Admission Cost: FREE

In this unique Southern Aesthetic Workshop concert titled Artworks in Translation, keynote artist Nicholas Susi explores how composers translate other media into musical composition. Drawing from literature, theology and visual art, the workshop considers the creative possibilities that emerge when ideas move from one artistic form to another. The event includes a 20-minute performance by Susi, followed by a 40-minute discussion and audience Q&A.

Repertoire includes:
From Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C major
II. Adagio
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Trans. Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

From Préludes, Book 1
11. "...La danse de Puck"
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

From Via crucis
IV. Jésus rencontre sa très sainte mère
VIII. Les femmes de Jérusalem
X. Jésus est dépouillé de ses vêtements
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

L'isle joyeuse
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

This concert is a special event of The American Society for Aesthetics’ Southern Aesthetics Workshop, held at the University of South Carolina Oct. 9-10, 2026. The concert is free and open to the public. Conference registration is required to attend the workshop.