“The audience was in a state of pure awe.”—Nevada Sagebrush Sweet Honey in the Rock — an iconic, women-led African American vocal ensemble — remains among the most vibrant, versatile, and relevant musical collectives in music today. Three-time Grammy Award nominees, they express their experience as Black women through...
Read More“Savall is not only a performer of genius but also a conductor, a scholar, a teacher.”—The New Yorker The classical music heard most often comes from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Acclaimed conductor and instrumentalist Jordi Savall specializes in earlier works with his Grammy-winning ensemble Hespèrion XXI. Tuesday,...
Read More“The most compelling, most soulful Irish traditional folk band playing today.”—The News Journal The BBC has called them “an icon of Irish music.” It’s the band Dervish, born 35 years ago out of pub sessions in Northwest Ireland. They’ll make their UGA Presents debut at Hodgson Concert Hall Thursday,...
Read More“A group to which I owe some of my greatest musical experiences.”—The Guardian on the Takács Quartet One of the world’s most celebrated string quartets is making a welcome return to Athens for a collaboration with an equally lauded piano virtuoso. Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. the Takács Quartet...
Read MoreThis is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Cecil and Sandy Hudson. They are native Georgians and longtime Athenians. Cecil is a retired psychiatrist. Sandy is a retired book designer and production manager. This season they...
Read More“Intensely passionate and lively with moments of almost painful sweetness and longing.”—Cultural Voice of North Carolina Kiwi-American violinist Geneva Lewis, winner of both the Avery Fisher Career Grant and Concert Artists Guild Competition, will make her UGA Presents debut Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall....
Read More“Max Raabe stands for the good old times as their archetypal ambassador.”—Der Tagesspiegel Dashing, dapper, and debonair, German crooner Max Raabe believes the timeless songs of the 1920s and ’30s contain magic. He and his Palast Orchester (Palace Orchestra) interpret standards by composers such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter,...
Read More“Theirs is among the most distinctive and uplifting choral sounds around.”—NPR More than sixty years ago, a young South African man, Joseph Shabalala, had persistent dreams involving the sweetest choral singing. He was inspired to give his own vocal group a new approach and a new name: Ladysmith Black...
Read More“VOCES8 is among a precious few vocal groups that can do so much so well.”—Star Tribune Friday, February 23rd at 7:30 p.m., Hodgson Concert Hall welcomes the return of VOCES8. This Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble is musically omnivorous, with a repertoire that ranges from the Renaissance to modern popular...
Read MoreThis is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet John and Dr. Maxine Rofrano. He’s a retired investment manager. She’s a psychologist with clients all over the world who has written 12 books. They live at Lake...
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