“The Commissioning” featuring

Christian Hip Hop Artist KB “Kevin Burgess”

This. Will. Be. Transformative! Come and experience a Jesus Movement that will impact the upstate in a historic way. This event exists to gather, mobilize, and empower our generation into their purpose! We believe this monumental event coming Jan 27th of 2024 will be a catalyst to reach not only the upstate but the world with the gospel. No matter where you’re in life, we want you here!

If you’re reading this, we want you to know that this event is not just a one-night moment. We’re inviting your generation into an extraordinary journey that we think will surprise you and compel you. People from all around the upstate and the world will be attending this night for many reasons.

– KB, Evangelist Jacob Ebersole, World Harvest Inc, Jesus Youth, and many other ministries, churches, missions organizations will be represented here. This is a collaboration and a gathering to respond to the need of the Upstate, the Nation, and the World.

– We believe thousands will literally be set on mission right there at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Not simply because this will be an amazing event, but because of what we will be offering you after. Young people and old will have an opportunity to partner with us on a global scale. Get your tickets fast!

– After the event in the lobby, you will have an opportunity to meet the leaders of this initiative. More importantly there will be a team present to greet you, speak with you about details, what your heart cry is, and to pray with you. Right there in the lobby you will have the opportunity to partner with World Harvest initiatives going on not just in the Upstate, but globally.

About World Harvest Inc.

World Harvest is a global missions movement set to reach every continent with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Founded by Evangelist Jacob Ebersole, who is actually from the upstate of SC – World Harvest has witnessed hundreds of thousands attend their crusades around the world. A few years ago the Herald Journey did a full story on Ebersole’s ministry which ended up on the front page of Sunday’s paper. This year, due to the impact of their campaigns, the story continues and his crusades have went viral on CBN, Christian Post, Charisma, and many more. Jacob’s heart cry has never been about social media, but about global impact. With that said, people are beginning to hear and wonder how they can be a part of this Jesus Movement as this is just the beginning.

About KB

KB for His Glory Alone! “To me, resistance carries with it a certain posture,” KB says. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”Three studio releases in and KB is at his creative zenith. For years, the Tampa native has been something of an outlier in hip-hop, firmly placing a thumb print on the game while invoking the power of spiritual conviction. His lyricism is impassioned and astute, and he won’t be bent against his will. Given his commanding presence and consistent output, it comes as no surprise that the world has taken notice. The track “100” from the EP of the same name, took home the Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Song of the Year in 2014. And his last LP, 2015’s Tomorrow We Live, garnered both critical and commercial acclaim, earning a Stellar Award nomination for Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year and debuting on the Billboard charts as the No.1 Christian Album and the No. 4 Rap Album overall.

Now — with the world in a social and political frenzy—KB is redefining what rebellion truly means. Today We Rebel, his third full-length album with Reach Records, is an exercise in zeal and imagination. No-frills, no filler. Just raw, uncut transparency through and through. KB follows his artistic impulses to great effect, lending his take on terms that are dominating the cultural conversation.

About Jesus Youth

From small beginnings, Jesus Youth has been focused on building an army! Established in 2022, many of the youth in Spartanburg came together to be the youth of this generation! Joining forces, putting aside differences, and uniting  under the name of Jesus, with strategic development, counsel, and leadership, what has been built up, will forever continue to affect the youth and generations to come!! What we see here is a move of God that cannot be stopped, the transformation of lives that cannot be denied, and the call to Christ that sounds to every age, race, and ethnicity. With Love in the center, Jesus Youth is pressing forward to win many souls for the kingdom of God! Not only do we focus on saving the lost, a revival is needed for the saved! Come join us for this night of being commissioned into the harvest that has been worked on for so long!

For more information and all other general inquiries about this event, please follow the link below to contact a member of World Harvest Inc.

WORLD HARVEST

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Lucinda Williams’ music has gotten her through her darkest days. It’s been that way since growing up amid family chaos in the Deep South, as she recounts in her candid new memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You. Over the past two years, it’s been the force driving her recovery from a debilitating stroke she suffered on November 17, 2020, at age 67. Her masterful, multi-Grammy-winning songwriting has never deserted her. To wit, her stunning, sixteenth studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, brims over with some of the best work of her career. And though Williams can no longer play her beloved guitar – a constant companion since age 12 – her distinctive vocals sound better than ever.

Through all the hardships Williams faced in 2020 – a destructive tornado damaging her new home in Nashville, being sidelined by the pandemic, and then the catastrophic stroke – her music kept her going and continues to bring her more laurels. The past year has seen Williams honored by BMI for her songwriting, her induction into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, and a Grammy Week tribute at the Troubadour, with her songs performed by a diversity of Americana artists. She duetted with Willie Nelson on Billy Joe Shaver’s “Live Forever,” which won a Grammy in February for Best Country Performance. On her birthday in January she performed at a sold-out show in Belfast, Ireland. “I was so glad I was there when I turned 70,” she relates. “The audience sang ‘Happy Birthday,’ Travis brought a birthday cake out onstage, and we took it on the bus and all had a piece of cake. Afterwards, I was so inspired I started writing a song about Northern Ireland.”

As she promises on the powerful last track of Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart–one of the best albums of her career–Lucinda Williams is “never gonna fade away.”

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Join us to discuss the wonderful film about Ai.

Ex Machina is currently streaming on HBO Max.

Presale Tickets on sale: 

Thursday, Feb. 1 from 10AM-10PM

Presale Code: PANTHER

– California’s greatest export Steel Panther is announcing additional dates to their On The Prowl
Tour 2024. The band will bring the Steel Panther party train to The Hall at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in
Spartanburg, SC on Saturday, May 11. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday, February 2

nd at 10AM local
time. Additional Information on all ticket and VIP packages including meet and greets, exclusive merch items, early
entry and more for all tour dates can be found here: https://steelpantherrocks.com/pages/tour.
Steel Panther released their sixth studio album On The Prowl worldwide on February 24, 2023. On The Prowl was
produced by Steel Panther and brought the band their most-recent #1 Billboard comedy album. The album is
currently available for order in multiple configurations including CD, Cassette, and 2 different color variant vinyl
records here: https://lnk.to/Panther_OTP. From the opening synth intro of “Never Too Late (To Get Some Pu**y
Tonight)” to the thunderous outro of “Sleeping On The Rollaway,” Steel Panther is back with the infectious riffs,
pounding drums, unforgettable vocals alongside the witty humor that has earned them a global audience. Songs
like “On Your Instagram,” “Magical Vagina” and “One Pump Chump” are sure to fit in on the biggest live stages next
to the band’s most-memorable songs. The band has released the music videos from On The Prowl to date: the
opener “Never Too Late (To Get Some Pu**y Tonight),” the chart-topping German radio hit “1987,” the Shark Tank
inspired “Friends With Benefits and most-recently their ode to social media with “On Your Instagram.”

The track listing for On The Prowl is:
1) Never Too Late (To Get Some Pu**y Tonight)
2) Friends With Benefits
3) On Your Instagram
4) Put My Money Where Your Mouth Is
5) 1987
6) Teleporter
7) Is My D**k Enough (feat. Dweezil Zappa)
8) Magical Vagina
9) All That And More
10) One Pump Chump
11) Pornstar
12) Ain’t Dead Yet
13) Sleeping On The Rollaway

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

MEET MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, STEVEN GALLOWAY!

This Greenwood, SC based, smooth jazz saxophonist has an impeccable degree — specifically a music degree from Lander University where he studied under Columbia jazz mainstay Robert A. Gardiner, whom he’ll still sit in with on occasion when passing through Columbia. For his music performance degree, Galloway said Gardiner would have him transcribe solos from the likes of Miles Davis and other jazz greats. However, Steven enjoys listening to a variety of music, from Grover Washington Jr., to Stevie Wonder and even Drake. Among his musical influences are, Charlie Parker, Hank Mobley, Thelonious Monk, Roberta Flack, Jim Snidero, Jerry Bergonzi, to name a few.

In addition to being a gifted saxophonist, Steven Galloway is also a jazz and classically trained pianist, so his supple licks are intricately constructed without being out there, and he drops in familiar covers of everyone from Michael Jackson to Patti LaBelle at his sold out shows. 

The soft-spoken Galloway considers himself to be an introvert, but he enjoys performing and exudes an amazing energy and a soul clenching performance that is unmatched. Stay tuned for more from Steven Galloway.

View Full Steven Galloway Bio >>

http://www.stevengalloway.net/

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Musical Theatre Workshop With Dani Knox
For Beginner through Intermediate performers.

February 2nd ( Friday ) 6:30 – 7:45pm
Ages: Adults 18+

February 3rd ( Saturday ) 5 – 6:15pm
Ages: Teens 12 – 17 Years Old

CLASS DESCRIPTION:
You can expect to learn a variety of “on stage” techniques in our Musical Theatre Workshop.
Together we will explore character development, ensemble interactions, on stage improvisation and more!
This workshop is suitable for beginner through intermediate performers.

DANI KNOX (Teacher):
Dani Knox has experience in teaching various performing arts across the upstate!
Not only has Dani led various Colorguard organizations in the Upstate, but she also teaches various genres of dance with The Movement Company.
Dani holds her associate’s in Early Childhood Development and Administration. After years of being a classroom teacher, she has been inspired to focus her teachings on creative and self expressive subjects.

Price: $13 per class

How to Register:

Students can REGISTER online using our MINDBODY APP
Create an account on Mindbody.
Find Integrarte / create an account / find workshop

Look for Musical Theatre Workshop, find the specific date of class you wish to attend and register.

If you are unable to register online, please email us at [email protected] to let us know that you are planning to come to the workshop. We will save your spot and help you sign in at the Studio.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the Workshop to process payment and registration.

Sigal Music Museum’s current special exhibition, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred, highlights items from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, which hails from all over the world. Showing November 2023 – May 2024, Worlds Apart uses a diverse range of historical instruments, objects, and visuals to bring together musical narratives from seemingly disparate parts of the globe.

 

Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred aims to increase public access to historical instruments from around the world and improve visitors’ understanding of musical traditions at the global level. Expanding beyond the typical parameters of the Western musical canon, Worlds Apart seeks to expose audiences to musical instruments and customs that are often overlooked or exotified. The instruments and other exhibit materials will offer visitors new perspectives on global music and a chance to consider how music is used for prayer and leisure in cultures around the world. By celebrating these stories, the museum intends to further its mission to collect and preserve historical musical instruments, objects, and information, which engage and enrich people of all ages through exhibits, performances, and experiential programs.

 

Displaying various objects from the JoAnn and Frank Edwinn Collection, Worlds Apart: Musical Instruments from Secular to Sacred focuses on international musical instruments and cultures, celebrating rites and traditions with ancient histories and contemporary legacies. Frank Edwinn, a successful basso in the mid-20th century, studied and toured internationally, eventually settling in North Carolina, where he taught music at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Throughout his life, he purchased various objects from around the world, aiming to expose students, and himself, to the wide and wonderful world of musical instruments. This impressive collection occupies a unique position for educating audiences unfamiliar with the vast scope of global music.

And, UNCA’s Ramsey Library Special Collections is now processing the Edwinn’s papers and a few recordings that will be accessible next semester!

Musical Theatre Workshop With Dani Knox
For Beginner through Intermediate performers.

February 2nd ( Friday ) 6:30 – 7:45pm
Ages: Adults 18+

February 3rd ( Saturday ) 5 – 6:15pm
Ages: Teens 12 – 17 Years Old

CLASS DESCRIPTION:
You can expect to learn a variety of “on stage” techniques in our Musical Theatre Workshop.
Together we will explore character development, ensemble interactions, on stage improvisation and more!
This workshop is suitable for beginner through intermediate performers.

DANI KNOX (Teacher):
Dani Knox has experience in teaching various performing arts across the upstate!
Not only has Dani led various Colorguard organizations in the Upstate, but she also teaches various genres of dance with The Movement Company.
Dani holds her associate’s in Early Childhood Development and Administration. After years of being a classroom teacher, she has been inspired to focus her teachings on creative and self expressive subjects.

Price: $13 per class

How to Register:

Students can REGISTER online using our MINDBODY APP
Create an account on Mindbody.
Find Integrarte / create an account / find workshop

Look for Musical Theatre Workshop, find the specific date of class you wish to attend and register.

If you are unable to register online, please email us at [email protected] to let us know that you are planning to come to the workshop. We will save your spot and help you sign in at the Studio.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the Workshop to process payment and registration.

Foothills Philharmonic continues its 23rd concert season with our Chamber Orchestra Concert. Tonight, Foothills Philharmonic explores smaller works for orchestra in a concert that has a more intimate feel than our normal orchestral concerts. Please plan on a fun day in the City of Greer! Tonight’s program features our annual community event aimed at benefiting Miracle Hill Ministries Homeless shelters. Please feel free to visit their booth in the lobby to learn more about the work that they are doing to benefit our community. Upon conclusion of the concert, we will have a reception in the fellowship hall to which all of our audience members are invited.

ABOUT MUSCADINE BLOODLINE

Proudly independent and unapologetically Southern, country duo Muscadine Bloodline find their true voice on their upcoming new album, Dispatch to 16th Ave. Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton grew up in Mobile, Alabama, but didn’t cross paths until they each started to pursue their musical dreams. In 2012, they forged a friendship when Stanton opened a show for Muncaster’s band at Soul Kitchen in Mobile. Charlie’s contemporary vocals complimented by Gary’s harmonies and masterful guitar licks showcase a powerfully refreshing mix of talent, passion and unfiltered authenticity. Since naming themselves Muscadine Bloodline in 2015, they’ve had two Billboard-charting critically acclaimed EP’s, have sold out shows across the country, opened concerts for hundreds of artists and earned a standing ovation at their Grand Ole Opry debut in 2018. The guys’ Southern roots carry over to their band name as well: Muscadine grapes grow in the South while Bloodline represents their heritage. For more information visit muscadinebloodline.com.

Multi-faceted singer/songwriter A.J. Croce is hitting the road again in celebration of his father Jim Croce’s work and performing works from the legendary albums Life and Times, I Got A Name, and You Don’t Mess Around With Jim. The Croce Plays Croce 50^th Anniversary show – which features a legendary band (drummer Gary Mallaber, bassist David Barard, guitar/violin James Pennebaker) and a moving presentation accompanying Jim’s songs – was inspired by A.J.’s connection to the fans, the players, and his father’s timeless music.

This 50^th anniversary tour builds upon A.J.’s previous critically-praised performances where he shared intimate aspects of his father’s career, showcased his own musical style, and provided insights into Jim’s enduring musical canon. While Jim’s work still resonates on radio, streaming, movies, and shows, it is A.J.’s showmanship that enlivens the legacy of the music by inviting “the sold-out crowds into his father’s worldview and work mindset, culminating in the playing of Jim Croce tunes . . . making for an intimate experience riddled with wryness and humor.”

Two of Jim Croce’s finest albums Life and Times and I Got A Name were both released in 1973 and featured hits like “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” which peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, as well as “I’ll Have to Say I Love You In A Song” and “Workin’ At The Car Wash Blues.” A.J. is focused on keeping the shows featuring these albums fresh and spontaneous by letting the musicians “have a level of improvisation that makes it a lot of fun.”

Fans and critics who attended last year’s shows are thrilled that A.J. is readying another affectionate interpretation of his father’s enduring legacy. The shows have renewed interest in Jim Croce and garnered praise for A.J: “I think they come as a Jim Croce fan but also leave as fans of mine. That’s something that has also made this whole experience really amazing.”

If you like these kinds of events, please consider supporting the Museum’s programming by making a donation.

Support Sigal Music Museum

Ukrainian born, American cellist Daria Yevgenievna Titova Janssen is an active soloist, chamber musician, piano accompanist, teacher and scholar. First Prize winner of the 1997 International Music Competition “Виртуозы (Virtuosi) -2000” in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2009 Soloist Competition winner with Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1, winner of 2004 Honors Competition in a trio with pianist Paul Jacobs and violinist Dainius Poudjukas and a Diplomat of the 1998 International Music Competition “Concursul International de Muzica Jeunesses Musicales” in Bucharest, Romania, Daria first appeared as a soloist with the Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of nine. In 2006, Daria took the stage at the V Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico, and in 1997 she was a semi-finalist in Tchaikovsky’s International Music Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Daria began her cello and piano studies at the age of seven at the Kharkiv Special Music Boarding School in Ukraine and, later, in the Preparatory Department of the Longy School of Music, where she was a principal cellist of the Young Performers Chamber Orchestra, conducted by George Ogata. Since then, she completed five years as a principal rotation cellist at the Boston University Symphony Orchestra and was a substitute cellist for the Boston Ballet Orchestra.

As a Cello/Piano duo, Daria’s collaboration with pianist Paul Jacobs started in 2004, and their programs include works by contemporary composers, standard chamber music and the concerto repertoire, including premieres of new works by new composers and recordings.
In 2005, Daria founded the Nocturne String Quartet, whom had premiered an award-winning composer David C. Janssen’s String Quartet No. 1 (2009), followed by the premiere of his String Quartet No. 2 (2022). Daria has been collaborating with her husband, David Janssen, premiering, editing and recording his works as a cellist and pianist, while working together with violinists Bayla Keyes, Julia Glenn and violist Xi Yang and pianist Paul Jacobs.
Besides teaching and performing, Daria’s projects include the transcription of J.S. Bach’s 2nd Violin Partita for Solo-Cello, research work on the Dvořak’s Cello Concerto and a community outreach recital series with Cello Zoo for kids and adults of all ages as well as being a music series director/performer at NHC Health Care Nursing Home.

Over the years Daria’s primary cello teachers were professors I. D. Rojavsky, L. S. Nikulina, Terry King, Thomas Kraines, Mihail Jojatu, Michael Reynolds and Marc Johnson. She studied theory and harmony with one of the best students of Nadia Boulanger – Judith Ross, Richard Cornell, John Wallace and piano under Larisa Podpalnaya, Philis Asseta and Lyubov Shlain. Daria performed in Cello Masterclasses with Laurence Lesser, John Kaboff, Natasha Brofsky, Andrew Pearce, Kangho Lee, Joshua Gordon and Natalia Gutman.

Daria holds an Undergraduate Diploma with Distinction in Cello Performance from Longy School of Music, Bachelors of Music degree from Emerson College and Master of Music degree from Boston University, where she received an Honor Award for outstanding achievement in String Performance and Doctorate of Music Arts in String Performance.
Daria is a recent winner of the International Clara Schumann Competition, 2023 winner of London International and Beethoven International Music Competitions.

Currently, Daria is a director of Daria Janssen Music School, Double Bass faculty at the North Greenville University, a cellist at Greenville Symphony Orchestra as well as a conductor at the Greenville County Youth Orchestras. She lives in Greenville, SC with her husband, composer David C. Janssen, two daughters and son.

If you like these kinds of events, please consider supporting the Museum’s programming by making a donation.

Support Sigal Music Museum

Ukrainian born, American cellist Daria Yevgenievna Titova Janssen is an active soloist, chamber musician, piano accompanist, teacher and scholar. First Prize winner of the 1997 International Music Competition “Виртуозы (Virtuosi) -2000” in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2009 Soloist Competition winner with Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1, winner of 2004 Honors Competition in a trio with pianist Paul Jacobs and violinist Dainius Poudjukas and a Diplomat of the 1998 International Music Competition “Concursul International de Muzica Jeunesses Musicales” in Bucharest, Romania, Daria first appeared as a soloist with the Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of nine. In 2006, Daria took the stage at the V Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Morelia, Mexico, and in 1997 she was a semi-finalist in Tchaikovsky’s International Music Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Daria began her cello and piano studies at the age of seven at the Kharkiv Special Music Boarding School in Ukraine and, later, in the Preparatory Department of the Longy School of Music, where she was a principal cellist of the Young Performers Chamber Orchestra, conducted by George Ogata. Since then, she completed five years as a principal rotation cellist at the Boston University Symphony Orchestra and was a substitute cellist for the Boston Ballet Orchestra.

As a Cello/Piano duo, Daria’s collaboration with pianist Paul Jacobs started in 2004, and their programs include works by contemporary composers, standard chamber music and the concerto repertoire, including premieres of new works by new composers and recordings.
In 2005, Daria founded the Nocturne String Quartet, whom had premiered an award-winning composer David C. Janssen’s String Quartet No. 1 (2009), followed by the premiere of his String Quartet No. 2 (2022). Daria has been collaborating with her husband, David Janssen, premiering, editing and recording his works as a cellist and pianist, while working together with violinists Bayla Keyes, Julia Glenn and violist Xi Yang and pianist Paul Jacobs.
Besides teaching and performing, Daria’s projects include the transcription of J.S. Bach’s 2nd Violin Partita for Solo-Cello, research work on the Dvořak’s Cello Concerto and a community outreach recital series with Cello Zoo for kids and adults of all ages as well as being a music series director/performer at NHC Health Care Nursing Home.

Over the years Daria’s primary cello teachers were professors I. D. Rojavsky, L. S. Nikulina, Terry King, Thomas Kraines, Mihail Jojatu, Michael Reynolds and Marc Johnson. She studied theory and harmony with one of the best students of Nadia Boulanger – Judith Ross, Richard Cornell, John Wallace and piano under Larisa Podpalnaya, Philis Asseta and Lyubov Shlain. Daria performed in Cello Masterclasses with Laurence Lesser, John Kaboff, Natasha Brofsky, Andrew Pearce, Kangho Lee, Joshua Gordon and Natalia Gutman.

Daria holds an Undergraduate Diploma with Distinction in Cello Performance from Longy School of Music, Bachelors of Music degree from Emerson College and Master of Music degree from Boston University, where she received an Honor Award for outstanding achievement in String Performance and Doctorate of Music Arts in String Performance.
Daria is a recent winner of the International Clara Schumann Competition, 2023 winner of London International and Beethoven International Music Competitions.

Currently, Daria is a director of Daria Janssen Music School, Double Bass faculty at the North Greenville University, a cellist at Greenville Symphony Orchestra as well as a conductor at the Greenville County Youth Orchestras. She lives in Greenville, SC with her husband, composer David C. Janssen, two daughters and son.

The Spartanburg Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is where talented young musicians expand their symphonic knowledge and participate in high quality performances with dynamic conductors.

The Symphony ensemble serves all musicians in grades 8-12 and the Prelude ensemble is open to string students grades 6-9.  Support the future of Spartanburg’s musical legacy with a subscription to all three of this season’s exciting concerts.

Elevator access to the main floor. No elevator access to the balconies.

Tickets are non-refundable.