Energy of the Stage
Our weekly curated BEST BETS column points you toward the best theater, classical music, dance and random cultural events in metro Atlanta. This week’s top picks: “The Color Purple” (Actor’s Express) + “Winnie-the-Pooh” (Alliance Theatre).
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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s current contract with its musicians doesn’t expire until Sept. 8, but the entities already have agreed to a three-year extension that takes all involved through the end of the 2020/21 season.
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The new CEO begins work July 18, succeeding Virginia Hepner, who helped lead the Arts Center through a time of significant change and success.
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Assistant conductor Joseph Young is moving to the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore; guest conductor Donald Runnicles is on board through the 2018/19 season.
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Ann Elizabeth “Libby” Calk, was the Atlanta Symphony’s first-ever harpist. She joined the orchestra in the 1950s.
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Stephen Mulligan, most recently with the Winston-Salem Symphony, joins the Atlanta Symphony for the 2017/18 season.
Read MoreThe June 23 concert promises a mix of classical, jazz and soul sounds.
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Look for returning favorites Joshua Bell, Garrick Ohlsson and Ingrid Fliter; Broadway’s Sutton Foster leads POPS! lineup.
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When the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra closes its 2015-16 classical season in mid-June, three bassists, one bassoonist and one horn player will wrap their first year of tenure with the group.
Read MoreJennifer Barlament, who has more than 15 years of orchestra experience, will become executive director, the symphony’s top administrator. She begins work Jan. 1.
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