Bulldog bravo: UGA Presents announces 2024-25 Season | EarRelevant

EarRelevant Staff | 22 MAY 2024

ATHENS, GA— The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center (PAC) has announced an impressive lineup for its 2024-25 UGA Presents season, featuring a stellar array of award-winning musicians, celebrated international ensembles, and acclaimed performing artists. The season, spanning from September to June, will host performances across the UGA Performing Arts Center, Fine Arts Theatre, and the historic Morton Theatre.

Among the highlights are Grammy Award-winning soprano and Kennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming, and the Grammy-winning jazz sensation Samara Joy. Also returning are the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir and the celebrated British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will deliver two standout performances: Handel’s Messiah in December and a season-closing tribute to the film scores of John Williams.

PAC Director Jeffrey Martin expressed his excitement for the new season, noting the resurgence of audience engagement following challenging years. “The last two years have been just as exhilarating and hopeful as the two years before those were uncertain and bleak,” Martin said. “Our audiences have returned in a very robust way, propelling us headlong into a thrilling new era of creativity, inquisitiveness, and joy.”

This season, the largest in UGA-PAC’s history, places a significant emphasis on celebrating female artists. The “Women Who Shine” series will feature performances by Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens, multi-platinum Mexican mariachi artist Aída Cuevas, Broadway star Jessica Vosk, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea.

Student engagement remains a core mission for PAC. Highlights include masterclasses with visiting artists and collaborations such as the UGA Wind Ensemble performing with contemporary music group Eighth Blackbird and a jazz celebration of Duke Ellington featuring pianist Jason Moran and UGA’s Hodgson School of Music students.

Since its inception in 1996, the University of Georgia’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) has stood as a cornerstone of the arts in Athens, Georgia, providing a premier venue for artistic expression and community engagement. Boasting state-of-the-art facilities such as the 1,100-seat Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall and the 360-seat Ramsey Concert Hall, the PAC has earned acclaim for its superior acoustics and intimate settings, accommodating a diverse array of performances spanning classical music, theater, dance, and more.

Here’s a rundown of the complete season schedule:

THE 2024-2025 UGA PRESENTS SEASON

September 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Hodgson Concert Hall
September 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
David Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
September 22, 2024 @ 3:00 pm
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Hodgson Concert Hall
September 26 & 27, 2024 @7:30 pm
Humans 2.0
Circa
Fine Arts Theatre
October 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Aída Cuevas
Hodgson Concert Hall
October 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Hotel Elsinore
Morton Theatre
October 13, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
PAYNE MEMORIAL CONCERT
Calidore String Quartet
Gabriela Montero, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
October 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
October 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Samara Joy
Hodgson Concert Hall
October 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
The Sixteen
Hodgson Concert Hall
October 29, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Breabach
Hodgson Concert Hall
November 15, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Polina Osetinskaya, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
November 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
American Railroad
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
Hodgson Concert Hall
December 3, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Canadian Brass
Making Spirits Bright
Hodgson Concert Hall
December 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
The Kingdom Choir
Hodgson Concert Hall
December 11, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
A Winter Gathering with Kathy Mattea
Good News and Other Favorites
Hodgson Concert Hall
December 18, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Vienna Boys Choir
Christmas in Vienna
Hodgson Concert Hall
December 21, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Handel’s Messiah
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Norman Mackenzie, director of choruses
Hodgson Concert Hall
January 12, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
Ramsey Concert Hall
January 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
Ramsey Concert Hall
January 24, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Step Afrika!
Hodgson Concert Hall
January 31, 2025 @ 7:30 pm &
February 1, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Fine Arts Theatre
February 2, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Emanuel Ax, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
February 7, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
An Evening with Jessica Vosk
Hodgson Concert Hall
February 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
The King’s Singers
Hodgson Concert Hall
February 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
New York Philharmonic String Quartet
xHodgson Concert Hall
February 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Eighth Blackbird
UGA Wind Ensemble
Nicholas Williams, conductor
Hodgson Concert Hall
February 27, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Jason Moran
Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings
Hodgson Concert Hall
March 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Les Arts Florissants
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Baroque violin
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300
Hodgson Concert Hall
March 20, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Anoushka Shankar
Hodgson Concert Hall
March 25, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Mitsuko Uchida, piano and director
Hodgson Concert Hall
March 30, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Tetzlaff Quartet
Ramsey Concert Hall
April 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Anda Union
Hodgson Concert Hall
April 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Zakir Hussain’s Masters of Percussion
Hodgson Concert Hall
April 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann, music director
Anna Geniushene, piano
Hodgson Concert Hall
April 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Mahan Esfahani, harpsicord
Ramsey Concert Hall
April 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Renée Fleming
Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Hodgson Concert Hall
May 2, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Jerusalem Quartet
Hodgson Concert Hall
May 16, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Sam Bush
The Storyman Tour
Hodgson Concert Hall
June 13, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Movie Music of John Williams
Hodgson Concert Hall

For more information, visit pac.uga.edu ■

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UGA Performing Arts Center: pac.uga.edu

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