Johns Creek, Georgia, June 22, 2008

Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Music Director & Conductor, J. Wayne Baughman, unveiled details of the 2008-09 Concert Season today at a gathering of JCSO Board members and volunteers. The Second Season of the newly formed professional orchestra includes four concert events.

• Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8:00 P.M. at Northview High School, the season opens with Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, the Tragic Overture by Brahms and The Firebird Suite (1919) by 20th century icon, Igor Stravinsky.
• Saturday, December 6, 2008 – 8:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Church, the Annual Christmas Gala and Holiday Pops Concert and Reception ushers in the holiday season in grand style. The program features seasonal favorites, choirs, soloists, a sing-along and a visit from Santa Claus. The champagne and dessert reception adds an elegant final touch to this enjoyable evening.
• Saturday, February 7, 2009 – 8:00 P.M. at Northview High School, the second season continues as the JCSO celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn. The featured work will be his beloved Symphony No. 4, “the Italian.”
• Saturday, May 2, 2009 – 8:00 P.M. at Northview High School, the season finale will be an evening of springtime favorites from light classics and pops. Tchaikovsky’s festive Capriccio Italien will be the centerpiece of the concert, which will also include show tunes and movie themes.

Individual and season tickets will go on sale July 15 at the JCSO website, johnscreeksymphony.com.

Maestro Baughman also announced that Projections, Inc. recently completed a promotional DVD, which will be used in marketing and fund raising activities. Former CEO of the Norcross-based training video production company, Darrell Dobresk, was instrumental in the creation of the highly professional four minute presentation. All those in attendance at the JCSO volunteer gathering had an opportunity to view the DVD and unanimously gave it “two thumbs up.

Preliminary plans for an October 4th fund raising event were also announced. The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will join forces with the Ocee Arts Center (soon-to-be Johns Creek Arts Center) for an evening of music, visual arts and fantastic food. Activities will include silent and live auctions, live music throughout the evening and a classic car display. The event, entitled “Down by the Riverside: An Evening of Art and Music”, will take place at a private residence on the Chattahoochee River. Final details will be announced in August.

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONTACT

J. Wayne Baughman, Music Director & Conductor
678-748-5802, 404-660-8478, or basso33@yahoo.com.

St. Benedict Presents a Christmas Gala-Johns Creek Post – Dec’2007

Baughman Memorial Concert - John’s Creek Herald – Oct’2007

A Harmonic Convergence - County Line Magazine – Sept’2007  

NEWS AND EVENTS

• 2008-09 Concert Season-Johns Creek, Georgia –June’2008
  
• St. Benedict Presents a Christmas Gala-Johns Creek Post – Dec’2007
  
• Baughman Memorial Concert - John’s Creek Herald – Oct’2007
  
• A Harmonic Convergence - County Line Magazine – Sept’07
  
  

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