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Brandon Craswell, associate professor of trumpet, will perform a program titled "Songs for My Daughter." The performance will include a mix of classical, jazz, pop, and even boogie woogie styles on the program. The program will be announced from stage to give the audience more of a casual jazz club vibe, rather than a typical classical recital. The majority of the program is music for trumpet and piano. Both pianists, Greg Hankins and Janet…
The 2019-2020 Thursday Scholarship Series will kick off the season with a performance by the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra, the Hodgson School's premiere orchestra ensemble. The program will open with the first written "concert waltz" composed by Weber and orchestrated by Berlioz. UGASO will perform Debussy's "Nocturnes" and will be joined by the women of the Hodgson Singers. To end the concert, director Mark Cedel has chosen…
This student music series features new groups each month.  All musicians are current Hugh Hodgson School of Music undergraduate and/or graduate students. The Bulldog Bistro and the hotel Market are open during the performances for appetizers, snacks, dinner, and beverages. On Sept. 3, the lineup includes Miller May with a jazz sextet and William Ruff with a jazz trio. More dates through January 7, 2020
Six student soloists will join the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s UGA Symphony Orchestra for the annual Concerto Competition Concert.  “This concert is probably the most exciting event that takes place annually,” says conductor and Director of Orchestral Activities, Mark Cedel. Students from all degrees compete to perform with the orchestra and the soloists performing in the concert were selected after advancing through a rigorous…
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music will continue its 2018-19 Thursday Scholarship Series with an exciting performance by The University of Georgia Jazz Ensemble on Thursday, October 4th at 7:30 in Hodgson Concert Hall. The event is entitled “An Evening of Hits from the Big Band Era” and is sure to deliver on that with the program they have planned. Led by Professor of Jazz Studies Dave D’Angelo, The UGA Jazz Ensemble will be…
Thursday Scholarship Series: Hodgson Wind Ensemble Join the Hodgson Wind Ensemble for an exciting and innovative finale to the 2017–2018 Thursday Scholarship Series.The Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980 and, as the flagship concert series at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson himself in the 1930s. Proceeds from contributions and ticket sales to these concerts…
March’s Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series recital spotlights Joshua Bynum, associate professor of trombone. Bynum is a highly sought after performer and educator who performs regularly with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and is on faculty of international music festivals such as the Festival of Vale Veneto and the Music of the Spheres Festival. Tickets are $12. For more information, visit music.uga.edu.
The School of Music’s faculty and students collaborate to celebrate women in music in this bonus Thursday Scholarship Series performance in honor of National Women’s History Month.The Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980 and, as the flagship concert series at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson himself in the 1930s. Proceeds from contributions and ticket sales to…
Known for innovative and exciting programs, Jaclyn Hartenberger, conductor, associate director of bands and assistant professor of music, presents her first Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series recital with the help of several chamber ensembles. Hartenberger performs globally, from South America to the Czech Republic, as an in-demand conductor. $12, $6 (student/child)
The first Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series recital of 2017-2018 showcases Elizabeth Knight, lecturer in voice, in Ramsey Concert Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. Knight’s recital, titled “I Make My Magic,” her first ever in the faculty series, examines treatments of female life and love in songs from various times, styles and composers. Knight will be accompanied by pianist Richard Seiler, professor of piano at the University of Louisiana at…
Enjoy the kick-off of the 2017-2018 Thursday Scholarship Series with the UGA Symphony Orchestra. The Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980 and, as the flagship concert series at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson himself in the 1930s. Proceeds from contributions and ticket sales to these concerts are among the primary means through which School of Music…
The final concert in the 2016-2017 Thursday Scholarship Series brings together some of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s best instrumentalists—including faculty and students—to perform three concertos. The ARCO Chamber Orchestra and a graduate student wind ensemble will provide a lively backdrop for five faculty soloists to create the musical fireworks that will close out the concert series’ season. Tickets are $20; $6 with a UGA student…
The UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Reid Messich, an assistant professor of oboe, will conclude the Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series. Messich has played in numerous orchestras across the country and toured all over the world, and he brings that experience to bear in a wonderful finale to the Faculty Series. Tickets are $12; $6 with UGA student ID.
February's Thursday Scholarhip Series event will ask its audience, "what do two dozen hands on 440 piano keys playing a million notes sound like?" The 2017 Piano Extravaganza, held in Hodgson Concert Hall on February 9 at 7:30 p.m., showcases the piano area and its beautiful Steinways with a wide array of music, faculty-led talks on the history of the instrument, a behind-the-scenes look at our piano selection process, and a special opportunity…
Evgeny Rivkin, professor of piano, will perform a solo recital of works from Chopin and several other iconic composers. Rivkin, who has mentored countless musicians in his 21 years at UGA and performed across the globe, will lend his deft touch to these classic pieces in an unforgettable performance. $20; $6 with a UGA student ID Sponsored by: Hugh Hodgson School of Music Contact: Clarke Schwabe 706-542-4752 For more information,…
One of Athens’ grandest holiday traditions returns: the UGA Holiday Concerts. The spirit of the holidays will rise to the rafters when the finest musicians at the School of Music take to the stage each night, singing and playing the music of fellowship, joy and love. Tickets are $25. For more information, visit: http://music.uga.edu/
An all-star faculty ensemble takes the stage for “An Evening in Paris,” a musical tour of the City of Light by way of French chamber music of the ‘20s and ‘30s. The audience will have its very own storyteller guiding them through the music and the era. The performance, the fourth in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s flagship concert series, includes works from Paris in the ‘20s and ‘30s, a vibrant era of collaboration and innovation. …
David Zerkel, the School of Music's professor of tuba and euphonium, will perform with Anatoly Sheludyakov, Opal Clark and Scott Pollard. Contact: Clarke Schwabe 706-542-4752
The UGA Opera Theatre returns to Hodgson Concert Hall for the Thursday Scholarship Series. The Opera Theatre will combine with the UGA Symphony Orchestra and the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Choral area to create another masterful opera production, semi-staged with English supertitles.
Anatoly Sheludyakov, resident accompanist at the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, performs as part of the Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series. Sheludyakov is an accomplished pianist and composer and was recipient of the title “Honored Artist of the Russian Federation” in 1999.
An International Trumpet Guild prize winner and the chair of the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s Brass area, Brandon Craswell will perform as part of the Hugh Hodgson Faculty Series.
The UGA Symphony Orchestra, directed by Mark Cedel, opens its season with another fantastic night of music, featuring some of the best student musicians in the country and the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s renowned Despy Karlas Professor of Piano, Martha Thomas.
David Starkweather, professor of cello, performs works from the cello repertoire, displaying the talent that earned him the praise of famed French cellist Pierre Fournier, who called Starkweather “one of the best cellists of his generation.”
The Thursday Scholarship Series opens with “A Golden Age Band Concert,” assembling UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty and students to create the UGA Golden Age Band and taking the audience on a journey through American band music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 
Now in its 16th season, the Sunflower Music Series has placed both world-renowned and new-on-the-scene musicians in a world-class botanical environment. Randall Bramblett, a noted singer songwriter with 13 albums of his own original music, will perform. For more information, visit: http://botgarden.uga.edu/

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