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Willson Center Distinguished Lecturer Talk “Mental Imagery and Eye movements”

Kenneth Holmqvist is a professor at North-West University, South Africa, at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic and is currently a guest professor at Regensburg University, Germany. Holmqvist has worked with eye-movement research since 1995. He has conducted a long series of innovative research projects using eye-trackers, from mental imagery to decision making, reading, air traffic control, and eye movements in animals.

Most people report having mental imagery when listening to speech, reading text or just remembering something, yet it has been...

UGA Symphony Orchestra and Hodgson Wind Ensemble Perform in Rare Combination Concert

When two of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s premiere large ensembles join forces, it is sure to be an evening to remember. The Hodgson Wind Ensemble (HWE) and the UGA Symphony Orchestra (UGASO) will take the Hodgson Hall stage at 7:30 pm on Thursday, September 27th.

 

“This is only the second time in my 25 years the orchestra and the wind ensemble have been on the same concert,” according to Mark Cedel, Director and conductor of the UGASO. “We look forward to sharing our music and our audiences.”

 

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble will begin...

Faculty Performance Features Cello

David Starkweather, UGA professor of cello, will perform a recital on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Ramsey Hall at the UGA Performing Arts Center.  Admission is free.

The program will begin with a solo piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 5 in C Minor from the six suites Bach wrote for solo cello.  In this suite, Bach specified that the top string is tuned down one step, which enhances the resonance in C minor and makes possible various chords that are not possible with normal tuning.  Starkweather received the UGA Creative Research Medal for his...

Professor of Horn Jean Martin-Williams kicks off the 2018-2019 Faculty Artist Series

This season’s Faculty Artist Series begins with Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Horn Dr. Jean Martin-Williams, who is also an Associate Dean in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 13th in Ramsey Hall. Joining Dr. Martin-Williams on stage for the first time in a solo recital will be faculty pianist Damon Denton.

 

The program will spotlight works originally written for the horn, plus a transcription from a vocal work. Even though the pieces represent music from four different...

Hodgson Wind Ensemble Opening Performance

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble’s (HWE) will perform their first concert of the 2018-2019 season on Tuesday, September 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Hodgson Concert Hall.

Led by Cynthia Johnston Turner, Director of Bands, the ensemble will perform major works by Willem Van Otterloo, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Ticheli, and Michael Martin. The...

UGA Symphony Orchestra to Perform for Thursday Scholarship Series Season Opener

The University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music will open its 2018-2019 Thursday Scholarship Series with a dynamic concert by The University of Georgia Symphony Orchestra (UGASO).

 

The UGASO is one of the school’s premier ensembles. Performing under the baton of Mark Cedel, the UGASO is dedicated to the study and performance of significant orchestral music, which will be apparent when listening to their program.

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Legendary Athens artist Jamie Calkin Paints The Hugh

Legendary Athens artist Jamie Calkin recently completed a commission to paint the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. The original is 2’x3’ and will hang in the “kiss and cry” area near the stage door of Edge Hall. Prints of the painting are now available on Jamie’s site, and are available in many sizes.

To view the painting of Hugh Hodgson on Jamie's site, click HERE!  

Announcing the Arts Career and Entrepreneurship Space (ACES)

The University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music and Lamar Dodd School of Art are pleased to announce the opening of the UGA Arts Career and Entrepreneurship Space (ACES). The mission of ACES is to provide comprehensive career support for students seeking a future in music and/or art/design by identifying professional objectives, building career skills, opening opportunities, preparing job applications, developing marketing and promotional strategies, organizing internships, launching entrepreneurial ventures and websites, raising funds, producing concert...

Duo Piano Concert with Guest Artist Judith Gordon

The Hugh Hodgson School of Music and the piano area are pleased to welcome distinguished guest artist Judith Gordon. Since making her New York City recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ms. Gordon has performed across the country and collaborated with many of the leading musicians of today including Yo-Yo Ma, John Harbison, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Cynthia Phelps, and Peter Serkin. In 2009, she received an Outstanding Alumni Award from the New England Conservatory in Boston and is currently an associate professor of piano at Smith College, MA.  

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Faculty Chamber Concert Kicks Off Fall Semester

Please join us in Hodgson Hall on Wednesday, August 15th at 7:30 for a Faculty Ensemble performance. Professor of Clarinet D. Ray McClellan will be joined by David Fung (Assistant Professor of Piano), Maggie Snyder (Strings Area Chair), and Daniel Bolshoy (Guitar Lecturer) in a performance of Piazzolla and Bruch.

 

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) is described as "the world's foremost composer of tango music." He revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style called Nuevo Tango, which incorporates elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso...

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