ABOUT CALEB CARPENTER

Caleb Carpenter currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Music at Allen University (Columbia, SC), and as the interim Instructor of Saxophone at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC). His responsibilities at Allen include teaching applied woodwind lessons, leading the Jazz Ensemble, co-directing the Symphonic Winds, assistant directing the Marching Band, and teaching various academic courses for the Music Department. At UNCSA, he teaches applied saxophone, leads studio class, and coaches chamber ensembles.

Caleb has seen success in many performance competitions across the country. He was the national winner of the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind competition, named the winner of Northwestern University’s Concerto Competition, and selected as a finalist in both the North American Saxophone Alliance College Solo Competition and the Boulder International Chamber Music Competition. Caleb continues to push himself and his students to perform at their highest level.

Cortona in Athens!
Free performance and mixer with classical pianist and Cortona Culture and Tourism Councilor Francesco Attesti

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music, Lamar Dodd School of Art, and UGA Cortona Director Chris Robinson invite you to enjoy a live guest artist performance by Cortona Culture and Tourism Councilor Francesco Attesti, a renowned interpreter of Romantic and early Twentieth Century piano works, as part of the 2025 Spotlight on the Arts Festival. 

Additionally, join all three areas for a pre-concert mixer and meet and greet with Francesco. Enjoy refreshments and learn about the opportunity to visit Cortona next year with the 2026 Dodd Cortona Experience  before attending an hour-long piano recital featuring works by Bach, Schubert, and more. Both events will be at the UGA Performing Arts Center. Date and details for the mixer and the concert are below

This event will have an Artist Meet & Greet before the recital at 6:30 p.m.

REGISTER FOR UGA CORTONA MIXER AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL

Guest Artist Biography

Francesco Attesti (Cortona, June 6, 1975) is an Italian pianist of international acclaim. Among his generation of musicians, he is considered one of the finest interpreters of the Romantic and early Twentieth Century repertoire. 

Francesco began practicing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first concert at 11. He studied with maestro Sergio Perticaroli at the Mozarteum of Salzburg Summer Masterclass. There, Francesco was immersed in the Romantic repertoire, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt. He continued to study with Maestro Perticaroli for several years in Rome, refining his skills and winning several national and international piano competitions, including: Ibla Grand Prize International, F.I.D.A.P.A. Competition, Città di Racconigi, Migliori Diplomati d’Italia, Rovere d’Oro, Città di Cesenatico. The Swiss Ursula Stroher Stiftung sponsorship for talented young people was conferred on Francesco Attesti from 2003-2005.

Francesco has served on the Cortona Council since 2019, most recently as Councilor of Culture and Tourism.