Melanie Beam O'Neal
& Barbara Beam
Piano and Piano Duets
Present: It's Not Just Chopsticks!
Melanie Beam O'Neal
& Barbara Beam
Piano and Piano Duets
Present: It's Not Just Chopsticks!
Melanie Beam O'Neal
& Barbara Beam
Piano and Piano Duets
Present: It's Not Just Chopsticks!
Melanie Beam O'Neal
& Barbara Beam
Piano and Piano Duets
Present: It's Not Just Chopsticks!
The Rock Hill Music Club
Previous Programs
presented 2022-2023:
Jarvis Miller, Bass/Baritone
Lannia Bronola-Dickert, Accompanist
Present: Grassroots Gospel
Sept 18, 2022
Jarvis Miller, a Rock Hill, SC resident and Voice Performance graduate of Winthrop University. Mr. Miller participates in The York County Choral Society, The Queens Choral Union, The Royal Voices of Charlotte, and Caritas and Inspirare a capella ensembles.
Melanie Beam O'Neal
& Barbara Beam
Piano and Piano Duets
Present:
It's Not Just Chopsticks!
Oct 16, 2022
Joey & Marianne Neal
Historical Banjos
Present:
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Nov 20, 2022
Joey and Marianne Neal are both multi-instrumentalists who play various genres of music, but their focus is on traditional Appalachian string band and bluegrass music. Marianne originally played the bass fiddle and later switched over to clawhammer style banjo.
Dr. Elda Franklin, Viola
Mary Ann Helton, Piano
Present: With Strings Attached
Jan 15, 2023
Mary Ann & Frank Archer
Flute/Piccolo & Piano/Organ
Present: The Grand Tour -
A Musical Visit to Ireland,
France, Germany, Spain,
Hungary, and Brazil
Mar 19, 2023
Mary Ann was a member of the acclaimed Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 26 years and currently substitutes with seven orchestras in four southern states, including the Rock Hill Symphony.
Frank Archer, organist/pianist and choral conductor is Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts and at Hampden-Sydney College and served 21 years at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Ridgewood, NJ.
Our Scholarship Recipients
Voice, Piano, Instrumentalists
Present: Student Spectacular!
Apr 2, 2023
Melanie Beam O'Neal holds a B. of Music Education from Winthrop University. She has taught music at the RH District Day School, Westminster Catawba and served as church pianist at Oakland Baptist in Rock Hill.
Barbara Beam, also a Winthrop graduate with a M. Music Ed. degree, taught in the RH School System and served as organist at Oakland Baptist Church for 32 years.
Dr. Franklin is Professor Emeritus of Music at Winthrop University, a founding member of the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra, and currently serves on the Board of Directors as well as a violist with the orchestra.
Dr. Franklin and Mary Ann Helton form the duo called With Strings Attached and have performed together for the past 15 years .
Five outstanding local organists performed for the Rock Hill Music Club at our yearly organ recital in February. This year, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Charlotte Guild of Organists.
The beautiful sanctuary of Unity Presbyterian in Fort Mill echoed compositions performed by:
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Jordon Locke, Providence Baptist, Charlotte
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Monty Bennett, Music Director at Temple Israel and Music Director/Organist at Park Road Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC.
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Margaret Monroe, Director of Music at Unity Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill, SC
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Linda Liberty, Director of Music Ministry at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Ft. Mill, SC
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Kathy Riebe, Director of Music Ministries at Lutheran Chapel Church in Gastonia NC.
Hunter Garrison, Trombone
Outstanding Freshman, Music Education major
MacKenzie Hafer, soprano
Outstanding Music Education major (Junior)
William Thompon, Marimba
Outstanding Instrumentalist, Music Performance
Josiah Johnson, Baritone
Outstanding Vocalist, Music Education (Junior)
Harrison Warner, Piano
Outstanding Pianist, Freshman Music Performance
Jacin Prevatte, Mezzo-Soprano
Presser Scholar Award, Music Technology, (Junior)
Margaret Monroe, Monty Bennett,
Linda Liberty, Kathie Riede &
Jordan Locke
Present: Happy 75th Birthday AGO (American Guild of Organists