1981

Charleston's second biennial Black Arts Festival featured a concert of music from Porgy and Bess performed by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Lucien De Groote, Conductor, with chorus and soloists. The Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland featured Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. as Narrator. Ramsey Lewis, Pieces of a Dream presented a gala jazz concert at the Gaillard Auditorium and led an educational workshop at the College of Charleston.