Pictured: Window display from Main Street Reads, Summerville
Press Release
They came in with capes, brandishing wands, toting white owls and wearing Harry Potter's trademark round-eyed glasses. Young and old alike were enchanted by the combined talents of the S.O. Quartet and Flowertown Players in a sold-out performance at the James F. Dean Theatre in Summerville on the last day of July.
The Summerville Orchestra is all about offering family-friendly experiences that are inviting, inclusive and welcoming, and what better way to welcome our youngest community members to orchestral music than through a birthday celebration of Harry Potter, the world's most beloved wizard? Accompanying the quartet with a narrative reading was the dynamic Michael Locklair, an accomplished national actor, and founder and long-time director of Charleston County School of the Arts.
Music Director Wojciech Milewski, a Ravenclaw, was bowled over by the overwhelming audience response and delighted by how many young faces were there. “It was incredible to see those smiling faces and hear our audience so engaged in the action! Of course, none of it would have been possible without our beloved Summerville … er-hem … Hogwarts … Quartet. We are already excited for our next event with the Flowertown Players, and making it even bigger and better. Thank you, Summerville!!!”
S.O. Executive Director Andrew Price described it as “a fantastic start to our 19th season. We hope that this concert inspires music lovers to come check out some of the surprising movie soundtracks we will be playing in our subscription series, along with many classical favorites. These are very family-friendly music events!”
To make good on being family friendly, the S.O. offers tickets at greatly reduced prices for children and students for all main-stage orchestra concerts.
The orchestra also performs many free events and concerts throughout the year, including outdoor concerts; Music Chats with Wojciech, held at the Dorchester County Library; and a chamber music series held at Coastal Coffee Roasters. This year, a new free chamber series is planned in collaboration with the Public Works Arts Center.
