Concerts and Events
UWG Music: Part of Your Community
The Music Program is engaged with the Carrollton and wider west Georgia communities and produces concerts and events throughout the year. All concerts are open to the public! In addition to our concerts, we actively engage with neighboring schools and organizations to promote music throughout the region, including providing guest artists, master classes, and unique opportunities to up-and-coming musicians. Don't miss your opportunity to experience these exceptional live performances—we look forward to seeing you in the audience!
Townsend Center tickets may be purchased online, in person at the box office, or by calling (678) 839-4722. Discounted tickets must be purchased in person at the box office.
Monday, February 13
UWG Wind Ensemble Presents: Dope
7:30 p.m.
Carroll County Schools Performing Arts Center
This concert features three student soloists—August Govea, Katie Hoberg, and Ashton Smeltzer—along with Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F, Percy Grainger’s Colonial Song, and UWG alumnus Katahj Copley’s Dope.
Free admission. Donations are welcome at the door.
Sunday, February 26
UWG Concert Choir and Chamber Singers Present:
Sacred Music through the Ages
3:00 p.m.
Carrollton First United Methodist Church
This concert will feature works by Gregorio Allegri, Charles Gounod, and Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as selections by contemporary composers, Alice Parker, Rosephanye Powell, and Shawn Kirchner. The choirs will be accompanied by organ, brass, percussion, and piano.
Free admission
March 8 - March 11
Episodes: A UWG Theatre Company Devised Piece with Music
Featuring UWG Opera Workshop
7:30 p.m.
Townsend Center Dangle Theatre
Take the best songs and couple them with great videos and fun introductions, and what do you get? Episodes: The Cabaret!
$10 adults / $7 seniors (55+) / $5 for UWG students with ID / faculty and staff receive two tickets for $10
Tuesday, April 4
Stone Visiting Artist Series Presents:
The Clarinet Diaries
6:00 p.m.
Campus Center Ballroom 108 1/2
What does it take to assemble a twenty-five-minute concerto? Join conductor Josh Byrd and clarinet soloist Chris Mothersole for a behind-the-scenes discussion about the preparation process that goes into such a monumental musical collaboration.
Free admission
April 11-16
Cinderella
April 12-15, 7:30 p.m.
April 15-16, 2:30 p.m.
Community Preview: April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Carrollton Center for the Arts
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella is a timeless enchantment and magical fairy tale reborn with charm and elegance. It will transport a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true with great warmth and possibility. The hearts of children and adults alike will soar when the slipper fits. Featuring performers from UWG Theatre Company and UWG Opera Workshop.
Tickets: $10 adults / $7 seniors (55+) / $5 for UWG students with ID / faculty and staff receive two tickets for $10
Tuesday, April 18
UWG Symphonic Band
7:30 p.m.
Townsend Center Mainstage
$10 / free for UWG students / $5 for non-UWG students
Wednesday, April 19
UWG Wind Ensemble
7:30 p.m.
Carroll County Schools Performing Arts Center
This concert includes Sankofa by Jamie Thierman (a three-movement work with African-based themes and music), Mother Earth by David Maslanka, Children’s March by Percy Grainger (with Rachel Breaux, graduate assistant, conducting), and Divine Mischief, John Mackey’s clarinet concerto (and newest work), which features Chris Mothersole.
Free admission. Donations are welcome at the door.
Thursday, April 20
UWG Jazz Ensemble
7:30 p.m.
Townsend Center Mainstage
$10 / free for UWG students / $5 for non-UWG students
Thursday, April 27
UWG Choirs Present:
Dreams: A Celebration of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
7:30 p.m.
Carrollton Center for the Arts
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s famous speech, the concert will feature selections by Eric Whitaker and Sarah Quartel, as well as an arrangement of the spiritual Hold On by Daniel Jackson. It will conclude with a rousing rendition of My Country ‘Tis of Thee arranged by Dan Forrest and accompanied by brass and percussion.
$10 / free for UWG students with ID / $5 for faculty and staff, and non-UWG students
Tuesday, May 2
UWG Brass and Percussion Ensembles
7:30 p.m.
Townsend Center Mainstage
This combined concert of two of the music program's loudest chamber ensembles will feature a wide variety of sounds and literature on brass and percussion instruments, culminating with the epic Symphony for Brass and Percussion by American composer Alfred Reed.
$10 / free for UWG students / $5 for non-UWG students
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