From left: UGA assistant professor of horn James Naigus, guest artists Richard Deane and Victoria Knudtson, and Meigs professor of horn and associate dean in the Franklin College  Jean Martin-Williams before a performance at the Southeast Horn Workshop February 23-25, 2024.

Director Peter Jutras (left) greets HHSOM donors. (Photos by Easel Images)Director Peter Jutras (left) greets HHSOM donors. (Photos by Easel Images)

On April 26, 2024, a couple hours before the final concert of the year, Director Peter Jutras and the faculty and staff welcomed donors to the 2023-24 closing Director’s Circle event. These special events are available for donors who have given support at or above the Director’s Circle level to one of the many scholarships, support funds, and endowments that provide invaluable support to the students.

Photography credit: Kathleen Dreier Photography

Story by Kara Kane, Fischoff Education Director

UGA Vocal Performance alumnus Clay Hilley (BMus. ‘04) has been named the winner of the 2024 Richard Tucker Award. The award comes with a $50,000 cash prize as well as the ongoing support of the Tucker family and foundation. It is hoped that the award acts as a well-timed catalyst to elevate the selected artist’s career to even greater heights. The Richard Tucker Award is selected by conferral, rather than audition.

The British Brass Band, under the baton of Bandmaster Philip Smith, has become an Athens fan favorite. The repertoire encompasses a wide variety of styles including excellent original works, marvelous transcriptions of orchestral works, as well as marches and other light pieces. British Brass Band concerts are free. No tickets are required.

This performance will highlight composition students’ development while juxtaposing their work opposite compositions that have inspired growth and change in modern music. In addition to world premieres by UGA student composers, CCE will perform the Grammy-winning work “Meanwhile: incidental music to imaginary puppet plays,” by Stephen Hartke, and Mary Kouyoumdjian’s haunting electroacoustic piece, “The Vanishing Dark.”

The British Brass Band, under the baton of Bandmaster Philip Smith, has become an Athens fan favorite. The repertoire encompasses a wide variety of styles including excellent original works, marvelous transcriptions of orchestral works, as well as marches and other light pieces. British Brass Band concerts are free. No tickets are required.