World area represented: South America, Southern Europe

CMA opens its third season with a celebration of the rich international history of tango with fiery and colorful chamber works by Luigi Boccherini, Tania Leon (Carnegie Hall Composer’s Chair), and Manuel De Falla and original compositions by our special guest JP Jofre, bandoneon (Argentina), performing his double-concertos for violin and bandoneon and clarinet and bandoneon (with UGA faculty, D. Ray McClellan) with the CMA Chamber Orchestra. Violinist Itamar Zorman, winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition, joins Jofre, UGA faculty and students throughout the concert. Click on the event title to see the program.

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World area represented: US

CO-SPONSORED BY THE MORTON THEATRE CORPORATION

A celebration of African-American musical excellence across styles and genres at the historic Morton Theatre in downtown Athens. Featuring international star tenor Joshua Stewart performing opera, jazz, and spirituals with UGA pianists and a special appearance by the Athens Hip-Hop Harmonic project, a collaboration between the Athens musical community and the UGA Hugh Hodgson School of Music. As part of the latter, Athens Hip-Hop and spoken word artists Squallé and Lemuel LaRoche will perform two new works composed for them by UGA composers William May and Nkululeko Zungu. Montu Miller acts as a Master of Ceremonies.Click on the event title to see the program.

THIS CONCERT IS FREE, donations to the Morton Theatre Corporation will be accepted at the door

World areas represented: US, UK

At the heart of modern chamber musical exploration is the discovery and creation of new music. Join Amy Yang, Dean of the storied Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, alongside UGA faculty and student performers, as they explore newly created, multidisciplinary works inspired by visual art, poetry, and the environment. Click on the event title to see the program. Brief panel discussions illuminating the pieces will precede the performances. Check back for more details.

THIS CONCERT IS FREE

World area represented: France

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHRISTOPHER DURANT BALLEW MEMORIAL SERIES, PRESENTED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GEORGIA.

Transporting the audience to magical Paris for an evening, this concert is a feast of chamber musical sounds. The centerpiece of the first half of the program is Debussy’s sensuous and rarely heard Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp. The work is flanked by Bizet’s playful Jeux d’enfants (“Children’s Games”) for piano four-hands, Saint-Saëns’s Fantasy for Violin and Harp, and a selection of Francis Poulenc’s most beautiful songs. The second half brings together Zorman, Reardon, Yang and Gabriella McClellan (BM ‘2025, winner of the UGA 2022 Concerto Competition) for Gabriel Fauré’s sumptuous Piano Quartet No. 1. Click on the event title to see the program.

Reception to follow.

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World area represented: Jamaica, Northern Europe (Finland), Western Europe (Germany)

Praised by the Boston Globe as “simply the best,” the Borromeo String Quartet has been inspiring audiences for over 25 years as one of the most important string quartets of our time. Their Chamber Music Athens recital includes the passionate String Quartet in D minor by the Nordic master Jean Sibelius and a short work by acclaimed Jamaican-British composer Eleanor Alberga. For the second half, Borromeo team up with UGA professor of cello, David Starkweather for Franz Schubert’s transcendent Quintet, considered one of the greatest works of all chamber music. Starkweather is retiring at the end of this season after over three decades of teaching. Don’t miss this very special event! Click on the event title to see the program.

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World area represented: Germany, Russia, Italy

As has become tradition, the last concert of each Chamber Music Athens festival brings together guest artists, UGA faculty and students for a night of musical fireworks featuring some of the most beloved works of the repertoire. Borromeo String Quartet members lead an ensemble of UGA faculty and students in Bach’s exuberant Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. The festival closes with Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic string sextet Souvenir de Florence. Further works to be announced. Click on the event title to see the program.

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