In Monday’s (9/22) Appen Media (Alpharetta, Georgia), Jon Wilcox writes, “[A] dramatic Western scene was the first of several narrated by [composer George S.] Clinton during the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the season Sept. 20 at Mount Pisgah Church. The performance marked the start of a new chapter for the orchestra with new Music Director Henry Cheng conducting. It also welcomed youth with a new policy of providing free tickets to all students. Before each of the five parts of his violin concerto, ‘The Rose of Sonora,’ Clinton narrated the story of Rose and Jed, inviting the audience to paint their own vivid mental pictures. Clinton is an award-winning film and TV composer … The concert was the first of the orchestra’s ‘IMAGINE: Your Playlist’ season, which aims to make classical music more accessible. Cheng, who was selected in May, said he thinks it is essential for orchestras to make music that speaks directly to the community…. ‘It’s sharing stories that I hope connect with the community, whether it’s exploring ideas of grief, ideas of overcoming and how we’re actually much more connected than ever,’ Cheng said previously…. ‘Music is that bridge.’ ” Violinist Holly Mulcahy was the soloist for the concerto; the program also included Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
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