FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
RAMSEY CONCERT HALL
MUSIC
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 at 3 p.m.
FIRST BAPTISTS CHURCH ATHENS
Friday, January 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall, UGA PAC
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3 p.m
First Baptist Church Athens
University of Georgia Choral Project
Colin Mann, conductor
Sfogava con le stelle Il quarto libro de Madrigali, 1603
Veni, dilecte mi Salamanca, 1610
Missa Pange Lingua Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Cecilia Busy as a Bee
Jau saulutė leidžias
Day of Fire and Sun
O lux beata Trinitas
PROGRAM
I.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Sebastián de Vivanco (ca. 1550-1622)
Josquin des Pres (ca. 1450-1521)
Abigail Weller and Daniel Shafer, soloists
Christopher Hickey and Liam Mueller, soloists
Hope Unger and Rayvon Love, soloists
Elaina Ewers, soprano
Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
Jeronimas Kačinskas (1907-2005)
Dominick DiOrio
II.
III.
IV.
Andrej Makor (b. 1987)
(b. 1984)
Sfogava con le stelle
Text by Ottavio Rinuccini (1563-1621)
Sfogava con le stelle
Raging under the stars, un infermo d’amore
A lover sick at heart sotto notturno cielo il suo dolore.
Gave vent to his woes under the nocturnal sky E dicea fisso in loro:
And gazing starward said: «O imagini belle
“O you lovely images de l’idol mio ch’adoro,
Of the idol that I adore, sì com’a me mostrate
Just as you show me mentre così splendete
Her rare beauty la sua rara beltate,
As you beam so, così mostrat’ a lei
Likewise show her i vivi ardori miei:
My burning passion. la fareste col vostr’aureo sembiante
With your resplendence you would make her pietosa sì come me fate amante.»
As merciful as you have made me loving.”
Veni, dilecte mi
Text from Song of Solomon (7:11-13)
Veni, dilecte mi, egrediamur in agro,
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field, commoremur in villis,
Let us lodge in the villages, mane surgamus ad vineas,
Let us get up early to the vineyards, videamus si floruit vinea,
Let us see if the vine flourishes, si flores fructus parturiunt, whether the tender grape appear, si floruerunt mala punica: whether the pomegranates bud forth, ibi dabo tibi ubera mea.
There will I give thee my loves. Mandragorae dederunt odorem
The mandrakes give a smell, in portis nostris and at our gates omnia poma: nova et vetera, all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, dilecte mi, servavi tibi. my beloved, which I have laid up for thee.
Missa Pange Lingua
Text from the Mass Ordinary
Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Glory to God in the highest Et in terra pax And on earth peace hominibus bonae voluntatis. to all those of good will.
Laudamus te. Benedicimus te.
We praise thee. We bless thee. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. We worship thee. We glorify thee.
Gratias agimus tibi
We give thanks to thee propter magnam gloriam tuam. according to thy great glory.
Domine Deus, Rex coelestis,
Lord God, Heavenly King, Deus Pater omnipotens. God the Father almighty.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.
Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Lord God, Lamb of God, Filius Patris. Son of the Father.
Qui tollis peccata mundi,
Thou who takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.
Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou who takest away the sins of the world, suscipe deprecationem nostram. receive our prayer.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris,
Thou who sittest at the right hand of the Father, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.
Quoniam tu solus sanctus.
For Thou alone art holy.
Tu solus Dominus. Thou alone art the Lord.
Tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ.
Cum Sancto Spiritu
With the Holy Spirit in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Credo in unum Deum
I believe in one God, Patrem omnipotentem The Father Almighty,
factorem coeli et terrae maker of heaven and earth, visibilium omnium, et invisibilium. and of all things visible and invisible. Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, And I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Filium Dei unigenitum. the only begotten Son of God, Et ex Patre natum ante omni saecula. born of the Father before all ages. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, God from God, Light from Light, Deum verum de Deo vero. True God from true God. Genitum, non factum, Begotten, not made, consubstantialem Patri: of one substance with the Father per quem omni facta sunt. by whom all things were made. Qui propter nos homines, Who for us et propter nostram salutem and for our salvation descendit de caelis. came down from heaven.
Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto
And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit ex Maria Virgine. Et homo factus est. of the Virgin Mary. And was made man.
Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato: Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, passus, et sepultus est. he suffered, and was buried.
Et resurrexit tertia die,
And on the third day he rose again, secundum Scripturas. according to the Scriptures. Et ascendit in caelum: He ascended into heaven and sedet ad dexteram Patris. he sits at the right hand of the Father. Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, He shall come again with glory judicare vivos et mortuos: to judge the living and the dead; cujus regni non erit finis. and of his kingdom there will be no end.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, Dominum, et vivificantem: the Lord and Giver of life, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. who proceeds from the Father and the Son Qui cum Patre et Filio who together with the Father and the Son simul adoratur et conglorificatur: is adored and glorified, qui locutus est per Prophetas. who spoke to us through the Prophets.
Et unam, sanctam, catholicam
And I believe in one, holy, catholic et apostolicam Ecclesiam. and Apostolic Church. Confiteor unum baptisma I confess one baptism in remissionem peccatorum. for the remission of sins.
Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum. I await the resurrection of the dead,
Et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen. and the life of the word to come. Amen.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts. Pleni sunt coeli et terra Heaven and earth are full gloria tua. of thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.
Benedictus qui venit
Blessed is He who comes in nomine Domini. in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, qui tollis peccata mundi: who takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, qui tollis peccata mundi: who takest away the sins of the world, miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, qui tollis peccata mundi: who takest away the sins of the world, dona nobis pacem. grant us peace.
Cecilia Busy as a Bee
Adapted from the Divine Office (Lauds) for St. Cecilia’s Day
Domine, exaudi orationem meam. Lord, hear my prayer.
The musicians played, and Cecilia sung unto the Lord, saying: ‘Let my heart be undefiled, that I be not ashamed.’
Cecilia famula tua, Domine, Cecilia, your handmaiden, Lord, quasi apis tibi argumentosa deservit busy like a bee did serve thee.
O Lord.
As dawn was fading into day, Cecilia cried, saying: ‘Arise, soldiers of Christ, cast away the works of darkness, put on the armour of light.”
Cecilia famula tua, Domine, Cecilia, your handmaiden, Lord, quasi apis tibi argumentosa deservit busy like a bee did serve thee.
O Lord.
Jau saulutė leidžias
Traditional Lithuanian words (translated by Colin Mann)
Jau saulutė leidžias artyn vakarėlis
Already the sun is setting uždengė šviesumą tamsus debesėlis. Evening has covered the brightness with a dark cloud. Sugulė žvėreliai prie sausų kelmelių, The animal lays down by the dry stumps, sutūpė paukšteliai ant medžių šakelių,
Birds perched on tree branches, tik aš mergužėlė neužmiegu.
Only I, the little girl, do not sleep.
Day of Fire and Sun
Text by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
Oh day of fire and sun,
Pure as a naked flame,
Blue sea, blue sky and dun
Sands where he spoke my name;
Laughter and hearts so high
That the spirit flew off free, Lifting into the sky
Diving into the sea;
O lux beata Trinitas
Oh day of fire and sun
Like a crystal burning, Slow days go one by one, But you have no returning.
Latin text by Saint Ambrose (ca. 340-397); English translation by John Mason Nele and James Ambrose Dominic Aylward
O lux beata Trinitas
O Light, eternal Trinity, et principalis Unitas, sole, undivided Unity, iam sol recedit igneus, the fiery sun now goes his way; infunde lumen cordibus. light in our hearts Thy sacred ray.
Te mane laudum carmine,
To Thee our morning-lauds of praise, te deprecemur vespere: to Thee our evening-songs we raise; te nostra supplex gloria oh, may it still our glory be per cuncta laudet saecula. to hymn Thy name eternally.
Deo Patri sit gloria,
And all praise to the Father be; eiusque soli Filio all praise, Eternal Son, to Thee; cum Spiritu Paraclito, all glory, as is ever meet, et nunc, et in perpetuum. to God the Holy Paraclete.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CHORAL PROJECT
The past three decades have seen marked growth for professional choral singing in the United States. In the early 1990s, there were only a few truly professional choirs doing regular work in the U.S., most of which rehearsed on a weekly model using the same mostly-local roster all season long. Today, many companies rehearse on a “project” model, where singers from all over the country are engaged for singular projects, travel to a city, rehearse intensely for a few days before the concert, perform, and then scatter again. The UGA Choral Project seeks to imitate this project model, and provide our students with a near-professional experience during their study at UGA.
Each semester, Choral Project builds its roster alongside an intensive rehearsal schedule, usually spanning no more than two weeks. Because of its project-based structure, size and membership vary each semester. It should appeal to those seeking a high-level choral experience within a compressed time frame. Choral Project Music Director Colin Mann is Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Georgia.
Soprano
Zaria Reneé Doss-McConnell
Elaina Ewers
Hope Unger
Audrey Vazquez
Abigail Weller
Tenor
Matthew Elsey
Christopher Hickey
Rayvon Love
Daniel Shafer
Alto
Theresa Chafin
Elle Dignam
Katie Drybrough
Grace Ann Miller
De’Nasia Thomas
Danielle Vergara
Bass
Thomas Dixon
Jay Dunn
Mitch Gindlesperger
Liam Mueller
HUGH HODGSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC FACULTY
Daniel Bara, Interim Director
Brandon Craswell, Associate Director, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Emily Gertsch, Associate Director, Director of Graduate Studies
Amy Pollard, Associate Director, Director of Performance Activities
PERFORMANCE FACULTY
*Angela Jones-Reus
D. Ray McClellan
Reid Messich
Amy Pollard
Brandon Quarles
Josh Bynum
Brandon Craswell
Jean Martin-Williams
James Naigus
*Matthew Shipes
Gilbert Villagrana
Kimberly Toscano Adams
*Timothy Adams
Gregory Broughton
Jay Ivey
*Elizabeth Knight
Amy Petrongelli
Anne Slovin
Wanda Yang Temko
John Coble
Damon Denton
Scott Higgins
Grace Huang
Emely Phelps
Evgeny Rivkin
Anatoly Sheludyakov
*Liza Stepanova
Alan Woo
Levon Ambartsumian
Shakhida Azimkhodjaeva
*Daniel Bolshoy
Monica Hargrave
Michael Heald
James Kim
Edward Kreitman
Milton Masciadri
Maggie Snyder
Shaun Baer
Levi Dean
Elizabeth Durusau
Heather Gozdan-Bynum
Tony Graves
Scott Higgins
flute clarinet oboe bassoon saxophone trombone trumpet horn horn
tuba/euphonium trumpet
percussion percussion voice voice voice voice voice voice organ piano piano piano piano piano piano piano
piano
violin violin guitar
harp
violin cello
Suziki
double bass
viola
BANDS
Mia Athanas
Brett Bawcum
Jack A. Eaddy, Jr.
*Nicholas Enrico Williams
CHORAL
Daniel Bara
Colin Mann
Daniel Shafer
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
SUMMER CAMPS
Stephen Fischer
COMPOSITION & THEORY
Tyler Beckett
Adrian Childs
Emily Gertsch
Daniel Karcher
*Emily Koh
Peter Lane
Dickie Lee
Jared Tubbs
Trinity Vélez-Justo
JAZZ STUDIES
David D’Angelo
Gregory Satterthwaite
James Weidman
MUSIC EDUCATION
*Rebecca Atkins
Alison Farley
Tyler Goehring
Roy Legette
Kristen Lynch
Michael Robinson
Johanna Royo
Brian Wesolowski
Edith Hollander, Administrative Assistant to the Director
Director of Public Relations
Development Associate Music Library Manager
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Piano Technician
Senior Piano Technician
Marcus Morris
Kathleen Powell
Rocky Raffle
James Sewell
Jared Tubbs
Marshall Williams
MUSIC THERAPY
*Ellyn Evans
Sally Ann Nichols
Jenny Stull
MUSICOLOGY & ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Karen Bergmann
Naomi Graber
*David Haas
Jared Holton
Jean Kidula
Sarah Pickett
Rumya Putcha
Joanna Smolko
OPERA
Daniel Ellis
Andrew Voelker
ORCHESTRA
Mark Cedel
RECORDING & STREAMING
Eric Dluzniewski
Paul Griffith
*Area Chair
Assistant Director of Athletic Bands
Graduate Program Administrator
Administrative Associate in Bands
Production & Events Manager
Sectioning Officer
Director of Admissions
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MON 1/26
6 p.m.
Edge Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
TUES 9/9
ImaginePossibilities the
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: CALEB CARPENTER, saxophone
Edge Concert Hall is located on the third floor in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.
TUES 9/9
TUES 1/27
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall
WED 1/28
7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Concert Hall
FREE CONCERT
FACULTY ARTIST SERIES: JEAN MARTIN-WILLIAMS AND JAMES NAIGUS, horn
Jean Martin-Williams is Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. She teaches horn, directs the University of Georgia Horn Choir, coaches chamber music, and is a member of the Georgia Woodwind Quintet.
James Naigus is Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Georgia and hornist with the Georgia Brass Quintet. He is co-founder of the Cor Moto Horn Duo with Drew Phillips, and co-editor/contributor of the Creative Hornist and Technique Tips columns in the Horn Call, the journal of the International Horn Society.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WIND ENSEMBLE: CHAMBER WINDS
Featuring compositions from Silvestre Revueltas, Jonathan Dove, and Kevin Day.
TUES 9/9
THURS 1/29
THURSDAY SCHOLARSHIP SERIES
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Hodgson Concert Hall
$20, Adult
$3, Student
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CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS & UGA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Concerto Competition winners featured in this concert are:
Trey Floyd, tenor
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Lenski’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Daniel Johnson, bassoon
F. Mignone: Concertino for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra
Hoberdan Peno, guitar
M. Ponce: Concierto del Sur I. Allegro Moderato
Luis Umbelino Da Silva, clarinet
W.A. Mozart: Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra
Tzu-Wei Wang, piano
S. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, Op.26, I. Andante - Allegro
Josh Wood, horn
F. Hidas: Concerto per Corno No I I. Maesoto, Vivace