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Friday, 26 June 2009 15:42 |
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 Join the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra in a trip around the world! From Hogwarts in England to Seville, Spain to Russia and back to the USA of Copland with other stops along the way!
Our summer concert is an ambitious mix of the old and the new (think Ralph Vaugh Williams and John Williams), taking the listener along for the ride. Mozart, Williams (and Williams!), Tchaikovsky, Copland, Strauss, Mendelssohn, Rossini and Telemann are all sampled. Please join us at 7:30 on Saturday, July 11th at the Brook Run Theater in Liane Levitan Park in Dunwoody. Tickets are $15 in advance (general admission). Students and Seniors are $10 in advance. Box Office prices are $20/$15. An evening of wonderful music and a reception following the concert for $15! Stretch your entertainment dollar by spending the evening with the Atlanta Philharmonic. Directions to Brook Run Theater |
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009 21:59 |
 The Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra is proud to announce that G. Allen Barbee is our guest conductor for the Summer 2009 concert cycle. G. Allen Barbee earned a Master of Music degree from DePaul University in Chicago under the performance studies of Robert Morgan, Gladys Elliot, and Ray Still on oboe and English horn plus conducting with Donald DeRoche and Meng Kong-Tham. While there he founded and directed the Belden Consort, a professional chamber music ensemble, and was Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Philharmonia. Allen earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University in Greenville, SC while studying woodwinds and conducting under Kurt Studier, Robert Chesebro, Dan Ellis, and Jay Bocook. During this time he was Director of Woodwinds for the Furman Music Camp and soloist with the Furman Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. Other influential music teachers have included John Mack, Larry Combs, Donald Peck, Joseph Robinson, and Judith LeClair. A recipient of numerous rewards and recognitions, Allen also holds an honorary PhD in Education.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 15:49 |
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As a part if our July 11th concert, Mark Pye will be joining us to play the Telemann Viola Concerto. Mark Pye currently serves as the Principal Violist of the Gainesville (Georgia) Symphony. Mark is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina where he was fortunate to have grown up in the string programs of two renowned string educators: Pamela Tellejohn Hayes and Dean Angeles. Mark’s early private teachers included Mary Ada Poole and Dr. Jerrie C. Lucktenberg on violin in addition to Frank Watson and Dr. Dale Roberts on oboe. It was in his undergraduate years, that Mark switched his emphasis from violin to viola. Mark obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina where he was a student of Dr. Jack Bauer (violin), Fritz de Jonge (viola) and Dr. Eric Ohlsson (oboe). |
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