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SUMMARY:Celebrating Movies & America!
DESCRIPTION:Experience an unforgettable evening with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as they bring the magical music of the big screen to life. This dynamic program features iconic music from beloved films including James Bond\, Mission: Impossible\, The Lord of the Rings\, How to Train Your Dragon\, and more. In the second half\, enjoy a selection of classic American symphonic music by Aaron Copland\, Samuel Barber\, and George Gershwin. Join us for a fun and inspiring summer evening as we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary! \nNote: this performance does not include projected film clips. \nPERFORMANCE TALK\nJoin us for a free pre-performance talk by Cristina “Trinity” Vélez-Justo (Director of the Film & Media Scoring Certificate program and Assistant Professor of Music) in Ramsey Concert Hall prior to the performance from 6:45-7:15 pm.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/celebrating-movies-america-atlanta-symphony-orchestra/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Orchestra,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Robert Spano
DESCRIPTION:Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding \nThe Willson Center for Humanities and Arts\, Hugh Hodgson School of Music\, and University of Georgia Performing Arts Center welcome the renowned conductor and pianist Robert Spano to UGA as the Willson Center’s annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding. Spano is music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and music director laureate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra\, which he led for 20 years. Beginning in the 2025-26 season\, he is also music director of the Washington National Opera. \nMaestro Spano’s post-concert talk will focus on the Atlanta School of Composers\, a group including Jennifer Higdon\, Christopher Theofanidis\, Osvaldo Golijov\, Michael Gandolfi\, and Adam Schoenberg\, whose works Spano helped to commission and premiere throughout his tenure with the Atlanta Symphony. He will reflect on his cultivation of this important collection of 21st-century orchestral music\, and share audio examples from performances. \nFree admission\, tickets not required.  \nThe Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performance is a separate\, ticketed event. Learn more here. \nPart of our season-long DIALOGUES series.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/a-conversation-with-robert-spano/
LOCATION:Ramsey Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Dialogues,Performance Talks,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Anna Lapwood\, organ
DESCRIPTION:This performance is sold out.   \nA standby line will be formed one hour prior to the start of the performance on April 19 outside the front of Athens First United Methodist Church. Any open seats remaining in the church just before showtime will be filled from the standby line. We will not be offering an overflow room with a closed-circuit broadcast of this performance as we had previously hoped to do. \n“Imaginative\, open-minded and a brilliant musician\, the organist and conductor Anna Lapwood is the dream ambassador for classical music.”—Gramophone\nOrganist Anna Lapwood is an associate artist of London’s world-famous Royal Albert Hall. She regularly performs concertos with leading symphony orchestras and is heard playing recitals in concert halls and churches across Europe and the United States. Anna reaches her large online audience of more than one million social media followers with her videos of performances on the Albert Hall’s grand pipe organ. She makes a rare stop in Athens with a program including favorite film scores such as Pirates of the Caribbean\, Interstellar\, and Star Wars\, alongside works by Philip Glass and Olivia Belli. \nPresented in partnership with Athens First United Methodist Church
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/anna-lapwood-organ/
LOCATION:Athens First United Methodist Church\, 327 N Lumpkin St\, Athens\, GA\, 30601
CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Icons,Instrumental Music,International Artists,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Yo-Yo Ma\, cello 30th Anniversary Gala Performance
DESCRIPTION:2/1/26\, 9:45 a.m. – This performance will take place as scheduled. We are grateful for the crews that have been working to address hazardous conditions on the UGA campus this weekend. As you travel to the UGA Performing Arts Center and Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall today\, we urge caution while driving or walking around campus\, as some patchy spots of ice might be present. The covered parking deck will be open (excluding the top floor)\, as will the surface lots.  \n1/30/26\, 3:50 p.m. – We currently expect this performance to take place as scheduled. We are continually monitoring the weather conditions and will notify ticket holders of any changes by email.  \n“He may be the greatest cellist in the world and\, some would argue\, the greatest cellist ever.”—The Washington Post \nYo-Yo Ma’s multifaceted career is a testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello\, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society\, or engaging unexpected musical forms\, he strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity. In celebration of the Performing Arts Center’s 30th anniversary\, the 19-time Grammy Award winner makes a highly anticipated return to Athens for a solo recital of music selected from his vast repertoire. \nAll tickets for this performance include a $30 non-refundable contribution to the Performing Arts Center’s new Arts Impact Endowment. This fund will support the Performing Arts Center’s educational outreach activities for the next 30 years and beyond.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/yo-yo-ma/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
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SUMMARY:Book Reading: Hanna Pylväinen
DESCRIPTION:UGA Signature Lecture Series \nThe Georgia Review and the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center invite the public to a reading with Finnish-American author Hanna Pylväinen\, where she will read from The End of Drum-Time\, her historical novel set in the Scandinavian tundra during 1851. The book\, which was a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award\, follows a Lutheran minister as he tries in vain to convert the native Sámi reindeer herders to his faith. The reading will be followed by a book sale\, signing\, and reception. Free admission\, tickets not required. Reception and book signing to follow. \nFree parking for this event is available in the Performing Arts Center surface lot. Paid parking is available in the Performing Arts Center deck.  \nRequests for accommodations should be made by contacting the Performing Arts Center Box Office at (706) 542-4400 as soon as possible prior to the scheduled lecture. \nPart of our season-long Dialogues series. Part of UGA’s Signature Lectures. \nPart of Nordic Dream: Voices from Denmark\, Finland\, Norway\, and Sweden \nABOUT HANNA PYLVÄINEN \nPylväinen is the author of the novels We Sinners\, which received the Whiting Award and the Balcones Fiction Prize\, and The End of Drum-Time\, a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award in fiction\, both from Henry Holt & Co. Her work has appeared in Harper’s\, The New York Times\, The New York Times Magazine\, the Chicago Tribune\, and The Wall Street Journal; she is the recipient of residencies at MacDowell\, Yaddo\, and the Lásságámmi Foundation\, as well as fellowships from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council\, the American-Scandinavian Foundation\, two fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown\, a Princeton Arts Fellowship at Princeton University\, and a Cullman Fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Writers and Scholars at the New York Public Library. She has taught at the University of Michigan\, Princeton University\, and Virginia Commonwealth University; currently\, she teaches at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers. She lives in Philadelphia.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/book-reading-hanna-pylvainen/
LOCATION:Ramsey Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Dialogues,Nordic Dream,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Payne Memorial Concert: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Formed in 1967\, the Academy Chamber Ensemble draws its membership from London’s Academy of St. Martin in the Fields\, the world-renowned chamber orchestra founded in 1958 that is now led by Music Director Joshua Bell. The Chamber Ensemble specializes in the works of the larger-scale chamber music repertoire. For its first visit to Athens since 2012\, the ensemble plans a performance featuring French composer Jean Francaix’s frisky yet delicate Octet. The program concludes with Beethoven’s rich and shimmering Septet in E-flat Major\, Op. 20 — an enormously popular piece in the composer’s own lifetime that is still admired as one of the finest septets ever written. \nFree admission (tickets required). General admission seating. Tickets valid until 15 minutes prior to the start of the performance. \nWILLIAM JACKSON PAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT\nThe Payne Memorial Concert is named for Dr. William Jackson “Jack” Payne\, former Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences\, who founded the Franklin College Chamber Music Series in 1978. In honor of his efforts\, the Payne Memorial Concert is presented free to the public once each season. \nPERFORMANCE TALK\nJoin us for a free pre-performance talk by Theresa Chafin in Ramsey Concert Hall from 2:00-2:30 pm. \nRECEPTION\nPlease join us for a complimentary reception with the musicians in the Performing Arts Center lobby immediately following the performance. Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/payne-memorial-concert-academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-chamber-ensemble/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical Music,Franklin College Chamber Music Series,Instrumental Music,International Artists,Performance Talks,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Poster Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Performing Arts Center is celebrating 30 years! To commemorate this milestone\, we are building a new Arts Impact Endowment to sustain our arts education and outreach programming for generations to come. As part of this initiative\, we’re holding our first-ever poster sale. We’ve been saving signed and unsigned posters by many of our guest artists over the last several years. Now\, you can own a piece of history and make an impact\, too! A portion of all proceeds go directly into our Arts Impact Endowment. \nImmediately prior to the poster sale\, Performing Arts Center Director Jeffrey Martin will be having a conversation with Lea Salonga. The public is welcome to this free event. Learn more about it here.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/poster-sale/
LOCATION:UGA Performing Arts Center Lobby\, 230 River Rd\, Athens\, Georgia\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Lea Salonga
DESCRIPTION:As she prepares to launch her major North American concert tour with a sold out performance right here in Athens\, Tony Award winner Lea Salonga sits down with the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center’s director\, Jeffrey Martin\, to discuss her long and illustrious career. Free admission\, tickets not required. \nPart of our season-long Dialogues series. Part of UGA’s Signature Lectures. \nABOUT LEA SALONGA \nMultiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renowned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. Lea most recently starred on Broadway in Old Friends (alongside Bernadette Peters) after headlining the Los Angeles and London productions. \nLea is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony\, she has won the Olivier\, Drama Desk\, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. On Broadway\, Lea starred in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island as the Goddess of Love\, Erzulie. The show’s return to the Broadway stage earned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and also garnered Lea and the cast a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. She has also been seen on Broadway in Here Lies Love\, Allegiance and Flower Drum Song. \nMany fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses\, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of Disney Legend. \nIn addition to her stage and screen credits\, Lea served as a judge on the Philippines hit version of The Voice\, including the ratings juggernaut The Voice Kids. She has released multiple solo albums\, toured the world with legendary popopera quartet Il Divo\, and received rave reviews for her many cabaret engagements\, including a record setting run at New York’s 54 Below. Her latest album\, Sounding Joy | The Holiday Album\, was released by Center Stage Records last November. \nIn her 45-year career\, Lea has performed for six Philippine presidents (from Ferdinand Marcos to Benigno S. Aquino III)\, four American Presidents (George H. W. Bush\, Bill Clinton\, George W. Bush\, Joe Biden)\, and for Diana\, Princess of Wales and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was honored by Time Magazine as a Time100 Impact Award Recipient and received the Gold House 2023 Gold Legend Award.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/conversation-with-lea-salonga/
LOCATION:Ramsey Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
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SUMMARY:Renée Fleming Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
DESCRIPTION:“Fleming’s voice floats and blooms with its customary beauty.”—The New Yorker \nRenée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our day\, regularly performing on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. A 2023 Kennedy Center Honoree\, winner of five Grammy Awards\, and recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Arts\, she has sung for momentous occasions including the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony\, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee\, and even the Super Bowl. Her highly anticipated return to Hodgson Concert Hall offers a program of art songs and contemporary music that explores nature as both inspiration and casualty of humanity. An original film by the National Geographic Society accompanies one half of the program. \nPANEL DISCUSSION\nMUSIC & MIND\nFri\, Apr 25 | Ramsey Concert Hall | View details here\nRenée Fleming is a leading advocate for the study of the powerful connections between the arts and human wellness and was recently named a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health. Join her and a panel of local health experts as they discuss the burgeoning field of science relating to this important and fascinating issue. \nMs. Fleming will sign copies of her book\, Music & Mind\, following the panel discussion and the performance. A limited number of books will be sold at the Performing Arts Center (credit/debit only).
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/renee-fleming/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Recital,Special Event,UGA Presents,Vocal Artistry,Women Who Shine
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SUMMARY:Renée Fleming Panel Discussion: Music & Mind
DESCRIPTION:UGA Signature Lecture Series \nFive-time Grammy Award winner and world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming is a World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health and a leading advocate for the study of the powerful impacts of the arts and aesthetic experiences on human health. As part of her visit to UGA\, she will present Music & Mind\, a panel discussion with University of Georgia researchers and health practitioners whose work explores this burgeoning field. Her guests for this UGA Signature Lectures event are: \nAnna Abraham\, Director\, Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development \nStephen Correia\, Director of Neuropsychology\, Cognitive Aging Research and Education (CARE) Center \nEllyn H. Evans\, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy \nFree admission (tickets not required). Please be seated by 4:50 p.m. Ms. Fleming will sign copies of her book\, Music & Mind\, following the event. A limited number of books will be sold at the event (credit/debit only). \nPARKING\nFor this event\, free parking is available in the Performing Arts Center surface lot (E11) and deck beginning at 4:00 pm.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/renee-fleming-music-mind/
LOCATION:Ramsey Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Payne Memorial Concert: Calidore String Quartet Gabriela Montero\, piano
DESCRIPTION:“The Calidore players penetrate right to the heart of the music\, giving warm and intensely lyrical accounts.”—BBC Music Magazine \n“Montero’s sound is almost miraculously sumptuous and luscious; her phrasing gives a sense of both extension and suspension.”—Ottawa Citizen \nThe Calidore String Quartet is recognized for formidable interpretations of the vast chamber music repertoire\, from the quartet cycles of Beethoven and Mendelssohn to celebrated contemporary voices. Mentored by the Emerson Quartet\, David Finckel\, and other luminaries\, the group has quickly established itself as one of America’s most exciting and promising young string ensembles. \nVenezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique compositional gifts have garnered her critical acclaim and a devoted following on the world stage. Celebrated for her exceptional musicality and improvisation skills\, Montero brings “crackling rhythmic brio\, subtle shadings\, steely power…soulful lyricism…[and] unsentimental expressivity” to her performances (New York Times). \nFree admission (tickets required). General admission seating. \nGabriela Montero’s Canaima: Quintet for Piano and Strings is co-commissioned for the Calidore String Quartet by The Gilmore in Kalamazoo\, Michigan\, Ottawa ChamberFest in Canada\, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall\, University of Georgia Performing Arts Center\, the Los Alamos Concert Association in New Mexico\, and the Swedish Radio. \nPresented as part of the American Liszt Society Festival \nPERFORMANCE TALK\nJoin us for a free pre-performance talk by Naomi Graber in Ramsey Concert Hall from 3:00-3:30 pm.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/calidore-string-quartet-gabriela-montero/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical Music,Franklin College Chamber Music Series,Instrumental Music,International Artists,Performance Talks,Special Event,UGA Presents,Women Who Shine
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SUMMARY:Lang Lang\, piano
DESCRIPTION:This performance is currently sold out. Please click the ticketing link for availability.  \nSPECIAL EVENT \nLang Lang is one of the most celebrated and recognized figures in classical music. As a pianist\, educator\, and philanthropist he has become an influential and committed ambassador for the arts in the 21st century. Equally happy playing for countless viewers at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing or for a few hundred children in public schools\, he is a master of communicating through music. Heralded by the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet\,” Lang Lang makes a return to Hodgson Concert Hall for the first time since his performance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2004. \nwww.langlangofficial.com\nwww.langlangfoundation.org\nwww.instagram.com/langlangpiano\nwww.facebook.com/langlangpiano\nwww.twitter.com/lang-lang
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/lang-lang/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Instrumental Music,International Artists,Recital,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Artist in Focus: Isata Kanneh-Mason\, piano
DESCRIPTION:All tickets for this performance have been allocated. A standby line will begin at 6:30 p.m. on October 12 in the Performing Arts Center lobby. People from the standby line will be admitted if seats are available. \nSPECIAL EVENT \n“Thrilling\, engrossing and illuminating.”—Gramophone \nUGA Presents is proud to welcome the acclaimed British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason to Hodgson Concert Hall for a very special performance inaugurating the Performing Arts Center’s new Hamburg Steinway D piano. From concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, to collaborations with her brother Sheku Kanneh-Mason\, to solo recitals across the United States and Europe\, Kanneh-Mason showcases star power and virtuosity in equal measure. She brings musicality and skill to a program of music by Haydn\, Fanny Mendelssohn\, Robert Schumann\, and Chopin in her first visit to Athens. \nFree Admission (Tickets Required) \nPERFORMANCE TALK\nJoin us for a free pre-performance talk by Performance Today host Fred Child in Ramsey Concert Hall from 6:30-7:15 pm. His appearance is part of the UGA Signature Lecture series. \nARTIST IN FOCUS\nThis season\, we are proud to welcome our first Artist in Focus\, Isata Kanneh-Mason. This dynamic young British artist from a noted musical family will appear twice in Hodgson Concert Hall. She’ll play a solo recital in October and then return in January with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, with which she has served as Artist in Residence.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/isata-kanneh-mason/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Instrumental Music,Masterworks,Performance Talks,Recital,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Payne Memorial Concert:Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
DESCRIPTION:“Unimpeachable quality.”—The New York Times \nUGA Presents favorites return to Athens with co-artistic directors Wu Han and David Finckel. Two works by Beethoven lead to a dreamy miniature and an affirmative Dvořák piano quartet. A stellar lineup makes this the perfect program for the annual Payne Memorial concert. \nFree Admission (Tickets Required). General admission seating. \nPERFORMANCE TALK\nJoin us for a free pre-performance talk by Theresa Chafin in Ramsey Concert Hall from 2:15-2:45 pm. \nPAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT\nThe Payne Memorial Concert is named in honor of Dr. William Jackson “Jack” Payne\, former Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences\, who founded the Franklin College Chamber Music Series in 1978. Dean Payne had a great love of the arts and his wish was that the college should make a significant contribution to the cultural life of both the University and the Athens community through the chamber music series. In honor of his efforts\, the Payne Memorial Concert is presented free to the public once each season.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/cmslc/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical Music,Franklin College Chamber Music,Instrumental Music,Performance Talks,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Itzhak Perlman\, violin Rohan De Silva\, piano
DESCRIPTION:This performance is sold out\, but you may check for tickets online or contact the box office at (706) 542-4400 in case tickets become available. The validity of tickets purchased from outlets other than the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center Box Office cannot be guaranteed. \n\nSPECIAL EVENT\nItzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent\, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry\, but also to his irrepressible joy for making music. His first performance in Hodgson Concert Hall in more than ten years promises to be one of the most highly anticipated events of the season! \nItzhak Perlman encourages use of masks for this performance.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/itzhak-perlman-violin/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Classical Music,Instrumental Music,Recital,Special Event,UGA Presents
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SUMMARY:Payne Memorial Concert Harlem Quartet
DESCRIPTION:“The Harlem Quartet takes the whole universe of music as their domain.”—San Diego Union-Tribune \nHarlem Quartet has been praised for its “panache” (New York Times) and for “bringing a new attitude to classical music\, one that is fresh\, bracing\, and intelligent” (Cincinnati Enquirer). The quartet advances diversity in classical music\, engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire that includes works by composers of color. Their program culminates in one of the most beloved string quartets — by Claude Debussy — after a set that ranges from bittersweet rags to a familiar jazz standard. \nDue to illness\, Jaime Amador will not perform. Paul Laraia of the Catalyst String Quartet will take his place.  \nPre-performance talk in Ramsey Concert Hall at 2:15 pm (free admission) \n\n\nPayne Memorial Concert \n\n\nThe Payne Memorial Concert is named in honor of Dr. William Jackson “Jack” Payne\, former Dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences\, who founded the Franklin College Chamber Music Series in 1978. Dean Payne had a great love of the arts and his wish was that the college should make a significant contribution to the cultural life of both the University and the Athens community through the chamber music series. In honor of his efforts\, the Payne Memorial Concert is presented free to the public once each season.
URL:https://pac.uga.edu/event/harlem-quartet/
LOCATION:Hodgson Concert Hall\, 230 River Road\, Athens\, GA\, 30605
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music,Classical Music,Franklin College Chamber Music,Performance Talks,Series,Special Event,UGA Presents
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