Gibbes Museum of Art

New Muse Concerts continues its fourth season on March 14th and 15th with Carnival of the Animals, a program of music for four hands on one piano in connection with Un/Natural Selections: Wildlife in Contemporary Art, an exhibition organized by the National Museum of Wildlife Art and on view at the Gibbes Museum through April 16th, 2023. “We’re thrilled to present this charming and whimsical program,” said New Muse Concerts’ Artistic Director Lydia Chernicoff. “Pianists Ronaldo Rolim and Xiaohui Yang will bring the tales of Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and a parade of fantastical animals to life. They’ll play a free preview concert at MUSC on Tuesday, March 14th, and the full program at the Gibbes Museum the next day. Tickets to Wednesday’s performance at the Gibbes include admission to the galleries, so the audience is encouraged to arrive early to see the exhibition for themselves.” Ronaldo Rolim and Xiaohui Yang piano, will perform music by Maurice Ravel, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Camille Saint-Saëns. The schedule: Tuesday, March 14th at 6 pm FREE preview concert MUSC’s Ashley River Tower – Mezzanine, 25 Courtenay Drive, Charleston, SC 29425 Wednesday, March 15 at 6 pm The Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC To learn more, visit newmuse.org. – Founded in 2019, New Muse Concerts takes classical chamber music out of the concert hall and presents it within the context of diverse musical traditions, exploring the interplay between them, and revealing their cultural and historical connections. New Muse is dedicated to daring programming that inspires audiences to hear music — and see the world — in new ways.