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Even though school isn't in session, there's still plenty of news filtering out of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music! Here are a few things that have been going on here:

UGA President Dr. Michael Adams

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music is greatly honored to announce University of Georgia President Dr. Michael Adams as its 2013 Graduation Convocation and Awards Ceremony speaker.

The University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s 2^nd Thursday Scholarship Concert series closes its 2013 season with “Romantic and Élégiaque: Chamber Music for Strings and Piano” on April 11 at 8 p.m. in the Hodgson Concert Hall.

Narayanan “NMK” Muralikrishnan, a veena performer, teacher and advocate of Carnatic music, will present a series of workshops and lectures at the University of Georgia the week of Feb. 25, including a concert March 1 at 8 p.m.

SCHEDULE

BONUS RECITAL
Friday Evening, Feburary 22, 6:00 p.m.
Ramsey Recital Hall
Jon Manasse, Clarinet
Franklin String Quartet
Damon Denton, Piano
Debussy's Rhapsody, Mozart's Quintet & more

CLARINET DAY
Saturday, February 23:
Orchestra Room, Performing Arts Center
9:00 - Registration
9:30: - Jon Manasse / D. Ray McClellan Recital
10:15 - Master Class 1
12:00 - Lunch
1:30 Masterclass II
4:15 -5:15 Interview / Q & A with Jon Manasse

To Register for Clarinet Day, go to:
www.draymcclellan.com

WEDNESDAY, February 20 – Edge Hall
3:30 The Anatomy of a Warm-Up
5:00 -7:00 Open Rehearsal - Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Franklin Quartet

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s 2^nd Thursday Scholarship Concert Series continues with “On the Road,” a performance by the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall. Tickets are $18 for the general public and $5 for UGA students, and are available at the Performing Arts Center box office, by calling 706/542-4400 or online at pac.uga.edu.

The University of Georgia Opera Theater will present Mozart’s seminal opera “The Magic Flute” (Die Zauberflöte) at the university’s Fine Arts Theater on Feb. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m., with a special matinee performance on Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.

Virtuoso pianist Evgeny Rivkin presents the school’s first performance of the year on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.