Born in Valencia in 1976, Mariano Garcia Jimenez entered the Advanced Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, where he won First Prize of the last year degree. García assisted at many courses carried out by Claude Delangle, Vincent David and Phillippe Braquart, among others. He has taught different advanced courses in many Spanish cities, as well as conferences and master classes in the Advanced Conservatories of Music of Salamanca, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Oviedo.

As a performer, García has competed in music festivals across the world, winning first prize at the International Musical Competition of Benidorm in 2003. In 2006, he made his debut as a soloist with an orchestra performing the Glazounov concerto with the “Ciutat de Novelda” Orchestra. Later that summer he toured in China performing and giving classes as a professor at the International Music Festival of Yantai.

García is also one of the members of the Austral Quartet. They have recorded a CD at the Jovellanos Museum of Gijón. In 2007 he was one of the members of the jury for the III International Saxophone competition of Huelma and has been invited to teach with Federico Coca and Phillipe Braquart in Zaragoza. Currently, he teaches at the Professional Music Conservatory of Sabiñánigo in northern Spain.

Saturday, February 11 at 8pm, UGA Chapel

Classic City Jazz, UGA’s vocal and instrumental jazz group, celebrates Valentine’s Day with swingin’ jazz standards, ballads, and blues. Audience members can have a jazz solo dedicated with an additional donation.

On November 13, Vogel’s First Light for oboe and piano was performed by oboist Janice Crews and pianist Rocío del Moral in Rio de Janeiro. at the IV Festival Internacional de Sopros at the Centro Cultural Justiça Federal. The Soliloquy for saxophone was performed on November 13 by Farrell Vernon at the Stroede Center for the Arts in Defiance, OH.

From the Field Band:

The Concert Band of the United States Army Field Band had a different sound during Friday’s performance at River Hill High School in Maryland. The band performed a challenging program of 20th century American Music, featuring the music of Aaron Copland, John Mackey, and more. But the reason for the unique sound was not due to the difficulty. Instead, it had everything to do with the guest conductor.

Dr. John Lynch, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Georgia, was scheduled to work with the Concert Band for four days before the concert. When he arrived, however, he was asked to prepare the Concert Band in just three days.

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A longtime member of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music faculty, Leglar has been widely published in music education journals and currently serves as editor of Georgia Music News.

Tubist David McLemore, a student of David Zerkel, was declared Winner in the MTNA Young Artist Brass Performance Competition. Martha Gardner, violin, a student of Levon Ambartsumian, was declared Alternate in the MTNA Young Artist String Performance Competition.

The competitions were held at Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, on Jan. 13-16.

Marcus Printup

Join Steve Dancz and the UGA Jazz Band as they welcome Conyers native Marcus Printup to the Hodgson Hall stage for a must-see concert at 8 pm, Friday, January 13 in Hodgson Hall. Tickets are $10, or $5 for UGA students with ID.

Mr. Printup has performed and/or recorded with Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Eric Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Roberts among many others. He has also recorded several records as leader of his own group.

Mr. Printup is an educator for Jazz @ Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington competition, the Jazz @ Lincoln Center Middle School Jazz Academy, the Savannah Music Festival Swing City Competition and an adjunct faculty member of the New School in Manhattan.

This concert is presented as part of the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast.

Mitos Andaya with Lorraine Bracco

School of music faculty member Mitos Andaya was one of three guest conductors in the nation to conduct Walt Disney World EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional during the 2011 holiday season.

In addition to the Voices of Liberty, WDW Orchestra, the Cast Choir, and guest high school choirs from across the nation, she worked with celebrity narrators actress Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos, Good Fellas), and Broadway actress/dancer/singer Chita Rivera (West Side Story, Sweet Charity).