ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO SENIOR STAFF

• Donald P. Carson is named Chief Financial Officer
  Former Principal, The Ansley Capital Group LLC & Ansley Securities LLC
• Paul W. Hogle is named Vice President of Development
  Former Vice President of Development, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
• Quanda Rodriguez is named Manager of Community Engagement and Partnerships
  Former marketing and public relations officer with the City of Atlanta's Bureau of Cultural Affairs

ATLANTA - April 15, 2002 - The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has named Donald P. Carson as Chief Financial Officer and Paul W. Hogle as Vice President of Development. The ASO also has appointed Quanda Rodriguez to the newly created position of Manager of Community Engagement and Partnerships.

Donald P. Carson joins the ASO as Chief Financial Officer with over 25 years of experience in commercial and investment banking. His responsibilities will include overseeing the financial ongoing development of the implementation of annual strategic operating plans and increased initiatives.

Former to his ASO appointment, Carson served as Principal and co- founder of The Ansley Capital Group LLC & Ansley Securities LLC, a boutique investment bank specializing in raising growth capital for early stage companies and merger and acquisition advisory work with more than $50M in capital raised and transactions completed. Carson spent 20 years with the Wachovia Corporation most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer, Wachovia Capital Markets, Inc., Wachovia International Banking Corporation, Wachovia International Investment Corporation, Wachovia Capital Associates, and Wachovia Leasing Corporation; Executive Vice President, Wachovia Bank, N.A. where he was responsible for the company's investment banking, global markets, and financial institutions businesses. He leaves his ASO Board service as the chair for ASO's Personnel Committee, and as a member of the Executive and Finance Committees to join the administrative staff in building the new Symphony Center. He has been a member of the world-renowned ASO Chorus since 1993, appears on two of the ASO's Grammy Award-winning recordings (1999 and 1997) and is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

As the Vice President of Development for the ASO, Paul W. Hogle will be responsible for working with volunteers and staff to successfully maximize contributed revenues. Hogle will manage the annual and long-term development goals, the planning and strategy for the Annual Fund, corporate sponsorship, and private and government grants, Atlanta Symphony Associates, as well as all other aspects of project fundraising. Hogle will further be responsible for the Symphony Center campaign strategy oversight management, and success of the ASO's expansion planning initiatives and, in particular, the new Symphony Center.

For eighteen years, Hogle has served orchestras in either the Executive Director or Senior Development role. As Vice President for Development for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Paul led a team responsible for a five-year, $100 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. During his tenure, the program saw commitments to the campaign increase by 60% and annual giving by 40%. Prior to his BSO position, he served as Development Director for the Chicago and Indianapolis symphony orchestras. For the CSO, he reorganized and rebuilt the development staff to successfully grow the annual fund, while at the same time staffing a campaign of $105 million to renovate and expand Orchestra Hall. As Development Director for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Paul expanded annual giving programs, was responsible for a $40 million endowment campaign, and co-led a five-year strategic planning process. Paul also graduated from Leadership Greater Chicago, is a frequent presenter at American Symphony Orchestra League conferences, and serves as a School Board member for Chapelgate Christian Academy. Paul, his wife, Lauri, and their three daughters will be relocating to Marietta in June.

As the ASO's Manager of Community Engagement and Partnerships Quanda Rodriguez will facilitate the ASO's outreach and community engagement initiatives and promote the Orchestra's leadership role in the local, state and national community. This includes assisting with the ASO's outreach program "Partners in Performance", developing initiatives with trustees, musicians and staff that enhance community engagement, representing the ASO in advocacy events and activities throughout the state, and coordinating community project activities for "A King Celebration" - ASO's annual tribute concert to Martin Luther King Jr.

For three years Rodriguez served as a marketing and public relations officer with the City of Atlanta's Bureau of Cultural Affairs where she developed integrated marketing and public relations strategies for the Bureau's programs, which included the Montreux Atlanta Music Festival and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and International Business from Howard University. Rodriguez is a Resource Council member for Woodruff Arts Center's "Celebrate Diversity in the Arts" Campaign and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the largest arts organization in the Southeast and one of the youngest American orchestras to achieve prominence on the global stage. The Orchestra's recordings, some featuring the globally renowned ASO Chorus, have earned 18 Grammys. Now in its 57th season, the ASO performs a year-round slate of more than 250 concerts, including a 72-concert Classical season and related series at Atlanta Symphony Hall; an annual summer pops series at Chastain Park Amphitheater, and a full schedule of educational, neighborhood and Free Parks concerts throughout in Metro Atlanta. The Orchestra supports 200 young musicians annually in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Talent Development programs. The 2001-02 season saw the beginning of the creative partnership of Robert Spano as Music Director and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles, signaling a new era of collaborative and creative energy. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Classical Concerts Presenting Sponsor is Delta Air Lines. Media Sponsors are The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Newstalk 750 WSB. The ASO is also supported in part by grants from the Fulton County Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Georgia Council for the Arts, and the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's 2002 Classic Chastain season is sponsored by Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, BellSouth, Wachovia and Worldspan.