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Atlanta Freedom Bands celebrates our home state with a concert of works by Peach State composers and those with a Georgia connection. The program takes us from the heights of Stone Mountain to the serene waters of the Okefenokee. Along the way we take in works that reflect everything from the heart’s passion to a hero’s journey to the drama of driving in Atlanta traffic. Selections paint musical portraits of the landscape and sky and tell stories of Native Peoples and new arrivals.
A featured work is Viet Cuong’s “John and Jim”. A graduate of Lassiter High School, now with his Ph.D. from Princeton and a position at the Curtis Institute of Music, Cuong’s work tells the story of John Arthur and Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiffs in the Supreme Court decision that brought marriage equality to the United States.
We are excited to invite you to experience the concert in the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College. This state-of-the-art performance venue features a beautiful auditorium, a large stage, more plentiful and comfortable seating, and plentiful nearby parking.
AFB will also present the world premiere of “Solstice”, a new work by Brady Chandler, a music major at the University of West Georgia. You won’t want to miss the chance to meet this up-and-coming compositional talent from our Student Composer Residency Program.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students