Scott Weiss, Music Director and Conductor of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra

Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

Scott Weiss is the Music Director and Conductor of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra and the Director of Orchestras at the University of South Carolina School of Music. In demand internationally as a guest conductor, Scott has conducted recent performances with the orchestras of Shenzhen, Tianjin, Hunan, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, and Nanchang and at major international […]

Brian Forrest, Federal Aviation Administration

Newberry Hall 117 Newberry St SW, Aiken, SC, United States

Aviation industry leaders believed the airplane could not reach its full commercial potential without federal action to improve and maintain safety standards. At their urging, the Air Commerce Act was passed in 1926. This landmark legislation charged the Secretary of Commerce with fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, […]