Start the holiday season off right by coming to Hodgson Hall for the return of the live Hugh Hodgson School of Music Annual Holiday Concerts. Audiences will be able to enjoy holiday classics and more to get into the spirit of the season, with performances by multiple ensembles. The concerts are part of the Thursday Scholarship Series and will take place Dec. 2nd and 3rd at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldog Brass Society will play outside the PAC for a festive beginning to the evening before the concert.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 7 PM, CINÉ, IDENTITY THROUGH SOUND

Zaira Castillo, 2020-21 UGA ArtsLab Fellow and recipient of Willson Center Graduate Research Award, presents the premiere screening of a documentary including world-premiere performances of specially commissioned musical works.

Join the African American Choral Ensemble and the UGA Wind Ensemble as they share the stage in a combined concert on Friday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. 

On Wednesday, November 17, UGA’s Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony perform a combined concert in Hodgson Concert Hall.  The concert is a featured performance in the University’s annual Spotlight on the Arts festival.  The program’s selections evoke emotions of memorial, remembrance, and hope.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music continues its Thursday Scholarship Series with a concert featuring the Jazz Ensemble and Glee Clubs in Hodgson Hall on Nov. 18 at 7:30. The performance is part of the Spotlight on the Arts Festival, happening on campus throughout November.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music Opera Theatre program will be taking the Hodgson Hall stage for a weekend of performances of Wargo’s “A Visit to the Country” and Walton’s “The Bear.” Opening night is Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on Nov. 14 at 3 p.m.

A manipulated fiancé leaves a young woman yearning for love, while a devastated widow takes a shot at loving again with an unexpected caller. Audiences will lose themselves in the passion of Wargo and Walton’s rich and sensuous scores.

Under direction of Phil Smith, The UGA British Brass Band will be featuring music by outstanding composer, James Curnow on Friday, November 5th at 7:30 in Hodgson Hall.

This long-awaited choral program, entitled, “Hard Times Come Again No More” will feature both the University Chorus and the UGA Hodgson Singers.  The University Chorus (JD Burnett, artistic director/conductor) will be conducted by DMA conducting student, Sarah Frook Gallo in a program spanning three centuries of choral/orchestral repertoire and featuring Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s rarely performed Hiob Cantata, a Bach-inspired Romantic cantata on texts from the book of Job, written in 1831.  Works by Giovanni Martini and living composer, Michael John Tr

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music Faculty Artist Series continues with piano aficionado and resident accompanist Damon Denton performing Nov. 9 at 7:30 pm in Ramsey Hall as part of the Spotlight on the Arts Festival.

James Weidman will be featured in a solo/duo piano recital featuring special guests Gregory Broughton and David D’Angelo on Tuesday, November 2nd at 7:30 in Ramsey Hall. The musical selections will include Weidman’s compositions along with music by jazz composers John Lewis and John Coltrane. Also included are selections by American Songbook Composers, Irving Berlin and Jule Styne.