HARLEM RENAISSANCE WITH BYRON STRIPLING
Master trumpeter, conductor, singer, actor, and more – Byron Stripling returns to lead and perform with the Charleston Symphony for an uplifting night of symphonic jazz. The program will feature music of American legends including Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louise Armstrong, and more. Join us to celebrate 100 years of the Harlem Renaissance, an electrifying artistic revolution that inspired the golden age in African American culture and left an enduring mark on the landscape of popular music.
Byron Stripling is Principal Pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and serves as Artistic Director and Conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra. With a contagious smile and captivating charm, conductor, trumpet virtuoso, singer, and actor Stripling ignites audiences across the globe. His baton has led countless orchestras throughout the United States and Canada including the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and the orchestras of San Diego, St. Louis, Virginia, Toronto, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Fort Worth, Rochester, Buffalo, Florida, Portland, and Sarasota to name a few. As a soloist with the Boston Pops, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, as well as being the featured soloist on the PBS television special, “Evening at Pops,” with conductors John Williams and Mr. Lockhart.
ARTISTS
Byron Stripling, conductor and trumpet
