Seed & Feed Marching Abominable
The Seed & Feed Marching Abominable, Atlanta’s wildest community band, returns to electrify audiences with its trademark style of explosive sound and colorful street theater.
11 a.m. | U.S. Custom House | 200 East Bay Street
Atlanta Schola Cantorum
A presentation of Monteverdi’s glorious “Mass for Four Voices,” alongside works by Hildegard von Bingen, William Byrd and Jean L’Heritier.
2 p.m. | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist | 20 Broad Street
Stelle di Domani: Noise Source
This interdisciplinary collaboration explores both the sampler and the tap shoe as percussive technologies that fulfill the communal role of confiscated African drums offering a postmodern technique of communication and maintenance of an augmented culture that is fundamentally American. Presented by CofC Stages & Polymath Performance Project.
2 p.m. & 8 p.m. | Simons Center Black Box Theatre | 54 St. Philip Street
10+4+1 = Staged Reading of Kansas
KANSAS, a new play by Brad Erickson. tells the story of a Midwestern family where the recent suicide of the father sparks a feud of recrimination and turmoil. After the funeral, the three sons try to make sense of the senseless situation. “It’s got to be somebody’s fault” cries the youngest. But whose? Pushed apart by their own choices and the tornado of politics, the brothers fight to make peace with the past and each other.
2 p.m. | Cannon Street Arts Center | 134 Cannon Street
Fifth Wall Productions presents Tick, Tick… Boom!
Don’t miss Tick, Tick… Boom! – the autobiographical musical by and about Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent. Tick, Tick recounts the power and tragedy of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. All performances in the Threshold Repertory Theatre | 84 1/2 Society Street.
3 p.m. | May 24, 30 and June 6
7:30 p.m. | May 30, June 1, 4 and 6
Where Bach Meets Jobim – Porto Seguro with Alva Anderson
Join Brazilian music ensemble Porto Seguro for a dynamic afternoon that blends the classical with the sun-drenched, soulful grooves of Brazil.
3 p.m. | Gage Hall | 4 Archdale Street
Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra
With students participating from across the tri-county area, the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra is among the leading Youth Orchestra programs in South Carolina. After performing at historic venues like Carnegie Hall, the youth orchestra returns to Piccolo, offering a free concert for the community. This performance will feature music from various movies, including “Wicked,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “K-pop Demon Hunters”!
3 p.m. | Scottish Rite Building | 1051 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
Early Music Series: Wind in the Wood, A Virtuoso Recorder Music from Naples to Colonial Charleston
Recorder virtuoso Steve Rosenberg will join Julia Harlow on harpsichord & chamber organ and Marcy Brenner on viola. da gamba for an amazing journey of beautiful melodies of the “sweet flute.”
3 p.m. | St. Mary’s Catholic Church | 95 Hasell Street
Memorial Day Weekend Concert
Organist Michael Varnadore, will play the 4-Manual Zimmer Pipe Organ – one of the largest in the state – as we celebrate those who have given their lives to military service to protect our Country.
4 p.m. | The Summerall Chapel at The Citadel | 171 Moultrie Street
Oh, Happy Day!
The Oh Happy Day! Gospel Concert: America 250 Edition explores gospel music and spirituals that are deeply ingrained in Charleston’s history. Nearly half of all of America’s enslaved arrived in U.S. at Gadsden’s Wharf at the port of Charleston. History recounts that the enslaved used spirituals to “sing themselves happy,” even while living and working in abject despair. Local gospel legends The Bright Family and Singers, along with Lowcountry Music Hall of Fame member Ann Caldwell will present an emotional and entertaining program.
4 p.m. | Circular Congregational Church | 150 Meeting Street
Piccolo Porch Concert #1
First in a series of intimate, outdoor concerts featuring a surprise live musician.
7 p.m. | Cannon Street Promenade | 134 Cannon Street | Registration opens May 22 at www.piccolospoleto.com
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