Photo courtesy of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra distributed the following announcement about its tribute concert for the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue:

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra is opening their 74th season with a celebration of the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Robert Henry. This one-night-only event will take place October 12, 2024 at the Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center in Kennesaw, GA.

GSO Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville will lead the orchestra and 100-plus members of the GSO Chorus as they perform a medley of songs from the 1920s, nostalgic original versions of popular pieces, and more from this groundbreak era in music history.

Concert-goers will embark on a one-hour trip back in time to experience the earliest fusions of American popular and classical music. Patrons are invited to dress in Roaring 20s style to celebrate the event!

Tickets are $15 – $45, and you can purchase them at https://georgiasymphony.org/all-events.

About the Georgia Symphony Orchestra

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra began in 1951 with the formation of the Marietta Music Club.

According to the GSO website:

The music room of Arthur F. Moor’s home on 383 Church Street in Marietta would establish the foundations for what would evolve over the next sixty-plus years. Talented local musicians would come together to create and share wonderful music with audiences. From 1955 until 1989, Betty Shipman Bennett conducted the orchestra through this long period of development. The music club grew to become the Marietta Community Symphony.

The orchestra was later renamed the Cobb Symphony as more professional musicians were added to the staff, and in 2011 it became the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.

The GSO states as its mission:

The mission of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra is to enrich our community through accessible, high quality musical and educational experiences that instill a lifelong appreciation for the arts.