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Looking Ahead: Introducing Felix Olschofka; new director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music; Man in tie with blue spark over background with text.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music welcomes new director

Currently serving as the director of the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Felix Olschofka has been named the new director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, effective August 1, 2026.

Emily Koh with ModμMIDI instrument at competition, plus text and graphics.

New ModμMIDI finalist in competition

Emily Koh, associate professor of composition (pictured) is one of several creators responsible for developing a new instrument. The ModμMIDI is a modular, polychromatic MIDI keyboard designed for ergonomic performance of microtonal music.

Director of Bands Nicholas Enrico Williams, plus text and graphics

On the Beat: Director of Bands Nicholas Enrico Williams

Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker

Peter Kandra with Maestro George Pehlivanian, plus text and photos

Peter Kandra conducts Mozart opera in Slovenian summer program

Last summer, before his final year at UGA, Peter Kanda (B. Mus. Piano Performance, German Studies Minor ‘26) had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Pehlivanian Professional Opera Academy in Slovenia.

Cover graphic for "Journeyism" with yellow text over blue, green, and purple flower-like image, plus text and graphics.

Harriet: Journey to Freedom

Timothy K. Adams, professor of percussion and area chair

Harriet: Journey to Freedom is a new work by Timothy K. Adams Jr, recorded and produced by CRD and was released this October.