The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s conducting studies department features internationally recognized faculty, attracting talented young musicians from the United States and abroad. 

Conducting students at the Hodgson School enjoy countless opportunities to lead performances. Students have the opportunity to participate in and collaborate with the Hodgson School's numerous small chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, and choirs. Additionally, young conductors can also gain valuable interactive performance and teaching experience by participating in one of the Hodgson School's numerous educational and community outreach programs.

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s composition and theory area features internationally recognized faculty, attracting talented young composers and theorists from the United States and abroad. 

Composition and theory students at the Hodgson School enjoy countless opportunities to present their work, including frequent Student Composers Association recitals and chamber music performances, and research symposia. Additionally, students have the opportunity to participate in and collaborate with the Hodgson School's numerous small chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, and choirs.

Area Chair: Peter Van Zandt Lane (pvzl@uga.edu)

Click here to go to the Dancz Center of New Music, Music Composition at UGA website

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s brass department features internationally recognized faculty.

Brass students from around the world come to study with our renowned faculty, having numerous opportunities to play in various ensembles within the School of Music. Students have opportunities to play in large ensembles such as the band, orchestra, and jazz band, and also have chamber opportunities including various small instrumental ensembles. The fully funded graduate brass quintet, the Bulldog Brass Society, is active both around campus and the community. Weekly masterclasses provide the students with ample opportunities to perform, visiting guest artists provide inspiration, and a newly formed brass band create boundless opportunities for the motivated student.

The brass area pride ourselves on giving individual attention to every student.  All music majors study with their major professor rather than a teaching assistant, and studio trips to various festivals and competitions are commonplace amongst our studios. Please feel free to contact any of our brass faculty for further information about UGA, and we hope to see you in Athens in the future!

UGA Trumpet Professor Brandon Craswell and pianist Greg Hankins will collaborate to create arrangements and transcriptions of familiar children’s songs and lullabies.  The program will be a mix of classical, jazz, and pop.

Visit the Hugh Hodgson School of Music performance calendar here for a complete list of upcoming performances and events, including free recitals.

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