February 26: South Carolina's Chamber Music Festival's Piano Trios in Lake City

Thursday 26, 7:30 pm 
Bean Market National Museum, Lake City, SC // free admission
Piano Trios - music by Haydn, Rachmaninov and Brahms
Qiao Solomon, violin (China)
Dusan Vukajlovic, cello (Serbia)
Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)

February 24: South Carolina's Chamber Music Festival's Faculty Extravaganza

Tuesday 24, 7:30 pm
FMU Performing Arts Center - black box // $5 admission fee
Faculty extravaganza - music by Grieg, Bizet, Ewazen, et al
with guests Terris Roberts, violin (USA) and Joseph van Hassel, percussions (USA)
Sumire Worman, piano (Japan)
Terry Roberts, horn (USA)
Shane Reeves, percussions (USA) 
Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)

February 22: South Carolina Chamber Music Festival' s Duo Recital

Sunday 22, 5:00 pm
Art Trail Gallery, Florence SC // $10 admission fee
Duo Recital - Music by Schumann, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, et al
Sinisa Ciric, violin (Serbia)
Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)

February 22-28: South Carolina Chamber Music Festival

South Carolina Chamber Music Festival Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, artistic director and coordinator Sunday 22, 5:00 pm Art Trail Gallery, Florence SC // $10 admission fee Duo Recital - Music by Schumann, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, et al Sinisa Ciric, violin (Serbia) Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)   Monday 23, 6:00 pm FMU Performing Arts Center - black box // free admission Lecture recital - Forgotten Russian Piano Music: Sonatas of Anatoly Aleksandrov Irina Pevzner, piano (Ukraine/Latvia)   Tuesday 24, 7:30 pm FMU Performing Arts Center - black box // $5 admission fee Faculty extravaganza - music by Grieg, Bizet, Ewazen, et al with guests Terris Roberts, violin (USA) and Joseph van Hassel, percussions (USA) Sumire Worman, piano (Japan) Terry Roberts, horn (USA) Shane Reeves, percussions (USA)  Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)   Wednesday 25, 6:00 pm FMU Performing Arts Center // FMU Recording Studio - free admission Workshop: jazz impro  Ricardo Ochoa, jazz violin (Venezuela)   Thursday 26, 7:30 pm  Bean Market National Museum, Lake City, SC // free admission Piano Trios - music by Haydn, Rachmaninov and Brahms Qiao Solomon, violin (China) Dusan Vukajlovic, cello (Serbia) Paolo André Gualdi, piano (Italy)   Friday 27, 7:30 pm FMU Performing Arts Center - black box // $5 admission fee Gipsy Swing Concert Velvet Caravan (Venezuela, Slovenia and USA)   Saturday 28, 11:00 am FMU Recording Studio // by invitation only Recording Session with the Balkan Quartet  (World premiere of a piece by Dr. Brandon Goff)   Saturday 28, 7:30 pm FMU Performing Arts Center - black box // $5 admission fee Music of Eastern Europe Balkan Quartet (Serbia and Bulgaria)

February 8: The 10th Annual St. John's Epiphany Concert Series

The 10th Annual St. John's Epiphany Concert Series

Presented on the Sundays of the Epiphany season, these 45-60 minute concerts are offered to the community free of charge.  Concerts begin at 6pm and take place in the Old Parish Hall.

February 8 features Italian pianist Dr. Paolo Andre' Gualdi. Dr. Gualdi is an Assistant Professor of Music at Francis Marion University and continues to delight audiences both at home and abroad.

Refreshments and fellowship follow. 

The Series is supported solely through donations by parishioners and at-the-door contributions.

252 South Dargan Street
Florence, SC 29501

Small Works Art Competition Winners Announced

First Place: Paolo Andre' Guldi's The Swimmer

Second Place: Allison Triplett's Seeds

Third Place: Douglas Gray's Dusk Orange

Honorable Mention: Colleen Critcher's T-Rex Hungry for Gnomes

Four artists were recognized at an energy filled reception at the Art Trail Gallery, Thursday evening. Many young artists were present alongside their mentors as winners were announced. Paolo Andre' Gualdi’s  photograph titled The Swimmer  was awarded first place.  Juror Kara Warren noted, “The Swimmer exhibited great composition and expression as well as technique- In this photograph, a popular simple technique can create moving art as much as a technically difficult one can.” Additional awards went to FMU student, Allison Triplett, for Seeds (second place) and to Douglas Gray for Dusk Orange (third place). An honorable mention award, compliments of  Naturally Outdoors went to Colleen Critcher's painting T-Rex Hungry for Gnomes. The exhibit was well received by the public with many comments on the unique quality a Small Works Show brings in. Organized by the Florence Regional Arts Alliance, the competition is underwritten by a generous gift given by International Knife and Saw, Inc. and is housed at the Art Trail Gallery at 185 West Evans Street through November 24. For more information on the Florence Regional Arts Alliance, its mission and future events visit www.florenceartsalliance.org.

November 6: Celebrating Goya: An Evening of Spanish Music and Wine

YOU ARE INVITED

Join us as we celebrate Goya with an evening of Spanish music, art, and wine!

The Jones-Carter Gallery in Lake City, SC invites the public to a special free concert and wine tasting titled “Celebrating Goya,” featuring performances by classical musicians Paolo Andrè Gualdi, Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi, both of Florence, SC and Matthew Anderson, of Atlanta, GA.  The concert will take place on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. inside the National Bean Market at 111 Henry Street in Lake City.

The concert celebrates the life of artist Francisco de Goya, whose famed series of etchings is currently on view inside the Jones-Carter Gallery, as well as Spain’s rich musical heritage.  Four Spanish wines will also be available for sampling during the concert.  The performance will include pieces by composers Frederico Moreno Torroba, Isaac Alberniz, Joaquin Turina, Francisco Tarrega, Mario Castelnuevo-Tedesco, Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, and Pablo Sarasate.  The concert is free to the public.

This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition, Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos, on view at the Jones-Carter Gallery next door to the Bean Market.  The exhibition runs through January 3, 2015.  Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, in association with Denenberg Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA.  For more information about this event and the gallery, please visit www.jonescartergallery.com 

October 13: Florence Symphony Orchestra's Opening Night

Celebrating its 65th season, the Florence Symphony Orchestra's 2014-2015's Opening Night is 7:30 PM, Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center. 

Pianist Paolo Andre Gualdi is the featured guest soloist. The opening night program includes Beethoven's Leonora Overture, Number 3; Scriabin's Concerto in F Sharp Minor, Opus 20; and, Brahms' Third Symphony. 

Tiered season subscriptions are available by calling the FSO office at 843.661.2541. Performance information is listed on the FSO website at www.FlorenceSymphony.com. Single concert tickets begin at $30 for students and are available at the FMU PAC Box Office - 843.661.4444 or FMUPAC.org. Senior and student discounts are available for single ticket and season ticket purchases. 

October 13: Florence Symphony Orchestra Opening Night

Monday, October 13, 2014

Florence Symphony Orchestra Begins its 65^th Season

Featuring Pianist Paolo Andre Gualdi

www.florencesymphony.com

843.661.2541, FSO Office

Celebrating its 65th season, the Florence Symphony Orchestra offers performances of classical and pops favorites. Opening night is 7:30 PM, Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center. Pianist Paolo Andre Gualdi takes the stage with the orchestra to perform Beethoven’s Leonora Overture, Number 3; Scriabin’s Concerto in F Sharp Minor, Opus 20; and, Brahms’ Third Symphony. Tiered season subscriptions are available by calling the FSO office. Performance information is listed on the FSO website. Single concert tickets begin at $30 for students and are available at the FMU PAC Box Office – 843.661.4444 or FMUPAC.org. Senior and student discounts are available. Single tickets are available for purchase after September 8, 2014.