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ASO tympanist Mark Yancich (left) stepped into the spotlight on kettledrums with his brother, Paul, at Thursday night's performance. (Photos by Jeff Roffman)

The ASO’s night of emotional extremes ends with a triumphant flourish

Benjamin WadsworthMay 10, 2019

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert Thursday night was a study in extreme contrasts, both musical and emotional, with a focus on two local composers champi...

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Sonic Best Bets: May 8–14

Lauren LeathersMay 8, 2019

Each Wednesday, we’ll round up our top sonic picks for the week ahead -- from performances by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to the bands of East Atlanta Villag...

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Carlos Kalmar and Sheku Kanneh-Mason shine in uplifting program with ASO

Benjamin WadsworthApril 26, 2019

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert last night featured works in which composers battled states of depression and forged masterpieces from them. Edward Elg...

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Security breach, IT outage impact ticketing systems at Woodruff

ARTS ATL StaffApril 26, 2019

An IT network outage at the Woodruff Arts Center is impacting some of its ticketing and other operations, but the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Symphony Orchest...

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John Cusack kicks off nationwide tour with screening of High Fidelity at Symphony Hall

Jim FarmerApril 24, 2019

Unlike other performers who made a name for themselves in the ‘80s, John Cusack is still as busy and relevant as ever -- and as cool. The actor kicked off a nat...

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The Atlanta Symphony’s Michael Kurth discusses Everything Lasts Forever

Scott FreemanApril 10, 2019

After the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performed Michael Kurth’s "A Thousand Words" at the University of Georgia in 2016, ASO Music Director Robert Spano called K...

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Atlanta Symphony provides an evening of delightful chamber conversation

Benjamin WadsworthMarch 29, 2019

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s theme last night was conversation, which arises when musicians play chamber music together, playfully commenting on each other’...

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NEA study focused on Woodruff finds the arts impact the lives of kids

ARTS ATL StaffMarch 12, 2019

A university study focused on the Woodruff Arts Center has quantitatively demonstrated what many of us already instinctively knew: Exposure to the arts enriches...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra goes delightfully Slavic

Jordan OwenMarch 8, 2019

From my perspective, classical music is frequently best consumed by region. A program cultivated from multiple composers in a given region not only allows the l...

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The Future is a Cultural Symphony: glo brings kids to ASO stage in Jump

Candice ThompsonFebruary 25, 2019

On November 16, 2018, Lauri Stallings and the moving artists of glo began working with a group of grade schoolers at the Barack & Michelle Obama Academy in ...

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