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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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Sonic Best Bets: March 27–April 2

Lauren LeathersMarch 27, 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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Riverside Chamber Players spotlight the music of Atlanta’s Michael Kurth

Mark GreshamNovember 7, 2018

One of the occasional joys of classical chamber music, where an ensemble or concert series has no fixed roster of players, is the ability to hear programs that ...

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The unlikely conjunction of graffiti artist TOES and ASO composer Michael Kurth

Chad RadfordOctober 31, 2018

Not long after her son’s death in 2016, Laura Keys was at home working in the kitchen with WABE’s City Lights playing in the background. She was only half payin...

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Under Robert Spano, the ASO expertly performs Bernstein and Beethoven

Mark GreshamApril 6, 2018

On Thursday evening at Symphony Hall, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performed a concert of music by Kurth, Bernstein and Beethoven, led by music director Rober...

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Review: ASO delightfully performs Bach using a small ensemble, premieres Kurth

Mark GreshamMarch 23, 2018

On Thursday evening at Symphony Hall, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus, led by music director Robert Spano, performed a concert of music by J.S...

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What to see, hear and do this week, March 19–25

Andrew AlexanderMarch 19, 2018

MUSIC Michael Kurth’s “Miserere.” Music director Robert Spano leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus in an evening dedicated to Bach and the wo...

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Review: ASO gives a joyful take on Michael Kurth’s lovely “Everything Lasts Forever”

Mark GreshamJanuary 26, 2018

On Thursday evening at Symphony Hall, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Robert Spano, performed a concert of music by Kurth, Bernstein and B...

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Year in Review: 2017 was strong for classical music and opera, marked by profound loss

Mark GreshamDecember 29, 2017

Looking back on 2017, the richness and continued potential of Atlanta's diverse musical offerings shone well throughout the year. For the Atlanta Symphony Orch...

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ASO gets off to a rousing start to new season with thoughtful, robust dive into the American songbook

Mark GreshamSeptember 22, 2017

On Thursday evening the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra opened its 2017–18 season with an all-American concert of music by Bernstein, Kurth and Gershwin, led by musi...

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