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Funeral services for James E. McKinnon, 69, were held Sunday, September 7, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Interment was held in Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Sterling Beckman, Dr. Rob Clark, George Gibbs, Bobby Kapp, Angelo Malonas, and Bob McKenzie. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Saint Andrews Society. More ... Cornelia Freeman wanted to do something special for her husband R.E.L. Freemon on his 90th birthday, April 21, 2001. She funded an entire concert of the S.C. Philharmonic. As it turned out, the evening became a memorial to him. He died a few months before that birthday, on November 24, 2000. More ... Composer John Fitz Rogers' music has been performed around the world. He has received many commissions, fellowships, and awards. A dedicated advocate for contemporary music, Rogers founded and is artistic director of the Southern Exposure New Music Series, which received the 2007 Chamber Music America / ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. More ... Active as a concert artist, soprano Tina Milhorn Stallard has performed solos in works such as Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem , Haydn's The Creation , Bach's St. John Passion , Poulenc's Gloria , and Handel's Messiah . More ... Recognized by critics, orchestras, and audiences alike as "a splendid conductor" possessing "a poet's sensitivity and a craftsman's efficiency," Morihiko Nakahara has begun his tenure as music director of the South Carolina Philharmonic. More ... |
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