“Jennifer Barlament was named executive director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2016,” writes Mark Gresham in Wednesday’s (9/19) ArtsATL. “This year, the orchestra and its musicians quietly reached a new three-year deal months ahead of the new season. Q: With a harmonious three-year extension of the musicians’ contract in place, and Robert Spano’s announcement that he will step down as music director at the end of the 2020–21 season, this seems a good time to look at … the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and how it will evolve over the next three years. Barlament: We’re in the midst of a strategic planning process that will help us drive the direction for the next five years…. One [idea] is the whole concept of sharing the world-class art of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with a broad public…. This spring we took our concert with Yo-Yo Ma, and rather than just keeping it limited to 1,700 people that might be lucky enough to experience that concert in Symphony Hall, we simulcast it onto the wall of the High Museum out in the piazza…. It’s all about taking what we do and sharing it with more people.”
Posted September 20, 2018
Jennifer Barlament photo by Maria Lameiras
