UGA Presents, the University of Georgia’s professional performing arts series, has just announced another diverse lineup of musicians, dancers and other artists from around the world who will visit campus during the upcoming season. See the official press release below.
UGA Presents Announces 2024-25 Season
Grammy Award winning soprano and Kennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming. Grammy Award winning jazz singer Samara Joy. The returning Vienna Choir Boys and The King’s Singers. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra playing Messiah in December and movie music by John Williams to conclude the season.
These star-studded performances are just a sample of the musicians, dancers, actors and circus artists appearing at the UGA Performing Arts Center (PAC), Fine Arts Theatre, and the Morton Theatre from September to June. (Full schedule below.)
“The last two years have been just as exhilarating and hopeful as the two years before those were uncertain and bleak,” says PAC Director Jeffrey Martin. “Our audiences have returned in a very robust way, propelling us headlong into a thrilling new era of creativity, inquisitiveness, and joy. The excitement is palpable all throughout the Performing Arts Center’s beautiful concert halls and across campus.
“This enthusiasm has created a sense of momentum unlike anything I’ve experienced previously. Fully expecting this forward motion to continue, our new performing arts season builds on past successes and takes us to new heights in enriching and meaningful ways.”
In the upcoming UGA Presents season, the PAC’s largest to date, many programs celebrate Women who Shine. These include artists such as Pulitzer Prize-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer and Silkroad Ensemble Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, multiplatinum Mexican mariachi diva Aída Cuevas, Broadway star Jessica Vosk, and Grammy winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea.
Student engagement is a mission of the PAC. In addition to masterclasses with visiting performers, the UGA Wind Ensemble will appear with contemporary music group Eighth Blackbird, and Hugh Hodgson School of Music jazz students are set to collaborate with pianist Jason Moran in a celebration of Duke Ellington’s music.
IMPORTANT DATES
May 22 | Season preview event in the Performing Arts Center Lobby at 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments served). Ticketing personnel will be on hand to answer questions.
June 3 | Renewals begin for anyone who purchased a curated package (Encounters, Masterworks, etc.), Everything Ticket, or Pick 15+ in the 2023-24 season. Order within this time period and every effort will be made to accommodate your seating request.
June 17 | Renewals begin for anyone who purchased a Pick 3+ package in the 2023-24 season.
June 26 | Orders for new subscribers begin.
July 8 | Group sales reservations begin.
Aug 1 | Single tickets go on sale to the public at 10:00 a.m.
Aug 1-30 | UGA employee discount period.
August 15 | UGA student tickets go on sale for performances September through January.
January 6 | UGA student tickets go on sale for performances February through May.
BUYING TICKETS IS EASY
Securing tickets for UGA Presents performances and other events couldn’t be easier. There are three ways to choose from:
· Purchase tickets online 24/7 at pac.uga.edu.
· 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. at 230 River Road (5 minute parking is available in the drop off circle at the Performing Arts Center for purchasing or picking up tickets).
THE 2024-2025 SEASON
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Thurs, Sept 5, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallDavid Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
Fri, Sept 13, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLos Angeles Guitar Quartet
Sun, Sept 22, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHumans 2.0
Circa
Thurs, Sept 26, 7:30 pm
Fri, Sept 27, 7:30 pm
Fine Arts TheatreAída Cuevas
Tues, Oct 1, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHotel Elsinore
Thurs, Oct 10, 7:30 pm
Morton TheatrePAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Calidore String Quartet
Gabriela Montero, piano
Sun, Oct 13, 4:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallMarc-André Hamelin, piano
Tues, Oct 15, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSamara Joy
Fri, Oct 18, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Sixteen
Tues, Oct 22, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBreabach
Tues, Oct 29, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallMaxim Vengerov, violin
Polina Osetinskaya, piano
Fri, Nov 15, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAmerican Railroad
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
Sun, Nov 17, 7:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallCanadian Brass
Making Spirits Bright
Tues, Dec 3, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe Kingdom Choir
Thurs, Dec 5, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallA Winter Gathering with Kathy Mattea
Good News and Other Favorites
Wed, Dec 11, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallVienna Boys Choir
Christmas in Vienna
Wed, Dec 18, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallHandel’s Messiah
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses
Sat, Dec 21, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallYulianna Avdeeva, piano
Sun, Jan 12, 3:00 pm
Ramsey Concert HallAlfredo Rodriguez Trio
Wed, Jan 15, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallStep Afrika!
Fri, Jan 24, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAmerican Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Fri, Jan 31, 7:30 pm
Sat, Feb 1, 2:00 pm
Fine Arts TheatreAnthony McGill, clarinet
Emanuel Ax, piano
Sun, Feb 2, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAn Evening with Jessica Vosk
Fri, Feb 7, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallThe King’s Singers
Fri, Feb 14, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallNew York Philharmonic String Quartet
Sun, Feb 16, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallEighth Blackbird
UGA Wind Ensemble
Nicholas Williams, conductor
Thurs, Feb 20, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJason Moran
Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings
Thurs, Feb 27, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallLes Arts Florissants
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Baroque violin
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300
Sat, Mar 15, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAnoushka Shankar
Thurs, Mar 20, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallMahler Chamber Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director
Tues, Mar 25, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallTetzlaff Quartet
Sun, Mar 30, 3:00 pm
Ramsey Concert HallAnda Union
Thurs, Apr 3, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallZakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion
Thurs, Apr 10, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAtlanta Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, music director
Anna Geniushene, piano
Sun, Apr 13, 3:00 pm
Hodgson Concert HallBrandon Patrick George, flute
Mahan Esfahani, harpsicord
Fri, Apr 18, 7:30 pm
Ramsey Concert HallRenée Fleming
Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Sat, Apr 26, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallJerusalem Quartet
Fri, May 2, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallSam Bush
The Storyman Tour
Fri, May 16, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert HallAtlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Movie Music of John Williams
Fri, June 13, 7:30 pm
Hodgson Concert Hall
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