Please Note: Saturday's performance is currently sold-out. Only single seats are available for the Thursday performance.Be part of history when the 27-time Grammy(r) Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Robert Spano assemble an all-star cast for Mahler's Symphony No. 8. The internationally renowned Orchestra and Chorus continue to advance their legacy in the choral repertoire, bringing their singular power to Mahler's monument to spiritual transformation.More than a century ago, Mahler convened more than a thousand performers onstage to extend his expansive vision of the symphony, animating texts from the medieval hymn "Veni creator spiritus" ("Come, Creator Spirit") and Goethe's Faust.These performances will be recorded.Pre-Concert TalksJoin host Ken Meltzer, ASO Program Annotator and Music Consultant, 1 hour before each evening and matinee Delta Classical concert in Symphony Hall (unless otherwise noted) for FREE Pre-Concert Talks by composers, conductors, educators, and musical experts. Pre-Concert Talks are free and open to all concert tickets holders. Speakers and locations are subject to change.PROGRAM NOTESKEN MELTZER'S INSIDE THE MUSIC
