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February 7, 2025Holy Cross, Sullivan's IslandAnn Caldwell - Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Storyteller
Ann Caldwell has lived and worked in Charleston, South Carolina since 1955. For the past twenty five years, Ann has made her living as a vocalist and performing artist, singing jazz, and R & B, Pop, Folk, Gospel and Spirituals. Ann Caldwell opened for legendary recording artist, Al Green in 2010. She is the director of the Magnolia Singers (an a cappella singing group) and lead vocalist for her band LooseFitt Jazz Ensemble. Ann has written and produced local concerts as well as her first video presentation entitled: “A Lesson in Spirituals”. During the onset of the COVID-19 virus, she wrote and produced a video presentation entitled “Exodus” for the Gibbes Museum of Art. She was the featured vocalist in a production presented by the College of Charleston and the Lowcountry Heritage Society entitled “Indigo Jazz” with the Late Tommy Gill. She wrote and produced a presentation for the McCllenville Art Center entitled “The Blue Box”. In April of 2009 she was given the Three Sisters Award by the Committee to Save the City, Inc., the Legacy Award for the Arts by Sister Summit Foundation in 2007 and she was honored by being inducted into the Lowcountry Music Hall of Fame in October 2018. Roger Bellow - Multi-instrumentalist, Singer, Teacher, and Country Music Scholar
Roger Bellow has cut several records and entertained in the United States, South America, Europe, and the Orient. He has recorded and performed with the finest artists in country music including concerts at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Kaustinen International Folk Festival in Finland. The Chicago Reader summarized, “His fiddle playing swings and he can do whatever he wants on banjo and mandolin. If you can see him by all means do.” Roger and Ann have performed and recorded together for 32 years. Hayden Wilson - Live Event Painter
Hayden Wilson is a Charleston-based painter who is the current resident artist at the Gallery at Sweetgrass at Wild Dunes on the Isle of Palms. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Clemson University, focusing her degree in oil painting while advancing in multiple disciplines of study, such as drawing, photography, graphic design, printmaking, and ceramics. Wilson’s current photorealistic oil paintings focus on organic subjects and explore the various scenes and textures of the lowcountry landscape. Her hyperrealistic style joyfully explores the boundary between realism and expressionism, and one was recently juried by the American Woman Artists organization. Together with her husband and two daughters, Hayden is grateful to live in Charleston and be surrounded with the endless beauty and inspiration (and food!) of our community. |
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May 2, 2025Palmetto Presbyterian, Mt PleasantCameron Handel has been playing professionally for nearly 20 years. After studying classical performance at The University of Georgia, and completing a degree in Jazz Studies at The College of Charleston, she went on to secure a spot in the Broadway hit, “Blast!” Cameron worked her way up to a featured soloist in both Blast! And Blast 2-“M.I.X.” (Music in Extreme). After spending several years touring North America and Japan with those shows, she auditioned for, and was selected to back Michael Bolton. Cameron spent 5 years touring the world (47 countries) and learning the ropes of the industry. She has shared the stage with Adele, Seal, Michael Bolton, Davy Jones, Smokey Robinson, and several other big-name artists. Currently, Cameron is a member of The Charleston Jazz Orchestra and has loved her time with that organization. She occasionally subs with The Charleston Symphony Orchestra and loves to get back to her classical roots. Cameron maintains a very successful private trumpet studio in the Charleston area. Her students consistently place in the All State band, orchestra, and jazz bands, as well as The Honor Band of America concert and jazz bands. Cameron enjoys being a bandleader of her group, “Cameron & The Saltwater Brass.” She and her family have played around town and at regional music festivals as The Handel Family Band. Cameron also enjoys being on the Music Team at Christ Church Anglican. When she isn’t playing trumpet or teaching lessons, Cameron enjoys playing ukulele and singing with her 2 daughters and husband.
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October 4, 2024
Church of the Holy Spirit
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November 15, 2024Eastbridge Presbyterian, Mt PleasantKatie (violin & vocals) & Gaylyn (cello & vocals) bring the classical-crossover genre into the church through concerts, songwriting and corporate worship. From Baton Rouge, LA, they love working together as sisters and best friends, and their vision is for Christ- centered music that combines both fine arts and sound theology. The group has recorded a number of albums, creating music for the edification and encouragement of the church. Their classical background allows them to bring something unique to the table: a concert experience, centered on sharing Christ through song. In this setting, they continue to embrace the arts and showcase the gospel through words and melodies they have come to love. A love for people and a passion for Biblical truth is what you’ll experience in the sound of the Foto Sisters. From music videos to the stage, they have one goal, and that is to point others to the only Savior, Jesus Christ!
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