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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

“The Hugh” presents more than 350 performances annually including orchestra, choir, opera, band, jazz, chamber, and solo recitals. Ticketed performances occuring at the Performing Arts Center are listed below. The Hugh Hodgson School of Music’s full performance calendar can be viewed here. For a schedule of upcoming livestreamed performances, click here.

706-542-3737

https://www.music.uga.edu

A close-up of piano keys fades into an overhead view of five grand pianos arranged together on a wooden floor, with a red starburst graphic near the center.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Piano Extravaganza

Tuesday, September 29 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

UGA Symphony Orchestra:
Aaron Copland “Lincoln Portrait”

Mark Mobley, narrator

Thursday, October 1 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

A choir of men and women in formal black attire sings on stage, directed by a conductor at a grand piano. The scene is framed in a circular cutout against a wooden background.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Singers

Friday, October 9 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Faculty Ensembles: Mendelssohn & Brahms

Monday, October 12 | 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Celebrating American Composers – Wind Ensemble

Thursday, October 22 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Schubert No. 3 | Tchaikovsky No. 5 – Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, October 28 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

UGA Opera Theatre – Evening of Opera Scenes

Friday, November 6 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Five actors on stage in period costumes perform a dramatic scene with expressive gestures against a dark, patterned background with a red decorative accent and a framed painting on the wall.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

UGA Opera Theatre – Evening of Opera Scenes

Sunday, November 8 | 3:00 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Annual Holiday Concert

Thursday, November 19 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

A band wearing Santa hats plays music under a conductor. The band is set in a circle with a festive, starry, snowflake-filled background.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Annual Holiday Concert

Friday, November 20 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Concerto Competition Winners

Thursday, January 28 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Faculty Ensembles: New Work Trio and Jazz Ensemble

Monday, February 1 | 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

“The Anonymous Lover” by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – UGA Opera Theatre

Friday, February 12 | 7:30 pm

Fine Arts Theatre

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

“The Anonymous Lover” by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – UGA Opera Theatre

Sunday, February 14 | 3:00 pm

Fine Arts Theatre

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Wind Symphony presents “Let’s Dance”

Tuesday, February 16 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 – Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, February 25 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

David Maslanka “A Child’s Garden of Dreams” – Wind Ensemble

Wednesday, March 3 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

A choir in formal black attire performs on stage, directed by a conductor standing at a piano. The scene is framed by a circular cutout on a wooden background.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Hodgson Singers

Thursday, March 18 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Faculty Ensembles: Vocal Gems and Hidden Treasures

Monday, March 22 | 7:30 pm

Ramsey Concert Hall

A conductor leads an orchestra performing on stage with musicians playing string instruments; a close-up of a violins body appears on the right.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Violin Concerti by Vivaldi and Bach – ARCO Chamber Orchestra

Wednesday, March 31 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

Thursday, April 1 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4 – Symphony Orchestra with Anne Slovin, soprano

Tuesday, April 6 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Joseph Schwantner “…and the mountains rising nowhere” – Wind Ensemble

Tuesday, April 13 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall

A large orchestra and choir perform on stage in a concert hall, with musicians seated in front playing various instruments and singers standing in rows behind them. A conductor stands at the center.

Hugh Hodgson School of Music

Hodgson Scholarship Series: “Mozart Requiem” Combined Concert

Thursday, April 22 | 7:30 pm

Hodgson Concert Hall