For ASO, decade brings new maestro and a focus on new works
Any serious look at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s past decade must begin with Robert Spano, who became music director with the 2001-02 season.
ASO Feature Archives
April 2013
ASO greets new season with 5 world premieres, Shaw gala
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season will feature five world premieres, six Atlanta premieres, a return trip to New York’s Carnegie Hall and a tribute to the late maestro Robert Shaw.
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'It's passionate work'
It’s a cliché to talk about couples who finish each other’s sentences. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s principal bass player, Ralph Jones, and associate principal bass Gloria Jones, who will have been married for 28 years this May, finish each other’s musical phrasing.
“We have the same concept of how long or short something should be,” says [...]
‘It’s passionate work’
It’s a cliché to talk about couples who finish each other’s sentences. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s principal bass player, Ralph Jones, and associate principal bass Gloria Jones, who will have been married for 28 years this May, finish each other’s musical phrasing.
“We have the same concept of how long or short something should be,” [...]
ASO's community corner: a moment with Monica Caldwell
Meet Monica Caldwell, a sophomore at Shiloh High School. The 15-year-old violist is in her third year as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and her second season with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Monica attributes her success as a musician to what she has gained through these student musician training programs.
When [...]
ASO’s community corner: a moment with Monica Caldwell
Meet Monica Caldwell, a sophomore at Shiloh High School. The 15-year-old violist is in her third year as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and her second season with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Monica attributes her success as a musician to what she has gained through these student musician training programs.
When [...]
Coming home
Timing is everything in music, and Donald Runnicles’s decision 12 years ago to become Principal Guest Conductor-designate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and join Music Director-designate Robert Spano in a novel creative partnership has been serendipitous for all parties.
“I’m delighted and grateful to be part of what I consider to be a vital and groundbreaking [...]
In concert with the community
It feels like the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2011-12 season has barely begun, yet the Orchestra’s Education and Community Engagement department is in full swing and already has added a number of new initiatives to its repertoire — and the continuous thread between all of these is the immeasurable impact these outreach efforts have in and [...]
Hooray for the holidays!
Few things in this world convey the spirit of the holidays as clearly and concisely as a well-sung (or played) song. From the rousing opening notes of Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus to the jubilant closing notes of “Jingle Bell Rock,” there seems to be something almost magical about the music of the season. Whether your tastes [...]
In the community, making a difference
Meet Sheehan Hanrahan, a member of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and a student at Alpharetta High School. A Youth Orchestra student council leader and sole student member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Education Committee, Sheehan also develops community service projects for his school orchestra and now is developing a Youth Orchestra community service plan.
What [...]
