Charleston Symphony Orchestra Presents 'The Wind and the Mockingbird' at Cane Bay Saturday

The Charleston SymphonyOrchestra Gospel Choir and the Berkeley County School District will present "The Wind and the Mockingbird: How theWritten Word Changed Society," a concert theme inspired by literary works Gone With the Wind and To Kill A Mockingbird, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Cane Bay High School.

Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children.

The concert is part of a special CSO Gospel Choir/Berkeley County School District musical and educational partnership. Through dramatic gospel music and historical narration, this performance is inspired by Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel Gone with theWind and Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

“The opportunity to bring our students and community together through a world‐class music and literature event with the CSO Gospel Choir is an amazing gift,” Archie Franchini, deputy superintendent for the Berkeley County School District, said. “We are thrilled that music professionals are working with our students in this capacity and that we can host this event in the Cane Bay community.”

The event will also honor two retired music teachers in Berkeley County, Mary Quinney and the late Mildred Brevard. Quinney served as the Hanahan High School Choir Director and former teacher to CSO Gospel Choir conductor David Richardson. Brevard served as the Cross High School Choir Director and former teacher to CSO Gospel Choir president and founder Lee Pringle.

To get tickets, visit www.csogospel.com or call (866) 811‐4111. Tickets available at the door for cash or check.