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Returning to the concert stage after sold-out performances in 2024, the Colour of Music Festival returns to Charleston SC February 5-8, 2025, at historic venues showcasing leading black classical artists from the U.S., Canada, France, and South America.

The Colour of Music Festival gathers international, national, and regional classically trained Black musicians of African descent to share their musical talents, knowledge, and inspiration in Charleston each year and since 2016 has performed in leading venues including Washington, DC, Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Tulsa, and Sacramento.

Honoring Black History Month, the Festival will spotlight chamber music offerings featuring Charleston premieres, a literary presentation, with a focus on Black female artists and Black composers.