{"id":6995,"date":"2025-03-26T15:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/sc-philharmonic-presents-two-concerts-this-weekend-at-koger-center\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T15:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:45:59","slug":"sc-philharmonic-presents-two-concerts-this-weekend-at-koger-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/sc-philharmonic-presents-two-concerts-this-weekend-at-koger-center\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Philharmonic Presents Two Concerts This Weekend at Koger Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"245\">The South Carolina Philharmonic is bringing live symphonic music to Columbia with two special performances at the Koger Center for the Arts this weekend:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"382\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"303\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"303\"><strong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"275\">Beethoven &amp; Blue Jeans<\/strong> &ndash; <strong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"301\">March 29 at 7:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"382\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"382\"><strong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"335\">Family Time with the Phil<\/strong> &ndash; <strong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"361\">March 30 at 3:00 PM<\/strong> <em data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"380\">(free admission)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"416\"><strong data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"414\">Beethoven &amp; Blue Jeans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"757\">A long-standing favorite, Beethoven &amp; Blue Jeans blends casual attire with classical excellence. This year&rsquo;s concert features Beethoven&rsquo;s Symphony No. 3, &ldquo;Eroica,&rdquo; Camille Saint-Sa&euml;ns&rsquo; Piano Concerto No. 2, and Fang Man&rsquo;s Noir. The 2023 Southeastern Piano Festival winner Noah Kim will perform as the featured soloist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"904\">Tickets range from $36 to $83 and can be purchased online at scphilharmonic.com or by calling the Koger Box Office at 803-251-2222.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"941\"><strong data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"939\">Family Time with the Phil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"939\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Family-Time-with-Phil_2025_630x350.jpg?w=1440\" alt=\"\" align=\"center\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1206\">This one-hour sensory-friendly concert on March 30 is designed for all ages and is completely free to attend&mdash;no reservations required. Families can enjoy live orchestral music in a relaxed environment, with opportunities to sing, dance, and interact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1432\">Before the concert, guests can explore the instrument petting zoo, meet off-duty service dogs from PAALS (Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services), and pick up sensory-friendly items like fidget spinners and headphones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1638\">Both events are supported by sponsors including Pat and Tom Fortson, Terminix, Noah Kim&rsquo;s sponsor Joseph Bruce, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the SC Arts Commission, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1687\">For more details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/SCPhilharmonic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1686\">SCPhilharmonic.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Carolina Philharmonic is bringing live symphonic music to Columbia with two special performances at the Koger Center for the Arts this weekend: Beethoven &amp; Blue Jeans &ndash; March 29 at 7:30 PM Family Time with the Phil &ndash; March 30 at 3:00 PM (free admission) Beethoven &amp; Blue<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/sc-philharmonic-presents-two-concerts-this-weekend-at-koger-center\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[35],"tags":[97,294],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-live-music","tag-sc-phil"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beethoven-and-Blue-Jeans_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}