Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has been around for 66 seasons in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of the foremost orchestras of the United States known for its excellent performances, choruses, and much more. The symphony has also produced some Grammy Award winning recordings. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has hosted more than 200 concerts in a year with many being educational or community oriented.

The current music director is Robert Spano. He works in partnership with composers like Michael Gandolfi and Adam Schoenberg. Spano has been with the symphony for ten years and over 100 concerts. The works are often contemporary meaning they are from the 1950s to more recently. He has also worked with 16 commissioned world premiers and five non Atlanta Symphony world premiers.

Robert Shaw was the man behind the formation of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1967. He founded the ASO as a way to bring the community together with a variety of music including having black members to the performances in order to enhance the world of music he sought to provide.

One concert event throughout the year is the Theater of a Concert which shows a mix of musical programming with visual aids to the performance.