FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2014 Contacts: Melissa A.E. Sanders 404.733.4846, melissa.sanders@woodruffcenter.org Kimberly Nogi 404.733.4105, kimberly.nogi@woodruffcenter.

org ATLANTA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM FINALE CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2014 Concert To Mark Final Performance Of The Youth Orchestras 2013-14 Season Performance To Feature Annual Concerto Competition Winner Erin Pitts Program To Include Works By Walton, Rimsky-Korsakov, And Rolan Duvvury JERE FLINT TO RETIRE AFTER 35 YEARS AS YOUTH ORCHESTRAS MUSIC DIRECTOR The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO), led by Staff Conductor and Youth Orchestra Music Director Jere Flint, will perform its Finale Concert on Sunday, May 11, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. This concert, which is the final performance in the Youth Orchestras 2013-14 season, will feature one of the annual Concerto Competition winners, violist Erin Pitts, performing the first movement of Waltons Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Ms. Pitts, a sophomore in the Magnet Program for High Achievers at Chamblee Carter High School, is in her third year with the ASYO. Also on the program is Rolan Duvvurys Exhilaration for Orchestra and Rimsky-Korsakovs Scheherazade. This performance will mark Mr. Flints final concert as the Youth Orchestras Music Director. Mr. Flint will retire at the end of the 2013-14 season after serving as ASYO Music Director for 35 years, ASO staff conductor for 39 years, and as an ASO cellist for 47 years. He has touched thousands of lives during his tenure with the ASO, and his impact will be celebrated at the May 11 performance. Current and former Youth Orchestra students, colleagues, friends, and other acquaintances are encouraged to share their favorite photo, memory, video shout-out, or well wishes with Mr. Flint by using the hashtag #jereflint on the ASOs social media channels Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Submissions may also be sent to Niki Baker, the ASOs Manager of Ensembles and Instruction, at niki.baker@woodruffcenter.org. Established in 1974, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra provides Atlantas most talented and dedicated students an outlet to perform masterworks. Each year, more than 300 instrumentalists ages

13-18 audition for one of 120 seats in the orchestra. The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra presents three concerts each year, in addition to the Atlanta Symphony Kids Christmas concerts. Members receive exclusive invitations to participate in readings and master classes with the top artists in the instrumental music industry. Additional details are available at aso.org. About the Repertoire WALTON First Movement from Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

William Waltons Viola Concerto is the first of three Concertos the British composer wrote for solo string instruments and orchestra (more) ROLAN DUVVURY Exhilaration for Orchestra

Exhilaration is a composition that is constantly moving forward. A brief full orchestra fanfare introduces the horns who play the main melody in unison (more)

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

Scheherazade

The fantastic collection of tales known as The Arabian Nights, or A Thousand and One Nights, has captivated readers for centuries (more)

About the Artists Cellist Jere Flint is currently in his fourth decade with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). Since 1979 he has served as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (holder of the Zeist Foundation Chair), which continues to be considered as one of the finest youth orchestra programs in the country (more) Violist Erin Pitts, 16, is a sophomore in the Magnet Program for High Achievers at Chamblee Charter High School. Ms. Pitts began her music training in Kindermusik at age 3 (more) Established in 1974, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra provides Atlantas most talented and dedicated students an outlet to perform masterworks. Each year, more than 300 instrumentalists, ages 13-18, audition for one of 120 seats in the orchestra. The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra presents a three concert series each year, and members have exclusive invitations to participate in readings and master classes with the top artists in the instrumental music industry (more) *** Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerts are $10 general admission for each concert in the series. All single tickets for the 20132014 season are on sale now and available online at atlantasymphony.org, or by calling (404) 733-5000. Tickets may also be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, all ticketmaster outlets, and the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets. Box office hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ***

The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra is presented in part by the generous support of the Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation. *** FINALE CONCERT ATLANTA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA New Era Concerts Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center Sunday, May 11, 2014, 3:00 p.m. Jere Flint, conductor Erin Pitts, viola Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra ROLAN DUVVURY WALTON RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Exhilaration for Orchestra Concerto for Viola and Orchestra I. Andante comodo Scheherazade

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