The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra turns to lighter fare this summer with a lineup that features a pop-opera vocal quartet, an Oscar-winning film, the Fab Four and Sweden’s best-known export. Check out this schedule to see what tickles your fancy.
JULY 4th ALL-AMERICAN CELEBRATION
8 p.m. July 4 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. Featuring Broadway performer Debbie Gravitte, the U.S. Army Chorus and David Abell conducting the ASO. Plus post-concert fireworks. $15-$35.
FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
8 p.m. July 7 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. Ward Stare conducts the ASO.
THE MATRIX LIVE
8 p.m. July 14 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. See the sci-fi thriller accompanied by the sounds of the ASO. Donald Davis conducts. $29-$49.
CELEBRATE THE BEATLES
8 p.m. July 21 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The members of Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour look and sound amazingly like the Fab Four. They join the ASO to re-create such hits as “Penny Lane,” “Yesterday,” “She Loves You” and more. Martin Herman conducts. $15-$35.
MUSIC OF ABBA
8 p.m. Aug. 4. at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Arrival From Sweden, a group featuring ABBA’s original musicians, joins the ASO for some sweet ’70s pop-rock. $25-$294.
MUSICAL MAGIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS
8 p.m. Aug. 8 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Principal pops conductor Michael Krajewski leads the ASO in a salute to composer John Williams’ movie scores — Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Jaws, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. $19-$240.
FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT
8 p.m. Aug. 11. Atlanta Symphony Hall. Jacomo Bairos conducts the ASO.
IL DIVO
8 p.m. Aug. 12 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The classical crossover quartet makes the only Southeastern appearance on its 2012 tour. With the ASO. $40-$125.
Tickets are available at atlantasymphony.org, at 404.733.5000 or by visiting the Woodruff Arts Center box office, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. at 15th Street. The Verizon amphitheater is at 2200 Encore Parkway Alpharetta, Ga., 30009; and Chastain Park Amphitheatre is at 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta, Ga., 30327.
