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The Kingdom Choir
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 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 StatesPiedmont 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 p.m. FREE! music.uga.edu
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE The fall concert features spirituals, hymn tunes and gospel music by African American composers.
Annual Holiday Concert
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $25. pac.uga.edu
ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT Ensembles from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music perform to kick off the holiday season.
Annual Holiday Concert
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $25. pac.uga.edu
ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT Ensembles from the Hugh Hodgson School of Music perform to kick off the holiday season.
Silkroad Ensemble
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $79–99. pac.uga.edu
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE World-class musicians led by Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Its latest project illuminates the impact of immigrant communities on the creation of the U.S. transcontinental railroad and its impact on the Native people of North America.
Maxim Vengerov & Polina Osetinskaya
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 Fall Gala
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesJourney through some of opera’s historic arias and moments sung by graduate opera students. Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 3 p.m. $20. pac.uga.edu
UGA Opera Theatre
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States3 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. music.uga.edu
UGA OPERA THEATRE Graduate student opera ensemble's fall performance.
UGA Opera Theatre Fall Gala
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesJourney through some of opera’s historic arias and moments sung by graduate opera students. Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 3 p.m. $20. pac.uga.edu
UGA Opera Theatre
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States10 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 States7:30 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 States7 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 States7:30 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.
Samara Joy
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $45–85. pac.uga.edu
SAMARA JOY Grammy Award-winning jazz singer whose voice is rich and velvety, yet precociously refined.
Thursday Scholarship Series: “Made in America”
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $3 (w/ UGA ID), $20. pac.uga.edu
MADE IN AMERICA An evening performing works of the best American composers.
Marc-André Hamelin
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesAmerican 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 StatesPayne 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 StatesFall 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 StatesPerformances 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.
Aída Cuevas
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $39–79. pac.uga.edu
AÍDA CUEVAS Musician known as “The Queen of Ranchera Music," who has recorded 41 albums and is the first and only female mariachi singer to ever win a Grammy Award and a Latin Grammy Award.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States3 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 StatesThursday 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.
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–60. pac.uga.edu
MOLLY TUTTLE & GOLDEN HIGHWAY Two-time Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist known for her flatpicking, clawhammer and crosspicking guitar prowess.
Thursday Scholarship Series: Birth of the Cool
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United StatesThursday 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.
Patty Griffin
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 p.m. $10 (w/ UGA ID), $40–70. music.uga.edu
PATTY GRIFFIN Double Grammy Award-winner whose deeply personal and emotional songs are a rich combination of Americana, folk and gospel.
Georgia Children’s Chorus
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7 pm. FREE! music.uga.edu
GEORGIA CHILDREN'S CHORUS Singers age 7-18 from the greater Athens area who are trained in-residence at Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
Athens Master Chorale
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 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.
Georgia Children’s Chorus
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7 pm. FREE! music.uga.edu
GEORGIA CHILDREN'S CHORUS Singers age 7-18 from the greater Athens area who are trained in-residence at Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States3 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 States7:30 p.m. FREE! www.athenschoralsociety.com
ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY Performing Dan Forrest's "The Breath of Life" and Gabriel Faure's "Requiem."
UGA Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choirs
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall 230 River Rd., Athens, GA, United States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States3 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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 States7:30 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.