TOKI Presents The Colour of Music Festival

Special Evening of Chamber Music Saturday, May 3 In tandem with concert events at the North Charleston Arts Fest May 1 and I’On Chapel, Mt. Pleasant May 2, the Colour of Music Festival makes its debut at the Town of Kiawah Island Municipal Center Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. showcasing leading Black classical artists. 

 
Free and open to the public. Online registration required as space is limited.  

https://www.colourofmusic.org/event/nchs-5-1-25-cz443

Promo Code TOKL2025   

The Festival will showcase a Baroque giant and noted 20th century Black composers. Lead violinists Anyango Yarbo-Davenport and Romuald Grimbert-Barré will be joined by the Festival’s chamber ensemble to perform J.S. Bach's Double Violin Concerto and his Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 as well as William Grant Still's "Mother & Child," George Walker's "Lyric," and Coleridge Taylor Perkinson's "Cavalry.” 

Since 2013, the Colour of Music Festival has illuminated the impact and historical significance of Black classical composers and performers on American and world culture. Beginning with performances at venues throughout Charleston it has grown to perform at leading venues and performance halls in Atlanta, Columbia, SC, Houston, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Richmond, New York City, Nashville, Sacramento, and Tulsa, OK.  

“Arts and culture are civic pillars the Town of Kiawah Island has cultivated over the years. The Festival is honored to share our mission and our musicians’ talent―through music we foster civic engagement and celebrate our shared experiences,” said Lee Pringle, Founder and Artistic Director, Colour of Music Festival. 

 
“The Town of Kiawah Island is honored to present this distinguished chamber music performance and is especially pleased to host an event that brings art and culture to the forefront, enriching the community through artistic experience. We look forward to welcoming residents and visitors in celebrating the contributions of Black composers to classical music, thanks to the work of the locally cherished and nationally acclaimed Colour of Music Festival,” added Caroline Wall, Arts and Cultural Events Program Manager.  

About the Town of Kiawah Island 

The Town of Kiawah Island exists to preserve, protect, and enhance the island’s enduring character and quality of life for all. A dedicated team of talented, hardworking professionals and community partners working together on everything from zoning, public safety, and wildlife management to code enforcement, recycling, and emergency preparation. Both stewards and ambassadors of the community meet the island’s ever-evolving changes with ingenuity and urgency. For residents. For guests. For flora, fauna, and forests. For marshes and beaches. The Town of Kiawah devotes itself to the vital, daily, and long-term care of the community they serve. www.KiawahIsland.org     

About the Colour of Music Festival 

Based in Charleston, South Carolina and organized in 2013, the Colour of Music Festival, Inc. presents a diverse classical repertoire of baroque, classical and 20th century music at the highest of musical standards to diverse audiences. The Festival has presented in Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, Nashville, TN, Richmond, VA, Pittsburgh, PA, Columbia, SC, Sacramento CA and Tulsa, OK. 

The Colour of Music Festival gratefully acknowledges support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Carolina Artis Commission and is also named one of South Arts’ Southern Cultural Treasures, a program made possible with support from the Ford Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation. 

www.colourofmusic.org