vassilandonakis shares, “Magnetic South celebrates American composers of diverse background and origin, exploring their stylistic and aesthetic influences and sources of inspiration that comprise the rich tapestry of living contemporary American music: a Tango-infused large ensemble work by Pablo Ortiz, deep Gullah references in Trevor Weston’s septet, an energetic clarinet and string trio by Hannah Kendall, and the Darius Milhaud 1920 masterpiece: Le Boeuf sur le Toit, a score inspired by Brazilian folk music, originally  conceived as “background music to any Charlie Chaplin silent film” but ultimately premiering as a Jean Cocteau ballet.”

The concert is co-conducted by Vassilandonakis, and the new Music Director of the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra, Nisan Ak. 

PROGRAM: Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58 by Darius Milhaud, Vera by Hannah Kendall, Mores Redux by Pablo Ortiz and Messages by Trevor Weston.

DETAILS: The concert on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 will take place at 7:30 pm in the College of Charleston Sottile Theatre, 44 George St. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the George Street Box Office online, by calling (843) 953-4726, by emailing gsbo@cofc.edu, or at the door. Patrons can find info and ticket link at: go.cofc.edu/mas.

About Magnetic South: 

The goal of the Magnetic South partnership is to bring to Lowcountry audiences and College of Charleston students, masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries and new works by living composers. Magnetic South was co-founded in 2012 by College of Charleston Professor of Music Theory/Composition, Yiorgos Vassilandonakis; fellow faculty member (and now Dean of the College’s School of the Arts), Edward Hart; and Charleston Symphony Concertmaster and Artistic Director, Yuriy Bekker.