Two Streams (2021) is a cantata in 14 movements for choir and string orchestra that incorporate elements of Chant, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary styles. The texts are a combination of excerpts from the Diary of St. Faustina, Scriptures (in Latin), and liturgical texts (in Greek and Latin). Maria Faustina Kowalska (Poland, 1905-1938) felt called to write down words in her diary that she heard and experienced in prayer. The message she relayed was that the world would not know peace without turning to mercy. She passed away just months before the outbreak of World War II, when it became clear that this world would not turn to mercy.

Two Streams (2021) is a cantata in 14 movements for choir and string orchestra that incorporate elements of Chant, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and contemporary styles. The texts are a combination of excerpts from the Diary of St. Faustina, Scriptures (in Latin), and liturgical texts (in Greek and Latin). Maria Faustina Kowalska (Poland, 1905-1938) felt called to write down words in her diary that she heard and experienced in prayer. The message she relayed was that the world would not know peace without turning to mercy. She passed away just months before the outbreak of World War II, when it became clear that this world would not turn to mercy.
 

by Pastor Nawanna Lewis Miller
Founder and Chairperson
Pamoja Connections, Inc. 501(c)3 Board of Directors

In 1970, I was a nineteen-year old sophomore from Atlanta, Georgia, at the University of Georgia (UGA). I majored in Broadcast Journalism. Now Attorney Dwight Thomas was President of the Black Student Union (BSU) that year, and he appointed me as the Mistress of Cultural Affairs. I went back to my dorm room on the eighth floor of Creswell Hall and typed out the “God’s vision” for five groups that God gave me.

Every year, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music invites the students to participate in the Concerto Competition. This is a rigorous and highly competitive process, judged by a panel of our music performance faculty, for both graduates and undergraduates to demonstrate their skill. The winners are featured in one of two concerts, either with the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra or the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble, where they have the exciting opportunity to perform their selected work with a full orchestra or ensemble.

UGA Alum Caroline Leigh Halleck's Journey to Italy

This January, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music welcomes back one of its own. Caroline Leigh Halleck graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2017 with a Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance. Her time at UGA, including the Italy Music Study Abroad program, changed her direction to where she is today.

Gregory Broughton (far left), George Miller, III and Pastor Nawanna Lewis Miller, along with current and former AACE singers, including Subrena Clark (center) following the AACE concert on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Fallon Elliot interpreting the fantasy in the UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies production of “9 to 5” November 22, 2024.

Congratulations are in order for Fallon Elliot, who graduated December, 2024 with a BA in Theatre, a minor in American Sign Language (ASL), and a certificate in Musical Theatre. However, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music (HHSOM) and the UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies (DTFS) owe Elliot their thanks as well. 

Photo: Alan Woo, Liza Stepanova, and the ALS president Jay Hershberger at the Georgia Center during the Liszt Festival dinner October 13, 2024.

In May, 2024, Anna Hawkins graduated from UGA with a DMA in Piano Performance. Since then, Hawkins has been keeping busy.