The Kingdom Choir

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–75. pac.uga.edu

THE KINGDOM CHOIR London-based gospel choir founded in 1994 by award-winning conductor Karen Gibson performs a joyful holiday program.

The Kingdom Choir

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Piedmont Athens Regional Performances for Young People. 10 a.m. pac.uga.edu

THE KINGDOM CHOIR London-based gospel choir founded in 1994 by award-winning conductor Karen Gibson performs a joyful holiday program.

Canadian Brass

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $39–59. pac.uga.edu

CANADIAN BRASS Brass quintet formed in Toronto in 1970 by tuba legend Chuck Daellenbach performs holiday classics.

Concerto Competition Winners with UGA Symphony Orchestra

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS The soloists performing in this concert are selected after advancing through a rigorous competition process judged by faculty within the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA One of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music's premier performing ensembles, showcasing some of the university's finest players performing traditional orchestral repertoire in a series of dynamic concerts.

African American Choral Ensemble Fall Concert

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE The fall concert features spirituals, hymn tunes and gospel music by African American composers.

African American Choral Ensemble

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE The fall concert features spirituals, hymn tunes and gospel music by African American composers.

Maxim Vengerov & Polina Osetinskaya

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $45–90. pac.uga.edu

MAXIM VENGEROV & POLINA OSETINSKAYA Grammy Award-winning violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Polina Osetinskaya make their UGA Presents debuts with a performance of music by Prokofiev, Franck and Ravel.

British Brass Band

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

BRITISH BRASS BAND Fall concert under the baton of Bandmaster Philip Smith with a repertoire including original works, transcriptions of orchestral works, marches and more.

Chinese Music Ensemble Fall Concert

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE Ensemble performing folk, classical and contemporary music of China on instruments such as the erhu, guzheng, pipa and yangqin.

UGA Opera Theatre

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

3 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

UGA OPERA THEATRE Graduate student opera ensemble's fall performance.

UGA Opera Theatre

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

UGA OPERA THEATRE Graduate student opera ensemble's fall performance.

Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

WIND SYMPHONY Performing the finest standard and new repertoire for wind band.

SYMPHONIC BAND Experienced undergraduate music majors, minors and non-majors from across campus play classic band repertoire and new music.

Breabach

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

10 a.m. (Piedmont Athens Regional Performance for Young People), 7:30 p.m. $39-59. pac.uga.edu

BREABACH Contemporary folk act from Scotland that blends deep roots in highland and island tradition with the innovative musical ferment of their home base in Glasgow.

It Takes Two: Music from Baroque to the 20th Century

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. music.uga.edu

IT TAKES TWO Director Levon Ambartsumian is joined by UGA Wind Ensemble director and director of bands Nicholas Williams in leading this evening of music spanning a wide variety of musical eras.

United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7 p.m. FREE! pac.uga.edu

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND AND SINGING SERGEANTS Patriotic music, Broadway classics and a salute to celebrate veterans.

The Sixteen

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–60. pac.uga.edu

THE SIXTEEN Revered British choir that performs a variety of pieces, from medieval hymns to contemporary choral compositions.

Marc-André Hamelin

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

American Liszt Society Festival. 7:30 p.m. $45–65. pac.uga.edu

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Renowned pianist performs a solo recital featuring works by Beethoven, Busoni and Liszt, plus the world premiere of his own new piece, commissioned by the American Liszt Society.

Calidore String Quartet and Gabriela Montero

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Payne Memorial Concert. 4 p.m. FREE! (tickets required). pac.uga.edu

CALIDORE STRING QUARET AND GABRIELA MONTERO Performing Venezuelan pianist Montero's new "Canaima: Quintet for Piano and Strings" and Shostakovich's "Piano Quintet."

Hodgson Singers, University Chorus

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Fall Choral Concert. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu

HODGSON SINGERS Conducted by Daniel Bara.

UNIVERSITY CHORUS Introducing the new interim associate director of choral activities, Daniel Shafer, who conducted “Requiem for the Living” in fall 2023 with the University Chorus.

UGA Glee Clubs

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

UGA GLEE CLUBS The UGA Women's and Men's Glee Clubs present an evening of choral music.

UGA Symphony Orchestra

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. music.uga.edu

UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The program "The Power of Transformation" includes Paul Hindemith's “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber" as well as selections from Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" and Felix Mendelssohn's "Symphony No. 3."

Mariachi Aztlán

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Performances for Young People. 10 a.m. $3 (students), $5 (adult chaperones). pac.uga.edu

MARIACHI AZTLÁN Traveling musical ambassadors who have been representing the beauty of Hispanic music and its cultural traditions since 1989.

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

3 p.m. $40–60. pac.uga.edu

LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET Grammy Award-winning ensemble whose transcriptions of concert masterworks provide fresh looks at the music of the past. Tonight's program includes works by Beethoven, Aaron Copland, Bach and Liszt.

UGA Wind Ensemble

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. music.uga.edu

UGA WIND ENSEMBLE Tonight's program includes Cindy McTee's "Transmission" from Soundings, Quinn Mason's "Sonorous Trombone Concerto," Ron Nelson's "Rocky Point Holiday" and Julie Giroux's "To the Bells of the Berlin Cathedral."

David Finckel & Wu Han

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $45–65. pac.uga.edu

DAVID FINCKEL & WU HAN Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han's multi-faceted musical partnership delivers an all-Beethoven program.

Thursday Scholarship Series: The Power of Nature

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Thursday Scholarship Series. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

THE POWER OF NATURE The UGA Symphony Orchestra season begins with an evening of Beethoven.

Thursday Scholarship Series: Birth of the Cool

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

Thursday Scholarship Series. 7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

BIRTH OF THE COOL Encore performance by nine UGA performance faculty of pieces written by Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Miles Davis and John Lewis from 1948–1950.

Athens Master Chorale

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $7.50 (students), $15. www.athensmasterchorale.org

ATHENS MASTER CHORALE The spring concert includes "The Lord Nelson Mass" by Haydn, "Ave Verum" by Mozart and "To St. Cecilia" by Dello Joio. This concert marks the conclusion of 59 years of choral conducting by founder Joseph S. Napoli.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

3 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $50–90. pac.uga.edu

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joined by conductor Dmitry Matvienko and pianist Yeol Eum Son to deliver Benjamin Britten's Piano Concerto and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2.

Athens Choral Society

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com

ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY Performing Dan Forrest's "The Breath of Life" and Gabriel Faure's "Requiem."

Lang Lang

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT! music.uga.edu

LANG LANG One of the most celebrated figures in classical piano. He has performed everywhere, from public schools to the Beijing Olympics.

UGA Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu

UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND COMBINED CHOIRS Over 300 UGA students performing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ "Dona Nobis Pacem," which is a call to end all war written from Latin texts, Walt Whitman poetry, a political speech and portions of the Bible.

UGA Wind Ensemble

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $15. pac.uga.edu

UGA WIND ENSEMBLE "Remixes & Mashups" features a variety of pieces including Holst's "Suite in E-flat," Steven Bryant's “Suite Dream,” Gershwin's “Preludes,” Bach's “Menuet and Gigue” and Grantham’s “JS Dances.”

Jakub Józef Orliński

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

3 p.m. pac.uga.edu

JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI The Polish countertenor and ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro showcase rarely performed works from the 16th and 17th centuries by Monteverdi, Caccini, Frescobaldi, Cavalli, Strozzi and others. A pre-performance talk will be held in Ramsey Concert Hall at 2:15 p.m.

Danish String Quartet

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. $40–60. pac.uga.edu

DANISH STRING QUARTET The ensemble presents cornerstones of the quartet repertoire as well as its own colorful folk song arrangements. Pre-performance talk by Theresa Chafin held in Ramsey Hall at 6:45 p.m.

African American Choral Ensemble

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE This year's spring concert celebrates UGA associate professor of music Gregory S. Broughton's 35th anniversary as director.

Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band

Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States

7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu

WIND SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC BAND Tonight's program includes the consortium premiere of "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" by UGA faculty Peter Van Zandt Lane.