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News Articles: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

In this March 4, 2020 photo, Roslyn Pope poses with a framed copy of "An Appeal for Human Rights" in her home in Atlanta. Roslyn Pope, a college professor and musician who wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement against systemic racism in 1960, has died. She was 84. Pope died on Jan. 18 in Arlington, Texas, where she moved from Atlanta to be with her daughters after her health began to fail in 2021, according to her family's obituary.

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Roslyn Pope, author of 'Appeal for Human Rights,' dies at 84

Roslyn Pope has died aged 84. She was a 21-year-old senior at Spelman College when she wrote "An Appeal for Human Rights," laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement in 1960.

February 13, 2023
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David Coucheron and Elisabeth Remy Johnson of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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ASO violinist and harpist co-star in 'Scottish Fantasy' — and talk about playing through pandemic

David Coucheron and Elisabeth Remy Johnson of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra talk with GPB's Sarah Zaslaw.

April 19, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Nathalie Stutzmann

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Meet incoming Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director Nathalie Stutzmann

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's new music director Nathalie Stutzmann talks with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw.

March 28, 2022
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Conductor Joseph Young leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a performance at the state Capitol in Atlanta Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Cancels Performances, Expands Virtual Stage

Orchestral musicians around the world are all off stage for the foreseeable future. They can’t safely sit together, let alone play to full houses. Wind...

April 22, 2020
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  • Jade Abdul-Malik
Thomas Søndergård returns to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to conduct music by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius on Feb. 20 and 22.

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Hear Sibelius' Rousing 'Finlandia' — Symbolizing The Finnish Spirit — At Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 75th anniversary with special events throughout the season. Next week, Thomas Søndergård returns to...

February 20, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock
Brian Raphael Nabors

‘What It Really Means To Be Human’: Composer Brian Raphael Nabors On Music, Moving ‘Onward’

What a banner year for composer Brian Raphael Nabors . The 28-year-old Birmingham native just finished up his doctorate in Cincinnati, acted as a...

November 20, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
Violinist James Ehnes

Violinist James Ehnes Talks Tchaikovsky, Collaborators and Coincidences

Grammy­-winning violinist James Ehnes is in Georgia to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony and Donald Runnicles November 7–9...

November 08, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
From right, Rolling Stones touring keyboardist Chuck Leavell, violinist Robert McDuffie, former R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills, drummer Patrick Ferguson and guitarist William Tonks rehearse "A Night Of Georgia Music".

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Legendary Rock Musicians And A Violinist Join Forces For 'A Night of Georgia Music'

Two legendary rock musicians and an innovative classical violinist join On Second Thought to talk about how they are mashing up their respective...

September 27, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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On Second Thought For Friday, Sept. 27, 2019

“A Night of Georgia Music” continues a collaboration between Mike Mills, bassist songwriter and co-founder of R.E.M.; Chuck Leavell, former member of...

September 27, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
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On Second Thought For Friday, Sept. 20, 2019

The Youth Climate Strike will take place Friday in Georgia, other U.S. states and about 150 countries. High school and college students are skipping...

September 23, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Donald Runnicles

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Donald Runnicles On Leading Orchestras And Yearning To Fly

Jet-set conductor Donald Runnicles is all over the map, literally. In Berlin, he’s music director of the German Opera. In Wyoming, he heads the Grand...

June 11, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw

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On Second Thought For Friday, March 29, 2019

Today's show featured conversations on disaster relief for Georgia communities, a new release from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and a recap of bills...

March 29, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Michael Kurth's new album is called <i>Everything Lasts Forever.</i>

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Atlanta Symphony's Newest Album Features 'Sacred, Spooky' Music

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra released a new album of music from one of its own, Michael Kurth . Among the pieces on Everything Lasts Forever: music...

March 29, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw and
  • Virginia Prescott
ASO music director Robert Spano

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Director Gives First Look At 2019/2020 Season

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra unveils its lineup for the 2019/2020 season today. Sarah Zaslaw , who hosts “The ASO on GPB” and “Nightcap,” brings "On...

March 13, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw and
  • Virginia Prescott
ASO concertmaster David Coucheron

'Who Was This Guy?': David Coucheron Boosts The Violin Concerto By Julius Conus

Even professional musicians haven’t heard of him. But Russian violinist and composer Julius Conus did exist, and in 1896 he wrote a Violin Concerto in E...

March 05, 2019
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  • Sarah Zaslaw
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