Join the Celebration!

May 31 – June 13, 2021

On Monday, May 31, PSAE will host the opening performance of the 2021 Rising Stars Piccolo Spoleto Series. In its 13th year, the series will showcase young actors, dancers, musicians, writers, and visual artists in the high-profile venue of Spoleto Festival USA through its affiliation with Piccolo Spoleto.

Livestream Information

Due to effects of COVID, no tickets will be sold to this year's 8 performances. The performances will be live-streamed at our Facebook Event. The event will be streamed beginning 10 minutes prior to each performance time. Once again, we have a wonderful line up of very gifted young performers! 

LIVESTREAM LINK

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Performance Schedule

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Monday, May 31, 2021
​11:00 AM

Ellie King
Vocal Music, Age 12
Conway, SC
​Janet Haigh, Teacher

Sierra Kremenliev
Cello, Age 13
Greenville, SC
​Kathleen Martin, Teacher

Zoey Hughes
Dance, Age 16
Columbia, SC
​Darrell Daney, Teacher

Lauren Funkhouser
Vocal Music, Age 18
Mt. Pleasant, SC
​Shanelle Woods, Teacher

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Monday, May 31, 2021
2:00 PM

Jerry Gan
Violin, Age 12
Simpsonville, SC
Kathleen Martin, Teacher

Cassandra Phillips
Visual Art, Age 17
Mt. Pleasant, SC
​Barbara Richardson, Teacher
 

Anna Swearingen
Vocal Music, Age 18
Columbia, SC
​Janet Hopkins, Teacher

Driftwood Cello Duo
Columbia, SC
Catherine Akhvlediani (16)
Ian Emmer (15)
Sarah Evanovich and Carol Murray, Teachers

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Saturday, June 5, 2021
11:00 AM

Ava Whitener
Violin, Age 12
Charleston, SC
​Chris Gawlik, Teacher

Colleen Underriner
Dance, Age 14
Charleston, SC
​Lindy Fabyanic and Megan Levinson, Teachers

Timothy Harmon
Visual Art, Age 18
Lexington, SC
​Candace Cannon, Teacher

Gawlik Violin Duo
Ava Whitener (12)
Callie Williams (11)
Charleston, SC
Chris Gawlik, Teacher

Jackson Morton
Piano, Age 17
Columbia, SC
Dr. Stephen Taylor, Teacher

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Saturday, June 5, 2021
2:00 PM

Elena Funderburk
Visual Art, Age 18
Lexington, SC
Audra Yesnach, Teacher

Emma Joyce
Violin, Age 17
Charleston, SC
​Yuriy Bekker, Teacher

Ainsley Western
Vocal Music, Age 19
Charleston, SC
Mr. Stephen Gabriel, Teachers

Andrew Jackson Women’s Chamber Choir
Kershaw, SC
Jurnee Ingram (17)
Maddie Baker (17)
Yazmin Chalk (18)
Leah Roberts (18)
Reanna Reed (17)
Valerie Sims (17)
Grace McKittrick (18)
Riley Wharton (17)
Amanda Ardrey (17)
Kelsey Starnes (18)
Kenzlie Blankenship (17)

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Sunday, June 6, 2021
2:00 PM

Stephanie Suedbeck
Violin, Age 12
Greenville, SC
​Chris Gawlik, Teacher

Sabrina Kindervater
Visual Art, Age 18
Taylors, SC
​April Dauscha, Teacher

Nicole Arsenault
Piano, Age 18
North Charleston, SC
​Jordan Alexander, Teacher

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Saturday, June 12, 2021
11:00 AM

McKenzie Powers
Vocal Music, Age 17
West Columbia, SC
​Janet Hopkins, Teacher
 

Imani Burison
Visual Art, Age 14
Charleston, SC
​Ann Marie Fairchild, Teacher

Pearl Wright
Cello, Age 10
Goose Creek, SC
​Natalia Khoma, Teacher

Ana McCall
Flute, Age 16
Lexington, SC
​Lorrie Turner, Teacher

Palissandro Quartet
Greenville, SC
Julia Rhyne (18)
Ben Rawlinson (18)
Philip Rawlinson (18)
Will Rawlinson (18)

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Saturday, June 12, 2021
2:00 PM

Phoebus Quartet
North Charleston, SC
Peter O’Malley (16)
Elaina Gable (17)
Simran Mehta (17)
Yosef Chang (17)

Bella Land
Vocal Music, Age 17
Sumter, SC
​Caroline Mack, Teacher

John Lee
Clarinet, Age 16
Lexington, SC
​Ms. Pike, Teacher

Marrington Middle Monarchs Honors Choir
Goose Creek, SC
Ella Cameron (14)
Ella Davis (13)
Aiden Donovan (13)
Jack Earl (13)
Aubry Fry (14)
Anthony Guadagno (14)
Mason Hoffman (14)
Ashley Kelly (14)
Anaiya Mack (14)
Bella Pfeiffer (14)
Ben Swetckie (14)
Ashlynn Woodruff (13)
Melissa Reinheimer, Teacher

Elizabeth Glendinning
Piano, Age 18
Myrtle Beach, SC
​Daniel Francis, Teacher

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Sunday, June 13, 2021
2:00 PM

Elizabeth Turner
Creative Writing, Age 12
Lexington, SC
​Dr. Tamala Jett

Kate Tolchinsky
Oboe, Age 14
Greer, SC
Marjorie Malphrus, Teacher

Ainsley Davis
Vocal Music, Age 14
Lexington, SC
​Mrs. Dellinger, Teacher

Grace Leonard
Viola, Age 17
Murrells, Inlet, SC
​Clark Spencer, Teacher

Anna Zou
Flute, Age 14
Lexington, SC
​Lorri Turner, Teacher

The Rising Stars of 2020

Ainsley Western | Vocalist | Bishop England High School | Charleston, SC

Anna Swearingen | Vocalist | Dreher High School | Columbia, SC

Bryan Fields | Piano | SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities | Myrtle Beach, SC

Colleen Underriner | Dance | Dance Conservatory of Charleston | Charleston, SC

Elizabeth Glendinning | Piano | Myrtle Beach, SC

Isabella Barredo | Vocalist | Wade Hampton High School | Greenville, SC

Maria Alexander | French Horn | Charleston County School of the Arts | Charleston, SC

Mia Stone | Classical Guitar | Marrington Middle School of the Arts | Goose Creek, SC

Pearl Wright | Cello | Goose Creek, SC

Spring Valley High School Chamber Orchestra | Columbia, SC

Sydnie Dailey | Visual Arts | Wade Hampton High School/Greenville County Fine Arts Center | Greer, SC

Alexis Howard | Vocalist | Wade Hampton High School | Greer, SC

Ava Whitener | Violin | Charleston County School of the Arts | Charleston, SC

Cassandra Phillips | Visual Arts | Charleston County School of the Arts | Mt. Pleasant, SC

Driftwood Duet | Violin | Dreher High School and Dutch Fork High School | Columbia, SC

Emma Joyce | Violin | Charleston County School of the Arts | Charleston, SC

Lauren Funkhouser | Vocalist | Wando High School | Mt. Pleasant, SC

Marrington Middle Monarchs Honor Chorus | Marrington Middle School of the Arts | Goose Creek, SC

Nicole Arsenault | Piano | North Charleston, SC

Ronit Pathak | Violin | Spring Valley High School | Columbia, SC

Stella Fox | Visual Arts | Charleston County School of the Arts | Mt. Pleasant, SC

The Ashley River String Quartet | Charleston County School of the Arts and Fort Dorchester High School | Charleston, SC

Ana McCall | Flute | Lexington High School | Lexington, SC

Bella Land | Vocalist | South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities | Sumter, SC

Charlotte Hughes | Creative Writer | Heathwood Hall Episcopal School | Columbia, SC

Ella Waldron | Visual Arts | Charleston County School of the Arts | Mt. Pleasant, SC

Gawlik Violin Duo | Charleston County School of the Arts | Charleston, SC

Lura Zimmerman | Vocalist | Eastside High School/Greenville County Fine Arts Center | Mauldin, SC

McKenzie Powers | Vocalist | River Bluff High School | West Columbia, SC

Palissandro Quartet | Strings | Greenville County Fine Arts Center | Greenville, SC

Sabrina Kindervater | Visual Arts | Wade Hampton High School/Greenville County Fine Arts Center | Taylors, SC

Stephanie Suedbeck | Violin | Green Acres Academy | Greenville, NC

Zoey Hughes | Dance | Dreher High School | Columbia, SC

Highlights from past Rising Stars Piccolo Spoleto Series