ASO to Present CELEBRATING GEORGIA WITH CUCK LEAVELL AND FRIENDS, 1/18

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will present "Celebrating Georgia with Chuck Leavell and Friends" - a concert honoring Georgia's musical legacy - on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Mr. Leavell, who has won a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with the Allman Brothers Band and is a member of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, will be joined by special guests Gregg Allman, Jimmy Hall, Robert McDuffie, Randall Bramblett Band, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jacomo Bairos. The performance will pay tribute to Georgia music and will include a special homage to Georgia's own Otis Redding.

"This concert will be a unique and fun celebration of a wide variety of music - from blues to rock and soul to a violin virtuoso, we will be covering it all," said Chuck Leavell. "And with good friends and very special guests Gregg Allman, Randall Bramblett, Robert McDuffie, Jimmy Hall, and the great Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, it promises to be one for the ages."

This is a special performance affiliated with the Georgia Roots Music Festival - a one-day event celebrating Georgia's extensive and diverse musical heritage - which will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2014, from noon to 6:30 p.m. at the Woodruff Arts Center. The festival is sponsored by Chuck and Rose Lane Leavell, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Georgia Council for the Arts, the Riverview Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Turner. Additional details are available at www.garoots.org.

Tickets for "Celebrating Georgia with Chuck Leavell and Friends" are $29-$89.50 and will be available on Friday, December 13, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets will also be available online at atlantasymphony.org, by calling 404.733.5000, and at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets. Box office hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Additional concert details are available at aso.org/leavell.

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