Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
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Gorgeous concert hall affiliated with Georgia State University that hosts an eclectic mix of dance, film, theater and music events, as well as art exhibits.
Feed Your Senses with The Jeff Crompton/Benjamin Shirley Duo
Wednesday May 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
The Feed Your Senses series continues with a live performance by Atlanta saxophonist Jeff Crompton with cellist Benjamin Shirley. Collaborating on original duo music since 2019, these accomplished musicians together released the album “Eastern Continental” in January. Bring lunch and enjoy this free...
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Feed Your Senses: The Jeff Crompton and Benjamin Shirley Duo
Wednesday May 17, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
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Our Town
Sunday April 16, 2023 03:00 PM EDT
Categories: Opera
Thornton Wilder's beloved 1938 American classic play “Our Townâ€â€”which earned a Pulitzer Prize for its depiction of life in fictional Grover's Corners, N.H.—inspired radio, television, and film adaptations including a highly successful 1940 film with music by Aaron Copland. ...
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Georgia State University Opera Theater presents "Our Town"
Saturday April 15, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Categories: Opera
Thornton Wilder's 1938 play, “Our Town,†is a beloved American classic. It has inspired radio, television, and film adaptations including a highly successful 1940 film with music by Aaron Copland. Rights for an operatic adaptation, however, were granted only recently to librett...
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Our Town - The Opera
Saturday April 15, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Categories: Opera
Thornton Wilder's beloved 1938 American classic play “Our Townâ€â€”which earned a Pulitzer Prize for its depiction of life in fictional Grover's Corners, N.H.—inspired radio, television, and film adaptations including a highly successful 1940 film with music by Aaron Copland. ...
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Dorrance Dance Company
Saturday April 1, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
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Jazz at Lincoln Center
Saturday March 18, 2023 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
Songs We Love , a journey through the first 50 years of jazz song, is presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center under the musical direction of trombonist Mariel Bildsten. Three guest vocalists will join an all-star band made up of New York’s rising stars discovered by Wynton Marsalis. Combining their dist...
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Johnny Mercer Tribute Featuring Joe Gransden
Saturday March 4, 2023 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $24-$52,
“Jeepers Creepers.” “Summer Wind.” “Moon River.” “Hooray for Hollywood.” Everyone knows the lyrics to these songs, among more than 1,400 penned by Georgia native Johnny Mercer, winner of four Academy Awards (from 18 nominations). Hard-bop trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden and special guest Robin L...
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Feed Your Senses with Alex Gordon
Wednesday February 15, 2023 12:00 PM EST
Categories: Free
Feed Your Senses LIVE returns in person in the Rialto lobby with Alex Gordon, who was voted the city’s Best Instrumentalist in Creative Loafing’s 2019 Best of Atlanta issue. With one baritone guitar, Gordon can simultaneously play bass lines, chords, melodies and drum beats and he d...
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Mavis Staples, Lamont Landers Band
Saturday February 11, 2023 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $59-$120,
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Mavis Staples
Saturday February 11, 2023 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $59-$120,
Mavis Staples is a living legend. In a career spanning longer than Queen Elizabeth’s reign, this once-in-a-generation artist is a Kennedy Center Honoree, Blues, Gospel and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, three-time GRAMMY Award Winner and Lifetime Achievement recipient from both The Recording Aca...
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Martha Graham Dance Company
Sunday February 5, 2023 03:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
CL Critic Kevin C. Madigan Recommends: The last time the Martha Graham Dance Company appeared in... [click here for more]
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Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
Saturday January 21, 2023 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $58-$69,
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., are the seven-time Grammy Award-winning duo, known as "The First Couple of Pop & Soul." Marilyn and Billy have been married for 53 years, and they launched the original <strong xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:av="http://www.audienceview.com/xml/em...
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Arturo Sandoval
Saturday November 12, 2022 08:00 PM EST
Categories: Jazz, Latin Jazz
Among the most dynamic and vivacious performers of our time, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval is the Dizzy Gillespie protégé who first brought Latin influences to American jazz. Recipient of 10 Grammy Awards (from 19 nominations), six B...
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Jane Monheit
Saturday October 1, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
Categories: Jazz
A vocalist with remarkable virtuosity and innate interpretative skills, Jane Monheit puts her unique touch on beloved jazz standards, classic torch songs and contemporary pop. The Long Island native began her professional career while still in high school and studied at the Manhatt...
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Traces: A Speech To African Nations
Thursday September 15, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Categories: Theater
In this one-man theatrical performance in French with English supertitles, the philosophical and poetic thoughts of writer Felwine Sarr come to life through his character, the storyteller, performed by ÃÂtienne Minoungou, who stands alone against the world while determined to a...
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'I Have A Dream' Broadway Musical
Monday July 25, 2022 12:00 AM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $35-75,
Categories: Musical theater
I Have A Dream" is a Broadway Gosepl Musical presented by Herman LeVern Jones' TheatreSouth, Inc. focusing on the life and times of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that chronicles major events of the Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to...
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The Manhattan Transfer
Saturday June 11, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $50-$120,
CL's Doug DeLoach Recommends: Arguably the best known jazz vocal group in all the land, The... [click here for more]
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A.I.M by Kyle Abraham “An Untitled Love”
Saturday May 21, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
Categories: Dance, Performing Arts
Choreographer, dancer and MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham presents “An Untitled Love” featuring the catalogue of Grammy Award-winning R&B legend D’Angelo. This A.I.M by Kyle Abraham creative exaltation serves as a thumping mixtape celebrating culture, family ...
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Miguel Zenón and the GSU Jazz Band
Friday April 22, 2022 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $24-$52,
Multiple Grammy-nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón is widely considered among the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, representing a select few musicians who masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and traditi...
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Gordon Vernick Quartet
Wednesday April 20, 2022 12:00 PM EDT
CL's Doug DeLoach Recommends: Trumpeter Gordon Vernick, director of the GSU Faculty Jazztet,... [click here for more]
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Second Annual Rialto Gala
Saturday March 12, 2022 05:30 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $55-$150,
Categories: Fundraiser, Performing Arts
Celebrate the cultural centerpiece of Downtown Atlanta with a red carpet evening at the Second Annual Rialto Gala. Diamond Guests will enjoy and evening of cocktails, dinner and entertainment starting with a 5:30 p.m. reception. Gold Guests will join the after...
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Syncopated Ladies
Thursday March 3, 2022 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $34-$68,
Categories: Dance, Performing Arts
Syncopated Ladies: Live! features the female tap dance band widely known for their viral videos and founded by Emmy-nominated choreographer Chloe Arnold, who was discovered at a young age by renowned choreographer Debbie Allen. Dancing to today's cutting-edge music...
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Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Saturday February 19, 2022 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
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Angélique Kidjo at the Rialto Theatre
Saturday January 22, 2022 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $59-$120,
CL's Tony Paris Recommends: Kidjo takes American pop music, infuses it with the rhythms and... [click here for more]
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Wayne Bergeson with special guest David Pastor
Friday January 14, 2022 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: Subscription Only until 9/14/21 when ticket go on sale. ,
Rialto: This performance is part of the annual Trumpet Festival of the Southeast ! This year’s festival features Wayne Bergeron with special guest David Pastor and the Georgia State University Jazz Band in homage to Brazilian jazz trumpeter, Claudio Roditi (1946-2020). Trumpet virtuoso Wayne Bergero...
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Christmas with Calabria Foti and Bob McChesney
Saturday December 11, 2021 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $46-$81,
Categories: Christmas, Holiday
Celebrate Christmas with Grammy-nominated songstress Calabria Foti and trombone virtuoso Bob McChesney. The husband and wife duo delight audiences with an exciting blend of swingin’ jazz and beloved holiday classics. Calabria’s sensual vocal stylings have been praised ...
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Rialto 24th Annual Gala Holiday Concert
Sunday December 5, 2021 03:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: Part of the Rialto Subscription Package,
Rialto: This highly-anticipated holiday tradition brings together talented student and faculty musicians from the School of Music performing holiday favorites in a joyful celebration of the season. The Gala Holiday Concert is brimming with holiday cheer! With only one performance this year, tickets ...
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Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue
Saturday November 6, 2021 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $44 to $77,
Winner of the prestigious Blues Music Award (formerly the W.C. Handy Award) for horn in 2018, the beloved bandleader, singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews is a native of the historic New Orleans Tremé neighborhood. He got his name when he picked up his instrument at four. By eight, h...
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Feed Your Senses: Kings of Maryland - Livestream
Wednesday October 20, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
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To view the livestream of this performance, go to the Rialto Center's facebook page at on Wednesday, October 20 at noon. www.Facebook.com/RialtoCenter
Kings of Maryland (KOM) is an Atlanta and Nashville-based collective of comrades forging a wholly unique sound. Though newly formed, ... [click here for more]Feed Your Senses: Myrna Clayton - Livestream
Wednesday September 15, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
To view the livestream of this performance, go to the Rialto Center's facebook page at on Wednesday, September 15 at noon. www.Facebook.com/RialtoCenter
Audiences around the world get up to dance when Myrna Clayton sings, mesmerized by her soul-filled, profound musical message for all. Tagged “T...
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Rialto Livestream of Rock Duo WEISSHUND
Wednesday May 19, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Enjoy this free Feed Your Senses livestream performance featuring WEISSHUND, the rock duo born from a raucous all-night, whiskey-fueled jam session in 2014. Rick Lollar (vocals, guitar) and Marlon Patton (drums, Moog bass pedals) focus on propulsive riffs and melodies, performing with the reckless a...
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The Gala
Saturday April 24, 2021 06:30 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: Free ($35 suggested donation),
Enjoy this free virtual gala celebration and fundraiser in support of the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, featuring a virtual red carpet, pre-show, a nostalgic celebration of Rialto’s 105 Anniversary, Best of Recent Performances, interviews and tributes from artists, fans and...
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Percussionist Emrah Kotan via Rialto Feed Your Senses
Wednesday March 17, 2021 12:00 PM EDT
Emrah Kotan is a classically trained percussionist who came to the U.S. from his native Turkey, earning a master's degree in jazz studies from Georgia State University. After playing major events including Montreaux Jazz Festival and The Blue Note in New York, Kotan is one of Atlanta's most sought-a...
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Rialto Feed Your Senses Live Stream featuring Joe Gransden
Wednesday December 16, 2020 12:00 PM EST
As described by jazz enthusiast and performer Clint Eastwood, Joe Gransden “is a young man with an old soul and a classic voice – he’s a great talent and plays a hell of a trumpet!” Gransden, who has performed worldwide and released 14 CDs, enjoys a loyal following including an array of people who a...
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Rialto Homegrown Artists Livestream with Kenito Murray and Quinn Mason
Thursday December 10, 2020 12:00 PM EST
Atlanta-based Kenito Murray (percussion) and Quinn Mason (sax, electronics) are staples of the Atlanta music scene. They improvise across genres and collaborate in the energetic Wolf Pack ATL. This set features the duo on a goat farm at The Magic Lantern. View the performance via @RialtoCenter on Fa...
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Rialto Feed Your Senses Live Stream with George Trotter
Friday November 27, 2020 12:00 PM EST
Improvisational musician and composer George Trotter started making music in the Atlanta area in 1982. Trotter has played in rock bands and theatrical productions and has recently taken an interest in video. His latest creation for the Rialto Homegrown Artist series is a thoughtful blend of experime...
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Rialto Feed Your Senses Live Stream with Pianist Joe Alterman
Wednesday November 18, 2020 12:00 PM EST
Atlanta native Joe Alterman studied music at New York University, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in jazz piano performance. Alterman has performed at many world-renowned venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland and New York’s Blue Note, where he opened many times fo...
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Rialto Feed Your Senses with Jazz Great Rod Harris Jr.
Wednesday October 21, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist Rod Harris Jr. is a prevalent music force. Enjoy this free virtual concert presented by the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. Tune in via @RialtoCenter on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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Rialto Homegrown Artists Series Presents Whispers of Night
Thursday September 24, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
Whispers of Night is an acoustic, experimental and improvisation duo focused on creative expression, respect and collaborative exploration of sound, rooted around the string band music of Appalachia. Featuring multi-instrumentalist Majid Araim and Benjamin Shirley, Whispers of Night has been honing ...
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Rialto Homegrown Artists Series: Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel
Thursday July 9, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
This week's Homegrown Artist's Series features Atlanta's most astutely named band provides us with a hypnotic set of drones, strums, washes and squiggles, all performed on the theremin (Scott Burland) and lap steel guitar (Frank Shultz). Relax and enjoy Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel here on Facebo...
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Rialto Homegrown Artists Series featuring Klimchak
Thursday July 2, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
Klimchak is a throat-singing, theremin-playing, homemade percussion instrument-making musician from Atlanta, GA.
In concert, Klimchak builds elaborate structures of interlocking melody & rhythm, then obliterates those structures with bursts of noise, random drones, and slabs of spontaneous improvise...
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The Rialto Homegrown Artists Series performance featuring Zentropy aka Allen Welty-Green
Thursday May 28, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
The Rialto Homegrown Artists Series was created to showcase local talent and offer hope and support to the Atlanta community during these extraordinary times. Every Thursday at noon, the Rialto presents a variety of FREE, short (approximately 15-20 minutes), virtual performances from the homes of lo...
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Luther Enloe Feed Your Senses Virtual Concert
Wednesday May 20, 2020 12:00 PM EDT
Possessing a distictively resonant sound quality, lyrical phrasing and technical finesse, classical guitarist Luther Enloe earns critical acclaim for the expressive command of his live performances from both concert presenters and audience members. Enloe's programs offer an exciting array of Spanish...
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Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta
Sunday May 10, 2020 03:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $6-$15,
The Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta (MYSO) is a community-based youth orchestra dedicated to furthering the music education of its students. The primary goal of MYSO is to instill in its students a love for music that will stay with them forever. MYSO's music director and conductor...
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Jazz Band ft. Tom Scott
Friday April 24, 2020 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $20.40-$52,
The GSU Jazz Band is joined by the incomparable Tom SCOTT. Scott is a veteran composer, arranger, producer, musical director, and saxophonist, having earned 3 Grammy Awards and 14 Grammy nominations over four decades. Gordon VERNICK, director.
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Tom Scott ft. Georgia State University Jazz Band
Friday April 24, 2020 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $24-$52,
Grammy-winning saxophonist, Tom Scott is a renowned composer, arranger, producer, music director and educator. Scott's 33 solo recordings have earned him 3 Grammy awards. His career as a guest artist spans over 500 recordings with the likes of Barbara Streisand, Quincy Jones, Thelonious Monk, Frank ...
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Signature Series: Symphonic Wind Ensemble “Social (In)Justice”
Thursday April 23, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Special guest conductor, Alfred WATKINS joins the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in a program entitled “Social (In)Justice” celebrating and elevating the oppressed and marginalized. Among the featured works are compositions by Omar THOMAS and GSU alumnus Carlos SIMON.
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Wind Orchestra & Concert Band
Tuesday April 21, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
School of Music presents the Wind Orchestra and Concert Band
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Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday April 14, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Always an audience favorite, join us for an evening of unique sounds and incredible artistry from the talented percussion students of the School of Music under the direction of Dr. Stuart GERBER.
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Susannah
Sunday April 12, 2020 03:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25,
Written by Carlisle Floyd during the McCarthy era, Susannah is loosely based on the Apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders. The opera includes Protestant hymns and traditional classical music. Susannah is one of the most performed American operas, second only to Porgy and Bess. Carroll FREEMAN, ...
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Susannah
Saturday April 11, 2020 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25,
Written by Carlisle Floyd during the McCarthy era, Susannah is loosely based on the Apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders. The opera includes Protestant hymns and traditional classical music. Susannah is one of the most performed American operas, second only to Porgy and Bess. Carroll FREEMAN, ...
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Susannah
Friday April 10, 2020 07:30 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25,
Written by Carlisle Floyd during the McCarthy era, Susannah is loosely based on the Apocryphal tale of Susannah and the Elders. The opera includes Protestant hymns and traditional classical music. Susannah is one of the most performed American operas, second only to Porgy and Bess. Carroll FREEMAN, ...
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
Saturday March 7, 2020 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $42 to $84,
With a multifaceted career spanning four decades, three-time Grammy winner and Tony Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists.
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Wind Orchestra & Concert Band
Tuesday February 25, 2020 07:30 PM EST
School of Music presents the Wind Orchestra
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Tuesday February 18, 2020 07:30 PM EST
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble will be performing on Feb 18, 7:30 pm at the Rialto Center for the Arts, Classics II conducted by Robert Ambrose and graduate conductors Bryant Wahl-Perrin, Ellie Anderson, and Alex Yaden. They will be performing Three Merry Marches, selected movements from Music for Wind...
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Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra concert
Sunday February 16, 2020 03:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $10-$17.50,
The Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra of Atlanta continues its 30th Anniversary Season with a concert at GSU’s Rialto Theatre on Sunday, February 16 at 3:00.
The program will include works by Hans Zimmer, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Marquez, performed by MYSO’s two orchestras under the directio...
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Johnny Mercer Tribute ft. Joe Gransden, Tierney Sutton
Friday February 7, 2020 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $20-$52,
Categories: Jazz
“Jeepers Creepers.” “Summer Wind.” “Moon River.” “Hooray for Hollywood.” Everyone knows the lyrics to these songs, among more than 1,400 penned by Georgia native Johnny Mercer, winner of four Academy Awards (from 18 nominations). Hard-bop trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden and spec...
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Eric Whitacre
Tuesday February 4, 2020 07:30 PM EST
Grammy-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular musicians of his generation. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional musicians alike, while his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 120 di...
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Che Marshall
Wednesday September 18, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
Che Guevara Marshall is a modern-day gentleman. A man of high standards with a mind that continues to seek imaginative paths that bridge the worlds of art and science. Che’s artistic ability and personal style is exemplified by his versatility and dynamic range of musicality. Che has performed aroun...
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Marshall Ruffin
Wednesday August 21, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
Marshall Ruffin is a Georgia based guitarist, songwriter, and singer. Ruffin has performed and recorded as the guitarist and backing vocalist for Lonnie Holley, with whom he recently toured Europe. His song Light The Way was featured during their session in London at BBC Radio 6. Ruffin was the winn...
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Kenny Banks Jr.
Wednesday July 17, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
Raised by two musician parents in Columbus, Ohio, Kenny Banks Jr.’s love for jazz is essentially a passion that pumps through his veins. Kenneth Banks Jr., The Artist, is a title that has been in the making his entire life. In 2018, Kenneth released his first debut album, “My Sentiments”, alongside ...
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Sequoyah Murray
Wednesday June 19, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
At just 22 years old, Atlanta vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Sequoyah Murray has already established himself as a singular voice in the Atlanta music scene. Murray began writing and recording music when he was just 15. After a handful of self-released tapes, he attracted the attention ...
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Create: To bring into existence: A black girls tale
Thursday June 6, 2019 05:00 PM EDT
Opening reception for a showcase of an artist’s creative processes through mixed media.
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FEED YOUR SENSES featuring ALEX GORDON
Wednesday May 15, 2019 12:00 PM EDT
In Alex Gordon's hands a baritone guitar becomes a veritable orchestra, in and of itself, capable of making any social gathering exquisitely pleasant and equally memorable. Alex has an uncanny ability to zero in on a musical frequency that welcomes all in attendance to immediately feel at ease and e...
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GSU Jazz Band with Guest Artist Etienne Charles
Saturday April 27, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
We conclude our 2018/19 Signature Series with a fabulous concert featuring very special guest artist, trumpeter Etienne CHARLES. Charles is a recording artist, composers, arranger, and currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University.
Gordon Vernick,...
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE)
Thursday April 25, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
"Music from Asia"
Harvey Chang, guest conductor and soloist from Taiwan
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Wind Orchestra and Concert Band presents This Beautiful Earth
Tuesday April 23, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
A celebration of music grounded in this beautiful Earth - an Earth Day Celebration.
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Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday April 16, 2019 07:30 PM EDT
Always an audience favorite, join us for an evening of unique sounds and incredible artistry from the talented percussion students of the School of Music under the direction of Dr. Stuart GERBER.
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GSU Opera Theater Presents Candide - April 14, 2019
Sunday April 14, 2019 03:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25.00,
CANDIDE, based on Voltaire’s farcical epic of the same name, celebrates the 100th birthday of Leonard BERNSTEIN, its composer, this year. The GSU Opera Theater’s production is based on the 1989 version that Bernstein conducted at the Tanglewood Festival. The Maestro’s straightforward music is quinte...
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GSU Opera Theater Presents Candide - April 13, 2019
Saturday April 13, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25.00,
CANDIDE, based on Voltaire’s farcical epic of the same name, celebrates the 100th birthday of Leonard BERNSTEIN, its composer, this year. The GSU Opera Theater’s production is based on the 1989 version that Bernstein conducted at the Tanglewood Festival. The Maestro’s straightforward music is quinte...
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GSU Opera Theater Presents Candide - April 12, 2019
Friday April 12, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $12.75-$25.00,
CANDIDE, based on Voltaire’s farcical epic of the same name, celebrates the 100th birthday of Leonard BERNSTEIN, its composer, this year. The GSU Opera Theater’s production is based on the 1989 version that Bernstein conducted at the Tanglewood Festival. The Maestro’s straightforward music is quinte...
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Ethics, Resilience, and Recovery: Learning from Moral Injury
Thursday April 11, 2019 05:30 PM EDT
Noted experts and other local commentators will discuss ethics, resilience, and recovery. Featuring presentations by Joshua Mantz (former US Army Major), Rita Nakashima Brock (director of Moral Injury programs at Volunteers of America) and Prof. Nancy Sherman (Georgetown University). The presentatio...
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Taste of Blue
Friday March 22, 2019 07:00 PM EDT
Save the date for Friday, March 22nd because Taste of Blue is back! Join us as we enjoy an evening of food, beer, wine, live entertainment, and a silent auction.
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Anoushka Shankar
Saturday March 16, 2019 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $39.10-$74,
While her sister Norah Jones may be the more commercially successful family member, Anoushka Shankar has followed in the footsteps of her father, the late Ravi Shankar, king of the sitar. Her mastery of one of the world’s most difficult instruments is impressive to say the least, and the hypnotic rh...
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Signature Series: Wind Orchestra and Concert Band
Tuesday March 5, 2019 07:30 PM EST
The program, Dancing Through Time features selections from the Danserye by SUSATO (arr. by Dunnigan), Ballet for Band by Cindy McTEE, Melodious Thunk by David BIEDENBENDER, and Dance of the New World by Dana WILSON.
GSU Wind Orchestra Conductor: Chester Phillips
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East Meets West: A Jazz Collaboration
Wednesday February 27, 2019 12:00 PM EST
This project brings together three Georgia State Jazz Faculty members with three musicians well-versed in jazz and traditional music from the Indian Sub-Continent (Pakistan and India). The music from this area is rich in history and has many similarities with American Jazz in that improvisation play...
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MasterJam
Sunday February 24, 2019 08:00 AM EST
Categories: Dance/Performing Arts
Expect the unexpected as your favorite choreographers guide you through intense, professional dance training.
Join Royce Reed from Basketball Wives, Carlos Garland from "So You Think You Can Dance" and Josh Williams, who danced with Chris Brown, Derulo and more.... [click here for more]
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Signature Series: GospelFest!
Saturday February 9, 2019 12:00 AM EST
Join us for a jubilant evening of song celebrating the genre’s deep Atlanta roots. Along with traditional choirs and contemporary urban Gospel music, GospelFest! will also feature special guest artists Callie DAY (vocals) and Bishop Chantel WRIGHT (conductor).
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Signature Series: GospelFest!
Monday January 28, 2019 12:00 AM EST
Jennifer SENGIN, conductor
Join us for a jubilant evening of song celebrating the genre’s deep Atlanta roots. Along with traditional choirs and contemporary urban Gospel music, GospelFest! will also feature special guest artists Callie DAY (vocals) and Bishop Chantel WRIGHT (conductor).
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Signature Series: Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Monday January 28, 2019 12:00 AM EST
The program, Wind Band Classics, features an evening of treasures from the Wind Band Literature!
Robert Ambrose, conductor
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A Tale of Two Presidents: An Evening with Pete Souza
Thursday December 6, 2018 07:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $44-$100,
SHADE: A TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS contrasts more than a hundred of Souza's unforgettable images of President Barack Obama with tweets, news headlines, and quotes that defined the first 500 days of the Trump White House. What began with Souza's wildly popular Instagram posts soon after President Donald...
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Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Combos
Tuesday December 4, 2018 07:30 PM EST
Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Combos 1
Enjoy an evening concert of Jazz music by the Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Combos, made up of high school students from throughout Atlanta. 12/04/18 7:30 12/05/18 7:30 12/10/18 7:30
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Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Big Band - December 2, 2018
Sunday December 2, 2018 07:30 PM EST
Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Big Band
Enjoy an evening concert of Jazz music by the Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra Big band, made up of high school students from throughout Atlanta.
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Gala Holiday Concert
Sunday December 2, 2018 03:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $17-$30.60,
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Signature Series: Gala Holiday Concert
Sunday December 2, 2018 03:00 PM EST
Signature Series: Gala Holiday Concert
Your Gateway to the Holidays! An Atlanta tradition for over 20 years, the annual GSU Gala Holiday Concert brings together over 200 talented student and faculty performers from the School of Music in a joyful celebration of the Holiday Season. With only one pe...
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Signature Series: Gala Holiday Concert
Sunday December 2, 2018 03:00 PM EST
Signature Series: Gala Holiday Concert
Your Gateway to the Holidays! An Atlanta tradition for over 20 years, the annual GSU Gala Holiday Concert brings together over 200 talented student and faculty performers from the School of Music in a joyful celebration of the Holiday Season. With only one pe...
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Signature Series: University Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday November 14, 2018 07:30 PM EST
Signature Series: University Symphony Orchestra
AHear tomorrow’s stars today as we present the very talented student winners of the annual Brumby Concerto/Aria Competition! Also featured on this concert, Maurice RAVEL’s masterful orchestration of Pictures at An Exhibition by Modest MUSSORGSKY.
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Wind Orchestra presents Out of the Middle Ages
Tuesday November 13, 2018 07:31 PM EST
Wind Orchestra presents Out of the Middle Ages
Cathedrals - Kathryne Salfelder
From the Middle Ages - Alexander Glazunov
Sketches on a Tudor Psalm - Fisher Tull
Three Ayres from Gloucester - Hugh Stuart
Medieval Suite - Ron Nelson
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Aida Cuevas and Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlan: Totalmente Juan Gabriel
Saturday November 10, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $39.10-$62.90,
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GSU Jazz Band with Guest Artists Eric Alexander and Joe Farnsworth - November 8, 2018
Thursday November 8, 2018 08:00 PM EST
Alexander has worked with many jazz musicians, including Chicago pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Idris Muhammad, and guitarist Pat Martino. He has recorded and toured extensively with the sextet, One for All. Joe Farnswoth, one of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the sc...
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GSU Jazz Band with Guest Artists Eric Alexander and Joe Farnsworth
Thursday November 8, 2018 08:00 PM EST
GSU Jazz Band with Guest Artists Eric Alexander and Joe Farnsworth
The GSU Jazz band under the direction of Dr. Gordon Vernick will perform with Eric Alexander and Joe Farnsworth. Eric Alexanderis an American jazz saxophonist, known for his sophisticated hard bop and post-bop style. Alexander firs...
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Percussion ensemble
Tuesday November 6, 2018 07:30 PM EST
Percussion Ensemble
Music by Karel Goeyvaerts, Steve Reich, and Eric Lyon
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Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer
Saturday November 3, 2018 08:00 PM EDT
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
Cost: $50.15-$72.25,
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GSU Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday October 17, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
Signature Series: University Symphony Orchestra. A program introducing the new Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the School of Music, Alexander FREUND in a performance of HAYDN’s Trumpet Concerto. The concert will also feature special guest conductor, Guido RUMSTADT. Michael Palmer, conductor
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Signature Series: Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents Hands Across the Sea
Tuesday October 16, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
Signature Series: Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents Hands Across the Sea The program Hands Across the Sea features special guest conductor, Anna Leena LUMME – direct from Finland!
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GSUWoodwind Chamber
Thursday October 4, 2018 12:00 PM EDT
Woodwind Chamber. The Woodwind Chamber Ensemble includes woodwind quintets, saxophone quartets, mixed strings/winds/piano groups, and same instrument choirs. Georgia State woodwind chamber ensembles, both past and present, have performed at national and international conferences and competitions.
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University Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday September 26, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
The University Symphony Orchestra is an ensemble of 80 graduate and undergraduate student players, presenting six to eight performances each academic year. The orchestra collaborates regularly with distinguished guest artists, Georgia State University music faculty and university choral ensembles. T...
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents American Voices
Tuesday September 25, 2018 07:30 PM EDT
Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents American Voices. "American Voices"
Celebrating the Best of American Music for the Wind Band.
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Hours
Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
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