UGA Symphony Orchestra to feature university students in annual “Concerto Concert”

Five of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s most talented young musicians will join the UGA Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, January 28 as soloists in the ensemble’s annual Concerto Concert. Tickets for the performance, which begins at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Hall, are $10/$5 for students and available via the UGA Performing Arts Center box office at 706/542-4400 or online at pac.uga.edu.

“This will be one of the most exciting events in my 21-year history here at UGA,” said Mark Cedel, Director of Orchestral Activities. “The repertoire is fantastic, and makes for an extremely challenging—and rewarding—concert for the orchestra, soloists, and conductors.”

The students were selected after advancing through a rigorous competition process within the Hodgson School. The performance will feature flutist Amelia Dicks on Nielsen’s Flute Concerto (Mvmt. I); a performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto (Mvmt. IV) with violinist Teresa Grynia; saxophonist Brandon Quarles on Tomasi’s Saxophone Concerto (Mvmts. I & II); pianist Yoonsook Song on Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (Mvmt. III); and a performance of Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini by pianist Grace Tian.

“That we have five students playing this type of repertoire is a testament to how much the Hodgson School of Music has grown over these past years,” said Cedel. “Any major university or conservatory would be proud to present a program like this.”