BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:51@atlantafreedombands.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260321T210000 DTSTAMP:20260322T002715Z URL:https://atlantafreedombands.com/events/georgia-on-our-minds/ SUMMARY:Georgia on Our Minds DESCRIPTION:Georgia on Our Minds - Home Grown Music by Peach State Composer s\nAtlanta Freedom Bands celebrates our home state with a selection of pie ces about the history and beauty of Georgia with pieces by Peach State com posers and those with a Georgia connection.  The program takes us from t he 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.\n\nA feat ured work is Viet Cuong's "John and Jim". A graduate of Lassiter High Scho ol\, now with his Ph.D. from Princeton and a position at the Curtis Instit ute of Music\, Cuong's work tells the story of John Arthur and Jim Obergef ell\, the lead plaintiffs in the Supreme Court decision that brought marri age equality to the United States.\n\nWe are excited to invite you to expe rience the concert in a new venue\, 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 sea ting\, and plenty of nearby parking. We can't wait to see you there!\n\nAF B 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 wan t to miss the chance to meet this up-and-coming compositional talent from our Student Composer Residency Program.\n\nTickets are $20 general admissi on\, $15 seniors\, $10 students.\nThe concert will also stream live from A FB’s YouTube channel.\nThe concert program features:\n"Stone Mountain Fa nfare" by Joseph Earp\n"Okefenokee: Land of Trembling Earth" by R Alan Car ter\n"Big City Lights" by Marie A. Douglas\n"Reflections" by Carlos Simon\ n"Savannah River Rhapsody" by Robert Sheldon\n"John and Jim" by Viet Cuong \n"Bamboo Warrior" by Christina Huss\n"All the Earth and Air" by Tyler Gra nt\n"Etowah" by Brian Balmages\n"Everglow" by Katahj Copley\nPremiere: "So lstice" by Brady Chandler (student composer)\n"Heroes of the Marvel Univer se" arranged by Michael Brown\n"Tribute to Ray Charles" arranged by Johnni e Vinson\n\n\n\nACCESSIBILITY\nAn accessible entrance is available with a flat path from the parking deck behind the parking area behind the theater to the front entrance. The standard complement of symphonic percussion wi ll be in use. The concert will not have any special lighting or audio effe cts. For accessibility questions\, please email development@atlantafreedom bands.com.\n\n\n\nGETTING HERE\nPARKING is available along West End Ave\, in a grassy lot near the theater\, and in the campus parking deck (entranc e on Greensferry Ave SW).\nOpen Google Maps >\;\nVIEW THE PROGRAM\nConce rt programs are available the week before the show so you can read more ab out the pieces and composers.\nDownload the Concert Program >\;\n\n\n\n\ n\n\nDINNER AND A SHOW\nSupport our favorite neighborhood restaurants befo re the show. Make your pre-show dinner plans at these fine locations.\nVie w our Recommendations >\;\nWATCH THE STREAM\nAll of AFB’s 33rd season concerts will stream live on our YouTube channel.  The stream will be ava ilable for a short time after the concert.\nStream the Concert >\;\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"Georgia on our Minds" is supported in part by the C ity of Atlanta – Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Funding for this program is also provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts &\; Culture. This program is suppor ted in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives s upport from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.\n\ n[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Parking for the Ray Charl es Performing Arts Center[/caption] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://atlantafreedombands.com/wp-content/uploa ds/2026/02/AFB-GeorgiaOnMyMind-SocialMedia_Facebook-Ad.png CATEGORIES:Concert Band LOCATION:Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College\, 900 West End Ave SW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30310\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=900 West End Ave SW\, Atlan ta\, GA\, 30310\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ray Charles Per forming Arts Center at Morehouse College:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR