20-21 Program

Dear Friends,
After a memorable season celebrating the first 40 years of USCB
Chamber Music, it is perhaps as fitting a moment as there ever will be for
me to thank you for 12 years of warm receptions and many wonderful visits
to Beaufort as I pass the baton to my dear friend Andy Armstrong in the
tradition established in 2009 by another dear friend- Charles Wadsworth. At
our April 2020 concert, we were prepared to announce that this seamless
transition would occur during the upcoming season, which Andy and I
would jointly direct. Then our best laid plans were leveled by the arrival of
COVID-19, and with the virus persisting, I think now is the time to make our
announcement; I regret that we were not able to do it in person.
As I begin to gently turn to a new chapter in my own life, I will be with
you on November 1 and December 13 as Artistic Director; then Andy will
take over, bringing with him a parade of extraordinary friends for the spring
concerts- and I look forward to returning as Andy’s guest cellist for the
March concert. During these strange and uncertain times, it gives me great
comfort to know that my colleagues and I will still have the opportunity
to make music in Beaufort, and that our devoted audience will be able
to experience another season of concerts, whether in person or virtually.
Jeewon and I are particularly delighted to have you all to ourselves for the
December concert, but we also regret that we will not be able to gather and
celebrate with you in the same manner that we usually do. I look forward
to many happy returns when we can all comfortably and safely assemble
once again in the Center for the Arts, and in any case, I promise never to be a
stranger in the place that I have called my “musical home away from home.”
At this very significant moment in the Series’ history, I would like to ask
that you please do all that you can to keep subscriptions and gifts at a high
level so that we can move through this pandemic season as strongly as
possible. It has been my great honor to maintain the excellence established
by Mary Whisonant and Charles and it is my fervent hope that I will be
able to hand the baton to Andy with the Series at its highest numbers of
subscribers and donors. At a time filled with angst and uncertainty, I ask that
you join Andy and me in proclaiming a bright and glorious future for USCB
Chamber Music.
Thank you for your past commitment, generosity and friendship; I look
forward to returning to the stage in Beaufort in just a few short weeks.
Sincerely,
Edward Arron
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