UGA Presents, the University of Georgia’s professional performing arts series, has just released a spectacular schedule of programming for its upcoming season. Check out the official press release below for a full list of events and details on how to purchase tickets.
UGA Presents Announces 2023-24 Season
The coming UGA Presents season of international touring artists features Georgia’s own Indigo Girls in two concerts with the UGA Symphony Orchestra, Nickel Creek, singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, and classical piano legend Lang Lang. These star-studded performances are just a sample of the musicians, dancers, and theatrical artists coming to perform at the UGA Performing Arts Center (PAC) and the Fine Arts Theatre from September to May. (Full schedule below.)
“As the University of Georgia has continued to rise in stature as a leading institution of higher education, our staff and donors have worked to elevate our programs to match the moment,” says PAC Director and programmer Jeffrey Martin. “We seek to inspire our students, staff and faculty, uplift our community, and examine the issues facing our world through glorious and inquisitive music, theatre, and dance.
“Yes, this season we hope to do all of that. We will do it by exploring the sounds of America in many of its diverse musical forms, including bluegrass, Americana, gospel, and popular music. We will do it by presenting an unsurpassed roster of established and emerging classical musicians — showcasing the important role this music has played in our past and will continue to play well into our future. We will do it by welcoming 18 artists to our stages for the very first time and many returning favorites. We will do it by bringing you both the tried and true, the familiar, and the beloved while simultaneously asking you to try something new.”
A number of themes weave through the season, which has been designated the Year of the Piano in honor of the PAC’s new Hamburg Steinway concert grand. It will be played by such prominent pianists as jazz maestro Brad Mehldau and UGA Presents Artist in Focus Isata Kanneh-Mason, who will appear in both a solo recital and a concerto with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The UGA Presents commitment to diversity is evident in the Day of the Dead concert by the acclaimed Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández, and performances by Ballet Hispánico and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Africa is represented by the celebrated a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and The Book of Life, a theatrical work about hope in the wake of the Rwandan genocide.
Ticket Sales Dates
Current subscribers have first access to tickets. Season renewals go on sale May 31.
New subscribers may purchase season tickets (as few as three performances) starting June 12.
Group sales reservations begin July 5.
Single tickets go on sale to the public August 1, except for Nickel Creek, which goes on sale July 10.
Buying Tickets is Easy
Securing tickets for UGA Presents performances couldn’t be easier. There are three ways to choose from:
- Purchase tickets online 24/7 at pac.uga.edu starting June 12 with new subscription orders (3 or more concerts) only.
- Call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (706) 542-4400, Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Visit the UGA Performing Arts Center Box Office, Mon.-Fri., 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (5 minute parking is available in the drop off circle at the Performing Arts Center for purchasing or picking up tickets.)
UGA Presents single tickets start at just $25 and go on sale August 1. UGA student tickets are $10. Parking is free.
2023-24 UGA PRESENTS SEASON
Nickel Creek
Fri, Sept 8, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
Single tickets on sale July 10The Book of Life
Thurs, Sept 14, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts TheatreHilary Hahn, violin
Thurs, Sept 21, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Sun, Sept 24, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBallet Hispánico
Thurs, Sept. 28, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts TheatreIndigo Girls
UGA Symphony Orchestra
Mark Cedel, conductor
Tues & Wed, Oct 10 & 11, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallIsata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Thurs, Oct 12, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallArooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
Love in Exile
Tues, Oct 17, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallPoulenc Trio
Wed, Oct 25, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallMariachi Sol de México de José Hernández
Wed, Nov 1, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallTerence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet
Fri, Nov 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Big Band Holidays
Mon, Nov 27, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallA Celtic Family Christmas with Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
Wed, Dec 6, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, director
Sun, Dec 10, 7:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHandel’s Messiah
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses
Sat, Dec 16, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBalsam Range
Thurs, Dec 21, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDover Quartet
Wed, Jan 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDance Theatre of Harlem
Sat, Jan 27, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Fine Arts TheatreRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko, music director
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Mon, Jan 29, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Magic of Music
UGA Wind Symphony
Fri, Feb 2, 10:00 am
Hodgson Concert Hall
Free performanceBrad Mehldau
Sun, Feb 4, 7:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Clarice Jensen, artistic director and cello
Fri, Feb 9, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallApollon Musagète Quartet
Sun, Feb 11, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Doo Wop Project
Sat, Feb 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallVOCES8
Fri, Feb 23, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLadysmith Black Mambazo
Thurs, Feb 29, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallMax Raabe & Palast Orchester
Tues, Mar 12, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallChristian Li, violin
Rohan De Silva, piano
Mon, Mar 18, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallTakács Quartet
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Sun, Mar 24, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDervish
Thurs, Mar 28, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJordi Savall
Hespèrion XXI
Tues, Apr 9, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSweet Honey in the Rock
Fri, Apr 12, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDanish String Quartet
Fri, Apr 19, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Il Pomo d’Oro
Beyond
Sun, Apr 21, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLang Lang, piano
Sat, Apr 27, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAtlanta Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, piano
Sun, May 5, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallPatty Griffin
Fri, May 17, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
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