Past Events

Jayme Alilaw: La Femme Noir

An artistic celebration of African-American women and the contributions they have made to Western classical music as composers, poets, and performers.

Clayton Community Big Band

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

The Georgia Tech Glee Club

Featuring a “healthily irreverent” blend of music, drama, and vocal/visual performance antics, the Georgia Tech Glee Club sings entirely original arrangements of usually unaccompanied music, utilizing vocal percussion, movement, and technology.

Atlanta Celli

Join Atlanta Celli for a musical journey into some of our favorite books about our favorite topic- being different! We are all different and perfect in our own ways, and what better way to celebrate being different together than through crazy cello mashups!

Atlanta's Finest Organists in Recital

Join us for a recital given by Atlanta’s Finest Organists, followed by a reception and conversation with the performers and Spivey Hall’s organist-in-residence Alan Morrison.

Spivey Hall Honor Chamber Orchestra Concert

David Eccles, conductor

Wycliffe Gordon
and the International All Stars

“Just his presence is a creative experience” (Wynton Marsalis)

Clayton State University Orchestra
Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra

An Evening of Fantasy and Adventure

Hannah Porter Occeña, flute
Grant Jones, piano

Flutist Hannah Porter Occeña, the winner of Mu Phi Epsilon’s 2021 International Competition, presents a program of music by female composers.

Curtis on Tour:
The Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music

Featuring Eric Owens, bass-baritone

“Owens, an American marvel” (Chicago Sun-Times)

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Peach State Opera presents “Operatizers: Dreams and Desires”

Join Peach State Opera, Georgia’s premier touring opera company, as it presents a delicious sampling of “Operatizers.”

Georgia Musicale Group Concert

GMG will provide a variety of music from Baroque to Contemporary; by piano, vocal and chamber groups in an elegant yet casual atmosphere.

Clayton State University
Faculty Recital

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Atlanta Musicians' Orchestra

Free event. Tickets required.

Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition Awards Concert

Free – RSVP required

Alan Morrison & Friends

Atlanta native Alan Morrison is praised for his “colorful and thrilling playing,” “unsurpassed technical virtuosity,” and “imaginative and brilliant registration choices” (The American Organist)

Spivey Hall Children's Choir Spring Concerts

Featuring the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir & Spivey Hall Tour Choir.

CSU Music Preparatory School Recitals

6:30PM

Free

General Admission

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Jake Heggie, piano

“A once-in-a-generation voice, a born communicator, a deeply compassionate human being with so much to give to audiences – Jamie Barton is an artist whose time truly has come.” Opera Magazine

CSU Chorale,
Masterworks Chorus at Spivey Hall,
Griffin Choral Arts

Consider the Lilies – An Appalachian Requiem

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Division of Music Curated Recital

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission, Capacity Limited to 200

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Clayton State University Chorale

Dr. Sean Vogt, conductor

Hope for the People

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

David Russell, guitar

“The indisputable maestro of the classical guitar” (El Commercio)

David Russell Master Class

Open the the public! Audit a guitar masterclass with David Russell. $10 adults $5 students

CSU Music Drama Production

Clayton State University’s Music Drama Workshop presents

Franz Joseph Haydn’s 1777 comic sci-fi opera, The World of the Moon (Il mondo della luna)

Hopkinson Smith, lute

“Hopkinson Smith is surely the most charismatic lutenist in the world today” (Kronen Zeitung)

Spivey Hall
Elementary Honor Choir

Dr. Craig Hurley, Clinician

March 4 • Nomination Deadline
March 26 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Spivey Hall Tour Choir:
The Sounds of Ireland,
Virtual Young People's Concert

Conducted by Dr. Martha Shaw and singing with unmistakable spirit, refinement, and remarkable beauty of tone and expression, the Spivey Hall Tour Choir is the select group of the renowned Spivey Hall Children’s Choir.

Shana Tucker: Chambersoul, Cello & Song

Cellist. Singer-Songwriter. Arts Advocate. Teaching Artist. Collaborator. Cultural Conduit.

Alan Morrison &
The King of Instruments,
Virtual Young People's Concert

To state that this concert will be filled with spirited organ music is an understatement! You won’t want to miss this fun, virtuosic performance that will show off the artist’s skill and Spivey Hall’s magnificent Albert Schweitzer Memorial Organ!

Nathan Laube, organ

“His playing was flawless, inspired, and for want of a better word, transporting” (The Diapason)

CSU Orchestra
Southern Crescent
Symphony Orchestra

One Symphony Wonders: Franck and Bizet

$10 adults/$5 students

*Free for CSU students, faculty, & staff with Laker Card. Tickets required.

Castalian String Quartet

“A feisty group, with a real personality and strong interpretative ideas” (The Guardian)

Platypus Theatre presents
How the Gimquat Found Her Song,
Virtual Young People's Concert

A down-hearted bird finds inspiration in musical masterpieces from the last 1000 years.

In one of Platypus Theatre’s most beloved family concerts, audiences embark on a musical expedition across continents and through centuries to help a discouraged bird discover her unique voice.

Young audiences laugh, chant and sing along with the Gimquat and her wizard guide as they explore musical styles from Gregorian chant to rap.

Giwayen Mata,
African Drum & Dance
Virtual Event

“Soul Stirring Sistahs that’ll Move Ya! This award winning “All Sistah” dance, percussion and vocal ensemble is electrifying!

Regina Carter Quartet - jazz

“The finest violinist in jazz” (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Christmas with
The King's Singers

“Still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain” (The Times)

Roger Day presents Invincible!
Virtual Young People's Concert

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the power of the brain!

Roger Day’s newest show empowers young superheroes to solve the problem and save the day with the greatest super power of all…imagination!

The Badass & The Beautiful
Ms. Lisa Fischer
with Taylor Eigsti, piano

“She brought down the house in the single best show I’ve seen in the many years I’ve visited Birdland” (The New York Times)

Clayton Community Big Band

Stacey Houghton, director

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission, Capacity Limited to 200

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Clayton State University
Jazz Combo

Stacey Houghton, director

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission, Capacity Limited to 200

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

Division of Music Vocal Studios

Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller and
Dr. Francisca Maxwell, directors
Grant Jones, pianist

Songs of Persistence, Persuasion, and Power: Women Composing

Free, Tickets Required.

General Admission, Capacity Limited to 200

Presented by Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts

ThatViolaKid
Virtual Young People's Concert

Violist Drew Alexander Forde, known online as ThatViolaKid, has a reputation not only as an accomplished performer but also as one of classical music’s most recognizable online brands. 

Spivey Hall's
High School
Honor Chamber
Orchestra Concert

Brian Balmages is an award-winning composer and conductor. His music has been performed throughout the world with commissions ranging from elementary schools to professional orchestras.

Brien Engel presents
The Glass Harp,
Virtual Young People's Concert

Whether played with simple melodies or complex and ethereal harmonies, glass music has an unmistakable sound. Brien’s extensive repertoire includes his own originals, popular songs, Jazz standards, and classical music, featuring historical compositions written for the glass harmonica.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

“Triumphant… a star duo is born” (The Independent)

Jeremy Denk, piano

Season 31 Opening Celebration

“A pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs” (The New York Times)

Spivey Hall
Summer Music Camp

The Spivey Hall Summer Music Camp is a fun, weeklong, in-person day camp for boys and girls entering grades 4 through 7.

Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris Giltburg, piano

“Full-blooded passion and finely nuanced playing” (The New York Times )

Atlanta Celli presents
Phoenix Rising Reprise
Young People's Concert

From anger to hope, from Beethoven to Ozzy Osbourne, this is a musical ride the audience won’t want to miss. 

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Roger Day's
Zookeeper's in the House
Young People's Concert

Rock the Zoo with Roger Day –
STEAM-Based Learning with a Great Beat!

GA Tech Glee Club:
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Glee
Young People's Concert

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Atlanta’s favorite White and Gold Glee Club!

Franklin Pond
Chamber Music
Young People's Concert

Franklin Pond Chamber Music educates young musicians to perform, communicate, and lead through the art of chamber music. 

Reggie Harris' Music &
the Underground Railroad Grade 6-8
Young People's Concert

with special guest speaker
Christopher Miller from the
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Alan Morrison, organ

Recorded at Spivey Hall
With his “unsurpassed technical virtuosity” and “imaginative and brilliant registration choices” (The American Organist), Morrison reveals his exceptional musicianship in masterful performances of music both familiar and new.

Reggie Harris' Music &
the Underground Railroad K-5
Young People's Concert

Through song, story, and a multi-media presentation, Reggie Harris’ Music and the Underground Railroad provides an understanding of the secrets and passion of this powerful era.

Virtual Young People’s Concerts
The Atlanta Opera Studio
The Barber of Seville

The Atlanta Opera Studio Tour presents The Barber of Seville featuring opera’s most famous barber, Figaro, who plays the role of translator as Rossini’s witty, sparkling score takes center stage.

Kenny Broberg
piano

A prizewinner at the Cliburn and Tchaikovsky competitions, young virtuoso Broberg is gifted with “a blazing intellect” (Theatre Jones) and “delivers a highly emotional performance” (BigIslandMusic.net).

Spivey Hall Children's Choir
Winter Dreams

Join the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir for their first virtual holiday concert, Winter Dreams

Calidore String Quartet

“Astonishing” (Los Angeles Times).

“This is an ensemble as capable of whipping up storms as enchanting us with breathless moments of utter magic” (The Scotsman).

Calidore String Quartet

“Astonishing” (Los Angeles Times).

“This is an ensemble as capable of whipping up storms as enchanting us with breathless moments of utter magic” (The Scotsman).

Strings Attached: On the Road with the Dover Quartet

A documentary film by Bruce Broder

“STRINGS ATTACHED” #1 VIEWED FILM IN
MV FILM SOCIETY’S FILMUSIC FESTIVAL!

Hold Fast to Dreams
Spivey Hall Tour Choir
Video Release

The first virtual release from the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir. Hold Fast to Dreams, reflects both the pain of these difficult times and the hope that young people and beautiful music represent.

Stephen Hough
piano

“A virtuoso who begins where others leave off” (The Washington Post).

One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with those of composer and writer.

Strings Attached: On the Road with the Dover Quartet

A documentary film by Bruce Broder

“STRINGS ATTACHED” #1 VIEWED FILM IN
MV FILM SOCIETY’S FILMUSIC FESTIVAL!