Nola Frink, long-time ASO Choral Administrator and executive assistant to Robert Shaw, passed away peacefully in her home on September 28th. In celebration of her tremendous legacy, we share a few words from those who knew her best. From Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Simply put, Nola…

by Michael Kurth The beginning of the 2022/23 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra season arrives with plenty of fresh faces: six young musicians are joining our ranks this fall — quite a large number. Some of them might already seem familiar, having joined us before as substitute players. In fact, some have…

by Jimmy Paulk These concerts, with Robert Spano leading the ASO in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony №3 in D-minor, comprise the Season Finale for the Orchestra. …

As I approach the final concerts of my tenure with the ASO, I find myself flooded with memories. With the bookend years as Music Director Designate and as Co-Artistic Advisor, it has been my great honor to have made music with the incomparable musicians of the ASO for twenty-two years. …

by Michael Kurth The end of the 2021/22 ASO season gives us the opportunity to thank six long-time musicians for their combined 281 years of bringing joy to Atlanta, and indeed the world, through their music. …

TDP Fellow Spotlight: Gabriel Silva We caught up with current Fellow, trombonist and rising 10th grader Gabriel Silva. What was it like going through the TDP audition process? It’s a very simple and tranquil process. Although I had to audition online due to the pandemic, the TDP staff presents the students with tons of reassurance…

One woman’s ingenious plan to establish Atlanta’s first professional orchestra — By James Paulk In March 2022, Josephine F. Sanders was inducted into the Georgia Women’s Hall of Fame. Learn more about her on the Georgia Women of Achievement’s website. On February 4th, 1945, the Atlanta Music Club sponsored…

How an unusual concert brought the signature dramatic flair of “Music’s Wonder Woman” to Atlanta Symphony Hall — by James Paulk In November of 1976, Sarah Caldwell became the first woman to conduct the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading an imaginative program which garnered rave reviews. The invitation had come from ASO Music Director Robert Shaw, an admirer of Caldwell with whom he had worked at Tanglewood. …

by Douglas Shadle “She draws from all these musical languages — the Romanticism of Tchaikovsky and Brahms, the spirituals and the Juba dance. She’s inspired by the different styles but then how she expands upon them, makes them her own, and then weaves them together into a cohesive piece is…