Experience the thrill of live music at its finest with a festival that brings together the power of orchestral concerts, the energy of Broadway musicals, the drama of opera, and the beauty of choral music. Whether you’re moved by soaring strings, powerful voices, or show-stopping performances, there’s something that will inspire every kind of music lover. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear world-class artists and celebrate the mastery of the performing arts.

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6:00pm - Celebrations and Lamentations: A New Orleans Portrait
Mark Rapp, Trumpet
Soda City Brass Band and Muzika! Festival Brass Players

Celebrations and Lamentations: A New Orleans Portrait invites audiences on a stirring journey through the streets of America's most musical city. In New Orleans, music is life itself. From jubilant second-line parades to mournful dirges that honor the departed, the sound of brass carries the stories of a resilient people.
This performance captures the rich emotional spectrum of New Orleans music: the uncontainable joy, the deep-seated sorrow, the infectious spirit of community. Through traditional marches, spiritual hymns, and modern brass band masterpieces, we present a living soundscape of the French Quarter’s vibrant past and ever-evolving present.

Blending the energy of street performance with the grandeur of concert presentation, Celebrations and Lamentations offers a portrait of New Orleans where every note is a heartbeat, every rhythm a step along Bourbon Street, and every melody a testament to the power of music to celebrate, to mourn, and ultimately, to transcend.

Location: Shortess Chapel, Columbia International University 7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC, 29203

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