[4] This growth in interest began in the 1900s, driven largely by student-run organizations such as the glee club as well as the Carolina Band, which was student run from its founding in 1920 until 1923, when George Olson became the first faculty member in charge of the group.
[8] In 1991, the South Carolina State Legislature approved a bond bill for a new dedicated music building to be built adjacent to the Koger Center.
The building consists of a basement which holds practice and rehearsal spaces, as well as three upper floors which contain classrooms and offices.
[16] The School of Music uses the Koger Center for the Arts, which it is directly adjacent to, for large ensemble concerts.
It also uses other facilities such as Johnson Hall in the nearby School of Business, the Greene Street Church, the second floor of the Discovery Parking Garage as USC's String Project Building,[17] and the Copenhaver Band Hall for Carolina Band rehearsals.