The Furman University Department of Music will present its Music by the Lake Concert Series, the \u201cSounds of Summer.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s Sue Samuels. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors.<\/p>\n
2026 Music by the Lake Concert Series<\/p>\n
‘Sounds of Summer’<\/p>\n
May 28 \u2013 Lakeside Concert Band, \u201cSummer Lovin’\u201d<\/p>\n
June 4 \u2013 Carolina Youth Symphony<\/p>\n
June 11 \u2013 Poinsett Winds \u2013 at McAlister Auditorium<\/p>\n
June 18 \u2013 The Greenville Jazz Collective<\/p>\n
June 25 \u2013 Lakeside Concert Band, \u201cLet Freedom Ring\u201d with the Greenville Chorale and Furman Alumni Band and fireworks display<\/p>\n
July 2 \u2013 Lakeside Concert Band, \u201cPatriotic Tribute\u201d<\/p>\n
July 9 \u2013 Matt Olson Jazz Quartet \u2013 An Evening of Jazz with Matt Olson and Friends<\/p>\n
July 16 \u2013 Lakeside Concert Band, \u201cSounds of the Stage and Screen\u201d<\/p>\n
July 23 \u2013 The Foreign Landers<\/p>\n
July 30 \u2013 Lakeside Concert Band, \u201cOur Favorite Things\u201d featuring Furman\u2019s Derek Parsons, piano soloist on Gershwin\u2019s \u201cRhapsody in Blue,\u201d at McAlister Auditorium<\/p>\n
Contact the Music Department office at 864-294-2086 for details. Visit the “Sounds of Summer”<\/a> website for parking information.<\/p>\n