TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
RAMSEY CONCERT HALL
OPERA IN BLOOM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center
Logan Souther, Music Director
Lena Minko, Music Preparation and Pianist
PROGRAM
Die Zauberflöte — Act 1, No. 1
Tamino — Minseol Hong
1st Lady — De’Nasia Thomas
2nd Lady — Sarah Dudley
3rd Lady — Amanda Ferreira
Le nozze di Figaro — Act I, No. 5
Susanna — Avery Britt
Marcellina — Bella Castano
Mozart
“Lippen Schweigen” from The Merry Widow Franz Lehar
Hannah Glawari — De’Nasia Thomas
Count Danilo — William Pollard
L’incoronazione de Poppea — Act III Scene 8 Claudio Monteverdi
Nerone —Sarah Dudley
Poppea — Chloe Floyd
Anna Bolena — Act II, Scene 3 Gaetano Donizetti
Anna — Ziyi Zhang
Giovanna — Amanda Ferreira
Romeo et Juliette — Act IV, Scene I Charles Gounod
Juliette — Yiqi Wang
Romeo — Minseol Hong
Pirates of Penzance — Act I, No. 6 - 8 Gilbert and Sullivan
Fredric — William Pollard
Edith — Sarah Dudley
Kate — Amanda Ferreira
Mabel — Bella Castano
General Stanley’s daughters — Avery Britt, Bella Castano, Sarah Dudley, Amanda Ferreira, Chloe Floyd, De’Nasia Thomas, Yiqi Wang, Ziyi Zhang
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
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WED 4/16
7:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
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THURS 4/17
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
$20 - Adult
$3 - Child/Student
MON 4/21
5:30 p.m.
Edge Concert Hall FREE CONCERT
MON 4/21
7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall FREE CONCERT
THURS 4/22
7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall FREE CONCERT
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WIND SYMPHONY AND SYMPHONIC BAND
& SYMPHONIC BAND “BECAUSE OF YOU”
The Wind Symphony regularly features outstanding guest artists and performs collaborative concerts with Georgia high school bands. The Symphonic Band focuses on the classic band repertoire as well as exciting new music, and has recorded for C. Alan Publications.
The Wind Symphony performs the finest standard and new repertoire for wind band at several concerts each season. The Wind Symphony regularly features outstanding guest artists and performs collaborative concerts with Georgia high school bands.The Symphonic Band focuses on the classic band repertoire as well as exciting new music, and has recorded for C. Alan Publications.
Through music, we heal, connect, and inspire. This concert is a celebration of strength, resilience, and the power of mental well-being. With a powerful lineup featuring works by composers like Flagello, Douglas, Pilsner, McAllister, Balmages, Kevin Day, Kelijah Dunton, Wayne Lu, Frank Ticheli, and Mark Camphouse, this performance will take you on a journey of hope, self-expression, healing, and light.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ARCO & DANCE ENSEMBLE - MUSIC AND DANCE
ARCO Chamber Orchestra and the UGA Dance Ensemble, directed Levon Ambartsumian and Lisa Fusillo respectively, collaborate to create an evening highlighting the intricate relationship between music and dance. The program will feature music by Telemann, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Piazzolla, Schnittke, and Khachaturian. Professor of flute Angela JonesReus will be a featured soloist. This stunning performance is not to be missed. This concert is a Thursday Scholarship Series performance.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HORN STUDIO RECITAL
Edge Concert Hall is located on the third floor of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
The spring concert for the African American Choral ensemble gives many of our ensemble members an opportunity to express themselves in other ways than just singing. Some may conduct, some may create original arrangements of existing works or brand new pieces. Concert underwritten by Rhonda Lucile Hicks.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA MIDDLE EAST MUSIC ENSEMBLE
The UGA Middle East Ensemble is an extension of the Musicology/Ethnomusicology program in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and serves as a forum for research and performance. The ensemble is under the direction of Jared Holton