Open House

Every academic, year, hundreds of patrons from Athens and the UGA community join us to experience our full season of exciting performances, from the African American Choral Ensemble to the Wind Symphony. But have you ever wondered what goes into creating these top-notch concerts and recitals? Now is your chance to get the full "behind the scenes" picture of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music student experience. 

On Friday, March 28 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., you are invited to sit in on a wide variety of classes, rehearsals, and special presentations covering all corners of our programming. The open house is free and open to everyone. Registrations are encouraged but not required. 

Free parking is available in the PAC Parking Deck and ground parking lot E11.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE HHSOM OPEN HOUSE

Rehearsing ensembles include ARCO Chamber Orchestra, Hodgson Singers, Jazz Ensembles I & II, British Brass Band, Middle East Music Ensemble, and the Repertory Singers, along side several small student chamber ensembles. Demonstrations and courses in Music Therapy, Music Education, Music History and Analysis, Composition, as well as voice and instrumental instruction will be taking place throughout the day. 

Throughout the day, there are also several performances in Edge Recital Hall and Ramsey Concert Hall. Finally, at the end of the day, the University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by resident artist Michael Stern, present "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz. Tickets are $15 for adults and $3 for students. BUT...participants in the HHSOM Open House have a chance to earn free tickets for the evening. HHSOM "Bingo Cards" will be presented to everyone in attendance. Fill your card and present it at the awards table for a free ticket to the concert. Limit one per person.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF HHSOM OPEN HOUSE

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS

Master Class: Resident Artist Conductor Michael Stern
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Edge Recital Hall
Hugh Hodgson School of Music 

Guest Artist: Composer
João Pedro Oliveira
Lecture - 4:10 p.m., Recital - 6 p.m.
Dancz Center for New Music (Room 264)
Hugh Hodgson School of Music

PERFORMANCES

EDGE HALL, HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC

• 12:00 - 1:45 p.m.: Dress Rehearsal for "Flight," arranged by UGA Voice Faculty Michael Hadary and performed by voice and music theatre certificate students.
• 1:50 - 2:40 p.m.: Voice Area Studios Departmental - Hear students from all the voice studios present repertoire they have been learning this semsester.
• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.: Graduate Student Recital - Eli Boudreaux, trombone
• 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Undergraduate Student Recital - David Drennan, bass trombone

RAMSEY CONCERT HALL, UGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

• 10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.: "Lead Guitar" Student Showcase Concert, led by UGA Guitar Faculty Daniel Bolshoy
• 1:50 - 2:40 p.m.: Piano Area Studios Departmental - Hear students from the piano studios present repertoire they have been learning this semsester.

• 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Graduate Student Recital - Carol Zheng, piano

   

PRESENTATIONS, AND OBSERVATIONS

• 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.: Music Therapy Session, Ellyn Evans, assistant professor of music therapy, ROOM 304
• 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.: Music Education Open House, Alison Farley, assistant professor of music education, ROOM 308
• 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Middle East Music Ensemble Rehearsal, Jared Holton, assistant professor of ethnomusicology, ROOM TBD
• 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.: Music Education Open House, Alison Farley, assistant professor of music education, ROOM 308

REHEARSALS

• 9 - 11 a.m.: Student String Quartet, ROOM 521
• 10 - 11 a.m.: Chamber Music Rehearsal, ROOM 212C
• 10 - 11:30 a.m.: Bulldog Brass Society Rehearsal, ROOM 210
• 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Rehearsal, ROOM 212C
• 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.: Hodgson String Quartet Rehearsal, ROOM 521
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Trombone Studio Wam Up, Josh Bynum, professor of trombone, ROOMS 355, 461
• 12-2 p.m.: Rehearsal, ROOM 211B
• 1:50 - 2:40 p.m.: Various Studio Classes, ROOMS 116, 210, 304, 308, 355, 410, 412, 521
• 3 - 4 p.m.: DawgBytes Rehearsal, ROOM 308
• 3 - 4:30 p.m.: Phi Mu Alpha Rehearsal, ROOM 408
• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Saxophone Quartet Rehearsal, ROOM 212A
• 3:30 - 5:15 p.m.: Community Music School Lessons, ROOM 212C
• 4 - 7 p.m.: String Quartet Rehearsal, ROOM 412
• 4:30 - 7 p.m: Orchestral Sectional Rehearsal, ROOM 355
• 5 - 6 p.m.: String Quartet Rehearsal, ROOM 212A

CLASSES AND ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS

• 9:10 - 10 a.m., Aural Skills II
  • ROOM 304
  • ROOM 408
  • ROOM 410
  • ROOM 412
• 9:10 - 10 a.m.: Piano II Class
  • ROOM 504
  • ROOM 508
• 10:20 - 11:10 a.m.: Jazz Ensemble II, ROOM 116 (Band Room)
• 10:20 - 11:10 a.m.: Audio Foundations, ROOM 200
• 10:20 - 11:10 a.m.: Disolution of Tonality, ROOM 228
• 10:20 - 11:10 a.m.: Introduction to Music Therapy
• 10:20 - 11:10 a.m.: Music: Western Traditions post 1750
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Chamber Music Ensemble, ROOM 116 (Band Room)
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Chamber Music Ensemble, ROOM 200
• 11:30 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.: Introduction to Composition, ROOM 264 (Dancz Center for New Music)
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: GradFIRST Seminar, ROOM 304
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Seminar Musicology - Ethnomusicology, ROOM 412
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.: Piano Technique and Repertoire, ROOM 508
• 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.: Jazz Ensemble I, ROOM 116 (Band Room)
• 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.: African American Percussion, ROOM 200
• 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.: Intro. to Music Production Technology, ROOM 228
• 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.: Repertory Singers, ROOM 355 (Choir Room)
• 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.: History: Analysis of Rock Music, ROOM 408
• 3 - 5 p.m.: British Brass Band, ROOM 116 (Band Room)
• 3 - 3:50 p.m.: African American Music, ROOM 210
• 3 - 4:30 p.m.: Hodgson Singers, ROOM 355 (Choir Room)
• 4 - 6 p.m.: Applies Instruction, ROOM 521
• 4:10 - 6:10 p.m.: Chamber Orchestra, PAC ROOM 140 (Orchestra Room)