Atlanta Symphony Orchestra introduces Virtual Stage, updates concert cancellations | EarRelevant

Mark Gresham | 26 MAR 2020 @ 6:00am ET

ATLANTA, GA— In the face of continuing concert cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as state and local governments place increasing restrictions on public gatherings and individual movement while urging the populace to practice “social distancing,” the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has launched a “Virtual Stage” project on the internet which includes a web page featuring on-demand video plus a variety of other online events through social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Touting the initiative as “more ways to engage” in the absence of live concerts, the ASO will offer ongoing content on all of its social media platforms each week, with hashtags for following the mix of online programming:

on Mondays, #MusicianMonday will offer an inside peek of the ASO musicians.
on Tuesdays the #ASOarchives will share stories and memorabilia from the orchestra’s 75-year history.
on Thursday night the #LivingRoomConcert series will feature ASO videos and recordings, as well as recently broadcast live-stream concerts.

Learn more at the ASO’s Virtual Stage page.

Here also is the ASO’s most recent list of cancellations, postponements and rescheduled concerts, updated from the list published in an article on March 18. New entries since that date are indicated by a ► and those with a change in status by a ►.

Events that have been cancelled:

THU 3/26 & FRI 3/27: Missa solemnis at Symphony Hall
SAT 3/28: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Savannah Music Festival
SAT 4/4: Missa solemnis at Carnegie Hall
WED 4/15: The Clark Sisters
►THU 4/16 & SAT 4/18: Midori and Bartók at Symphony Hall
►THU-SUN 4/23-26: Donald Runnicles conducts Carmina burana at Symphony Hall
►THU 4/30 & SAT 5/2: Stephen Mulligan conducts The Rite of Spring at Symphony Hall
►SUN 5/3: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at University of Georgia
►THU 5/7 & SAT 5/9: Holst’s The Planets & Miloš Karadaglić at Symphony Hall

Events that have been postponed:

THU 4/2: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Columbus State University
►FRI 4/3: Mandy Moore: North American Tour with Special guest Bedouine
►FRI 4/5: Alicia Keys: More Myself Book Tour
FRI 4/17: Criminal Podcast
FRI 4/17: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Kennesaw State University
SUN 4/19: Tyler Henry
►FRI 5/5: Lindsey Buckingham with special guest Michelle Willis

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Events that have been rescheduled:

►FRI 3/13+ & SAT 3/14: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert (rescheduled for 6/26 & 27)
►SAT 3/28: Alan Parsons Live Project (rescheduled for 8/23)
T□HU 4/2: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour (rescheduled for Nov. 27)
SAT 4/11: The Read Live! (rescheduled for 8/29)
►SUN 4/19: Styx with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (rescheduled for 6/21)
SAT 4/29: One Night of Queen Performed by Gary Mullen & The Works (rescheduled for 8/29)
FRI 5/8: Chris Botti with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – (rescheduled for 1/28, 2021)
FRI 6/26 & SAT 6/27: Ben Folds with the ASO (rescheduled for 11/22 & 11/23)

For the most up-to-date information about postponed or cancelled concerts, visit aso.org/HealthandSafety as additions to this list may occur. ■

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