FREE! Johns Creek Symphony Performs in Newtown Park

The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will perform on the season finale of the City of Johns Creek’s Summer Concert Series on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 at Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Due to construction on the amphitheater, the concert will take place on the lacrosse field, and the performance will be rain or shine.

This concert is presented by the City of Johns Creek.

The concert will be conducted by JCSO Founder and Music Director, J. Wayne Baughman. Repertoire for the performance will include light classical and Pops favorites, including pieces from Titanic, Godfather, Downton Abbey and more.

ADMISSION IS FREE. NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. For additional information regarding the performance, please visit the City of Johns Creek’s Summer Concert Series page on their website.

JCSO Music Director and Conductor J. Wayne Baughman studied choral and orchestral conducting, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education from the University of Alabama, as well as advanced studies in conducting at the University of Michigan.

Upon his arrival in Atlanta in 1974, Maestro Baughman immediately became involved with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Choruses, and for 25 years he was a frequent vocal soloist, chorus member, and rehearsal conductor under the guidance of the late Robert Shaw. Well known for his oratorio performances as bass soloist, he collaborated with Maestro Shaw on numerous performance projects, including the Mozart Requiem Mass, J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion, and Handel’s Messiah. In 1990, as bass soloist, Maestro Baughman shared the honor of a Grammy Award for the Telarc recording of Belshazzar’s Feast (Walton) and Chichester Psalms (Bernstein) with Robert Shaw and the ASO.

Maestro Baughman has held numerous academic and church music conducting positions in a career spanning more than 50 years. In addition to his work with the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra he serves as Vice-President of the Cultural Arts Alliance at Johns Creek and chairs the Johns Creek Legacy Center Task Force.

About Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra

Now in its fifteenth season, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is metro Atlanta’s only fully-professional, part-time symphonic orchestra, made up of professional musicians from all over the greater metro Atlanta area. Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Founder and Music Director J. Wayne Baughman, provides musical enrichment for the community of Johns Creek through a three-concert series of performances, as well as additional educational programs and special events each year. For more information, visit JCSO on Web, Facebook and Instagram.