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For this month's installment of our donor spotlight, "Why I Give...", we asked Janice Simon why she supports the Performing Arts Center. Read more about her commitment to the arts at UGA here: https://bit.ly/49WjnCh.
This is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Dr. Janice Simon, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of […]
We look forward to welcoming The Tallis Scholars to Hodgson Concert Hall on December 10 as part of the British choir's 50th anniversary season. Prior to the concert, we hope you'll join us for a free pre-performance Q&A with Director Peter Philips and Sarah Frook Gallo, Interim Associate Director of Choral Activities in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, in Ramsey Concert Hall from 6:15-6:45 pm.
Learn more about the performance here: https://bit.ly/3QuEbJg.
Photo: Peter Phillips Albert Roosenburg
On Monday, December 4, "Performance Today" will broadcast Isata Kanneh-Mason performing Frédéric Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, recorded live in Hodgson Concert Hall on October 12, 2023. Hear it on WUGA FM, 10 am-12 pm, or stream it on the Performance Today website.
Photo: Easel Images
These five virtuoso musicians sing and play the fiddle, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, dobro, and guitar to create a lively, infectious traditional bluegrass sound filled with tight harmonies and upbeat melodies. The band's UGA Presents debut includes a mix of well-known hits and seasonal favorites. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45O0Btz.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and vocalist Ashley Pezzotti brought yuletide joy to Hodgson Concert Hall on Monday night on the first stop of their "Big Band Holidays" tour. The show featured lively arrangements of familiar favorites as well as several new compositions. What a great way to start the holiday season!
Announcing the soloists for Handel's "Messiah!" Three returning favorites from last year's performance as well as one new (to us) singer will join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus for the performance on December 16: Soprano Maria Valdes, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, tenor Miles Mykkanen, and bass-baritone Lawson Anderson. We can hardly wait!
Learn more about the performance here: https://bit.ly/49akqOs.
We are so excited to welcome the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis back to Hodgson Concert Hall tonight as they begin their holiday tour! A few prime seats have just become available for this sold out performance at 7:30 p.m. Check availability at the link. They won't last long!
This performance is sold out. Clink the link to check availability. Big Band Holidays Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Ashley Pezzotti, vocalist “A true musical gift […]
We wish you a joyful and safe holiday! We are especially grateful today for all of our friends and supporters who help us bring performing artists to Athens from around the world. Thank you!
Terence Blanchard, The E-Collective, and Turtle Island Quartet brought contemporary jazz tunes to Hodgson Concert Hall last week. The show, a tribute to Wayne Shorter, featured a variety of compositions, including music by Blanchard, bassist David Ginyard, and quartet leader David Balakrishnan.
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The beloved holiday tradition continues! This performance of the Christmas portion of Messiah — along with the “Hallelujah” Chorus and Bach's Cantata No. 1, "Jauchzet, frohlocket" — will sweep you up in the majesty of the season. Learn more at the link in our profile.
On Tuesday, November 21, "Performance Today" will broadcast Joshua Bell (pictured here with pianist Peter Dugan) performing Bach's Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for solo violin, recorded live in Hodgson Concert Hall on February 11, 2022. Hear it on WUGA FM, 10 am-12 pm, or stream it on the Performance Today website.
Celebrating 50 years, this British choral ensemble remains one of the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music in the world today. The group's purity and clarity of sound allow every detail of the musical lines to not only be heard but savored. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3QuEbJg.
We had an absolute blast hosting Terence Blanchard on Friday. He spent time with students in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music during the day prior to his incredible performance. We appreciate the stories and advice he shared with our students!
Canada's Cape Breton holiday traditions come to Athens in this festive mix of song, dance, and story. With a set list of familiar Christmas songs intermingled with classic Celtic tunes, Natalie and Donnell — and their seven children — make a welcome return to UGA. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3S96T3R.
Featuring big band versions of the season’s greatest classics, Big Band Holidays is a joyful, uplifting program starring 15 of jazz music’s leading players. The The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s much-anticipated return to Athens promises to bring a hearty dose of holiday cheer to one and all! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3FueWAL.
Come join us for a very merry season! The holidays are just around the corner, and our festive music lineup is sweeter than a stocking full of candy canes. We've got performances for every taste, including jazz, Renaissance choral, bluegrass, and Handel's timeless "Messiah." We hope you'll spend some time with us creating musical memories that will last all winter long.
View our holiday performance schedule here: https://bit.ly/3Qn1aVA.
Our next UGA Presents event on November 17 features a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter, an Oscar-nominated film scorer and the first Black composer to have a work produced by the Metropolitan Opera. They’re all one man: Terence Blanchard. Read more about this upcoming performance: https://bit.ly/3Snosgv.
“A compelling sonic concoction.”—Jazziz The next UGA Presents event features a Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter, an Oscar-nominated film scorer and the first Black composer to have a work produced by the […]
This week we celebrated Día de los Mu***os (The Day of the Dead) with Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández. The band gave two sold out performances in Hodgson Concert Hall, including one for local youth and children. The energy was high and virtuosity was on full display as they brought beloved mariachi music to Athens. ¡Viva México!
Photos: Easel Images
The Spotlight on the Arts Festival Family Day is coming up on Sunday, Nov. 5. Check out these activities happening at the Performing and Visual Arts Complex. Bring the little ones and enjoy the day!
The 12th annual Spotlight on the Arts Festival will showcase the visual, performing, and literary arts on campus with more than 60 events and exhibitions throughout November. Many Spotlight events are free or discounted for students, and the public is welcome. A complete schedule of events for Spotlight on the Arts 2023 is available online at arts.uga.edu.
We've got three UGA Presents events taking part in the festival this year:
11/1 - Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández
11/17 - Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet
11/27 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Earlier this month, we welcomed the legendary Indigo Girls to Hodgson Concert Hall for two sold out performances in collaboration with the UGA Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Mark Cedel, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music's flagship orchestra brought lush, vibrant sounds to the singing duo's iconic songs. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have a long history in Athens, and we were honored to be part of it by welcoming them to our stage for this very special event.
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Seven-time Grammy Award winner and twice Oscar-nominated film composer Terence Blanchard is also one of jazz’s most esteemed trumpeters. For his first UGA Presents appearance on November 17, he's joined by The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet to celebrate the musical legacy of the late American jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3rACTmh.
For this month's installment of our donor spotlight, "Why I Give...", we asked Teresa and Charlie Friedlander why they support the Performing Arts Center. Read more about their commitment to the arts at UGA here: https://bit.ly/46Wx2XD.
This is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Teresa & Charlie Friedlander. He’s a UGA alum who […]
Immediately after Halloween, Mexicans and the Mexican diaspora celebrate el Día de los Mu***os (the Day of the Dead). Families gather to fondly remember lost loved ones and laugh in the face of mortality. UGA Presents will mark this festive holiday Wednesday, Nov. 1 with a performance by Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández, the leading mariachi band in the U.S. Read more: https://bit.ly/45JWVJu.
“The country’s best mariachi, not only because of its solid mariachi foundation, but also because of its trend-setting fusion with contemporary pop.”—Daily Pilot Immediately after Halloween, Mexicans and the Mexican […]
Last week, our new Hamburg Steinway piano made its official debut in a recital by the outstanding pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. She brought beautiful music to Hodgson Concert Hall with great clarity and joy. Prior to the performance, "Performance Today" host Fred Child gave a pre-concert talk during his first-ever visit to Athens. This free event was a gift to our community, and we appreciate all who helped make it possible and everyone who attended!
Photos: Easel Images
The Emerson String Quartet plays its final performance this weekend in New York City. We've been fortunate to have presented this outstanding ensemble at UGA several times over the years, most recently in January 2023 as part of the group's farewell tour (pictured) and in September 2018 as part of a program with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. It's the end of an era, and we're glad to have been a part of it! Bravo!
Read more (note: paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/arts/music/emerson-string-quartet-retiring.html
We're shining a spotlight on one of the members of our team: Blake Hannon Schneider serves as the Performing Arts Center's Assistant Director and has a hand in making things run smoothly all year long. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3ZY8trc.
Blake Schneider makes sure performances run smoothly.
This morning, NPR interviewed Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński about his new album with the European chamber music ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro. We can't wait to experience this program in Hodgson Concert Hall on April 21!
Listen to/read the interview here: https://bit.ly/3tE2ETO.
Learn about the performance here: https://bit.ly/498UEKP.
Polish countertenor and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński talks about his new album with Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra.
Poulenc Trio, the most active touring piano-wind chamber music ensemble in the world, makes their UGA Presents debut October 25 with a program of works by Jean Françaix, Francis Poulenc, Viet Cuong, André Previn, Duke Ellington, and Gioacchino Rossini. Learn more: https://bit.ly/46KOzC9.
“Their performance was fresh and invigorating, by turns witty, deeply felt, and cheerful … the recital was imaginative, varied, beautifully played, and cleverly presented throughout.”—Ludwig van Toronto Every classical music […]
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason made a triumphant UGA Presents debut last night in a special performance inaugurating our new Hamburg Steinway piano. As our 2023-24 Artist in Focus, we look forward to welcoming her back to Hodgson Concert Hall on January 29 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted by music director Vasily Petrenko, Kanneh-Mason will play Clara Schumann’s dramatic piano concerto. We can hardly wait!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3EnfjMU.
“One relished each coming movement, eager to hear the strength and sensitivity of the orchestra’s playing.”—New York Classical Review Passion, versatility, and uncompromising artistic standards are the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s […]
Mariachi master José Hernández's unique, irreverent renditions of classical, pop, jazz, swing, and Broadway tunes have become instant classics. We are pleased to welcome this Grammy-nominated ensemble to Hodgson Concert Hall for the first time in celebration of Día de los Mu***os! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LlBKpp.
UGA Presents Artist in Focus: Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano Thursday, October 12 | 7:30 pm | Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall Info & Tickets UGA Presents Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Love in Exile Tuesday, October 17 | 7:30 pm | Ramsey Concert Hall Info & Tickets UGA Presents Mariachi Sol de Méxic...
The Poulenc Trio is the most active touring piano-wind chamber music ensemble in the world. Since its founding in 2003, they have performed in 45 U.S. states and at music festivals across the globe. We look forward to welcoming these musicians to UGA for the first time on October 25. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3qaaSkC.
Three very dynamic musical explorers make their UGA Presents debuts together on October 17 with "Love in Exile," a program of lush, haunting soundscapes of meditation and yearning. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Q3NcJn.
“Aftab, Iyer and Ismaily reveal the beauty in quietude.”—The Guardian Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m., an audience will gather in Ramsey Concert Hall for an uncommonly moving evening of […]
Last week we welcomed the return of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to Hodgson Concert Hall for our annual Payne Memorial Concert. Pianist Wu Han, violinist Arnaud Sussmann, violist Paul Neubauer, and cellist David Finckel created a joyous afternoon of music featuring virtuosic performances of works by Beethoven, Ysaÿe, and Dvořák.
Photos: Easel Images
On Tuesday, October 3, "Performance Today" will broadcast the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann, performing Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2, Movement 5 Polonaise, recorded live in Hodgson Concert Hall on March 26, 2023. Hear it on WUGA FM, 10 am-12 pm, or stream it on the "Performance Today" website.
SPECIAL EVENT: Next week British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason makes her first visit to Athens to inaugurate the Performing Arts Center’s new Hamburg Steinway D piano. As an added bonus, "Performance Today" host Fred Child will speak prior to the concert. The best part? Tickets are FREE! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/461XizT.
Earlier this year, representatives of the Performing Arts Center and the Hugh Hodgson School of Music traveled to Hamburg, Germany to select a new Steinway grand piano. It will be […]
Last week, Hilary Hahn gave a transcendent performance in Hodgson Concert Hall for her UGA Presents debut. Her solo recital included three works by Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2, Partita No. 3, and Sonata No. 3. Brava!!!
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Three very dynamic musical explorers make their UGA Presents debuts together next month. "Love in Exile" unites these unique and exciting artists to create lush, haunting soundscapes of meditation and yearning. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/45UrMDR.
Low ticket alert! Ballet Hispánico comes to the Fine Arts Theatre on September 28 for UGA Presents as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This renowned dance ensemble has been celebrating and exploring Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultures for more than 50 years. Come join us!
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Low ticket alert! Ballet Hispánico comes to the Fine Arts Theatre on September 28 for UGA Presents as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This renowned dance ensemble has been celebrating and exploring Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultures for more than 50 years. Come join us!
We're raising the curtain on a new season of world-class music and dance on June 23. We look forward to sharing it with you and hope you'll join us when we return to live performances again this fall!
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