Utsey Chamber Music Series
The Lillian and Robert Utsey Chamber Music Series offers outstanding chamber music experiences to the Clemson community at no cost. Director Emerita Lillian “Mickey” Utsey Harder established the series in 1986 with her husband Byron, in memory of her parents. In 2007, in collaboration with Clemson University, the Utsey Series received the prestigious Governor’s Award for the Arts from the South Carolina Arts Commission, the highest award given in the state for artistic achievement.
Events on the Utsey Chamber Music Series are free and ticketed. Tickets are available starting two weeks before each performance date. Seating is general admission.
Listen to a conversation about the upcoming Utsey Chamber Music Series concert featuring the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on October 6. Lillian “Mickey” Harder, Artistic Director of the Utsey Chamber Music Series and Director Emerita of the Brooks Center; Chip Egan, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts and Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Humanities; and Catherine Hughes, Executive Director of the Brooks Center, discuss the history of chamber music at Clemson and the significance of this all-American program. Special thanks to Xachary Goldsmith ’27 for recording and editing the conversation.
