MICHAEL HEALD, violin

MAGGIE SNYDER, viola

DAVID STARKWEATHER, cello

D. RAY McCLELLAN, clarinet

featuring guest artist Kenn Wagner, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

RECITAL INCLUDES:

Haydn: String Quartet Op.33 No.3

Ruth Gipps : Rhapsody for Clarinet and String Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartet Op.135

ABOUT KENN WAGNER

Kenn Wagner has been a first violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 1994, and has also served as acting assistant concertmaster of the ASO.

Outside of the ASO he has appeared abroad as guest soloist with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra in China, and Christ Church Symphony string section, in New Zealand. Nationally he has soloed with the New Orleans Symphony, Arlington symphony and the Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra. Locally, Kenn has appeared as soloist with the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, the Dekalb Symphony,  Clark/Spellman Symphony,  Atlanta Philharmonic, and the Atlanta Musicians’ Orchestra with repeat engagements, including a world premiere of Lucas Richman’s violin&cello concerto at Spivey hall last season.

A passionate chamber musician Kenn has performed with Riverside Chamber Players, Leaptrott Trio, Atlanta Chamber Players, Awadagin Pratt’s Next Generation Festival, and National Chamber Players with special guest Kenneth Slowik of the Smithsonian Chamber Players.

He has been a guest artist at the Piccolo Spoleto festival with both The Orlando Chamber Soloists and The Leaptrott trio. In Puebla Mexico in 2014 , Kenn collaborated with members of the Grammy Award winning Cuerteto Latino Americano in Puebla Mexico and faculty from Indiana University, and last season he returned to Mexico as guest performer in the San Miguel chamber series with the Atlanta chamber players. Mr Wagner  has performed on a recital at Spivey Hall with Alan Morrison faculty member of the Curtis Institute.

Kenn is a graduate of Indiana University where he studied under Joseph Gingold, and Kenn serves on the faculty at Kennesaw State University, having also served on faculty of Morehouse College for nearly a decade.

THE TRAGEDY OF CARMEN

Adapted from Georges Bizet’s opera by Marius Constant, Jean-Claude Carriére, and Peter Brook

You think you know Carmen, but have you heard the whole story? This Tony-award winning innovative reconceptualization of Bizet’s opera dives deeper into the physiological and moral aspects of the Mérimée novella that Bizet’s Carmen is based. Devised by eminent director Peter Brook in 1983, The Tragedy of Carmen provides an electrifying theatrical experience, deepening every opera lover’s perception of a woman we think we know juxtaposed against all the great tunes and musical moments from Bizet’s Carmen that we all know and love. Does fate control us? Do we have opportunities to break away and forge new paths, even if that path leads to violence or death? Join us in discovering this exciting story reimagined. 

Buy individual tickets to "Tragedy of Carmen" on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

MYTHOS & MACHINATIONS: A Night of Fine Opera

Join the UGA Opera Theatre as we celebrate the mythos and machinations conjured by some of opera’s most riveting and powerful moments. This evening of familiar favorites and lesser-known works features the dramatic and vocal skills of our opera and vocal performance students in collaboration with the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Explore a rich collection of characters that run the gamut of the human experience. This is one night at the opera that should not be missed.

Buy individual tickets to "Mythos & Machinations" on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 3 p.m.

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‘Tis the season for fine music! The UGA School of Music Holiday Concert  has become a tradition for the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the University of Georgia,  and the Athens community. One week after Thanksgiving, this cornucopia of some our strongest ensembles is the perfect start to your holiday season.

Underwritten by Bill Barstow in loving memory of Dolly Barstow.

Buy individual tickets to "Annual Holiday Concert" on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7: 30 p.m.

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