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Department of Music presents ‘Sounds of Summer’ lakeside concert series
Aerial view of the amphitheater at Furman University.
The Furman Department of Music’s long-running lakeside concert series “Sounds of Summer” gets underway Thursday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the amphitheater on campus with a concert by the Lakeside Concert Band led by Sue Samuels, director of bands. Ten concerts in the series will present a cross section of music including big band, jazz, international, contemporary and traditional band and orchestra favorites.
All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, May 30-Aug. 1 and are free and open to the public. Bring a chair, picnic, blanket, friends and family to a Greenville tradition more than 50 years in the making. A schedule follows:
Music by the Lake “Sounds of Summer” 2024 Schedule
May 30 – Lakeside Concert Band
June 6 – Carolina Youth Symphony
June 13 – Poinsett Winds
June 20 – The Greenville Jazz Collective
June 27 – Lakeside Concert Band with Greenville Chorale and professional fireworks display
July 4 – Lakeside Concert Band with PaintJam speed painters and JDew auctioneer
July 11 – Spartanburg Jazz Ensemble
July 18 – Matt Olson Jazz Quartet
July 25 – Lakeside Concert Band and the Foothills Brass Band
August 1 – Lakeside Concert Band
In the event of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors to McAlister Auditorium. Contact the Music Department office at 864-294-2086 for details.