18 19 Welcome to UGA Presents The Performing Arts Center is a true gem in our community. I am impressed by all who have supported this remarkable venue since it opened in 1996. The 2018 -19 season marks my first as curator and presenter of the center’s world-class performing arts series, now called UGA Presents. I hope you will enjoy the international scope of our programming throughout the year. This season’s program contains some of the finest musicians, theatre-makers, dance, and circus artists currently gracing the stages of the world’s illustrious venues—from Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium to Broadway and beyond. I’m intrigued by the way these artists connect with us as we watch and engage with them from the seats. What will these experiences do to us? How will we be transformed? We will learn, love, laugh, and maybe even cry as these luminaries entertain, teach, and break down the barriers that so easily separate us. This is the power of live performance— and the reason I hope everyone can find a place here. My great desire is for all people to enjoy something wonderful at the Performing Arts Center. I hope this place will reflect the diversity of our community. It is a place DIRECTOR’S PICK of discovery and learning, a place to see Surprise yourself with new experiences at these special, yourself represented on stage in some way. not-to-be-missed performances, Enjoy these performances as I hope to see you here, and I hope you can personally recommended by a family. Discounts available the director of UGA Presents. for children ages 6 -14. see you here, too. #SeeYouHere Thank you for your continued support. I look forward to being with you in the audience when the lights go down. Jeffrey Martin Director 2 ugapresents.org 3 Season Tickets FRANKLIN COLLEGE CHAMBER WORLD STAGE MUSIC SERIES Authentic music and dance from down Acclaimed musicians perform the the street and across the globe. world’s great chamber music. SAVE SAVE SAVE Julie Fowlis: Music from the Chamber Music Society Scottish Isles % % % of Lincoln Center Oct 10 | pg 15 25 20 10 Sept 12 | pg 8 (Free) Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir Oct 22 | pg 16 Oct 23 | pg 17 when you Pick 6 Camerata RCO Everything Ticket per Fixed Series Chinese Acrobats of Hebei or more Feb 22 | pg 27 Jan 25-26 | pg 24 Subscribers get the best seats at the best price and enjoy generous exchange Jerusalem Quartet Ladysmith Black Mambazo privileges. Select the series that’s right for you: save 25% with the Everything Ticket Apr 16 | pg 36 Jan 29 | pg 25 and enjoy the entire lineup; save 20% when you select one or more Fixed Series; or save 10% when you Pick 6 or more performances. New York Philharmonic String Quartet Farruquito Renewals for current subscribers begin May 22. Orders for new subscribers begin May 16 | pg 39 Feb 15 | pg 26 June 20. Tickets to individual performances go on sale August 13. (See pg. 43 for additional information about ordering tickets.) Steep Canyon Rangers May 3 | pg 38 CLASSICS ENCOUNTERS Exquisite performances of music that Heart-pounding performances by the stands the test of time. luminaries of our day. PERSPECTIVES THEATRE 18 18Performances that blend styles, cross Hilarious comedy and profound drama. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Renée Elise Goldsberry borders, and showcase work that is Sept 21 | pg 10 Sept 7 | pg 7 entirely here and now. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] Nov 2 | pg 11 Jake Shimabukuro Max Richter Oct 5 | pg 14 VOCES8 Sept 14 | pg 9 Sept 30 | pg 12 One-Man Star Wars Trilogy Nov 8 | pg 18 David Archuleta Gravity and Other Myths: Mar 23 | pg 31 A Simple Space Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Dec 15 | pg 20 Jan 10 | pg 22 The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Feb 24 | pg 11 Deep Sea Explorer Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Roomful of Teeth Matt Haimovitz, cello Little Christmas Apr 12-13 | pg 35 Jan 16 | pg 23 Apr 4 | pg 34 Dec 21 | pg 21 Black Violin Vienna Boys Choir Mar 7 | pg 30 Mar 1 | pg 28 Silkroad Ensemble Lea Salonga Mar 29 | pg 32 Apr 26 | pg 37 4 19ugapresents.org 19ugapresents.org 5 ENCOUNTERS We Need You! Renée Elise Full houses are great, but do you know that even a sold-out performance doesn’t fully cover the cost of presenting a world-class performing arts series and operating these world-class concert halls? Additionally, state funds cannot be Goldsberry used to cover some of these associated expenses. Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for her performance as Angelica Schuyler in We rely on support from generous arts-lovers like you to continue the tradition of presenting outstanding professional music, dance, and theatre at the University the musical phenomenon Hamilton, Renée Elise Goldsberry is equally at home in of Georgia. Your annual gift is an investment in the many great performances a Broadway theatre (The Lion King, Rent ), on a film set (Netflix’s Altered Carbon, that enrich the lives of our community each year. CBS’s The Good Wife), or on a concert hall stage. In this thrilling performance, songs of diverse musical styles–from jazz to show tunes and inspirational to Please consider making a charitable contribution to the UGA Performing Arts Center today. folk–reveal the experiences that have shaped her into one of her generation’s most electrifying artists. For information, please contact: Carlton Bain University of Georgia Performing Arts Center | Director of Development Fri Sept 7, 7:30pm (706) 542-2031 | [email protected] Hodgson Concert Hall SPONSORED BY 6 ugapresents.org Bettman Justin Photo: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: ugapresents.org 7 ENCOUNTERS FRANKLIN COLLEGE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Chamber Music Society Jake of Lincoln Center Shimabukuro BEETHOVEN: Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 1 SAINT-SAËNS: Trio No. 1 in F Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 18 MENDELSSOHN: Trio No. 2 in C Minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 66 Honolulu’s Jake Shimabukuro has elevated the ukulele from a beloved Hawaiian folk instrument to a world-class tool, fearlessly traversing The nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music opens the 2018-19 boundaries and putting his inspired touch on everything from Island Franklin College Chamber Music Series with the free Payne Memorial Concert as the university’s gift to the community. Chamber Music Society co-artistic standards to popular tunes and, most recently, classical symphonic director and pianist Wu Han, violinist Arnaud Sussmann, and cellist David concertos. This solo concert brings Jake to Athens with an adventurous Requiro return to Hodgson Concert Hall with a wonderful program of works and exciting program of signature tunes and new compositions. by Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and Mendelssohn. Payne Memorial Concert (Free Admission) Fri Sept 14, 7:30pm Wed Sept 12 , 7:30pm Hodgson Concert Hall Hodgson Concert Hall SPONSORed by Kay aNd STu FORS • JaNeT ROdeKOhR PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK IN RAMSEY CONCERT HALL AT 6:45 PM SPONSORed by ThOmaS P. aNd m. JeaN LauTh • JOhN a. malteSe MURRAY AND DORRIS TILLMAN hoto: Coleman Saunders hoto: 8 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: ugapresents.org P GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: ugapresents.org 9 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra CLASSICS Donald Runnicles, conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 10 When Gustav Mahler died, only his widow knew of the enigmatic Tenth Symphony. He left his final opus only partially orchestrated, but its tragic melodies, its shape, and substance were all on paper waiting to be snatched from the grave. This season Athens audiences can hear Mahler’s magnificent swan song masterfully realized by the British musician, scholar, and broadcaster Deryck Cooke. ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles directs the powerful program. Fri Nov 2, 8pm Hodgson Concert Hall A tradition of excellence endures. PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK WITH KEN MELTZER IN RAMSEY CONCERT HALL AT 7:15 PM SPONSORED BY LIBBY V. AND C. VAN MORRIS MERRELL AND CONNIE CALHOUN Atlanta Symphony LAWRENCE AND MARY HEPBURN Orchestra Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano, conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus Kirill Gerstein, piano Robert Spano, conductor RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 MOZART: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 VERDI: Four Sacred Pieces Russian-American pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninov, who died 75 Music Director Robert Spano starts the afternoon on a natural high years ago in Beverly Hills, left a legacy of rousing compositions that are with a piece so radiant in its majesty, someone named it for the considered among the very best of the 20th century. The ASO celebrates king of the gods: Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony. The maestro then Rachmaninov with the “flat-out fabulous” Kirill Gerstein (Cleveland Classical ) welcomes the internationally acclaimed ASO Chorus to the stage and the Piano Concerto No. 2. One of the best-loved pieces of all time, the for a performance of music by a composer who truly holds the keys “Rach 2” combines luxurious melodies with fistfuls of notes. It’s a powerhouse to the human heart–the great Italian opera composer Giuseppe program rounded out by Tchaikovsky’s high-octane Fifth Symphony. Verdi’s exquisitely inspirational Four Sacred Pieces. Fri Sept 21 , 8pm Sun Feb 24, 3pm Hodgson Concert Hall Hodgson Concert Hall PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK WITH KEN MELTZER IN RAMSEY CONCERT HALL AT 7:15 PM PRE-PERFORMANCE TALK WITH KEN MELTZER IN RAMSEY CONCERT HALL AT 2:15 PM SPONSORED BY SANDRA STROTHER HUDSON AND CECIL C. HUDSON, M.D. SPONSORED BY WYATT AND MARGARET ANDERSON GORDHAN AND JINX PATEL WILLIAM AND PAMELA PROKASY MALCOLM AND PRISCILLA SUMNER 10 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: ugapresents.org GET YOUR TICKETS NOW: ugapresents.org 11 PERSPECTIVES DIRECTOR’S PICK Max Richter with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble Performing Infra and music from The Leftovers Electro-acoustic polymath Max Richter defies categorization: composer, pianist, producer, remixer, collaborator, and, beyond argument, one of the most prolific of contemporary musical artists.