The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is excited to continue its Faculty Artist Series with a concert featuring American mezzo soprano Elizabeth Johnson Knight on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Ramsey Hall.

Knight has performed as both a choral and solo artist. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2010 as alto soloist in Handel’s “Messiah” with Andrew Megill and the Masterwork Chorus.

Maggie Snyder, Professor of Viola, and Liza Stepanova, Associate Professor of Piano, present a very special program in celebration of Women’s History Month on Mar. 15 at 7:30 in Ramsey Hall.

“This exciting and eclectic program spans three centuries of music written by women, works for viola solo and viola with piano as well as piano solo, piano with electronics and even a work for toy piano,” said Dr. Stepanova. 

We are excited to announce that the Athens Hip Hop Harmonic have another video collaboration! "Pieces of Paper," a co-collaboration between local hip hop artist My Name Is Caulfield and composition faculty Emily Koh is live across our channels.

Join us in Hodgson Hall as the UGA Hodgson Singers, directed by Dr. Dan Bara, perform in the Ensemble Series at 7:30 on March 3rd. The sacred music of Bach anchor’s the first half of the program with one of his most festive cantata orchestrations (3 trumpets, winds, strings) as they will perform his Ascension Oratorio with faculty and student soloists, including JD Burnett, and Elizabeth Knight, and student instrumentalists.  

Cellist David Starkweather and pianist Damon Denton will be performing in Ramsey Hall on February 28 at 7:30 p.m.



The program will begin with Bach’s cello suite No. 4 in E-Flat. This will be followed by works for cello and piano: Suk Ballade, Barber Sonata, and Nin Spanish Suite.

Join us on Wednesday, March 2 for the first band concert of the semester, featuring all three Hugh Hodgson School of Music department wind ensembles!

The University of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (CCE) presents a free concert entitled “Stay On It” on Tuesday, February 22nd, at 7:30pm at Ramsey Hall in the UGA Performing Arts Center.  Performing the music of today, tomorrow, and the recent past, CCE is co-directed by Dr. Brandon Quarles and Dr. Connie Frigo, professors at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Curated and conducted by Dr.

Join the Hugh Hodgson School of Music UGA Opera Theatre as they present Mozart’s comedic opera Così fan tutte.

The 2022 Thursday Scholarship Season opens on Thursday, February 17th at 7:30 in Hodgson Hall! Join pianist Greg Satterthwaite and James Weidman for a duo piano concert featuring jazz standards and other popular compositions.

Myriam Athanas Faulkner is the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Athanas earned a Ph.D. and an M.M.Ed. from the University of Georgia, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.M. in Music Education from Kennesaw State University. Her research interests include pre-service teacher training, scale development, and broad applications of assessment and educational measurement in music education. She continues to present research at the international and national levels.