Music

Black-and-white photo of a young Andrew Young

Music February 20, 2023

Andrew Young to keynote the Georgia Symphony Orchestra Celebrity Luncheon fundraiser

Andrew Young Jr., civil rights icon and former ambassador to the United Nations, congressman and mayor of Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker at Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra‘s annual Celebrity…

Two side-by-side photos. On the left, Okorie “OkCello” Johnson playing a cello with his eyes closed but facing upward and on the right Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville directing the orchestra

Music January 11, 2023

Atlanta cellist-songwriter Okorie “OkCello” Johnson and GSO Music Director and Conductor Timothy Verville present their composition “Liminal: an Atlanta Concerto”

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra issued the following press release about their upcoming performance of “Liminal: an Atlanta Concerto” by Atlanta cellist-songwriter Okorie “OkCello” Johnson and Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) Music…

A diverse group of young men on a city street

Music November 28, 2022

KSU’s College of the Arts to complete fall semester with a wide variety of performances

The Kennesaw State University College of the Arts issued the following news release highlighting a variety of performances to close out the fall semester: KENNESAW, Ga. (Nov. 8, 2022) ––…

musical notation -- a treble clef sign and two eighth notes D and E ascending in pitch

Music November 20, 2022

Why I teach a course connecting Taylor Swift’s songs to the works of Shakespeare, Hitchcock and Plath

by Elizabeth Scala, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Unusual Courses is an occasional series from…

Music October 26, 2022

Kennesaw State’s music business program receives high ranking by Billboard Magazine

The following article is reprinted from the Kennesaw State University website: Kennesaw State University’s Joel A. Katz Music and Entertainment Business program (MEBUS) has again caught the attention of Billboard…

Music October 19, 2022

How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of ‘imitatio’ to craft some of the most original songs of his time

by Raphael Falco, University of Maryland, Baltimore County [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the course of six decades, Bob Dylan steadily brought together popular…

Music October 12, 2022

The Triumphant Return: The story of Endre Jenkins and his musical journey

by Niles Curry After Hurricane Katrina forced high school band student Endre Jenkins to relocate to Atlanta, the band room of Pebblebrook High School would change his life and music…

Strand Theatre on Marietta Square in article about Six Strings Cure

Music October 8, 2022

Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The Strand Theatre on Marietta Square will host the tribute show SkynFolks: An Authentic Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience on October 8 at 8 p,m, The Strand Theatre is located at 117…

Music October 6, 2022

Loretta Lynn was more than a great songwriter – she was a spokeswoman for white rural working-class women

by Stephanie Vander Wel, University at Buffalo [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Loretta Lynn’s death at the age of 90 marks the end of a…

Music October 4, 2022

Georgia Symphony Orchestra gets $15,000 grant for sensory-friendly concert

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has become known for its yearly sensory-friendly concerts. GSO announced they have received a $15,000 grant from the IMLAY Foundation to help fund the…

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