Inspiring your mornings with classical music, then complementing your evenings with indie, jazz, and more, Sound Shift flows with your day.
What is Sound Shift
This new channel brings you a day-to-night musical flow, featuring classical compositions in the morning and transitioning into jazz, indie and alternative music in the evening. Designed to complement your daily rhythms, Sound Shift offers a seamless listening experience across broadcast and digital platforms.
How to Listen
You can stream Sound Shift through the player below as well as on multiple digital platforms, including:
- The stream player at the top of this page. Click "All Streams" to access Sound Shift and our other stations.
- The NPR App. Access Sound Shift under the "Local" and "Music" tabs.
Additional listening options, including the SCETV App, smart speaker integration, and statewide HD radio availability, are expected soon.
What to Expect
Join us for exceptional classical music throughout the day and an eclectic mix of jazz, indie, Americana, and more at night.
More from Sound Shift and SC Public Radio
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Ahead of a centennial celebration at Carnegie Hall on June 20th, conductor and Floyd protégé Christopher James Ray offers insights into the life, work, and legacy of a South Carolinian called the "Father of American Opera." -
Entering its 24th season, the Southeastern Piano Festival at the University of South Carolina will once again showcase the versatility and power of the instrument at its center through a range of events in Columbia--including an array of performances from teenage participants, USC faculty, and guest artists. -
Provided/StoryCorpsHow different is life as a teenager from generation to generation? That’s what 15-year-old Daniel Brown sought to find out when he invited his grandfather, Steve Garris, to the StoryCorps studio to share what it was like growing up in a small southern town. Garris reflects on his youth, from misadventures to falling in love with the music that became the soundtrack to his life in Andrews, South Carolina. -
Varna InternationalMike Switzer interviews Sharon Tchonev, co-founder of Varna International in Columbia, SC, host of the Muzika! Festival. -
Provided/StoryCorpsChristine Currie and Jacelyn Arradaza met while working at the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. In 2024, they sat down with StoryCorps to share some personal experiences that inspired them to bring a greater understanding of Asian history and culture into our nation’s schools. -
Jeremy FlemingFollowing its premiere of a work honoring Upstate Revolutionary War heroine Dicey Langston in April, the GSO rounds out the 2025-2026 season with selections from an iconic American opera rooted in the South Carolina Lowcountry: George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. -
ProvidedMike Switzer interviews Mark Rapp, founder and director of the ColaJazz Foundation, host of the ColaJazz Jazz and Roots Festival returning May 15-16 to Columbia, SC. -
Lauren Meccia/FacebookSouth Carolina–born Lauren Meccia is a saxophonist, composer, and University of South Carolina professor known for her versatility in jazz, classical, and contemporary music. -
Ann Caldwell/FacebookAnn Caldwell, born in Denmark, South Carolina, is known as Charleston’s “First Lady of Jazz.”
