The Palmetto Mastersingers have been entertaining audiences in Columbia, South Carolina, nationally, and internationally since 1981. Dr. Arpad Darazs, music professor at the University of South Carolina, organized the group as an opportunity for men to continue singing outstanding choral music beyond their college years. Under Dr. Darazs’ leadership, the Mastersingers won critical acclaim at competitions in Hungary (Dr. Darazs’ native land) and Wales. Over the next 35 years as “South Carolina’s Musical Ambassadors,” the Mastersingers have sung in the Notre Dame in Paris, St Peter’s in the Vatican, The Dom in Cologne, St Marks in Venice, St Stephen’s in Budapest, and other venues in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, China, and Canada. Locally we have sung throughout the state, including an overflow audience at the Circular Congregation Church in Charleston as part of the 2015 Piccolo Spoleto festival.

Now under the leadership of Artistic Director Walter Graham, the Mastersingers are looking forward to a new Spring and a new era with “The Awakening” concert on May 7th!