The Hugh Hodgson School of Music will open the fall Thursday Scholarship Series with the UGA Symphony Orchestra for the first in-person concert of the scholarship season on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Hall.

The Three Davids will perform Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 by Louise Farrenc and Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 by Johannes Brahms. 

Join David (D. Ray) McClellan, clarinet, David Fung, piano, and David Starkweather, cello, on Friday, August 27, at 7:30 pm in Ramsey Recital Hall for the first faculty recital of the fall semester!

We are thrilled to invite you back into our concert halls for the 2021-2022 season, and it promises to be an exceptional year of music making. Despite the challenges of this last year, our students and faculty continued to create, inspire, and perform at a world-class level, and I could not be prouder of their perseverance and spirit. 

 

Dr. Brandon Quarles is a music-maker and teacher who thrives on cross-genre collaborations. A native of Ringgold, Georgia, Dr. Quarles is the Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Dr.

Stage Director, Daniel Ellis, continues to garner wide attention for developing new work with renowned artists while bringing innovative and imaginative theater and opera to diverse audiences. Daniel made his European debut in 2016 directing the third revival of Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Komische Oper in Berlin and has subsequently directed the Cincinnati Opera (2017) and Opera Philadelphia’s Inaugural “O” Festival (2017) revivals of the production.

Decades long experience with a multitude of notable artists -- from his early days as accompanist to iconic vocalists Abbey Lincoln and Cassandra Wilson, on to his years as a member of M-Base Collective innovator Steve Coleman’s group and music director for the late great Kevin Mahogany, up to his current tenure with saxophonist Joe Lovano’s critically acclaimed nonet and Grammy nominated Us Five band -- has proven pianist/composer/arranger James Weidman to be one of the most versatile artists in music today and prepared him well for his steady emergence as an important bandleader in his ow

Melodic, soulful and smooth, Dr. Greg Satterthwaite brings an energy and touch to the piano that has become his signature sound.  As a jazz artist, Satterthwaite brings forth improvisational music that speaks to who he is as a performer and composer. His performances are rooted in his passion to continue to uphold the legacy and rich tradition of jazz music and the pioneers and innovators that created such a phenomenal art form.  

Stage Director Daniel Ellis will join the University of Georgia faculty as an Academic Professional in Opera and Theatre, in a collaborative role with the Hugh Hodgson School of Music and UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music announces the addition of two new tenure-track faculty members: Greg Satterthwaite and James Weidman will both be Assistant Professors of Jazz Piano and African American Studies. In conjunction with the Institute for African American Studies, these faculty members will teach piano and develop courses and experiences in non-classical music, African American music and performative traditions, among other styles.