UNG Department of Music

UNG Faculty Member Adam Frey conducting the Gala Concert of the 21st annual International Euphonium Tuba Festival with more than 150 participants and faculty from around the world. The event is open to players of all ages. Next year's event will be June 15-21, 2025. ietfestival.com

Students in Sinfonietta, which is the UNG string orchestra, marched in the parade at Gold Rush Days on October 19. Their participation was organized by Sinfonietta director Prof. Lauren McCombe, who rehearsed the group in a program of fiddle tunes. Music Education major Maggie Mosley, who plays violin in Sinfonietta, recruited her Pick & Bow fiddle students to participate as well! Sinfonietta won the trophy for "Best Band of 2024." You can hear Sinfonietta in concert on November 21 at 7:30 pm in Shott Auditorium.

Nine students enrolled in Music History III presented their original research at the Research on Contemporary Composition (ROCC) Conference on the last weekend in October. The conference participants included music researchers and composers from all over the United States. ROCC, which is now in its eighth year, is hosted by the Department of Music and provides an international forum for the exchange of art and ideas. The program includes research presentations, performances, and guest artist recitals.

The UNG Music Department partnered with Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School to bring celebrated roots musicians Evie Ladin and Keith Terry to campus for a workshop and concert on October 12. In the workshop, UNG and Pick & Bow students played and danced alongside one another as they learned how to accompany, call, and perform traditional southern square dances. The concert welcomed community members for a rare opportunity to hear Ladin and Terry, who are about to embark on a European tour.

Join us tonight for a wonderful evening of choral music on Monday, October 14, 2024 at 7:30PM at Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins Street, Dahlonega GA. All three choral ensembles will be performing, so come hear the University Singers, Le Belle Voci, and Patriot Choir. The singers have been working hard to present a concert highlighting music about the journey through life. The performance is free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected]

Join us tonight, Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:30PM, the UNG Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will present an evening of music representing many diverse musical styles and cultures. One of the highlights of the program will be …and then the Universe exploded by Olivia Kieffer, a native of Georgia, which is a joyful representation of the end of the world, complete with a battle of the bands and a countdown to the end. Also on the program is the classic wind band piece When Jesus Wept by William Schuman featuring outstanding student soloists on trumpet and euphonium. The evening will conclude with John Phillip Sousa’s Black Horse Troop, which celebrates its centennial as it was completed in 1924. This classic march will be played by the combination of both bands. The members of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic band are UNG undergraduates representing a wide variety of majors. Both ensembles are under the direction of Dr. J. Ashley Jarrell. Admission is free for this 7:30 p.m. concert which will take place in the Dawson County Performing Arts Center 1665 Perimeter Rd. Dawsonville, GA 30534. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Today is the last day to register for this year's All-State Chorus Clinic! Don't miss out on learning from our vocal faculty. Register at ung.edu/music/all-state-clinics.
We hope to see you Oct. 12.

Tonight the UNG Nighthawk Jazz combo will present their Fall concert featuring UNG Music Department Student on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:30PM in the Gloria Shott Performance Auditorium. The students will be performing far-ranging selection from jazz standards to UNG student compositions. Join us for a delightful musical journey! For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us tonight in Gainesville (and tomorrow night in Dahlonega) as The A Little Night(hawk) Music kicks off the 2024-2025 season with a performance by Dr. Sanghie Lee entitled “It’s a love story.” The program will explore the love story between Schumann and his wife Clara, who was the daughter of his piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. Their love was met with severe opposition by her father, and Clara and Robert could not see each other and rarely communicated. During their separation, Robert threw himself into composing and she became the greatest inspiration for his work. The program will feature Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major and Piano Concerto in A minor, which famously contains Clara’s name hidden within the musical notes themselves. Performances will be on Monday, October 7 (Performing Arts Center, UNG Gainesville Campus) and Tuesday, October 8 (Shott Performance Hall, UNG Dahlonega Campus). Both performances are at 7:30pm and are free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us in one week for a wonderful evening of choral music on Monday, October 14, 2024 at 7:30PM at Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins Street, Dahlonega GA. All three choral ensembles will be performing, so come to hear the University Singers, Le Belle Voci, and Patriot Choir. The singers have been working hard to present a concert highlighting music about the journey through life. Mark your calendars now to join us October 14 at 7:30pm. The performance is free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us in one week for the UNG All-State Chorus Clinic is open to all high school students who are preparing an audition for All-State Chorus. The event will feature performances and master classes by the UNG vocal faculty as well as mock sight-reading auditions to help prepare interested students for auditions in November.
Registration closes on Oct. 9 at 11:59 p.m. - so don't delay!
ung.edu/music/all-state-clinics.

Next week on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:30PM, the UNG Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will present an evening of music representing many diverse musical styles and cultures. One of the highlights of the program will be …and then the Universe exploded by Olivia Kieffer, a native of Georgia, which is a joyful representation of the end of the world, complete with a battle of the bands and a countdown to the end. Also on the program is the classic wind band piece When Jesus Wept by William Schuman featuring outstanding student soloists on trumpet and euphonium. The evening will conclude with John Phillip Sousa’s Black Horse Troop, which celebrates its centennial as it was completed in 1924. This classic march will be played by the combination of both bands. The members of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic band are UNG undergraduates representing a wide variety of majors. Both ensembles are under the direction of Dr. J. Ashley Jarrell. Admission is free for this 7:30 p.m. concert which will take place in the Dawson County Performing Arts Center 1665 Perimeter Rd. Dawsonville, GA 30534. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Swing on over to Dahlonega in next week as the UNG Nighthawk Jazz combo will present their Fall concert featuring UNG Music Department Student on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:30PM in the Gloria Shott Performance Auditorium. The students will be performing far-ranging selection from jazz standards to UNG student compositions. Join us for a delightful musical journey! For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

The Crown Mountain Trio, featuring UNG's esteemed music faculty, takes the stage tonight October 1, 2024 in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Formed in 2023, this award-winning ensemble – comprised of Dr. Philip Snyder (cello), Ms. Yeasol Kang (violin), and Ms. Mengyao Sun (piano) – winners of the 2024 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, has captivated audiences across the Southeast.

Join us this Thursday October 3, 2024, at 7:30PM in the Gloria Shott Auditorium. Sinfonietta will perform a few fiddle tunes to open the concert and then be joined by the UNG Low Brass Ensemble. Together they will perform two selections from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition “Promenade” and “The Old Castle,” featuring UNG student saxophone soloist, Tyler Howell, “Confutatis” and “Lacrimosa” from Mozart’s Requiem, and “Ase’s Death” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. The concert is free and open to the public. Please join us for a spooktacular evening! For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us in two weeks for a wonderful evening of choral music on Monday, October 14, 2024 at 7:30PM at Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins Street, Dahlonega GA. All three choral ensembles will be performing, so come to hear the University Singers, Le Belle Voci, and Patriot Choir. The singers have been working hard to present a concert highlighting music about the journey through life. Mark your calendars now to join us October 14 at 7:30pm. The performance is free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us next week as The A Little Night(hawk) Music kicks off the 2024-2025 season with a performance by Dr. Sanghie Lee entitled “It’s a love story.” The program will explore the love story between Schumann and his wife Clara, who was the daughter of his piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. Their love was met with severe opposition by her father, and Clara and Robert could not see each other and rarely communicated. During their separation, Robert threw himself into composing and she became the greatest inspiration for his work. The program will feature Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major and Piano Concerto in A minor, which famously contains Clara’s name hidden within the musical notes themselves. Performances will be on Monday, October 7 (Performing Arts Center, UNG Gainesville Campus) and Tuesday, October 8 (Shott Performance Hall, UNG Dahlonega Campus). Both performances are at 7:30pm and are free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

The UNG All-State Chorus Clinic is open to all high school students who are preparing an audition for All-State Chorus. The event will feature performances and master classes by the UNG vocal faculty as well as mock sight-reading auditions to help prepare interested students for auditions in November.

On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:30PM, the UNG Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band will present an evening of music representing many diverse musical styles and cultures. One of the highlights of the program will be …and then the Universe exploded by Olivia Kieffer, a native of Georgia, which is a joyful representation of the end of the world, complete with a battle of the bands and a countdown to the end. Also on the program is the classic wind band piece When Jesus Wept by William Schuman featuring outstanding student soloists on trumpet and euphonium. The evening will conclude with John Phillip Sousa’s Black Horse Troop, which celebrates its centennial as it was completed in 1924. This classic march will be played by the combination of both bands. The members of the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic band are UNG undergraduates representing a wide variety of majors. Both ensembles are under the direction of Dr. J. Ashley Jarrell. Admission is free for this 7:30 p.m. concert which will take place in the Dawson County Performing Arts Center 1665 Perimeter Rd. Dawsonville, GA 30534. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Swing on over to Dahlonega in two weeks as the UNG Nighthawk Jazz combo will present their Fall concert featuring UNG Music Department Student on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:30PM in the Gloria Shott Performance Auditorium. The students will be performing far-ranging selection from jazz standards to UNG student compositions. Join us for a delightful musical journey! For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

The University of North Georgia, Dahlonega Campus, will host a Sinfonietta string orchestra concert on Thursday October 3, 2024, at 7:30PM in the Gloria Shott Auditorium. Sinfonietta will perform a few fiddle tunes to open the concert and then be joined by the UNG Low Brass Ensemble. Together they will perform two selections from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition “Promenade” and “The Old Castle,” featuring UNG student saxophone soloist, Tyler Howell, “Confutatis” and “Lacrimosa” from Mozart’s Requiem, and “Ase’s Death” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. The concert is free and open to the public. Please join us for a spooktacular evening! For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

The Crown Mountain Trio, featuring UNG's esteemed music faculty, takes the stage October 1, 2024 in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Formed in 2023, this award-winning ensemble – comprised of Dr. Philip Snyder (cello), Ms. Yeasol Kang (violin), and Ms. Mengyao Sun (piano) – winners of the 2024 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, has captivated audiences across the Southeast.

In two weeks The A Little Night(hawk) Music kicks off the 2024-2025 season with a performance by Dr. Sanghie Lee entitled “It’s a love story.” The program will explore the love story between Schumann and his wife Clara, who was the daughter of his piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. Their love was met with severe opposition by her father, and Clara and Robert could not see each other and rarely communicated. During their separation, Robert threw himself into composing and she became the greatest inspiration for his work. The program will feature Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major and Piano Concerto in A minor, which famously contains Clara’s name hidden within the musical notes themselves. Performances will be on Monday, October 7 (Performing Arts Center, UNG Gainesville Campus) and Tuesday, October 8 (Shott Performance Hall, UNG Dahlonega Campus). Both performances are at 7:30pm and are free to the public. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].

Join us tonight as the UNG Department of Music Presents An Evening with Gershwin Concert
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM ~ Hoag Student Center Auditorium, Dahlonega Campus

Dr. Joe Chapman will present An Evening with Gershwin, on Saturday, September 21 at 7:30 PM in the Hoag Student Center Auditorium, located on the University of North Georgia Dahlonega campus. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. The concert will feature a centennial celebration performance of Rhapsody in Blue, along with other Gershwin favorites, including Strike Up the Band, Summertime, and I Got Rhythm. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].
Dr. Chapman is the Senior Professor of Music at the University of North Georgia, having joined the faculty in 1983. He has performed hundreds of solo recitals for arts associations, colleges, schools, and churches throughout the state of Georgia, and he has served the music profession through leadership in various professional music organizations. In November 2023, he was named Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Music Teachers Association.

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Join us tomorrow night as the UNG Department of Music Presents An Evening with Gershwin Concert
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM ~ Hoag Student Center Auditorium, Dahlonega Campus

Dr. Joe Chapman will present An Evening with Gershwin, on Saturday, September 21 at 7:30 PM in the Hoag Student Center Auditorium, located on the University of North Georgia Dahlonega campus. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited to attend. The concert will feature a centennial celebration performance of Rhapsody in Blue, along with other Gershwin favorites, including Strike Up the Band, Summertime, and I Got Rhythm. For additional information on this and other upcoming events, please visit us at https://ung.edu/music/music-events.php or contact us at [email protected].
Dr. Chapman is the Senior Professor of Music at the University of North Georgia, having joined the faculty in 1983. He has performed hundreds of solo recitals for arts associations, colleges, schools, and churches throughout the state of Georgia, and he has served the music profession through leadership in various professional music organizations. In November 2023, he was named Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Music Teachers Association.

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