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UGA British Brass Band

UGA British Brass Band to give special Christmas concert Dec. 1

On Monday, December 1, the University of Georgia British Brass Band will present a special holiday concert in Hodgson Hall.

Photo courtesy of Eric Willoughby's Facebook page

Former Redcoats drum major named teacher of the year

Congratulations to Eric Willoughby (BM Ed '94) who was recently named Bartow County Teacher of the Year. Willoughby is a former member of the Redcoat Marching band and currently is Director of Bands at Woodland High School in Cartersville, GA.


First music composition performed with Google Glass to premiere Nov. 12

In the age of privacy debates and revelations of government electronic surveillance by Edward Snowden and others, University of Georgia Director of Bands Cynthia Johnston Turner has a message for Google.

Saxophone

Big wins for saxophone studio

Congratulations to the University of Georgia saxophone studio! Undergraduate performance majors Gabe Pique and Brandon Quarles, as well as first-year DMA student and Shawna Pennock, recently competed in the International Saxophone Symposium and Competition at Columbus State University.

Kathleen Battle (courtesy of kathleenbattle.com)

Kathleen Battle - The Underground Railroad with the Hodgson Singers Nov. 9

Hailed by The Washington Post as possessing a voice "without qualification, one of the very few most beautiful in the world." Kathleen Battle will join the UGA Hodgson SIngers on Sunday, November 9 at 3:00 pm in Hodgson Concert Hall.