Thursday November 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
UGA Performing Arts Center
Annual
H liday C ncert
Underwritten by Nan and Charles Cantrell
PRODUCTION STAFF
James Sewell, HHSOM Production and Events Manager
Amy Pollard, HHSOM Associate Director of Performance
Amy Cole, PAC Assistant Stage Manager
Shaun Baer, HHSOM Director of Public Relations
Paul Griffith, HHSOM Academic Professional, Sound Recording
Eric Dluzniewski, HHSOM Academic Professional, Sound Recording
Scott Higgins, Lead Piano Technician
Presented as part of our Thursday Scholarship Series
The Thursday Scholarship Series began in 1980, and continues the tradition of “Music Appreciation Programs” started by Hugh Hodgson in the 1930s. Proceeds from ticket sales to these concerts and contributions made by you are the primary means through which School of Music scholarship funds are raised each year.
The Hugh Hodgson School of Music would also like to dedicate this performance to Jonathan King, our representative from Greater Georgia Printers. His dedication to producing beautiful programs and magazines had helped us add an element of grace to our materials. We are grateful for his contribution and extend our condolences to GGP and Jonathan’s family.
The Lamb Matthew Lyon Hazzard (b. 1989)
Text by William Blake
O Come All Ye Faithful
Hodgson Singers
Daniel Bara, conductor
J.R. Banitt, baritone
Traditional, arr. David Wilcocks
Please stand and sing this carol with us! See page 5 for lyrics.
University of Georgia Combined Choirs | University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Bara, conductor
And the Robin Flew
Reece Moseley (b. 2003)
Student Composer
Text from “Winter” by Walter de la Mare | World Premiere
Rachel Martin, marimba
Carol Zheng, piano
Introduction, March and Shepherd’s Dance from “Amahl and the Night Visitors”
UGA Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Han, conductor
Chichester Psalms
I. Maestoso ma energico
II. Andante con moto, ma tranquillo
Abigail Weller, soprano
Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
III. Sostenuto molto
Ava Bogarde, soprano
Emily Taylor, alto
Matthew Elsey, tenor
JR Banitt, bass
University of Georgia Combined Choirs | University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra
Colin Mann, conductor
INTERMISSION
PROGRAM
The Sussex Mummers’ Christmas Carol
Bassoon Ensemble
Percy Grainger (1882-1961)
arr. Taylor Poole
A Nutcracker Digest Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
arr. Fraser Jackson
Jazmyn Barajas-Trujillo, Tarryn Goldner, J.T. Holdbrooks, Caleb Jackson
Jingle Them Bells
UGA Wind Ensemble
Minor Alterations
Sleigh Ride
UGA Wind Ensemble
UGA Wind Ensemble
Jack A. Eaddy, Jr., Guest Conductor
James Pierpont (1822-1893)
arr. Julie Giroux
David Lovrien (b. 1963)
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Prismatic Light
Sanctuary
UGA British Brass Band
Alan Fernie (b. 1960)
Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
UGA British Brass Band
Holiday Tunes - Sing-Along with the British Brass Band!
Joy to The World
I’ll be Home for Christmas
The Chipmunk Song
Deck the Halls
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
UGA British Brass Band
See the pages 6-8 for sing-along lyrics!
Christmas Joy Erik Leidzen (1894-1962)
UGA British Brass Band
O Come All Ye Faithful
1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come, and behold Him, born the King of angels! Refrain:
O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!
2 God of God, Light of Light, lo, He abhors not the virgin’s womb; very God, begotten not created; [Refrain]
3 Sing, choirs of angels; sing in exultation; sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest![Refrain]
4 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n! Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing! [Refrain]
Joy to the World
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders and wonders of His love
I’ll be Home for Christmas
I’ll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
Oh, I’ll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
The Chipmunk Song
Christmas, Christmas time is near, Time for toys and time for cheer. We’ve been good, but we can’t last, Hurry Christmas, Hurry fast.
Want a plane that loops the loop, Me, I want a Hula-Hoop. We can hardly stand the wait, Please, Christmas don’t be late.
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la la la la la. ‘tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la la.
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la la.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year! Good Tidings we bring to you and your kin; We wish you a Merry Christmas! And a Happy New Year! We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, And a Happy New Year!
The Lamb
Text by William Blake (1757-1827)
Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice!
Little Lamb who made thee, Dost thou know who made thee
And the Robin Flew
Text by Walter de la Mare (1873-1956)
And the robin flew Into the air, the air, The white mist through; And small and rare The night-frost fell Into the calm and misty dell.
And the dusk gathered low, And the silver moon and stars On the frozen snow
Drew taper bars, Kindled winking fires In the hooded briers.
Chichester Psalms
Little Lamb I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb I’ll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb: He is Meek & he is mild, He became a little child: I a child & thou a lamb, We are called by his name.
Little Lamb God Bless thee. Little Lamb God bless thee.
And the sprawling Bear Growled deep in the sky; And Orion’s hair Streamed sparkling by: But the North sighed low, “Snow, snow, more snow!”
Text: Psalms 103, 100, 23, 2, 131, and 133. Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Rarely do choruses and orchestras perform works by prolific conductors. While Mendelssohn and Mahler were consummate composer-conductors of their times, American conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) is by far the most wickedly talented, famous, and controversial of them all.
Leonard Bernstein’s parents were Ukrainian Jews who emigrated to the United States in the early twentieth century. Leonard was born in the New England textile town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, where his mother worked in the mills and his father worked several blue-collar
jobs to support their family. Unfortunately, Leonard (or “Lenny”) developed asthma and dust allergies when he was a child which only intensified his unmistakable, raspy voice. (His life-long smoking habits did not help either.) Eventually, the Bernstein family moved thirty miles south to the Boston metro area where Leonard attended the Boston Latin School and frequented the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Accessing major orchestras and attending elite universities helped Leonard achieve critical skills as a musician. Studying at Harvard and the Curtis Institute provided the professional framework needed for an overflowing career. At Harvard, Lenny was among the yearly quoted 10% of admitted Jewish students who undoubtedly experienced antisemitism. His “who’s who” list of mentors and colleagues ran the gamut from Aaron Copland to William Schumann. However, it was his connection to Greek conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos that inspired him to be a conductor. At Curtis, Bernstein studied conducting with Fritz Reiner, piano with Isabelle Vengerova, and orchestration with Randall Thompson.
His big conducting break came in 1943. New York Philharmonic music director Artur Rodzinski was away and Bruno Walter was scheduled as a guest conductor. Walter quickly became too ill to conduct, so assistant conductor Leonard Bernstein was called to conduct the concert of Schumann’s Manfred Overture, Miklós Rózsa’s Theme, Variations, and Finale, Strauss’s Don Quixote, and Wagner’s “Prelude” from Die Meistersinger without any rehearsal time.
Can you guess what happened? Lenny crushed it, and eventually served as the first American music director of the New York Philharmonic for over a decade (1958-1969). While music director, he championed the symphonies of Mahler and recorded the full symphonic cycle three times. He also pioneered television as a tool for music education through his Young People’s concerts with the orchestra.
How does a conductor of a major orchestra fulfill commissions and continue to compose? He takes a sabbatical.
In December 1963, the Very Reverend Walter Hussey, the Dean of Chichester Cathedral, contacted Bernstein about a possible choral work to be premiered at the summer 1965 choral festival that united the choirs of Chichester, Salisbury, and Winchester Cathedrals. Bernstein sent an initial positive reply indicating that he was interested but that he may not have the work ready until the following year given his active schedule. Hussey countered with several letters insisting that Bernstein make the original date or he would need to find an alternate. After a lull in correspondence, Bernstein finally wrote back fueled with new ideas. He wrote: “I was on the verge of writing you a sad letter saying that I could not find in me the work for your Festival, when suddenly a conception occurred to me that I find exciting. It would be a suite of Psalms, or selected verses from Psalms, and would have a general title like Psalms of Youth…”
During his sabbatical from the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein’s plan was to turn Thorton Wilder’s play The Skin of Our Teeth into a musical. Alas, plans for the musical folded, so Bernstein decided to repurpose the music toward Chichester. There were a few other stipulations: the psalms would read in Sephardic Hebrew; the premiere with the New York Philharmonic and
Camerata Singers would be a few weeks before the Chichester Festival; the current title of “Psalms of Youth” would be reworked to Chichester Psalms commemorating the summer choral festival; finally, the work would be complete without a commission fee. (Yes, Bernstein composed Chichester Psalms for free!) The festival performance was on July 31, 1965, with a choir of forty-six boys (members of the choir schools of Chichester, Salisbury, and Winchester Cathedrals) and twenty-nine professional male singers. The all-male choir was Bernstein’s compositional vision.
The three-movement structure of the work imitates Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, written in 1930 for the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. However, there are several key differences: Stravinsky’s work is in Latin, each movement sets a single psalm, and the mood is overall much more serious than that of Chichester Psalms
The description that Bernstein sent to Hussey is as follows:
I. Opens with a chorale (Ps. 108, vs. 3) evoking praise; and then swings into Ps. 100, complete, a wild and joyful dance, in the Davidic spirit.
II. Consists mainly of Ps. 23 complete, featuring a boy solo and his harp, but interrupted savagely by the men with threats of war and violence (Ps. 2, vs. 1–4). This movement ends in unresolved fashion, with both elements, faith and fear, interlocked.
III. Begins with an orchestral prelude based on the opening chorale, whose assertive harmonies have now turned to painful ones. There is a crisis; the tension is suddenly relieved, and the choir enters humbly and peacefully singing Ps. 131, complete, in what is almost a popular song. It is something like a love-duet between the men and boys. In this atmosphere of humility, there is a final chorale coda. (Ps. 133, vs. 1)—a prayer for peace.
The work is written for an unusual set of performing forces: three trumpets, three trombones, two harps, five-part strings, and a full battery of percussion (glockenspiel, xylophone, chimes, triangle, wood block, temple block, tambourine, snare drum, 3 bongos, bass drum, cymbals, suspended cymbal, whip, rasp), plus a four-part choir (either all men and boys, as Bernstein preferred, or a mixed choir). The harps are a reference to King David, the supposed author of all the psalms, as is the solo boy, since it was the young David whose performances soothed the uneasy King Saul. Later, Bernstein wrote a version with reduced scoring of organ, harp, and percussion, thus greatly expanding performing opportunities for the piece.
Colin Mann
Psalm 108, v. 2
Urah, hanevel, v’chinor!
A-irah shachar!
Psalm 100
Hariu l’Adonai kol ha-arets.
Iv’du et Adonai b’simcha.
Bo-u l’fanav bir’nanah.
D’u ki Adonai Hu Elohim.
Hu asanu, v’lo anachnu.
Amo v’tson mar’ito.
Bo-u sh’arav b’todah, Chatseirotav bit’hilah, Hodu lo, bar’chu sh’mo.
Ki tov Adonai, l’alom chas’do, V’ad dor vador emunato.
I. Maestoso ma energico
Awake, psaltery and harp!
I will rouse the dawn!
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord, He is God.
It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into his courts with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, And his truth endureth to all generations.
II.
Andante con moto, ma tranquillo
Psalm 23
Adonai ro-i, lo echsar.
Bin’ot deshe yarbitseini,
Al mei m’nuchot y’nachaleini, Naf’shi y’shovev, Yan’cheini b’ma’aglei tsedek, L’ma’an sh’mo.
Gam ki eilech
B’gei tsalmavet,
Lo ira ra, Ki Atah imadi.
Shiv’t’cha umishan’techa Hemah y’nachamuni.
Ta’aroch l’fanai shulchan, Neged tsor’rai
Dishanta vashemen roshi
Cosi r’vayah.
Ach tov vachesed
Yird’funi kol y’mei chayai, V’shav’ti b’veit Adonai
L’orech yamim.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters,
He restoreth my soul,
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.
For His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk
Through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,
For thou art with me.
Thy rod and Thy staff
They comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
In the presence of mine enemies,
Thou anointest my head with oil,
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
Shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
Psalm 2, verses 1-4
Lamah rag’shu goyim Ul’umim yeh’gu rik?
Yit’yats’vu malchei erets, V’roznim nos’du yachad Al Adonai v’al m’shicho.
N’natkah et mos’roteimo, V’nashlichah mimenu avoteimo.
Yoshev bashamayim Yis’chak, Adonai
Yil’ag lamo!
Psalm 131
Adonai, Adonai, Lo gavah libi, V’lo ramu einai, V’lo hilachti
Big’dolot uv’niflaot
Mimeni.
Im lo shiviti
V’domam’ti, Naf’shi k’gamul alei imo, Kagamul alai naf’shi.
Yachel Yis’rael el Adonai
Me’atah v’ad olam.
Psalm 133, verse 1
Hineh mah tov,
Umah nayim, Shevet achim
Gam yachad.
Why do the nations rage, And the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and against his anointed. Saying, let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens
Shall laugh, and the Lord Shall have them in derision!
III.
Sostenuto molto
Lord, Lord,
My heart is not haughty, Nor mine eyes lofty, Neither do I exercise myself
In great matters or in things Too wonderful for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted myself,
As a child that is weaned of his mother, My soul is even as a weaned child.
Let Israel hope in the Lord From henceforth and forever.
Behold how good
And how pleasant it is, For brethren to dwell
Together in unity.
Jingle them Bells (1857 / 2011) (6’)
James Pierpont (1822-1893)
This rendition of Pierpont’s well-known Jingle Bells takes the listener through a number of styles with high energy and lots of color. A simple melody, it lends itself to creative ideas in presentation. This setting is in fact a kind of wild ride for the performer and the audience.
Program Note by the Arranger
James Lord Pierpont was a New England-born songwriter, arranger, organist, and composer, best known for writing and composing Jingle Bells in 1857. In 1832, James was sent to a boarding school in New Hampshire. He wrote a letter to his mother about riding in a sleigh through the December snow. In 1836, James ran away to sea aboard a whaling ship called The Shark. He then served in the US Navy until the age of 21.
In 1853, after James’ brother, the Rev. John Pierpont, Jr. accepted a post with the Savannah, Georgia, Unitarian congregation, James followed, taking a post as the organist and music director of the church. To support himself, he also gave organ and singing lessons. After the war, James moved his family to Valdosta, Georgia, then in 1869, Pierpont moved to Quitman, Georgia. There he was the organist in the Presbyterian Church, gave private piano lessons and taught at the Quitman Academy, retiring as the head of the Musical Department.
Minor Alterations (2007) (6’30”)
David Lovrien (b. 1963)
Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass is a medley of favorite Christmas tunes, transposed from major to minor keys, then disguised, layered and morphed even more. From the ominous Deck the Halls at the start to the final, frenzied Nutcracker Suite finale, each tune is lovingly twisted into something new and inventive.
Program Note by the Publisher
David Lovrien is an American composer and saxophonist. Mr. Lovrien was educated at the University of North Texas. He has been a member of the saxophone section of Dallas Wind Symphony since 1990, performing on 10 of the group’s 13 compact discs and appearing several times as featured soloist. He is also a founding member of the renowned Texas Saxophone Quartet, the first saxophone ensemble to win the prestigious Fischoff Competition in 1988. His compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the world, and his website. Mr. Lovrien makes his living as a technology manager in Carrollton, Texas.
Sleigh Ride (1948) (3’)
Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Sleigh Ride is a light orchestra standard whose music was composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had formed the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946, and he finished the work in February 1948. The original recordings were instrumental versions. The lyrics, about riding in a sleigh and other fun wintertime activities, were written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. The orchestral version was first recorded in 1949 by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. A selection of the artists who have recorded it include Herb Alpert, The Andrews Sisters, The Carpenters, Bing Crosby, The Boston Pops Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, the amazing Debbie Gibson, The Muppets, and Andy Williams.
Leroy Anderson was an American composer born to Swedish immigrants. He attended Harvard University where he received a B.A. in Music in 1929, and a M.A. in Music in 1930. He studied toward a Ph.D. in German and Scandinavian languages through 1935 although he never completed his thesis. While in school he taught music to undergraduate students at Radcliffe College and was director of the Harvard University Band.
Anderson served in the United States Army during World War II as an interpreter and translator for the Counter Intelligence Corps and rose to the position of chief of the Scandinavian Department of Military Intelligence at the Pentagon.
Anderson wrote primarily for full orchestra. Soon after completing each orchestral composition, he would score many of his pieces for concert band and, in some cases, for piano and small ensembles. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Daniel Bara, John D. Boyd UGA Foundation Professor of Choral Music, conductor
Rylee Aguirre
Julie Alridge
JR Banitt
August Bauer
Lucas Baughcum
Milo Bauman
Ava Bogarde
Anna Bossert
Avery Britt
Benjamin Brown
Colton Carter
West Clayton
Noah Colwell
Briana Darden
Elle Dignam
Quinn Dillard
Peter Dixon
Zaria Doss
Katie Drybrough
Sarah Dudley
Aiden Eclavea
Matthew Elsey
Phoebe Feibus
Elisa Garnia-Carreras
Alex Gilliam
Page Hall
Justin Herrin
Christopher Hickey
Peter Kandra
Lucy Kellam
Evan Lambert
Andrew Latimer
Caroline Malcom
Owen Margaret-Verrett
Joy McCarthy
Laurel McFarland
Kathryn McWhorter
Shelby Miller
Walter Moody
Liam Mueller
Will Pollard
Julian Riviera-Summerville
Ange Sanches Fuentes
Lillie Sims
Lauren Smith
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BRITISH BRASS BAND
Soprano Cornet
Tim Jackson
Principal Cornet
Will Tomaszewski
Solo Cornet
Adriano Estraiotto
Toby Johnson
Will Cuneo
Antonio Urias
Repiano Cornet
Michael Mank
Second Cornet
James Vaughn
Jack Rozza
Gilbert P. Villagrana, Bandmaster
Third Cornet
Palmer Hartley
Hayes Thomas
Flugel Horn
Colin Kennedy
Solo Horn
Jonah Hammett
Dakota Meeks
First Horn
Ian Welch
Second Horn
Daniel Alford
First Baritone
Ava Rogers
Second Baritone
Steven Lubitz
First Trombone
Ian Wolff
Ben Novo
Second Trombone
José Vasquez
Bass Trombone
Trip Drennan
Solo Euphonium
Jared Barry
Euphonium
Andrew Haynes
Sam Son
Meera Srinivasan
Shayna Suddeth
Emily Taylor
Liam Taylor
De’Nasia Thomas
Danielle Vergara
Abigail Weller
Margaret Wilson
Sean Wilson
Eb Tuba
Hunter Kane
Jack Neja
Bb Tuba
Moses Bannister
Charlie Pratt
Percussion
David MacPherson
Miles Bell
Jack Sweeney
UNIVERSITY
Colin Mann, conductor
Matthew Elsey, assistant conductor
Haoying Wu, rehearsal pianist
August Bauer
Lucas Baughcum
West Clayton
Matthew Elsey
Ronan Gawley
Judah Giedd
Carter Henley
Christopher Hickey
Bryson Maycumber
Shane McAlister
Connor McAlister
Gabriel McBryde
Jack McKinney
Ethan Olah
Wyatt Pangburn
Jordan Strong
Kenny Tsao
Lincon Walker
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TREBLE CHOIR
Colin Mann, conductor
Abigail Weller, assistant conductor
Tzu-Wei Wang, rehearsal pianist
Jade Adebomojo
Julia Aldridge
Victoria Bazille
Julia Beauchamp
Lucy Smith Biemiller
Josie Bowden
Logan Broun
Ellie Brown
Ella Buczek
Sofia Castillo
Cadence Collette
Caroline Connors
Katie Drybrough
Teagan Durham
Jenny Edwards
Avery Armour Epps
Lainie Ewers
Riley Fishman
Madison Fountain
Alice Gardner
Eliza Gavin
Kathleen Go
Amanda Grande
Emma Gross
Galilea Guevara
Zuri Consuela Harris
Hailey Hilton
Kaitlyn Horn
Jana Hornsey
Giavanni Jackson
Lucy Jones
Bella Knight
Liviana Lekas
Rebecca Letke
Finn McClelion
Phoebe Mikanda
Maeva Moorman
Chizua Ndukwe
Ava Obermeier
Shaoey Pace
Michele Presley
Hannah Robiel
Amanda Robinson
Mackenzie Roquemore
Kyra Ross
Abhigna Sala
Brianna Sao
Sabrina Soriano
Kinley Stitt
Mallika Suyal
Andrea Vaughan
Maggie Watson
Abigail Weller
Linda Williams
Logan Wynns
Sylveste Zimmermann
Colin Mann, conductor
Christopher Hickey, assistant conductor
Eva Panagou, rehearsal pianist
Lauren Abrams
Lily Kate Atkins
Nora Avery
Andreea Barca
Julia Beauchamp
Ashley Belcher
Katie Boyle
Katherine Brewer
Kailey Bridgette
Migel Camargo
Tyla Cann
Graysen Carlsen
Mackenzie Carr
Shirley Chen
Jayden Chong
Eva Christopher
Eva Cochran
Tom Connerley
Nedra Conrad
Chase Crumbley
Ellen Daniel
Grace Deaton
Paul Downey
Sherry Downey
Katie Drybrough
Mona Dunn Betanzos
Teagan Durham
Matthew Elsey
Bobbie Epting
Lainie Ewers
Alice Gardner
Julia Gardner
Lizzie Gesner
Mitch Gindlesperger
Sophia Goldemund
Dianne Grove
Rob Grove
Richard Guyton
Jackson Hamilton
Mia Hansen
Chris Herring
Rhonda Herring
Christopher Hickey
Meredith Hoots
Kaitlyn Horn
Finnegan Howard
Emma Jackson
Jasmine Jensen
Soyoung Jeong
Cole Jones
Peter Kandra
Kaylee Kim
Olivia Krisniski
Adalyn Ledbetter
Jayden Lin
Haleh Mahmoudi
Jeanne Marie Martineau
Kaitlyn Martin
Kayla McGuinn
Aubrey Melling
Gabriella Miller
Kathryn Miller
Emma Sue Mitchell
Claire Murphy
Emaline Newbury
Caitlien Nguyen
Camilla Nivison
Danielle Olivares
Megan Ostrat
Sarah Ozio
Sahasra Pappula
Emily Park
Elizabeth Pearce
Cole Prewitt
Addie Pursley
Brenna Pursley
Pierce Roberts
Abigail Rong
Jewell Rooker
Mason Rountree
Stella Schroter
Sophie Schug
Sophia Sekman
Sneha Sharma
Lauren Slicker
Alina Soifer
Brynn Spicer
Lela Stair
Ethan Stalineseu
Judson Stricklin
Naomi Su
Amber Sugarman
Aidan Thompson
Kenny Tsao
Matthew Turbeville
Maleah Valerius
Landon Vaughn
Jenna Vidal
Bhavya Vishnubhotla
Sarah Visser
Tierney Walton
Cara Wardell
Gary Weed
Mary Weeks
Beth Weigle
Abigail Weller
Karen Whelchel-Redwine
Leigh Williams
Sandy Woods
Courtney Yon
Libby Zavadil
VIOLIN I
Sarah Nienhiser, co-concertmaster
Alexis Boylan, concertmaster
Karla Mejias
Jhonni Campos
Jocelyne Andronache-Opris
Chelsea Afful
Ellis Kim
Sageiana Codispoti
Zeyu Yuan
Simms Murray
Ruhua Zhang
Kiera Johnson
VIOLIN II
Hyejun Kang, principal
Raunak Das
Abigail Kim
Vic Jeon
Mei Takuno
Han Yang
Briana Darden
Leo Jahn
Athziri Moreno-Martinez
Glona Bang
Sarah Wheeler
Mark Cedel, Conductor
Nicholas Han, Assistant Conductor
VIOLA
Rachel Liu, co-principal
Jensi Perng, co-principal
Asha Baylor, co-principal
Daniel Boscan
Mason Minutella
Devin Bennett
Marissa Evans
Caleb Paradis
Pedro Prudencio
Ashley Belcher
Zeb Tate
Dorothy Park
Benedict Nguyen
Glenn Jiles
Lily White
CELLO
Thomas LaMon, principal
Ryan Dater, assistant-principal
Joshua Nguyen
David Zoblisein
Ian Koontz
Tianbo Zhang
Benjamin Hackworth
Mary Allison Swaim
Katherine Lamback
Olivia Durrence
Joshua Aderhold
Kate Selb
BASS
Austin Carter, principal
Antonio Peirano
Ricardo Karelisky
Peyton Lightcap
Madeline Bower
FLUTE
Kimmie Bateman, co-principal
Madeline Shell, co-principal
Heesoo Jeong
OBOE
Xander Herman, principal
Brenna Sexton
Anisa Herbert
Ashlyn Long
CLARINET
Luis Umbelino, principal
Claudia Revè Romero, associate-principal
Tim Fitzgerald
BASSOON
Tarryn Goldner, principal
Daniel Johnson
Hsin Cheng
HORN
Joe Johnson, principal
Connor Parr, associate-principal
Baylee Cook
Peter Dixon
Gibson Krolikowski
TRUMPET
Victor Pires, principal
Will Tomaszewski
Adriano Estraiotto
Michael Mank
TROMBONE
Ben Novo, principal
Matthew Quach
Trip Drennan, bass trombone
TUBA
Hunter Kane
PERCUSSION
Rachel Martin, principal
Harry Campbell
Carington Lauck
Drake Smith
Jack Sweeney
Dane Warren
PIANO
Eli Kenyon
LIBRARIAN
Alexis Boylan
HARP
Dania Lane
PERSONNEL MANAGER
Thomas LaMon
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ricardo Karelisky
UNIVERSITY
Nicholas Enrico Williams, conductor
Flute
Blair Carrier
Emily Elmore
Jadyn Hairston
Alexia Toma
Oboe
Triston Fielding
Marcus Lewis
Carter Reed
Clarinet
Tim Fitzgerald
Ryan Hanling
Riley Hartman
Eleanor Love
Jonathan Mack
Yash Mahadkar
Avery Pate
Ruwien Su
Caleb Weber
Bassoon
Jazmyn Barajas-Trujillo
J.T. Holdbrooks
Caleb Jackson
Saxophone
Manya Das
Bridget Sheridan
Yun Qu Tan
Jon Erik Tripp
Horn
Daniel Alford
Peter Dixon
Jonah Hammett
Patrick Malone
Ian Welch
Josh Wood
Trumpet
Will Cuneo
Palmer Hartley
Tim Jackson
Toby Johnson
Jack Rozza
Antonio Urias
James Vaughn
Trombone
Nichole Botsoe
Thomas Pajares
Jose Vasquez
Ian Wolff
Bass Trombone
Victor Guevara
Jonah Madaris
Euphonium
Jared Barry
Andrew Haynes
Tuba
Jack Gordon
Jack Neja
String Bass
Bianca Wilson
Piano
Danmeng Zhang
Percussion
Henry Campbell
Thomas Huff
Carrington Lauck
Jorjana Marin
Grayson Pruitt
Angelina Vasquez
Angelica Wright
*Members of the University of Georgia Concert Ensembles are listed alphabetically to acknowledge each performer’s unique contribution to our shared artistic endeavors.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BASSOON ENSEMBLE
Jazmyn Barajas-Trujillo
Nathan Bine
Hsin Cheng
Tarryn Goldner
Amy Pollard, director
J.T. Holdbrooks
Lily Hurn
Caleb Jackson
Daniel Johnson
Jordan Johnson
Felipe Pires
Skylar Ward
HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY
Daniel Bara, Interim Director
Brandon Craswell, Associate Director, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Emily Gertsch, Associate Director, Director of Graduate Studies
Amy Pollard, Associate Director, Director of Performance Activities
PERFORMANCE FACULTY
*Angela Jones-Reus
D. Ray McClellan
Reid Messich
Amy Pollard
Brandon Quarles
Josh Bynum
Brandon Craswell
Jean Martin-Williams
James Naigus
*Matthew Shipes
Gilbert Villagrana
Kimberly Toscano Adams
*Timothy Adams
Gregory Broughton
Jay Ivey
*Elizabeth Knight
Amy Petrongelli
Anne Slovin
Wanda Yang Temko
John Coble
Damon Denton
Scott Higgins
Grace Huang
Emely Phelps
Evgeny Rivkin
Anatoly Sheludyakov
*Liza Stepanova
Alan Woo
Levon Ambartsumian
Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva
*Daniel Bolshoy
Monica Hargrave
Michael Heald
James Kim
Edward Kreitman
Milton Masciadri
Maggie Snyder
Shaun Baer
Levi Dean
Elizabeth Durusau
Heather Gozdan-Bynum
Tony Graves
Scott Higgins
flute clarinet oboe bassoon saxophone trombone trumpet horn horn
tuba/euphonium trumpet
percussion percussion voice voice voice voice voice voice organ piano piano piano piano piano piano piano
piano
violin violin guitar
harp
violin cello
Suziki
double bass
viola
BANDS
Mia Athanas
Brett Bawcum
Jack A. Eaddy, Jr.
*Nicholas Enrico Williams
CHORAL
Daniel Bara
Colin Mann
Daniel Shafer
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
SUMMER CAMPS
Stephen Fischer
COMPOSITION & THEORY
Tyler Beckett
Adrian Childs
Emily Gertsch
Daniel Karcher
*Emily Koh
Peter Lane
Dickie Lee
Jared Tubbs
Trinity Vélez-Justo
JAZZ STUDIES
David D’Angelo
Gregory Satterthwaite
James Weidman
MUSIC EDUCATION
*Rebecca Atkins
Alison Farley
Tyler Goehring
Roy Legette
Kristen Lynch
Michael Robinson
Johanna Royo
Brian Wesolowski
Edith Hollander, Administrative Assistant to the Director
Director of Public Relations
Development Associate Music Library Manager
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Piano Technician
Senior Piano Technician
Marcus Morris
Kathleen Powell
Rocky Raffle
James Sewell
Jared Tubbs
Marshall Williams
MUSIC THERAPY
*Ellyn Evans
Sally Ann Nichols
Jenny Stull
MUSICOLOGY & ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Karen Bergmann
Naomi Graber
*David Haas
Jared Holton
Jean Kidula
Sarah Pickett
Rumya Putcha
Joanna Smolko
OPERA
Daniel Ellis
Andrew Voelker
ORCHESTRA
Mark Cedel
RECORDING & STREAMING
Eric Dluzniewski
Paul Griffith
*Area Chair
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands
Graduate Program Administrator
Administrative Associate in Bands
Production & Events Manager
Sectioning Officer
Director of Admissions
HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC STAFF
JOIN US FOR A FULL SEASON OF FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS AT UGA
On stage and in the gallery — over 100 performances, exhibitions and lectures await you this season at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Enjoy a dazzling variety of free events plus explore our ticketed seasons in dance, theatre and music starting at just $15. Students, faculty and guests of UGA fine and performing arts offer Athens premier programming all year round.
SUPPORT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
HOW TO GIVE
Under each of the available funds below is a QR code where you can scan and donate directly to that fund. However, if you would like to learn more about alternative ways to donate, scan the QR code now to visit our “How to Give” page with additional details and options.
Scholarships and Graduate assistantships funded by donations to the Thursday Scholarship Fund make it possible for students to learn and pursue their passions at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Please consider a taxdeductible gift to the Thursday Scholarship Fund so we may continue to support our students and make their education possible. Scan the QR code now or reach out to Melissa Roberts at roberts@uga.edu or 706-254-2111.
AREAS OF THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
In addition to our primary Support and Scholarship Funds, many specialized areas of interest, including our orchestra and choral programs, have support and scholarship funds you can contribute to directly. You can now learn more about all the ways and areas you can support the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Scan the QR code or visit music.uga.edu/giving-and-alumni to the support the Hugh Hodgson School of Music area of your choice.
JOIN THE DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Gifts of all amounts are greatly appreciated. However, annual giving at the $1,500 level and higher provides membership in the Director’s Circle, our Hugh Hodgson School of Music Honor Roll. Director’s Circle members are invited to exclusive events and performances throughout the academic year.
For large gifts, please contact Melissa Roberts at roberts@uga.edu or 706-254-2111.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
MON 11/24
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
TUES 9/9
TUES 12/2
3:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
TUES 9/9
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE
Since the 70’s as the Pamoja Singers, the African American Choral Ensemble (AACE) has kept concert halls and churches filled with the powerful musical treasures birthed from the African American experience. AACE is a beacon tower of fellowship and friendship for the university community, conducted by Gregory Broughton.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA REPERTORY SINGERS - “MESSIAH”
This popular Handel oratorio will features the choir and a full chamber orchestra.
The Repertory Singers is a mixed chamber choir directed by graduate student conductors. Its format offers laboratory rehearsal and performance experience for conductors and singers alike.
In addition to our larger ensemble performances, many areas and small student chamber ensembles will be performing through the end of the semester.
Here are a few, but always check music.uga.edu for additional performances and updates.
MON 11/24
6 p.m.
TUES 11/25
5:30 p.m.
MON 12/1
5:30 p.m.
TUES 12/2
4:30 p.m.
TUES 12/2
6 p.m.
TROMBONE STUDIO SOLOS CONCERT
EDGE CONCERT HALL, School of Music Bldg.
GUITAR STUDIO ENSEMBLES CONCERT
RAMSEY CONCERT HALL, UGA PAC
UGA HORN CHOIR
RAMSEY CONCERT HALL, UGA PAC
WOODWIND STUDENT CHAMBER RECITAL
EDGE CONCERT HALL, School of Music Bldg.
SOUTHERN WIND QUINTET
EDGE CONCERT HALL, School of Music Bldg.