Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Opens 2018-19 Season On Oct. 27

JOHNS CREEK, GA — The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra will open its 2018-2019 season with Maestro and Friends, featuring the JCSO String Quartet and Friends, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church.

Maestro J. Wayne Baughman will give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m., and the concert will be followed by a complimentary reception sponsored by Culver’s of Johns Creek. This concert is presented by Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

The concert will be an uplifting evening of chamber works, including Dvorak’s String Quintet in G Major and Mendelssohn’s Octet in Eb Major. Featured musicians include Adelaide Federici, Alison James, Peter Ciaschini, and Lee Taylor, violins; Cindy Beard and Kate Feltgen, violas; Sarah Kapps and Martin Gueorguiev, cellos; and Todd Markey, bass.

Tickets for this public performance are $32 for adults, $27 for seniors 55 and older, and $16 for students. Johns Creek United Methodist Church is located at 11180 Medlock Bridge Road. For tickets, call (678) 748-5802 or visit www.johnscreeksymphony.org.

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Now in its twelfth 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.

The Orchestra, conducted by founder and Music Director J. Wayne Baughman, provides musical enrichment for the community through a three-concert series of performances, as well as additional educational programs and special events each year.

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