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UGA School of Music alum wins principal position with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Jacob Powers, an alumnus of the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s percussion area, is the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s (LPO) new principal percussionist.

Elizabeth and Bradley Robinson

School of Music alum, student couple selected to military band together

College couples become married couples all the time, but how often do those couples work in the same field? How about in the same place?


Tuba-euphonium DMA graduate earns faculty position at University of Florida

Rachel Matz, 2016 DMA–Performance graduate of the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, is the newest faculty member at the University of Florida’s School of Music.

Matz will teach tuba and euphonium in Gainesville beginning in the fall 2016 semester.


UGA percussion trio makes history at national chamber music competition

Lineage Percussion, a percussion trio from the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music, made history at last weekend’s 2016 Fischoff Competition in South Bend, Ind., by becoming the first percussion group finalist in the c


Hodgson Wind Ensemble to perform at band directors’ national conference

The Hodgson Wind Ensemble, one of the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s premier large ensembles, recently won a performance spot at the 2017 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) national conference.