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UPCOMING EVENTS

Classical Meets Tango

Sunday, September 28th at 3pm

Chamber Music Charleston celebrates the launch of the extraordinary 20th Anniversary Season with a dynamic concert that brings together guest artists, current and former CMC musicians, and distinguished alumni from the CMC TWO program to perform music of Bach, Mendelssohn, and Piazzolla.

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20th Anniversary Benefit Concert

Sunday, May 3 at 3pm

Tickets go on sale Sept. 28 for this special event featuring the award-winning Isidore Quartet

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The Red Vioin

Sunday, October 12 at 2 and 4pm

Guest violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn and pianist Philip Bush join musicians of CMC for music of Price, Dvorak, and Schubert.

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🎶The quote from our guest violinist Francisco F

🎶The quote from our guest violinist Francisco Fullana captures the concert perfectly: “It’s going to be a party,” Fullana said. “All this amazing high-energy music with such great musicians is going to be electrifying. Charleston doesn’t know what’s coming to them.”

Thank you, Holy City Sinner, for shining the spotlight on our upcoming Sept. 28 concert!

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Our CMC TWO musicians did a fantastic live perform

Our CMC TWO musicians did a fantastic live performance for this morning’s Palmetto Life on WCSC!

It is always so much fun to chat with @emiliezuhowski about the upcoming chamber music season, and we always get a kick out of watching @meteorologistjoeysovine do the weather (although I wish he could have promised dry, sunny, 78° weather for our big concert on Sunday)!

It feels like the season has officially begun, now that we made our season opening visit to Palmetto Life 🏝️🎶

✨ The magic begins at the doorstep… ✨

Time for the first Downtown House Concert of the s

Time for the first Downtown House Concert of the season! 🎶

But first…we need to set up some chairs!

✨ Discover the origins of classical music throug

✨ Discover the origins of classical music through the voices of the next generation. 🎶 Join CMC TWO musicians for a special evening of Bach, Mozart, and Schubert—woven together with stories and insights.

📍 Park Circle Community Building 🗓 Wednesday, September 24 | 7PM 🎻 Free community concert, part of CMC’s 20th Anniversary Season

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Chamber Music Charleston kicks off our 20th Annive

Chamber Music Charleston kicks off our 20th Anniversary Season with Tango Meets Classical 🎶💃—a program that dances from Bach’s brilliance to Piazzolla’s fiery tangos, and soars to Mendelssohn’s legendary Octet.

🎻 Featuring star violinist Francisco Fullana, guest cellist Gabriel Martins, CMC’s own celebrated musicians and alumni from our CMC TWO program.

📍 St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
🗓 Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 | 3 PM

🔥 Energy. Elegance. Artistry. Don’t miss this unforgettable launch to our season!

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For 20 years, Chamber Music Charleston’s House C

For 20 years, Chamber Music Charleston’s House Concerts have brought music, friendship, and unforgettable memories into the homes of our community. 🎶✨ Come behind the scenes with us at the very first House Concert of the season on beautiful Kiawah Island.

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For 20 years, Chamber Music Charleston’s House C

For 20 years, Chamber Music Charleston’s House Concerts have brought music, friendship, and unforgettable memories into the homes of our community. 🎶✨ Come behind the scenes with us at the very first House Concert of the season on beautiful Kiawah Island.

#ChamberMusicCharleston #HouseConcerts #ChamberMusic #ClassicalMusic #BehindTheScenes #KiawahIsland #CharlestonArts

Here we go… about to set up for our first House

Here we go… about to set up for our first House Concert of the season!
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🎶✨ CMC’s 20th Anniversary Season opens with

🎶✨ CMC’s 20th Anniversary Season opens with fire + elegance: “Tango Meets Classical” — Bach, Piazzolla & Mendelssohn led by violinist Francisco Fullana.

📅 Sept 28 | 3pm | St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

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Can you recognize the four locations in this video

Can you recognize the four locations in this video where CMC posters have popped up? 🕵️‍♂️

Send us a message if you think you know where these are, and the first person with the correct answers will get two free tickets to our big September 28 concert, “Tango Meets Classical!”🎶

🎶✨Our season has officially begun!

Today we opened our season on Edisto Island with m

Today we opened our season on Edisto Island with music of the American Revolution — including a song by Francis Hopkinson, America’s first composer. ✨

What we didn’t expect: Hopkinson’s grandson, James Hopkinson, rests in the churchyard just behind the concert hall. History and music, side by side. 🎶🇺🇸

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As we continue to introduce you to our musicians f

As we continue to introduce you to our musicians for the September Wind Quartet concerts, we are pleased to shine today’s spotlight on our clarinetist, Gretchen Roper!

Gretchen Roper was a core musician with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra for 18 years, retiring in 2024, and appeared in symphonic concerts, chamber ensembles, and educational programs throughout the Lowcountry. Praised for her lyrical tone and expressive phrasing, she has brought warmth and clarity to a wide range of repertoire, from classical masterworks to contemporary works. She also performs regularly with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, where she plays both bass clarinet and E-flat clarinet. She has also enjoyed being a guest musician with the Charlotte Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet, Wintergreen Summer Music Festival, and Minnesota Orchestra.

Beyond her orchestral career, Gretchen has been a dedicated teacher, guiding students of all ages and sharing her love for music. She also owns and operates a clarinet repair business, combining craftsmanship with her deep knowledge of the instrument to support players in the Charleston community and beyond.

Today, Gretchen balances her musical life with a career as a REALTOR® with Carolina One Real Estate, while remaining closely connected to the arts community she has long called home.

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🎶Meet the musician for our upcoming “Winds of

🎶Meet the musician for our upcoming “Winds of Revolution” concert!

Debra Sherrill-Ward (French Horn) is Principal Horn of the North Charleston Pops Orchestra, Third Horn of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and performs regularly with the Savannah Philharmonic and the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. She has also been the French Horn player for Chamber Music Charleston since its founding in 2006. Debra was the featured Guest Artist for the 2018 Western Illinois University Horn Festival and has been a featured soloist with the North Charleston Pops Orchestra, the North Charleston Brass Band, and soloed with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra horn section, performing the Schumann Konzertstück for 4 horns.

Debra is the director of the Charleston Horn Camp, a camp she started in 2010 for middle school through college-age horn students and promotes contemporary composers through the frequent commission of new works. During the summers, she has played for the St. Augustine Music Festival, Loon Lake Live, Musica en Segura Festival, the Endless Mountains Music Festival, and the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival.

Debra was a member of the Barcelona Symphony, the South Dakota Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony. She studied under Froydis Werke in Oslo, Norway, Jerome Ashby at the Juilliard School, Erik Ralske at the Manhattan School of Music, and Roger Collins at Western Illinois University.

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Meet one of the musician for our September 14-21 c

Meet one of the musician for our September 14-21 concerts!

Dr. Regina Helcher-Yost, Flute Instructor, is Second Flute/Piccolo of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the Savannah Philharmonic. She previously held positions with the Honolulu Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and Colorado Music Festival, where she was Assistant Principal Flute/Piccolo from 1994–2023. She has also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit, Dallas, Knoxville, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras.

Regina is a regular musician with Chamber Music Charleston, has appeared internationally with the Atlanta Chamber Players on their 30th Anniversary European Tour, and participated as Co-Principal Flutist with the International Pacific Music Festival Alumni Orchestra in Sapporo, Japan. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Flute at Charleston Southern University and teaches students at Cario Middle School, Laing Middle School, and Charleston County School of the Arts.

Regina has obtained degrees from the Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music (Bachelor of Flute Performance), University of Florida (Master of Music Education), and Liberty University (Doctor of Music Education). She has also studied at Indiana University and is trained in Suzuki and Blocki pedagogy.

Regina lives in Mt. Pleasant with her husband and their pug, Satchmo.

We can’t wait to hear Regina play music of Devienne and Beethoven for our upcoming series of House Concerts, and for our season-opening Edisto Island concert!

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🌟 The Winds of Revolution 🌟
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🌟 The Winds of Revolution 🌟
Chamber Music Charleston’s season-opening program for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn journeys from Revolutionary War marches and songs by Francis Hopkinson—signer of the Declaration of Independence and America’s first composer—to a wind trio by François Devienne, born during France’s own revolution. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s dynamic Op. 87 Wind Quartet, brimming with the energy of a changing Europe.

🎶 Experience this program across the Lowcountry:

🏛 The historic Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island
🌿 The elegant Drawing Room of the Confederate Home & College, downtown Charleston
(Kiawah Island and Bishop Gadsden concerts are sold out!)

🎟 Tickets available now—link in bio!

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We are just over a week away from returning to the

We are just over a week away from returning to the beautiful Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island for an afternoon of music for wind quartet.

Performing in this historic space is always a joy—the music seems to come alive as it resonates throughout the church! 🎶

PROGRAM
Suite of US Revolutionary War Era Marches
Beethoven - Wind Quartet in C Major, Op. 87
Devienne - Trio in Bb, Op. 61 no. 5

Regina Helcher Yost, flute
Gretchen Roper, clarinet
Sandra Nikolajevs, bassoon
Debra Sherrill Ward, horn

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✨ Chamber Music Charleston’s 20th Anniversary

✨ Chamber Music Charleston’s 20th Anniversary Season begins this month! ✨

We’re celebrating in style with a season filled with extraordinary concerts, world-class guest artists, and unforgettable moments.

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes glimpses, introducing you to our musicians—both new and returning—and giving you an inside look at what makes this milestone season so special.

To kick things off, let’s revisit our 2025–2026 Season Trailer 🎶

🌟 With sold-out concerts already on the calendar, the 20th Anniversary Season is off to a remarkable start.

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