2nd Sunday Concert Series

Every 2nd Sunday of the Month, King Street closes to traffic to allow vendors and events to happen in the streets! We offer concerts at 1pm as part of the festivities!

Our Social Justice Team hosts the Coffeehouse concerts as a fundraiser for students in Charleston. They are on every 3rd Friday of the month at 7:30pm.

Walter Aparicio, pianist

August 13th, 2nd sunday

Known for the warmth and conviction of his performances, pianist Walter Aparicio explores issues of cultural background and identity through his concerts and workshops. Much of his programming includes music that directly references elements of dance, language and folk traditions. Outside of the US, he has presented performances in Russia, China, Spain and his native Bolivia.

An adventurous artist, Walter is committed to introducing rarely heard works to new audiences and his debut album, Aires Indios: Piano Music of Bolivia (MSR Classics) features music by Bolivian composers. He is on the artist roster of Cayambis Music Press, a leading publisher of works by Latin American composers.

Professionally, Walter serves on the Executive Board of the Piano Teachers Congress of NY where he co-chairs the 20th /21st -Century Piano Festival. Currently, he is on faculty at Piano Works in Progress, Manhattan School of Music -Precollege Division and maintains a private studio in Manhattan. Walter holds degrees from NYU Steinhardt & Manhattan School of Music.

www.walteraparicio.com

interactive drumming circle
with daniel scruggs

August 20th

World Music specialist Daniel Scruggs invites you to come and explore the percussion world! Get hands on with instruments and rhythms around the world this Sunday at 12:30pm, immediately after coffee hour in Gage Hall.

Becca darling, folk singer

September 10th, 2nd sunday

Becca Darling is a ten year music teaching veteran and serves as the Music Director at Allegro Charter School of Music in North Charleston. Becca obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virgin Islands in Music Education in 2013. She received her Master of Arts in Music Education from Anderson University in 2018. She played professionally in the U.S. Virgin Islands for over six years with The Becca Darling Band. She had the pleasure of playing with Stevie Wonder and opened for Sheila E.

Becca and her writing partner, Mike Baum, currently spend the majority of their time working on original music for their darkwave band: Olive Dares the Darkness. You can listen to their first album, and the newly released single “Obsession” off of their upcoming second album on any major streaming platform. They regularly tour the East Coast and also play locally at the Tin Roof. When she’s not teaching and playing music, you can find her at home with her husband, cooking great food, and playing with her German Shepherd and Shiba Inu.

Hammers & Pipes: piano/organ concert

featuring Gary Powell and Ryan Pagels
September 22nd, pop up concert

Gary Powell has been musically directing and staging shows for over 30 years in Texas, Chicago, New York City, and now Central Florida. Gary currently serves as the Resident Music Director for both The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center and The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol.

Gary has recently been nominated for Best Music Direction by Broadway World for Next to Normal, The Last Five Years, and Songs for a New World.

In additions to being a Music Director Gary is the organist for New Covenant United Methodist Church in The VIllages, Florida. Gary has served as Organist/Choir Master for St. Michael The Archangel and United Church of Hyde Park, both in Chicago, IL. Just to mention a few. It has also been his honor to serve as accompanist for The Turtle Creek Choral in Dallas Texas.

Gary is excited to join his good friend Ryan in his first concert in Charleston.

Victoria Holland, Soprano
Ryan Pagels, Pianist

October 8th, 2nd sunday

Soprano Victoria Holland’s passion for recital programming developed at a young age in her hometown of Huntsville, AL. She has performed extensively as a soloist and professional musician throughout the Chicago area. For her Charleston debut, Victoria sings Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and English-language art songs by North American composers.

Peter Kfoury and world folk

October 20th, coffeehouse

Peter Kfoury is a Lebanese-American who grew up listening to Middle Eastern music. While in his teens he started playing the oud, the direct ancestor of the lute and the principle instrument in all of the countries and cultures of the Middle East. Over time, he has played not only the traditional Arabic music, but has used all of the influences of the American melting pot to develop a unique style that fuses Middle Eastern with jazz, pop and even funk! He presents a varied program with beautiful songs, original material and classics in a melodic and percussive style. His first album is "At The Heart of Two Worlds" available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and cdbaby.com

john holenko & mike kaufman

November 10th, coffeehouse

John Holenko received degrees in Classical Guitar performance from the New England Conservatory, and the University of Southern California. John Holenko has performed on classical guitar, steel-string guitar, mandolin, and historic instruments throughout the United States and in Europe with the The Hungry Monks, an eclectic, acoustic ensemble that plays traditional music of Ireland and America, as well as a wide variety of traditional and original music. John teams up with Mike Kaufman, from a music family a long time ago, the oldest of three brothers all of whom continue to pursue music. Mike writes great songs, and has played in concert halls, churches, taverns backyards front porches and living rooms!!

V-Tones

November 12th, 2nd sunday

The V-Tones of Charleston are happy to present cheerful music from the 1920s and 30s. This unique group has played around town for many years for Swing dances, potlucks, picnics, oyster roasts, farmers markets, and festivals. They put their own spin on Swing standards and vintage Jazz tunes, but always with color and enthusiasm!

winter cantata

december 10th, 2nd sunday

Forty Mile Detour

january 19th, coffeehouse

“Authentic.American.Music.”…..that is how founding member Mark Yampolsky describes the Forty Mile Detour sound. It draws from many American music styles, incorporating elements of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, folk and bluegrass. The members are Krystal Halvorson (vocals, guitar, banjo), Mike Sparks (lead Guitar), John Auwearter (bass), Scott Tucker (drums) and Mark Yampolsky (vocals, guitar, mandolin, principle songwriter). Forty Mile Detour plays their music from the heart, creating a sound that is true to the American spirit, the open road and the American dream.

late model children

february 11th, 2nd sunday and chili cookoff

Come join us for our annual Chili Cookoff! Enjoy fantastic food and fantastic music!

Heather rice trio

february 16th, coffeehouse

Heather Rice is a Charleston based singer and songwriter best known for her unique voice and soulful lyrics. Worth Loving is the first album to be released under her new label Red Lion Recording. Her lyrical vulnerability and rousing good nature uplifts in this track with splashes of Folk Country and modern Americana. Worth Loving centers around the beauty in everyday people living everyday moments. She is a true “activist” that aims to embrace people and empower other women with her music. Heather Rice is featured vocalist for the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, The North Charleston Pops, the Orlando Jazz Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. She is an opener for Joan Osborne, Sheryl Crow, and Lady Antebellum. She co-wrote "Like Make Believe" for Hootie and the Blowfish artist, Mark Bryan.

Tyler Inabinette, Tenor
ryan pagels, pianist

march 10th, 2nd sunday

Tyler Inabinette is from Lexington, SC, a CofC alumni, a Charleston local, and has always been passionate about music and performance. While your best chance to see him perform is on stage in a local theatre, Tyler has entertained on many stages across the Southeast, including a few years in Nashville, TN as a singer/songwriter. He honored to be here to serenade you with some of his favorite numbers!

Church Showcase

march 15th, coffeehouse

The March Gage Hall Coffeehouse will showcase the amazing talents of our Congregation, including:
Regina Ruopoli, Susan Finley and Sam Cogdell, David Ray, Lisa Ross , and the famous Unitarian Dulcimer Trio (Bob Egelson, Gail Schiffer, Connie Hayes).

You won't to miss this amazing event!!!! All proceeds to the Mitchell Elementary School Fund!!!!

James Tomberg, jazz band

April 14th, 2nd sunday

James Tomberg, a Charleston-based Jazz Saxophonist, is currently studying Jazz Performance at the College of Charleston. James regularly performs in local jazz, latin, and funk bands in the Charleston area. Notably, he has made appearances on prestigious stages, including the iconic Carnegie Hall.  James will be presenting his Senior Recital as part of the 2nd Sunday Series.

Brittainy Ann Tranbaugh

april 19th, coffeehouse

Brittainy is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Brittainy in her new era: energetic, self-assured, surrounded by her beloved musical community, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before. Don't miss this up and coming singer songwriter from Asheville!! She has since performed all over the US and Canada in theaters, living rooms, basements, bars, coffee shops, backyards, and on festival stages including Firefly and Philly Folk Fest!!

dr. michael rickman, pianist

may 12th, 2nd sunday

Steinway Artist Michael Rickman has been portrayed as “a resourceful and sensitive pianist, technically in control and emotionally rewarding.” New York Times critic, Bernard Holland, hailed him as “a sure and steady pianist.” Drew Murphy of the Daytona Beach News Journal wrote, “Michael Rickman communicated a sense of musicality, masterful technique, and unswerving control that stayed with him for the entire program…a happy combination of the head, hand and heart, he is an intelligent, even intellectual performer…” Having achieved critical acclaim on three continents, he was described by a South American critic as “a discriminating pianist, whose masterful touch equaled the challenges of each passage” (El Mercurio-Santiago). European critics valued his “technical precision and great tonal beauty, a performer with stylistic and nuance-rich acumen” (Saarbrücker Zeitung). “Michael Rickman, brilliant at the keyboard, played not as a technician, but as a musician, who lived the performance with both body and soul”(Badische Zeitung-Freiburg). His performances have taken him to many significant cultural centers around the world – Wagnersaal in Riga, Latvia; Alice Tully, Bruno Walter and Carnegie Halls in New York; Frutillar International Music Festival, Chile; as well as performances in Miami, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Louisville, Kansas City, Sacramento, Toronto, London, Paris, and Frankfurt.