UGA OPERA THEATRE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024 at 3 p.m.
HODGSON CONCERT HALL
UGA OPERA THEATRE
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Monday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. | Sunday, November 11, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
UGA Performing Arts Center
with the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro (1786)
Le Nozze di Figaro (1786) –
“Tuto è disposto… Aprite un po’ quegli occhi”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
George Frideric Handel (1685 –1759)
Libretto by Giacomo Rossi (1699 – 1799)
Figaro - Antonio Azpiri (Bass-Baritone)
Rinaldo (1711) – “Venti turbini”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte (1749 – 1838)
Rinaldo - Samantha Mishima Friedman (Mezzo-Soprano)
Giulio Cesare (1724) –
“E pur così in un giorno... Piangerò la sorte mia”
George Frideric Handel (1685– 1759)
Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym (1678 – 1729)
Cleopatra - Ziyi Zhang (Soprano)
La Pasión Según San Marcos (2000) –
“Lúa Descolorida”
Osvaldo Golijov (1960)
Poem by Rosalía de Castro (1837 – 1885)
Amy Petrongelli (Soprano)
L’Elisir d’Amore (1832) – “Una furtiva lagrima”
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
Libretto by Felice Romani (1788 –1865)
Nemorino - Minseol Hong (Tenor)
Don Pasquale (1843) –“Quel guardo il cavaliere... so anch’io la virtù magica”
PROGRAM
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848)
Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini (1807 – 1881)
Norina - Yiqi Wang (Soprano)
Wesendonck Lieder (1862) – (Selections)
i. “Der Engle” (The Angel) – 1857
ii. “Stehe still” (Be Still) – 1858
iv. “Schmerzen” (Sorrows) – 1857
INTERMISSION
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Poems by Mathilde Wesendonck (1828 – 1902)
Samantha Mishima Friedman (Mezzo-Soprano)
Lakmé (1883) –“Lakmé ton doux regard se voile”
Lakmé (1883) –“Flower Duet”
Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891)
Libretto by Edmond Gondinet (1828 – 1888) and Philippe Gille (1831 – 1901)
Nilakantha – Antonio Azpiri (Bass-Baritone)
Léo Delibes (1836 – 1891)
Libretto by Edmond Gondinet (1828 – 1888) and Philippe Gille (1831 – 1901)
Lakmé – Yiqi Wang (Soprano)
Mallika – Amanda Ferreira (Mezzo-Soprano)
Chérubin (1905) –“Lorsque vous n’aurez rien”
Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
Libretto by Francis de Croisset (1877 – 1937) and Henri Cain (1857 – 1937)
Nina – Ziyi Zhang (Soprano)
Cinco Canciones Negras (1945)
i. Cuba dentro de un piano
ii. Punto de Habanera
iii. Chèvere
iv. Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito
v. Canto Negro
Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 – 2002)
Poem by Rafael Alberti (1902 – 1999), Néstor Luján (1922 – 1995), Nicolás Guillén (1902 – 1989), Ildefonso Pereda Valdés (1899 – 1996)
Elizabeth J. Knight (Mezzo-Soprano)
Vanessa (1958) –“Must the Winter Come So Soon?”
PROGRAM
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)
Libretto by Carlo Menotti (1911 – 2007)
Erika – Amanda Ferreira (Mezzo-Soprano)
La Traviata (1853) – “Sempre Libera”
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave (1810 – 1876)
Violetta – Leah Partiage (Soprano)
Alfredo – Minseol Hong (Tenor)
This program contains a number of incredible works, some very recognizable, and some that may be new to many of you. We have prepared some extensive notes and translations, which we encourage you to review. To view the program notes, please scan this QR code.
UGA OPERA THEATRE PRODUCTION STAFF
Mark Cedel – Conductor
Nicholas Hann - Assistant Conductor
Daniel Ellis – Director of Opera
Logan Souther - Opera Coach and Musical Preparation
Elena Minko – Rehearsal Pianist
Antonio Azpiri, Daniel Ellis, and Amanda Ferreira – Program Notes
Amy Cole – Stage Manager
Shaun Baer – HHSOM Director of Public Relations
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
A special thanks to the Franklin College, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and the Particia and Carl S. Hovland Fellowship in Opera for making this production possible.
The UGA Opera theatre department would also like to recognize the contributions made by the following individuals whom have all helped to make tonight’s production possible: James Sewell, Scott Higgins, and our special guests this evening: Dr Elizabeth Knight, Leah Partridge, and Dr. Amy Petrongelli.
A very special thanks to our “Friends of the Opera” Donors and Supporters who have contributed generously to the Opera Theatre Program and our opera students.
VIOLIN I
Alexis Boylan, co-concertmaster
André Araújo de Souza, co-concertmaster
Clarissa Tamara
Jhonni Campos
Carlos Brena
Sarah Nienhiser
Zeyu Yuan
Brian Roach
Lela Stair
Raunak Das
Vic Jeon
Chelsea Afful
Ellis Kim
Sage Codispoti
Rea Aiyer
Nicholas Olmstead
VIOLIN II
Ori Kang, principal
Simms Murray
Adelmo Giménez
Andreea Barca
Kiera Johnson
Lauren McClary
Briana Darden
Jen Edwards
Shazan Samnani
Leo Jahn
Chloe James
Athziri Moreno-Martinez
Emily Robbins
Rohan Pise
Hazel Moreno
PROGRAM NOTES
Mark Cedel, Conductor
Nicholas Han, Assistant Conductor
VIOLA
Rogelio Bonilla-Piedra, co-principal
Asha Baylor, co-principal
Kailey Ford, assistant principal
Jensi Perng
Jodie Stone
Rachel Liu
Daniel Boscan
Mason Minutella
Ashley Belscher
Dorothy Park
Marissa Evans
Clinton Stempien
Dani Chun
Tess Redden
Seneca Fisher
CELLO
Gabriella McClellan, principal
Thomas Lamon, assistant principal
Zachary Helms
Joshua Nguyen
Ryan Dater
Olivia Durrence
Ian Koontz
Joshua Aderhold
William Slater
Tristan Dempsey
Charton Hills
BASS
Wueliton Dal Pont, principal
Austin Carter
Ricardo Karelisky
Jordan Askew
Madeline Bower
Peyton Lightcap
V’Choi Garfield
FLUTE
Shana Stone, principal
Kimmie Bateman
Sam Malave, piccolo
OBOE
Amanda Withrow, co-principal
Emma Gordon
co-principal
Ashley Na
Marcus Lewis
CLARINET
Sarah Christie, co-principal
Ryan Hanling, co-principal
Garrison Rider, co-principal
BASSOON
Caleb Jackson, co-principal
Jazmyn BarajasTrujillo, co-principal
Daniel Johnson, co-principal
HORN
Joseph Johnson, co-principal
Jake Wadsworth, co-principal
Addie Talley
Connor Parr
Gracie Gambrell
TRUMPET
Adriano Estraiotto, co-principal
James Vaughn, co-principal
Toby Johnson
Michael Mank
TROMBONE
Ian Wolff, principal
Benjamin Novo
Jonas Ventresca
TUBA
Hunter Kane
TIMPANI
Henry Campbell, principal
PERCUSSION
Tanner Fallin
Carrington Lauck
Rachel Martin
LIBRARIAN
Alexis Boylan
PERSONNEL and PRODUCTION
Ricardo Karelisky
Antonio Azpiri (Opera Graduate Assistant and Hoveland Fellowship Award Recipient) is a bass baritone and a vocational chorus director. He began his musical studies as a violinist at the age of 11. He received his bachelor’s degree in music - voice, at the UNAM Faculty of Music where he graduated with honorable mention. He has participated as a soloist in operatic productions with different Mexican companies, and internationally with “Operafabriken” in Sweden, with West Bay Opera in Palo Alto, CA, and with Opera Egypt/Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt. His operatic roles include: Leporello in Don Giovanni; Don Fernando in Fidelio; Fra Melitone in La Forza del Destino; Figaro, Bartolo and Antonio in Le Nozze di Figaro; Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Colline in La Bohème; Betto in Gianni Schicchi; and Sid in La Fanciulla del West. As choral director, Azpiri was the artistic director at the Mexico City Gay Choir for four years. As an orchestral director he debuted in June 2022 with the premiere in Mexico of Iain Bell’s opera, Stonewall. He was a member of the Bellas Artes Opera Studio (EOBA) and a Principal Vocal Artist at Heartland Sings, inc., in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In addition, he was a first-place winner in the Olivia Gorra Singing Competition.
Amanda Ferreira (Opera Graduate Assistant and Hoveland Fellowship Award Recipient) is a mezzo-soprano from Brazil. She has sung on numerous stages as a soloist and participating in several festivals within Brazil, Europe, and the USA. Recently, she performed arias from Carmen on a tour across France and Spain with the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Opera roles include: Third Lady in The Magic Flute, The Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, and Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro. She has performed as a soloist in Cantatas, Oratorios, and Requiems throughout South America and the USA. Recently, she performed Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, and the Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy. Amanda graduated from University of Wyoming (MM), studied at the São Paulo Municipal School of Music in 2022, a highly respected institution in South America’s musical landscape, and Alcantara Machado Arts College in São Paulo (BM in vocal performance).
Samantha Mishima Friedman (mezzo-soprano) is a Doctoral Candidate in Vocal Performance at the University of Georgia. Roles include: The Lady with the Hat Box in Postcard from Morocco, Marthe in Faust, Dorabella in Così fan tutti, Popova in The Bear, Ruth in Pirates of Penzance, Erste Magd in Elektra, Witch in Hansel und Gretel, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas. She received her BA in Music and Russian from Sarah Lawrence College. She has an MM from Mercer University. She is currently in the faculty at Wesleyan College.
Minseol Hong (Opera Graduate Assistant and Hoveland Fellowship Award Recipient) is originally from Seoul, South Korea. He is currently a second-year Master of Music
student at the University of Georgia. He holds a Master of Music degree from Mannes School of Music, where he studied with Arthur Levy. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree at Dankook University, under the guidance of Yoo Hun Lie. His recent roles include: Don Jose in The Tragedy of Carmen, Rinuccio in Gianni Schichi, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, Faust in Faust, Gaston in La Traviata, and Alfred in Die Fledermaus. Minseol had the honor of performing as the soloist in the premiere of the 500th Anniversary Reformation Cantata ‘Rise, Shine Your Light.’ He was awarded the Excellence Award at the Korean Music Association Competition in 2020.
Yiqi Wang (Opera Graduate Assistant and Hoveland Fellowship Award Recipient) is a Chinese soprano who began her musical journey on the piano at the age of 4. She has successfully performed throughout the United States, Europe, and China in operas, music festivals, concerts, and other artistic activities. Her operatic roles include: Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito, Despina in Così fan tutte, Poppea and Amor in L’incoronazione di Poppea, First Lady and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte; Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Musetta in La Bohème. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2019 in Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 with George Mathew and the Montclair State University chorale, and in 2018 performed Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 with conductor Xi’an Zhang at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in. Praised for her “expressive musical performance as a talented artist” with “excellent diction”, she is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at University of Georgia. She is also a voice faculty member of the UGA Community Music School.
Ziyi Zhang (Opera Graduate Assistant and Hoveland Fellowship Award Recipient) is a Chinese soprano, who brings flourishing emotion and passion to every performance. Ziyi is a graduate in voice performance from the Manhattan School of Music (MM) under the guidance of Professor Mark Schnaible, and the China Conservatory of music in Beijing (BM). Select performance credits include Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, Danica in Svadba, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Elettra in Idomeneo, and Third Fairy in Cendrillon. She has sung and performed in major venues throughout China and remains an active participant in music competitions, such as the “Philharmonic Cup” Contest in China, winning honors including Outstanding Winner and Meritorious Winner. Ziyi was invited to join the Tel Aviv International Summer Opera Project. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance at University of Georgia, studying with Dr. Elizabeth Knight.
Elizabeth Johnson Knight (Guest Artist – Vocal Performance Faculty), American mezzo soprano, is in demand as both a choral and solo artist. She made her Carnegie
PROGRAM NOTES
Hall debut as alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Andrew Megill and the Masterwork Chorus. Recent solo appearances include Atlanta Baroque, Parker String Quartet, Illinois Bach Academy, and Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth has also sung in professional choral ensembles across the United States, including Orpheus Chamber Singers, Tennessee Chamber Chorus, Vox Humana, Kinnara, Spire Ensemble, and the South Dakota Chorale. She is a long-time member of the Chorale of the Carmel Bach Festival. She has recorded with many of these ensembles, including the GRAMMYnominated Tyberg: Masses album with South Dakota Chorale.
Elizabeth joined the faculty of the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music in 2016 after holding teaching positions at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the University of Louisiana, Monroe, Murray State University, the University of North Texas, and Richland College. She is a 2022 recipient of UGA’s Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award, and recently completed the Vocology Certification from New York University. In addition to private voice, she has taught English, Italian, French, and German Diction, Vocal Pedagogy, and Opera Workshop. Her research interests include assessment techniques for the applied studio and the effects of posture on the acoustics of the singing voice. She has published research in Journal of Voice and has presented papers at the New Voice Educators’ Symposium, the Texoma NATS Artist Series, and the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium. Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of North Texas (DMA), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Mississippi (BM). She lives in Athens with her husband Mickel and their dog Nashville.
Leah Partridge (Guest Artist – Vocal Performance Faculty) Celebrated for her “full, rich voice, captivating in its beauty and grace” (Opera Now) and her “clear, agile soprano” (Chicago Sun Times), Leah Partridge has garnered worldwide critical acclaim for her compelling interpretations of over forty of opera’s leading ladies. With a performing career spanning over 20 years, Partridge has performed in some of the world’s greatest opera houses, including Seattle Opera, The Washington National Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Semper Oper Dresden, Palau de les Artes Valencia, Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Atlanta Opera, Minnesota Opera, Detroit Opera, Florida Grand Opera, and Chicago Opera Theater, among others.
Highlights of Partridge’s career include performances of Violetta in La Traviata with Semper Oper Dresden, the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor with Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2008 followed by several return engagements and live in HD broadcasts, including Peter Grimes (First Niece) and Thaïs (La Charmeuse). She has performed in concert with the Orchestras of Atlanta, Boston
Baroque, Cleveland, and San Diego Symphony. She can be heard on the 2011 art song recording Finding Home with Jake Heggie and Ricky Ian Gordon.
A native of Lincolnton, Georgia, Ms. Partridge earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Mercer University and her Master of Music degree from Indiana University, where she was awarded the prestigious Wilfred C. Bain opera fellowship. In 2004, she was a National Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and won first prize in both the Opera Birmingham and Palm Beach International Voice Competitions. Ms. Partridge is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the SpeakEasy Cooperative. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and tending to her small flower farm outside of Athens, GA.
Amy Petrongelli (Guest Artist – Vocal Performance Faculty) Lauded in the New York Times for her “admirable fluidity,” soprano Amy Petrongelli’s diverse performance career embraces both traditional and contemporary vocal repertoire. Amy has been a featured performer for organizations such as the Five Boroughs Music Festival, the Casement Fund Recital Series, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, as well as national and regional conferences for the National Association for Teachers of Singing. Her commitment to musical collaboration has led her to fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar, the Eighth Blackbird Creative Lab, and New Music on the Point.
Particularly at home in contemporary repertoire, Amy has premiered over 80 new works for the voice since 2014. Past collaborations have included leading contemporary ensembles and organizations such as Eighth Blackbird, Houston Grand Opera’s HGOco, Bent Frequency, Alarm Will Sound, Latitude 49, the Metropolis Ensemble, New American Voices, and AEPEX Contemporary Performance. Notable world premieres have included works by Laura Kaminsky, Juliana Hall, Christopher Cerrone, David Biedenbender, Emma O’Halloran, Nicolas Lell Benavides, and Nina Shekhar. Amy is also the vocalist and a founding member of the Khemia Ensemble, an ensemble dedicated to reflecting diverse perspectives in contemporary classical chamber music. Now in its 8th season,
ARTISTIC TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
Mark Cedel (Conductor) is in his 30th year as a member of the faculty of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. He is currently the conductor of the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra and teaches graduate level conducting and undergraduate conducing classes as well as chamber music. From 1994 to 2002 he was also professor of viola.
Mark Cedel has a BM degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where he was a viola student of Joseph dePasquale. He studied chamber music with members of the Guarneri and Budapest String Quartets, the Beaux Arts Trio, Felix Galamir and Jascha Brodsky. He has played under the baton of such distinguished conductors as Eugene Ormandy, Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Mistislav Rostropovich, Leonard Bernstein, James Levine. Cedel also has a MM in conducting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Prior to joining the faculty of the HHSOM he was the Associate Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra where in four years he conducted over 200 performances with that orchestra. Cedel was also the Principal Viola and Assistant Conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra for 11 years.
Daniel Ellis (Director of Opera) is the Academic Professional of Opera/Musical Theatre here at the HHSOM. He is a recipient of 2021 OPERA America’s Robert L. B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize for his production of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, which was be produced this year as a part of Minnesota Opera’s 2023-2024 season. Ellis made his European debut directing the third revival of Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Komische Oper in Berlin (2016). Ellis also directed the European debut of Sir David McVicar’s production of Wozzeck at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland (2017) and the Finnish National Opera (2019). Ellis has directed over 10 world premieres including the Off-Broadway production of Frank Gagliano’s comedy, Dancing with Joy. Daniel directed and conceived the premiere of Stay Tuned, featuring vocal ensemble “Five By Design” which was performed with over 40 symphony orchestras and performing arts centers throughout the United States and Canada for its five-year tour. Daniel was selected for Minnesota Opera’s Resident Artist Program for their 50th and 51st seasons. Ellis has worked for Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Portland Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Mill City Opera, San Diego Opera, and Minnesota Opera alongside world-renowned directors including Sir David McVicar, Graham Vick, Michael Cavanagh, Fenlon Lamb, Thaddeus Strassberger, Kevin Newbury, Renaud Doucet, Joel Ivany, Sam Helfrich and David Lefkowich. He is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and a member of AGMA. www.danielbellis.com
Nicholas Han (Assistant Conductor) was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Nicholas made his conducting debut with The Music & More SummerFest Music Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He earned his Undergraduate degree in Violin Performance at Central Washington University in 2020, and his Masters in Orchestral Conducting at Oklahoma State University in 2023. In 2022, he obtained the position as assistant conductor for the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony and was the Apprentice Conductor for
the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in May 2023. He is currently pursuing his Doctoral of Music Arts degree at University of Georgia Athens. Nicholas also obtained the position as Cover Conductor for the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra in October 2023. His recent conducting engagements include guest conducting LA Conducting Workshop and Competition Orchestra and Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra. Nicholas, over the summer of 2022, was selected as one of 3 winners for the ICWC (International Conducting Workshop and Competition) Competition in Atlanta, Georgia. He was also selected as a 1st place winner and received the Audience Prize in the LA Conducting Workshop and Competition in Garden Grove, California. His principal mentors include Nikolas Caoile, Thomas Dickey, Alexander Mickelthwate, and Mark Cedel.
Elena Minko (Rehearsal Pianist) An active soloist, répétiteur and collaborator, Elena Minko enjoys working with other musicians, exploring all musical styles from instrumental and vocal Baroque music to contemporary. Currently, Elena is a coach assistant in opera theater at the University of Georgia and pursuing her terminal degree in Piano performance with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin. A native of Siberia, Russia, Elena started her professional path mainly as a composer and was awarded several prizes at composer’s competitions in Russia. She has been engaged in vocal accompanying and frequently appeared as a collaborator, which helped her to develop excellent sight-reading skills. Later, having decided to focus on solo performance, Elena earned her Bachelor and Master of Piano performance degrees at Gnessin academy of music in Moscow, where she held a position of staff accompanist in the voice area prior to coming to the United States.
Logan Souther (Opera Coach) is quickly developing a reputation as an orchestra conductor and pianist of significant talent with a serious approach to music. Logan has served on the music staffs of the Sarasota Opera, Atlanta Opera, OperaNEO, and for several years was the music director and principal conductor for the Georgia State University Opera Theatre. Logan has served as a recurring Guest Conductor with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and was the Assistant Conductor for the Bellingham Festival of Music. Logan is the Associate Conductor of The Hamptons Festival of Music, where he also serves as artistic director of the THFM Salon Series community outreach programs.
With a passionate commitment to outreach and education, Logan conducts the two orchestras of the Atlanta Music Project. The Atlanta Music Project is an El Sistema based organization which reaches hundreds of students in underserved communities each year. Logan began studies in conducting at the age of 15 with Michael Palmer at Georgia State University completing a Master’s in Orchestral Conducting and a Bachelor’s in Piano Performance.
MON 11/11
5 p.m.
Wilson Center for Humanities and Arts FREE EVENT
TUES 11/12
5:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall FREE CONCERT
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall FREE CONCERT WED 11/13
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall FREE CONCERT THU 11/14
6 p.m.
Dancz Center for New Music FREE CONCERT FRI 11/15
THU 11/21 FRI 11/22
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
THE DANCER’S VOICE: RUMYA PUTCHA IN CONVERSATION W/ JARED HOLTON
This event is hosted by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts as part of UGA’s 2024 Spotlight on the Arts festival.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WIND ENSEMBLE CHAMBER WINDS “OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES”
“Old Wine in New Bottles” by Gordon Jacob and other gems will be featured in this chamber reduction of the Wind Ensemble, creating more unique opportunities for the students this semester.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Under the direction of Vicki Lu, this ensemble features instruments such as the erhu, guzheng, pipa, hulusi and the yangqin.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BRITISH BRASS BAND
The British Brass Band repertoire encompasses a wide variety of styles including excellent original works, marvelous transcriptions of orchestral works.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE THE VANISHING DARK
Dancz Center for New Music is located in room 264 in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
A concert to be thankful for! This year, Thanksgiving falls so late in the academic calendar that our Annual Holiday Concert will be the week before Thanksgiving. Forget the Macy’s Parade, join the Hugh Hodgson School of Music for this favorite annual holiday tradition and start the season off right!
UGA STUDENT TICKETS | ADULTS $25 WITH VALID UGA STUDENT ID $10