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Ears Wide Open is a student-conceived, student-administered and student-presented concert series at the University of South Carolina that presents adventurous, high-quality performances for USC students, by USC students to make live music an integral part of the university student experience while increasing the USC School of Music on-campus visibility.
Ears Wide Open presents four concerts per school year with the interests of university students and campus community members in mind through the use of non-traditional venues, thoughtful programming, and compelling interdisciplinary collaborations. The EWO team proudly combines a variety of majors and minors in Music Performance, Music Industry Studies, Jazz Studies, Finance, Marketing, Entertainment, Film, and Media Arts, all from undergraduate through DMA students. The team consists of an Artistic Director, Operations and House Manager, Financial Officer and Assistant Stage Manager, Marketing and Social Media Director and House Manager, Technical Director, and a Logistics Director and Stage Manager. The EWO team works closely with two faculty advisors, Dr. Jennifer-Parker Harley and Dr. Mike Harley, and the School of Music Dean Harding.
The series strives to promote the importance of live music and models innovation, empathy, inclusivity, and curiosity through the arts.
November 7, 2025
Painting with Sound at Thomas Cooper Library
November 13, 2025, 10 a.m.
Jazz + WUSC at the Public Health Garden
May 2, 2026
School of Music Formal with Sigma Alpha Iota
Elle Senn, Artistic Director
Austin Engelhardt, Tech Director
Shannon James, House and Operations Manager
Josh Anderson, Stage Manager
Eleni Nicholas, Social Media and Marketing
Brianna Hale, Tech and Operations Staff

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