- 2008
- The year’s event opened with the newgrass sound of Sam Bush, followed by an encore performance by Barrage, who were brought back this year by popular demand. A well-attended performance by the Waccamaw High School Chorus was followed by the Hallalujah Singers on Sunday afternoon. The next weekend brought us back to our classical roots with performances by Phillip Powell, Agnes Kael-Nagy and Erin Althoff. On Saturday, audiences enjoyed the comedy and improv of Chicago City Limits, and Sunday afternoon, our own Ilka Doubek choreographed and directed an original dance theatre event, “Fairy Tale & Fantasy Figures.” The Long Bay Chamber Orchestra gave a rousing performance at the tabled event this year, followed by another delightful afternoon of Jazz Under the Oaks, bringing another successful Festival to a close.
- 2007
- Four themed weekends brought musical pleasure to thousands during the 2007 Festival. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra highlighted the Classical weekend, with the College of Charleston Choir and Cellist, Colin Carr performed with Pianist, Thomas Sauer. The Pops and Dance Music weekend was dominated by the amazing, high-energy performance of Barrage, and the well-loved music of The Kadillacs. A special performance of Peter and the Wolf was a special treat for our younger art lovers. Bélla Fleck and The Flecktones kicked off the Jazz and Blues weekend with a sold out Friday night performance. The melodic sounds of Tinsley Ellis and Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience and an afternoon of Jazz Under the Oaks rounded out the weekend. Our Tribute Weekend began with Jim Witter performing the music of Lennon and McCartney. A Tribute to the Piano, played by local favorite, Rocky Fretz, delighted the audience and brought the Festival to a successful close.
- 2006
- The 2006 Festival was a great success, with artists’ performances including the great jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, who performed a riveting performance to a sold-out crowd! The audience couldn’t stay in their seats! Other highlights of the Festival included a Gershwin On Broadway evening, the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, BlueRidge, and another starlit performance by the Long Bay Chamber Orchestra. Bill Pinkney & The Gospel Drifters kicked off the series, with another children’s performance (Cinderella) by the Enchantment Theatre Company. Dr. Lorin Mason was inducted into the Festival of Fame, and thousands enjoyed the many great concerts at Brookgreen!
- 2005
- This year marked two significant changes in the Festival: a new location and new dates. We moved to beautiful Brookgreen Gardens for the month of October, which worked well on both fronts. Many say it was the most successful Festival yet, with Music of the Generations as our theme, highlighting the music from the 40’s (In the Mood Live), the 50’s (Let the Good Times Roll – Dance Sounds from the 50’s) and the 70’s (The Piano Men). World-renowned jazz with Branford Marsalis, the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company, Bluegrass at Brookgreen, the Long Bay Chamber Orchestra, our first Children’s Theater featuring Pinocchio, the Miami String Quartet, and our annual Pawleys Island Wine Festival rounded out Festival 2005.
- 2004
- Art, stage plays, literature, dance, and of course, wonderful music all combined for a remarkable fourteenth season of the Festival. September 2004 will be long remembered, not only for its weather challenges, but for the sell-out performances of headliner Delbert McClinton and Rocky Fretz playing Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- 2003
- The 2003 festival was a landmark season with the festival moving to its 11,000 square foot performance venue. A sell-out performance by Grammy award-winning jazz legend Chuck Mangione headlined the year, along with Grammy award-winner, The Nashville Bluegrass Band. The nationally acclaimed Richmond Ballet and the Long Bay Chamber Orchestra added dramatic classical programs to the month-long festival.
- 2002
- The 2002 festival featured a new and expanded look at the visual arts in the area by joining with six wonderful galleries in the Trolley Art Crawl. Dance returned to the line up as well. The music selections covered chorale, beach music, jazz, symphony, bluegrass, gospel and spiritual.
- 2001
- The Sound of Music: With the debut of our own Pops Orchestra, a Caberet, a Choral performance, a diverse African-American program and Musical Theatre, we launch the second program of the new millennium.
- 2000
- In the year 2000, the Festival of Music & Art celebrated its tenth anniversary with “Horizons 2002.” Six musical programs were offered, as well as two visual arts programs and a theatre performance.
- 1999
- The 1999 Festival, “Celebrating the Century,” offered eight musical programs that provided a retrospective look at the top musicians of the twentieth century.
- 1998
- The 1998 Festival of Music and Art’s theme was “An American in Pawleys,” programs dedicated to the American way of music. Seven musical programs explored this theme.
- 1997
- 1997 saw the beginning of Pawleys Island Pizazz, a series of free musical programs. Overall, seven programs were offered during the 1997 Festival, two of which were held at Brookgreen Gardens.
- 1996
- The 1996 Festival of Music and Art at Pawleys Island was comprised of four musical programs, ranging from classical to African American spirituals. The spring of 1996 saw the first Youth Musicfest.
- 1995
- 1995s Festival offered five musical programs, and the spring of 1995 saw the beginnings of Youth Musicfest.
- 1994
- The 1994 Festival of Music and Art at Pawleys Island offered three musical programs, an art exhibit, a theatrical performance, and a second viewing of the documentary of Miss Ruby Forsythe.
- 1993
- In 1993 the event became known as The Festival of Music and Art at Pawleys Island. 1993’s Festival included six musical programs, an art exhibit, a theatrical performance, and the premiere of a documentary film.
- 1992
- In 1992 the event became known as the Autumn Music Festival and consisted of two programs: “Eine Kleine Nachtmusick” and “Moravian Church Music.”
- 1991
- “Eine Kleine Nachtmusick,” a Mozart Bicentennial Celebration, is the beginning of what will be known as the Festival of Music & Art at Pawleys Island.
