UGA Glee Clubs fall concert to feature music of Hawai’i, Phillippines, more

The UGA Men’s Glee Club and UGA Women’s Glee Club will perform their annual fall concert on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Hodgson Concert Hall at 8 p.m.

Under the direction of Dr. J.D. Burnett, associate director of choral activities at the School of Music, and guest conductor Dr. Miguel Felipe, director of choral activities at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, the Glee Clubs’ free concert will feature repertoire from Hawaii, the Philippines, New Zealand, and other Pan-Pacific nations, in addition to an assortment of classical and popular repertoire. 

The glee clubs will sing separately and together as they perform works from Eleanor Daley, Pararie Tomoana, James Mulholland and many others. Graduate assistant conductors Lauren Whitham and Philip Reed will help lead the ensembles, and pianists Peng-Chian Chen and Elena Lyalina will provide accompaniment.

Both glee clubs are some of the oldest musical organizations at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music and UGA, composed of music majors and minors and non-music UGA students of all ages. The glee clubs perform a wide variety of musical styles in multiple public concerts each year.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music sponsors more than 350 performances each year. To view the performance calendar, subscribe to the weekly email concert listing or learn more about the School of Music, go to music.uga.edu.