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By Holly Hanchey
The 79th season for the Grammy® Awardwinning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra promises to be full of thrills with dynamic debut performances and blockbuster return engagements, including world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming and violinist Joshua Bell. Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann and Vice President of Artistic Programming Gaetan Le Divelec, the architects behind the season, have created programming that plays to the Orchestra’s strengths, including several weekends of masterworks featuring the ASO Chorus, and introduces Atlanta audiences to composers and artists with a diverse story to tell through their music.
“This is one of our most diverse and exciting seasons to date, with artists of great range and gravitas side by side with fresh voices, and tremendous variety,” says Executive Director Jennifer Barlament.
The Delta Classical season opens in October with Maestro Stutzmann conducting an evening of Tchaikovsky, including his Symphony No. 4. Joining the opening weekend program is harpist Xavier de Maistre, considered one of the foremost harpists in the world, making his ASO debut. Gramophone called de Maistre “a virtuoso of the highest order, profoundly musical and capable of realizing a remarkable range of nuance.”
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Later this fall, the ASO welcomes Russian conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, who brings with her long-time musical collaborator Amjad Ali Khan, Master of the Sarod, who with his talented sons Ayaan and Amaan Ali Bangash, performs his original concerto for orchestra and sarod, Samaagam
In January of 2024, the ASO celebrates the 200th birthday of Anton Bruckner with two performance weekends dedicated to the celebrated composer called “Architect of the Spirit: Bruckner at 200.” The first weekend, January 18 and 20, Stutzmann will conduct Bruckner’s brilliant but unfinished Symphony No. 9, with the often-used Te Deum to close the performance, featuring the ASO Chorus. The following weekend, Stutzmann conducts Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7.
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In February, Grammy®-nominated composer Carlos Simon curates a program conducted by Jonathan Taylor Rush. The Orchestra, along with vocalists Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano and Brian K. Majors, baritone, will be joined by the outstanding Glee Clubs of HBCUs Morehouse College and Spelman College, as well as poet and spoken-word performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph. On the program, Simon’s brea(d)th and Motherboxx Connection, which explore contemporary life in Black America, as well as Morehouse College professor Uzee Brown’s We Shall Overcome.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus features heavily in the next season, making appearances with Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann, herself a highly regarded contralto and a proponent of the great choral works.
In the 2023/24 season, Stutzmann conducts the ASO Chorus in an evening of Brahms rarities and Rachmaninov’s The Isle of the Dead in November, and Verdi’s Requiem in February of 2024.
The Chorus, under the baton of Krzysztof Urbański and prepared as always by Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie, brings to life the spellbinding Carmina Burana for four performances in March of 2024. They’ll be joined by an all-star cast of soloists including Janai Brugger, soprano; Miles Mykkanen, tenor; and Anthony Clark Evans, baritone; and the Georgia Boy Choir, under the direction of David White.
In keeping with a long-running tradition of bringing new music into the world, the ASO will present three world premieres, including a new work from composer Chanda Dancy, an accomplished film and television composer who has been creating orchestral works since age 12. In May, the Orchestra will premiere a new work for orchestra and chorus called Sacrifice of Isaac, from composer Jonathan Leshnoff, as well as the world-premiere of a new concerto for orchestra from Adam Schoenberg.
Both the Leshnoff and Schoenberg pieces will be conducted by Music Director Laureate Robert Spano, who will also be joined by Garrick Ohlsson playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
The Orchestra’s own musicians will take center stage in Symphony Hall multiple times next season. Concertmaster David Coucheron directs the orchestra and plays a special concert featuring Vivaldi’s
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The Four Seasons in January of 2024. In April of that same year, Coucheron is joined by Principal Viola Zhenwei Shi to play Mozart’s brilliant Sinfonia concertante, and Principal Percussionist Joseph Petrasek plays Adam Schoenberg’s Losing Earth in February of 2024.
Six guest conductors are taking the podium in Symphony Hall, including the legendary Osmo Vänskä, who conducts a program that includes Sibelius’ Third Symphony in February of 2024, with pianist Alexander Melnikov playing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. In spite of a long and storied career in conducting, Vänskä has never led the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and this concert weekend will be both his and Melnikov’s debut appearances in Atlanta.
Another classical music legend making their debut in Atlanta is pianist Maria João Pires. Widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of our time, Pires is also a renowned interpreter of Beethoven and will present the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with Stutzmann in April of 2024.
That same month, Stutzmann conducts an evening of Strauss songs with Fleming, who has not performed in Symphony Hall since 1995, when she sang with the ASO under the baton of Robert Shaw. And in October, Bell returns for a special performance, not in the subscription series, that includes the Bruch Violin Concerto and excerpts from The Elements, a suite for violin commissioned by the artist, conducted by Peter Oundjian.
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2022–2023 | 123rd Season
Friday, September 15, 2023, 7:30pm
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Saturday, September 16, 2023, 7:00pm
Friday, March 17, at 7:00
Saturday, March 18, at 2:00
Sunday, September 17, 2023, 3:00pm
Sunday, March 19, at 2:00
Damon Gupton Conductor
Massamba Diop Talking Drum Soloist
ANTHONY PARNTHER Conductor
MASSAMBA DIOP Talking Drum Soloist
This program runs approximately 2 hours, 40 minutes, including one intermission.
Today’s performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission.
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Feature Film with Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra concerts are broadcast on WRTI 90.1 FM on Sunday
MARVEL STUDIOS presents BLACK PANTHER in Concert
Starring
CHADWICK BOSEMAN
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
LUPITA NYONG’O
DANAI GURIRA
MARTIN FREEMAN
DANIEL KALUUYA
LETITIA WRIGHT
WINSTON DUKE
with ANGELA BASSETT with FOREST WHITAKER and ANDY SERKIS
Music by LUDWIG GÖRANSSON
Executive Producers
LOUIS D’ESPOSITO
VICTORIA ALONSO
NATE MOORE
JEFFREY CHERNOV
STAN LEE
Produced by KEVIN FEIGE, p.g.a.
Written by RYAN COOGLER & JOE ROBERT COLE
Directed by RYAN COOGLER
The performance is a presentation of the complete film Black Panther with a live performance of the film’s entire score. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the end credits.
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ANTHONY PARNTHER, CONDUCTOR
American conductor Anthony Parnther is the Music Director and Conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra and the Southeast Symphony & Chorus in Los Angeles. Anthony has conducted artists spanning every musical genre including Joshua Bell, Jessye Norman, Yundi Li, Lynn Harrell, Frederica von Stade, Roderick Williams, Canadian Brass, Jennifer Holliday, Kanye West, Imagine Dragons, Omar Apollo, and Alan Walker. Recent guest conducting engagements include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Chineke! Orchestra, Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Jacaranda - Music at the Edge, Hear Now Music Festival, Pittsburgh Microtonal Festival, Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Brightwork New Music, and the World Opera Forum in Madrid, Spain.
Over the next season, Anthony will premiere Kris Bower’s Concerto for Horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tamar-Kali Brown’s Oratorio “We Hold These Truths” with the Los Angeles Opera, work alongside composer Anthony Davis on his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Central Park Five with the Long Beach Opera, and premiere a new work for narrator and orchestra by Oscar-winning, GRAMMYnominated Jon Batiste, host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with the Gateways Festival Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
Additionally, Anthony will appear with the San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, Mann Center Festival Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, and Music Academy of the West.
Anthony has led the Hollywood Studio Symphony in recording sessions for many international feature film and television projects including Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Tenet, Little, American Dad, The Hunt, Fargo, The Way Back, The Night Of, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Encanto, Star Wars: Book of Boba Fett, and Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild. His live orchestral concert appearances for e-sports titan League of Legends in Barcelona, Beijing, Seoul, and Los Angeles are among the most widely viewed symphonic concerts in the world, with live audiences of 50,000-75,000 spectators and a viewership that outpaces the World Series with approximately 100 million live streaming each League of Legends Finals Opening Ceremony concert.
Anthony has restored and performed orchestral works by Florence Price, Zenobia Powell Perry, Margaret Bonds, William Grant Still, Duke Ellington, and Samuel Coleridge Taylor. He has premiered and
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recorded works by Anthony Davis, George Walker, Errollyn Wallen, John Wineglass, Gary Powell Nash, Marian Harrison, Renee Baker, James Wilson, Phillip Herbert, Daniel Kidane, Chanda Dancy, and James Newton. In 2015, Anthony was profiled by Los Angeles' KCET/ TV as a "Local Hero" for his extensive community outreach and advocacy for the performance of works by Black, Latino, and Women artists.
Anthony studied music performance at Northwestern University and continued his musical studies at Yale University where he studied orchestral conducting with Lawrence Leighton Smith and OttoWerner Mueller. He resides in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.
MASSAMBA DIOP, TALKING DRUM SOLOIST
Massamba Diop is one the most renowned masters of the tama, a talking drum from Senegal, West Africa, known for its abilities to replicate the sounds of human speech. Before the advent of telephones and radio, it was the tama that was called upon to announce important events and send messages from village to village. Recognizing the central role talking drums play in many African cultures, Ludwig Gorensson decided to put it, and Massamba, front-and-center of his Grammy- and Oscar-winning score for Marvel's Black Panther.
But by the time of Black Panther, Massamba was already a seasoned figure on the world music scene. He first came into the limelight as lead percussionist and founding member of Daande Lenol (The Voice of the People), the band of Senegalese super-star Baaba Maal. Over the past 40 years the group has toured the world, working with many notable musicians and releasing dozens of albums, including "Firin' in Fouta", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1996. Massamba has also performed and recorded with the likes of James Brown, Mumford & Sons, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, and Angelique Kidjo. He appeared on Peter Gabriel's landmark release "Passion", which won a Grammy in 1990, and has made several appearances with Playing for Change's "songs around the world". He has been part of many major international diplomatic events like the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, the 2012 Olympics in London, and joined Stevie Wonder and a star-studded cast in 2009 to perform "Happy Birthday" for Nelson Mandela to close out Mandela Day at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Massamba is also a Remo Percussion, Inc. endorsed artist, and in 2016 helped them design and launch the "Tamani Talking Drum", the first mass-produced tama available to the public.
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In 1993, Massamba and American percussionist Tony Vacca co-founded the Senegal-America project, a grass-roots cultural exchange program which has sponsored various educational, health care, and artistic initiatives in Senegal, and has provided an important venue for African musicians in the States. Massamba and Tony tour the Northeast each year with a variety of performances, school programs, and workshops, from their Northampton, MA base. Massamba has several other regular collaborators including Surabhi Ensemble in Chicago, Walo Walo in Portland, Oregon, and Total Rhythm in San Francisco. He currently calls Columbus, Ohio home.
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Concerts of
Thursday, September 21, 2023
8:00 PM
Friday, September 22, 2023
8:00 PM
KEVIN ZAKRESKY, Music Director and Principal Conductor
JASON MICHAEL PAUL, Producer
ACT I
JEREMY SOULE (orch. by Robert Puff):
Opening from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion 2007 Suite Introduction and the Call to Adventure
AUSTIN WINTORY (orch. by Andy Brick):
Journey
Refusal of the Call
JACK WALL (orch. by Robert Puff):
Mass Effect
Supernatural Aid
LEIF CHAPPELLE, MACLAINE DIEMER, STAN LEPARD, AND JEREMY SOULE, (orch. by Stan LePard):
Guild Wars 2 Suite
The Crossing of the First Threshold
GARRY SCHYMAN (orch. by Robert Puff):
BioShock
The Belly of the Whale
INON ZUR (orch. by Paul D. Taylor):
The Elder Scrolls: Blades
The Road of Trials
TYLER BATES (orch. by Robert Puff):
God of War: Ascension Main Theme
The Meeting with the Goddess
NOBUO UEMATSU (orch. by Shota Nakama):
Final Fantasy: Terra’s Theme
The Temptress
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MIKE MORASKY, AND J.S. BACH (orch. by Geoff Knorr, and Andy Brick)
Portal 2 Variations
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ACT II
Atonement with the Father
HARRY GREGSON-WILLIAMS, AND NOBUKO TODA (orch. by Shota Nakama):
Metal Gear Solid IV
Apotheosis
JASON HAYES (orch. by Adam Klemens):
World of Warcraft
The Ultimate Boon
INON ZUR (orch. by Paul D. Taylor):
Starfield
Refusal of the Return
INON ZUR (orch. by Paul D. Taylor):
Dragon Age
The Magic Flight
KINUYO YAMASHITA, MASAHIRO IKARIKO, MICHIRU
YAMANE,
AND OSCAR ARAUJO (orch. by C. Seiter):
Castlevania Medley
Rescue from Without
KOW OTANI (orch. by Nic Raine):
Shadow of the Colossus
Crossing the Return Threshold
INON ZUR (orch. by Paul D. Taylor):
Fallout Suite
Master of Two Worlds
MARTY O’DONNELL, AND MICHAEL SALVATORI (orch. by Andy Brick and Arnie Roth):
Halo Medley
Music for the Narrations is from the game Dear Esther
JESSICA CURRY (orch. by Andy Brick)
Narrations spoken by Nigel Carrington
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KEVIN ZAKRESKY, MUSIC DIRECTOR
Kevin Zakresky serves as Music Director and Principal Conductor for Jason Michael Paul Entertainment. Kevin is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He has directed international touring productions of The National Geographic “Symphony for our World,” the Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses, and the “Heroes” Video Game Symphony. In Vancouver he is the Director of the Vancouver Baroque Players and Maddalena’s Descant, a new women’s vocal ensemble.
The National Geographic “Symphony For Our World” debuted in San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall and continued to venues in San Jose, Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis, Houston, Edmonton, Calgary, Limerick, Monterrey and Columbus. The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tour saw him conduct orchestras throughout North America, South America and Europe. Zelda performances include London — to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in Wembley Arena — as well as Montreal, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, Dublin, San Francisco, San Antonio, Charlottesville, Fresno, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Birmingham (UK), Toronto, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, Vancouver and Pittsburgh.
He is the past Music Director of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and has guest conducted the St Louis Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Fort Worth Symphony, Sudbury Symphony, and West Coast Symphony. He is also past Conductor of the Pacifica Singers and Music Director of the Players & Singers Ensemble.
Zakresky received a Doctoral degree in Choral Conducting at Yale University in 2012.
JASON MICHAEL PAUL, PRODUCER
Apioneer and leader in the live symphonic concert industry, Jason Michael Paul Entertainment, Inc. produces and promotes concerts for leading international artists, including a series of live symphonic concerts that make music come to life.
International concert events include:
Dear Friends – Music from FINAL FANTASY
More Friends – Music from FINAL FANTASY
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
rePLAY: Symphony of Heroes
The Legend of Zelda – 25th Anniversary Concerts
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses National Geographic: Symphony for Our World Heroes: A Video Game Symphony
Jason Michael Paul Entertainment’s Founder, Jason Michael Paul — the producer and creator of the first stateside FINAL FANTASY concerts, The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary concerts, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concerts, and Founder of JMP Entertainment — envisioned the “Heroes” experience to take audience members on a heroes journey, as set forth by Joseph Campbell’s monomyth — a narrative framework that can be seen in many of the games, film, and books throughout history. Each stage in the monomyth is a chapter in our story, and each game/musical selection was chosen primarily for its suitability in the chapter where it is featured. Everyone’s story is the story of a hero, told through the amazing worlds of other heroes, in an unforgettable experience that is not to be missed.
JMP Entertainment is celebrating its 20th anniversary since its inaugural video game music concert series with Dear Friends: Music from FINAL FANTASY; Paul has produced over 300 video game music concerts since the inaugural stateside performance in 2004. A seasoned concert producer who is known for staging concerts worldwide for notable artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and the Three Tenors, Paul realized that if philharmonic regulars set aside their preconceived notions about gaming culture, they could appreciate the rich musical virtuosity and magic of video game soundtracks. His vision was spot-on, and he has created a global phenomenon over the past two decades. “It’s beyond wonderful to celebrate our 20th anniversary with this unparalleled ‘Heroes’ concert series,” notes Paul. “The narrative of the Hero is so fundamental to our human experience, and these incredible video games symphonic pieces bring that rich tapestry to life.” For the “Heroes” concert series, a 70-piece orchestra will be joined by a choir to perform new arrangements of a variety of songs from multiple video game franchises. Represented titles will include FINAL FANTASY, Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, Portal 2, BioShock, Guild Wars 2, Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls, Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls, Blades: The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Starfield, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Halo, Mass Effect, Dear Esther, Journey, God of War, Dragon Age, Shadow of the Colossus and more. The series promises to be an entirely new music concert format and the definitive concert experience for video game enthusiast and music afficionados alike.
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Moreover, the concert story is narrated by BAFTA award winner, Nigel Carrington, from the popular video game “Dear Esther” and a host of other credits.
Jason Michael Paul has produced concerts all over the world for artists and companies such as Luciano Pavarotti, The Three Tenors, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Outkast, Michael McDonald, James Ingram, Patti Austin, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Utah Symphony, Ft. Worth Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Bethesda, Square Enix, Konami, Electronic Arts, Disney, National Geographic, Madison Square Garden Network, PBS, LiveNation, AEG and Nederlander.
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OCT 29
Sun: 1:30pm & 3pm
Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead FESTIVAL & concerts
DEC 3
Sun: 1:30pm & 3pm ’Twas the Night Before Christmas featuring "The Snowman" film
MAR 17
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The Luck of the Irish
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8:00 PM
BRADLEY THACHUK, Conductor
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JAN 18/20 Bruckner + ASO Chorus
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9
BRUCKNER: Te Deum
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JAN 25/27 Mozart + Bruckner
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
David Coucheron, violin + director
Carmina Burana
MAR 22/ Krzysztof Urbański, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Anthony Clark Evans, baritone
Georgia Boy Choir
ASO Chorus
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Concerto for Orchestra
ORFF: Carmina Burana
Nathalie Stutzmann
APR 11/13 + Renée Fleming
STRAUSS: Sextet from Capriccio
STRAUSS: Four Last Songs
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
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CHRIS BOTTI, TRUMPET
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. Most recently, his latest album Impressions won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental. Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.
Over the past three decades, Botti has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and even Frank Sinatra. Hitting the road for as many as 300 days per year, the trumpeter has also performed with many of the finest symphonies and at some of the world's most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl to the Sydney Opera House and the Real Teatro di San Carlo in Italy.
Impressions, Botti's 2012 Columbia Records and Grammy winning release, is the latest in a stellar parade of albums – including When I Fall In Love (2004), To Love Again: The Duets (2005), Italia (2007), and the CD/DVD Chris Botti in Boston (2009) – that has firmly established him as a clarion voice in the American contemporary music scene. Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, Botti is joined on the disc by featured artists Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler, and David Foster in a warm, intimate celebration of melodic balladry.
With Impressions and the albums that preceded it, Chris Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world.
BRADLEY THACHUK, CONDUCTOR
Canadian conductor, Bradley Thachuk, is the Music Director of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra (NSO), entering his ninth season as their artistic leader and conductor in September 2019.
Previously, he held the positions of Music Director of the Erie Chamber Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic (Indiana), Interim Music Director of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra (Canada), Conducting Assistant of the
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Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras (Ohio), Staff Conductor of the Opera Theatre of Lucca (Italy), and Music Director of the Brampton Symphony Orchestra (Canada).
As an in demand guest conductor in North America and Europe, Mr. Thachuk’s recent and upcoming guest engagements include the English Symphony Orchestra (U.K.), Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal (Germany), the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the U.K. “Genesis Revisited” tour with legendary guitarist Steve Hackett, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Ocean City Pops, 13 Strings (Canada), the Reading Symphony Orchestra, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra (Canada), the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Tuscon Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops, the Richmond Symphony, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and the Hradec Kralove Philharmonic (Czech Republic). Additionally, he was appointed Festival Orchestra Conductor for the 2019 season of the Festival de Febero in Mexico.
An advocate of contemporary music, he has led world, Canadian and U.S. premieres of works by John Estacio, Joseph Schwantner, Kevin Lau, Stewart Goodyear, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Roydon Tse, Robert A. Baker and Ronald Royer, amongst others.
A versatile and diverse musician, Maestro Thachuk has also established himself globally as one of the handful of conductors who moves easily between the classical and rock worlds. He is a highly sought-after symphonic arranger, with numerous collaborations. Recent and upcoming projects include Steve Hackett of Genesis, the music of Leonard Cohen, a tribute to the Tragically Hip, Dave Mason of Fleetwood Mac and Traffic, ABC’s Dancing with the Stars franchise, Tony-Award winning Heather Headley, Sarah Slean, Chantal Kreviazuk, The Beach Boys, and Air Supply.
A supporter of the next generation of orchestral musicians, Thachuk is also a lecturer in Orchestral Literature at the world-renowned Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, sharing his knowledge and passion for orchestral musician with post-grad students form around the world.
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Russell Wheeler
vice president, sales & revenue management
Nancy James front of house supervisor
Erin Jones
director of sales & audience development
Jesse Pace
senior manager of ticketing & patron experience
Dennis Quinlan manager, business insights & analytics
Robin Smith patron services & season ticket associate
Jake Van Valkenburg sales coordinator
Milo McGehee guest services coordinator
Anna Caldwell
guest services associate
ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL LIVE
Nicole Panunti
vice president, atlanta symphony hall live
Michelle Hannaford
associate director of events & hospitality
Christine Lawrence associate director of guest services
Jessi Lestelle event manager
Michael Tamucci
associate director of performance management, atlanta symphony hall live
Dan Nesspor
ticketing manager, atlanta symphony hall live
Liza Palmer event manager
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Susan Ambo
executive vice president & cfo
Kimberly Hielsberg vice president of finance
Brandi Hoyos
director of diversity, equity & inclusion
April Satterfield controller
Brandi Reed staff accountant
DEVELOPMENT
Grace Sipusic vice president of development
Cheri Snyder senior director of development
William Keene
director of annual giving
James Paulk
senior annual giving officer
Renee Contreras associate director, development communications
Waverley Eubanks manager of donor engagement
Esther Kim development associate, major gifts
Dana Parness manager of individual giving and prospect research
Sharveace Cameron senior development associate
Sarah Wilson development operations associate
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