Simply the Best
Atlanta Freedom Bands presents a curated collection of classics for wind band. AFB’s Music Directors and musicians have selected a program representing some of the best pieces of band repertoire from yesterday’s and today’s composers.
The program features band classics by Percy Grainger and Gustav Holst paired with music from John Mackey and Katahj Copely. Of course, we have a soundtrack from John Williams on menu along with several other pieces you will be sure to enjoy. The concert also features a new work from our Student Composer Residency Program. We will welcome Tyson Washington, a student at the University of West Georgia, for a performance of his new work “The Dance and the Feast”.
What would a concert of the best music be without our best friends? We have invited our friends from all the organizations in the Atlanta Queer Arts Alliance (AQuAA) to host the show.
Get your tickets today for this interesting and unique concert!
The program includes:
Ayo by Katahj Copley
Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst, ed. Fennell
An Irish Ayre for Winds by Warren Barker
Soundtrax by Connor Sullivan
March from 1941 by John Williams, arr. Lavender
Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away by Percy Grainger, arr. Erickson
Foundry by John Mackey
The Dance and the Feast by Tyson Washington
ABBA on Broadway, arr. Michael Brown
Proud Mary by JC Fogerty, arr. Robert W Smith
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students.
The concert will also stream live from AFB’s YouTube channel.
ACCESSIBILITY
An accessible entrance is available with a flat path from the parking deck behind the church to the rear door into the concert area and to the restrooms. The standard complement of symphonic percussion will be in use. The concert will not have special effects or lighting. For accessibility questions, please email development@atlantafreedombands.com.
| GETTING HERE Parking is available in a pay deck behind the church. Overflow parking is available street-side and in a pay lot at Highland Ave and Briarcliff Place. Open Google Maps > | VIEW THE PROGRAM Concert programs are available the week before the show so you can read more about the pieces and composers. Download program > |
| DINNER AND A SHOW Support our favorite neighborhood restaurants before the show. Make your pre-show dinner plans at these fine locations. View our Recommendations > | WATCH THE STREAM All of AFB’s 32nd season concerts will stream live on our YouTube channel. The stream will be available for a short time after the concert. Stream the Concert > |
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“Simply the Best” is supported in part by the City 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 supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.