Athens, Ga. — University of Georgia Performing Arts Center Director Jeffrey Martin has announced the roster of artists for 2019-20. The upcoming season will include 35 events in seven different series showcasing the world’s premier entertainers.
“This new season, UGA Presents will bring dynamic performances by artists from 16 different countries spanning numerous genres and styles of music, theater, and dance to the heart of the University of Georgia’s campus,” Martin said.
The 2019-20 season will feature a diverse array of musical talent including Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, two-time Tony winner and Georgia native Sutton Foster, the Kronos Quartet with Iranian vocalist Masha Vahdat and the London-based Kingdom Choir whose performance of “Stand By Me” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was seen by more than two billion people worldwide.
In addition to the regularly scheduled series, UGA Presents will feature two special events: the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Mar. 28 and Tony-winner Patti LuPone in her one-woman show, Don’t Monkey with Broadway, Apr. 24.
Classical and chamber music will be well-represented with concerts by world-renowned ensembles including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, the Bel Canto Trio, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the British choir Tenebrae. One highlight of the classical offerings will be a duo recital with violinist Robert McDuffie, also a Georgia native, and pianist and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Spano.
“The year 2020 marks the 250thanniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 1770, and many of our classical artists will celebrate the master composer by performing his music throughout the season,” Martin said.
True to its name, the World Stage series will feature talent from around the globe with India’s Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Ireland’s Danú performing An Emerald Isle Christmas, Argentina’s Che Malambo dance troupe, Denmark’s Dreamers Circus folk band and America’s own Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn.
The Theatre series will include the return of the always-popular Second City comedy improv troupe, Europe’s Out of Chaos performing a high-octane 80-minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Australia’s Last Great Hunt company with New Owner, which incorporates puppetry, live performance, and animation.
Other notable events include Ailey II, one of America’s leading dance companies; Circa, an Australian contemporary circus; and Scrap Arts Music, a Canadian ensemble that transforms recycled materials into extraordinary percussion instruments.
“Each of these artists will bring with them their own unique set of experiences, perspectives, and abilities to entertain. As we embark on this new season together, my hope remains that everyone in our community might experience something they can relate to on our stages,” Martin said.
The season opens Sept. 6 with a concert by the Aaron Diehl Trio, featuring virtuoso jazz pianist Diehl, bass player Paul Sikivie and drummer Quincy Davis.
Subscription packages are now on sale for the 2019-20 season with savings up to 25% off single ticket prices. Subscriptions can be purchased online at pac.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-4400.
Tickets can also be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office, 230 River Road. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Following is the UGA Presents 2019-20 season by series:
Special Events
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Mar. 28)
Patti LuPone – Don’t Monkey with Broadway (Apr. 24)
Encounters
Aaron Diehl Trio (Sept. 6)
An Evening with Sutton Foster (Sept. 28)
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Oct. 26)
Ailey II (Jan. 31)
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (Mar. 19)
The Kingdom Choir (Apr. 28)
Franklin College Chamber Music Series
Takács Quartet (Oct. 22)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Jan. 21)
Vienna Piano Trio (Feb. 26)
Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet (Mar. 6)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (Mar. 29)
Classics I
Sarah Chang, violin and Julio Elizalde, piano (Sept. 19)
Tenebrae – Path of Miracles (Nov. 10)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Emanuel Ax, piano (Nov. 24)
Curtis Symphony Orchestra with Jonathan Biss, piano (Feb. 3)
Robert McDuffie, violin and Robert Spano, piano (Apr. 11)
Classics II
Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope, violin (Nov. 14)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus – Messiah (Dec. 15)
Dasol Kim, piano (Jan. 15)
Bel Canto Trio (Feb. 14)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – The Rite of Spring (May 3)
Perspectives
Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat (Sept. 15)
Circa – Humans (Jan. 24 and 25)
Scrap Arts Music – Children of Metropolis (Apr. 14)
Philharmonix (Apr. 19)
World Stage
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble (Oct. 6)
Danú – An Emerald Isle Christmas (Dec. 5)
Che Malambo (Feb. 21)
Dreamers Circus (Feb. 29)
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn (May 9)
Theatre
Out of Chaos – Macbeth (Oct. 16)
The Last Great Hunt– New Owner (Feb. 7)
The Second City – Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons (Apr. 3 and 4)
