What's in a name?
What is in a name? For the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, it is a way for us to celebrate our past and look forward to the future. We pay homage to the past 60 years that we have been a part of our...
View ArticleConnections
Our first program on October 1 and 2 contains three pieces that have meaningful connections to the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. We begin with Peachtree Street by Jennifer Higdon, one of my favorite...
View ArticleAgeless
I am an unabashed, huge fan of The Who. Last night I saw Roger Daltrey, their legendary lead singer, (age 67) in concert. You can insert your own joke here, but there is no way you would guess that he...
View ArticleWhat do you hear?
I work with great people. One of them is Grant Harville, Creative Director and Associate Conductor of the Georgia Symphony. He was recently explaining to someone how we hear music and why we need it...
View ArticleBeauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
We are off and running in the 2011-2012 Season! Our second GSO Masterworks program features a symphony by Philip Glass inspired by the work of David Bowie and Brian Eno. I love all of the strange...
View ArticleA Salute to Bryan Black
It is rare that you can have an idea or vision and then have someone else realize it better than you could have ever imagined yourself. When I first got to the GSO (then Cobb Symphony), I thought it...
View ArticleSilence
There is a beauty to silence. It can create tension or allow one to relax. It plays a vital role in music. I invite you to go here or here. Great music causes you to think. It causes you to consider or...
View ArticleWhat creates genuine excitement?
Over recent months I have been struggling to determine why certain performances create buzz. I was very excited about the Georgia Symphony Orchestra's performance this past weekend and I am starting to...
View ArticleNew GSO Season
Welcome to our 2012-2013 Season! We start the year in so many exciting ways and are once again eager to share our music with you. This Saturday night, GSO Jazz led by the incomparable Sam Skelton will...
View ArticleDoing Good and Doing Right
The Georgia Symphony prides itself on bringing great art to our community and helping to make our community a better place to live. We are proud to continue our work with Orchestras feeding America....
View ArticleHow will the GSO connect on Saturday?
This Saturday at 4:00 the Georgia Symphony will perform three world premieres at the historic Zion Baptist Church in Marietta. To find out more about the program check out this video. After you watch...
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