Music by the Lake Concert Series ft. Carolina Youth Symphony
The Furman University Department of Music will present its Music by the Lake Concert Series, the “Sounds of Summer.” Join the Lakeside Concert Band and guest artists to hear at least an hour of music every Thursday now through July 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the amphitheater on campus. Selected concerts will take place in McAlister Auditorium. All concerts are free and open to the public.
Bring your lawn chairs, a picnic dinner and a blanket, and get ready to enjoy a cross-section of big band, jazz, international, contemporary and traditional band and orchestra favorites directed by Furman’s Sue Samuels. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors.
2026 Music by the Lake Concert Series
‘Sounds of Summer’
May 28 – Lakeside Concert Band, “Summer Lovin’”
June 4 – Carolina Youth Symphony
June 11 – Poinsett Winds – at McAlister Auditorium
June 18 – The Greenville Jazz Collective
June 25 – Lakeside Concert Band, “Let Freedom Ring” with the Greenville Chorale and Furman Alumni Band and fireworks display
July 2 – Lakeside Concert Band, “Patriotic Tribute”
July 9 – Matt Olson Jazz Quartet – An Evening of Jazz with Matt Olson and Friends
July 16 – Lakeside Concert Band, “Sounds of the Stage and Screen”
July 23 – The Foreign Landers
July 30 – Lakeside Concert Band, “Our Favorite Things” featuring Furman’s Derek Parsons, piano soloist on Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” at McAlister Auditorium
Contact the Music Department office at 864-294-2086 for details. Visit the “Sounds of Summer” website for parking information.
Interested in performing with the Lakeside Concert Band? Contact Furman’s Sue Samuels at [email protected].