JAMES NAIGUS, horn

Assistant Professor of Horn

Dr. James Naigus is Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Georgia and hornist with the Georgia Brass Quintet. He is co-founder of the Cor Moto Horn Duo with Dr. Drew Phillips, and co-editor/contributor of the Creative Hornist and Technique Tips columns in the Horn Call, the journal of the International Horn Society.

He has played with the Atlanta Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, Orchestra Iowa, Brevard Symphony, Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, Valdosta Symphony, and Ocala Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 he was selected to perform with the WCIT World Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia. He has toured Europe in 2017 & 2014 and South America in 2011 as a member of the American Chamber Winds. He has also performed on recitals at the MidNorth, Midwest, Midsouth and Southeast Horn Workshops, as well as the 2018, 2015 and 2013 International Horn Symposiums.

Buy individual tickets to "James Naigus" on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

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EVGENY RIVKIN, piano

Professor of Piano

At UGA, Evgeny Rivkin represents and continues the glorious traditions of the Moscow Conservatory and the Russian piano school. He earned his MM and DM degrees from Moscow Conservatory and is a top prize winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Bavarian Radio Competition in Munich, Russian National Piano Competition in St. Petersburg, and the International

McMahon Competition in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Rivkin has released many compact discs, including one featuring some of his favorite solo piano music by Tchaikovsky, as well as a number of chamber music CD’s in collaboration with his lifelong friend and collaborator, violinist Levon Ambartsumian.

Buy individual tickets to "Evgeny Rivkin" on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

Buy individual tickets to "Evgeny Rivkin" on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

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University Chorus will perform Dan Forrest’s “Requiem For the Living” with orchestra, conducted by Daniel Shafer. The lush and varied settings of traditional Requiem and biblical texts make for an impactful musical experience. The Hodgson Singers will present works by Jennifer Lucy Scott, Ken Burton, Dominic DiOrio, and more.

ABOUT THE HODGSON SINGERS

The international award-winning Hodgson Singers is UGA’s premier choral ensemble made up of many of the university’s most talented and dedicated singers, primarily advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Because of its more rigorous schedule of rehearsals and performances both on and off-campus throughout the year, this ensemble requires students to make a full-year commitment. The Hodgson Singers perform under the direction of Dr. Daniel Bara. In 2014, the UGA Hodgson Singers won the prestigious International Choral Competition Ave Verum in Baden, Austria. In May, 2023 The UGA Hodgson Singers were invited to compete in the 18th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition against eleven other choirs where they were were awarded the highest level of achievement – Excellence at an International Level -  and  won the 2nd place prize.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

The UGA University Chorus is UGA’s largest mixed choral ensemble  and is comprised of university students as well as faculty, staff, and Athens community members. Singing a wide variety of choral and choral/orchestral music, University Chorus often combines with several other UGA choirs to collaborate with the UGA Symphony Orchestra on major works.

Buy individual tickets to "For the Living" on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

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The UGA Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (CCE) and the UGA Choral Project will combine forces to present Awakening, a concert featuring exciting new works for voices and instruments by living composers. Conducted by Sarah Frook Gallo and Brandon Quarles, the ensembles will perform a vibrant evening of 21st-century music.

UGA Choral Project presents Vida, a concert celebrating life and living with music from composers like Stephen Paulus and Ysaÿe Barnwell. Paulus wrote over 400 works for chorus and was a recipient of both NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships. Barnwell was a member of the African American a cappella ensemble “Sweet Honey in the Rock” from 1979 to 2013 for which she arranged a considerable amount of music.

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The program includes the beloved Tchaikovsky’s “Souvenir de Florence” in orchestral version. In this context, romantic doesn’t just refer to the Romantic period, but to the depth of dramatic character of any music, person, or story. Join ARCO for a rich and rewarding concert as we welcome the first days of spring.

About ARCO

The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was originally founded in Russia in 1989 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory by Levon Ambartsumian. When Mr. Ambartsumian joined the University of Georgia’s School of Music  faculty in In 1995, he remained the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra, moving its home base to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where the ensemble has now become a talented international blend of musicians. Since its creation, Ambartsumian has led UGA’s ARCO Chamber Orchestra, commercially releasing 15 CDs and has performing four times in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. In 2011, ARCO was invited to perform at La Fenice, the world famous Opera House in Venice, Italy.

Buy individual tickets to "Mostly Romantic" on Monday, March 25, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

ARCO’s first concert of the year will span centuries, featuring music from Handel to a violin concerto by Oklahoma based, Armenian-American composer Karen Khanagov. Listen for traditions that have withstood the test of time as well as new innovations that have reinvigorated orchestral music for the next generation.

ABOUT ARCO

The ARCO Chamber Orchestra was originally founded in Russia in 1989 at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory by Levon Ambartsumian. When Mr. Ambartsumian joined the University of Georgia’s School of Music  faculty in In 1995, he remained the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra, moving its home base to the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where the ensemble has now become a talented international blend of musicians. Since its creation, Ambartsumian has led UGA’s ARCO Chamber Orchestra, commercially releasing 15 CDs and has performing four times in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. In 2011, ARCO was invited to perform at La Fenice, the world famous Opera House in Venice, Italy.

Buy individual tickets to "From Baroque to Our Days" on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

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The centerpiece of this program will be Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace), a work for soprano and baritone soloists, chorus, and orchestra. Written in 1936, this work is a call to end all war, comprised of a compilation of Latin texts from a traditional mass, Walt Whitman poetry, a political speech and portions of the Bible. This program will feature over 300 UGA students.

Buy individual tickets to "Dona Nobis Pacem" on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7: 30 p.m.

The soloists performing in this concert are selected after advancing through a rigorous competition process judged by faculty within the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. These winners are selected and announced near the end of the fall semester, so be sure to keep an eye on our website, social media, and the local press for our announcement of the winners and their program.

Buy individual tickets to "Concerto Winners" on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 7: 30 p.m.

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The program includes works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák including the Carnival overture, American Suite, and his Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.”
(Formerly listed as “French Masterpieces.”)

Buy Individual Tickets to "An Evening with Antonín Dvořák" on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.