Fall
2002 I’Onissimo! Concerts Welcome Music
|
|
.Mt. Pleasant, SC - Four free family concerts will be presented outdoors at the new Mt. Pleasant Amphitheater on Westlake in I’On Village on Sunday afternoons as I’Onissimo! begins its third season. The public and their children are welcome to attend, picnic and enjoy wonderful music by the East Cooper community’s armature and professional musicians.
Detailed
location information and parking instructions.
Image, Right, I'Onissimo Finale, May 2002 at Mt. Pleasant Amphitheater, Westlake, I'On Village. See more images of the finale and amphitheater.
Blankets or folding chairs are suggested for outdoor hillside seating. This fall a special area will be available for families to set up canopy tents at the top of the hill. Directions, program details, rain locations and a form to request I’mail notices on future concerts can all be found online at www.awod.com/hamilton/. See an amphitheater seating area chart.
Detailed notices on upcoming concerts can be requested by using our Request I'Mail Form
Musicians interested in playing with I’Onissimo! this fall are invited to contact Julia Hamilton at 849-8481. You do not have to be an I’On resident. The group includes musicians from Snee Farm, Brickyard, the Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, Dunes West and other parts of the Lowcountry. Musicians of all skill levels are welcome. Some members play only for part of one concert, while others tackel ambitious musical pieces. I'Onissimo! currently has Brass, Woodwind, String and Vocal groups. A children's ensemble may be started this year.
The Charleston Community Band will begin the season on September 29 at 4:00 pm with a crowd pleasing program of big band tunes, patriotic standards and other music for large band. The Band has over 80 members. This concert will climax an afternoon which also includes the Eastlake Open Kayak races. Many people are expected to listen to the music from their kayaks bobbing in Eastlake behind the stage. This concert is sponsored by The Hamilton Law Office. I'Onissimo1 is please to have the Wando High School Band Boosters providing conesessions for this event with the assistance of Mt. Pleasant Chick-fil-A to benefit the Wando Band, which must raise 100 thousand dollars per year to support band activities at the school.
Image,
left, Some of the musicians of I'Onissimo!
Brass before Boo is the title of the October 27, 4:00 pm concert by the I’Onissimo! Brass ensemble. Sousa, brass settings of popular Beatles Tunes and selections inspired by the scary season will be on the program. Children are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to this concert. This concert is sponsored by Mt. Pleasant Chick-fil-A.
On Sunday, Nov. 10 at 4:00 pm the I’Onissimo! Woodwind ensemble will play a program titled Winds of Autumn. The winds are known for eclectic concerts that include jazz, classical and often, a sing along. The music will be as varied in color as the leaves falling around the lake. This concert will be sponsored by Bill and Peggy Orange.
The I’Onissimo! Strings will conclude the fall series on Sunday, November 24 at 4 pm with a program of classical and romantic music for string quartet. Concert details are now online. This concert will be held across the lake from the amphitheater, where a small pocket park at the Southwest Corner of the lake will be adapted to an intimate concert space more functional for string music, with a small acoustic shell. Only folding chair seating will be available for this concert. hear music performed by the I'Onissimo! strings on our music page.
I’Onissimo! is supported in part by the I’On Trust, a non profit community foundation dedicated to enhancing the quality of civic and cultural life in the East Cooper area.
See Main I'Onissimo Page and Frames