ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCHEDULE OF EIGHT PARKS CONCERTS IN ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY - 3rd Annual Bark in the Park Concert at Piedmont Park
Centennial Park Fourth of July Celebration

ATLANTA-- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced today the 2001 schedule for its Summer Parks Concerts. An Atlanta summer tradition, the ASO performs free outdoor concerts annually in the parks of Atlanta and Fulton County.

For the third year, the ASO presents its popular Bark in the Park concert at Piedmont Park's Oak Hill on Sunday, August 12. Besides animal-themed musical selections, pet lovers and families are invited to bring their pets to the concert to watch and participate in pre-concert dog activities including dog and disc demonstrations by the Greater Atlanta Dog and Disc Club and WoofSports USA and a costume contest for pets.

Music Conductor-Designate Robert Spano salutes Independence from the podium as he leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the noted Fourth of July celebration in Centennial Park on Wednesday, July 4.

The locations and dates for this year's schedule of eight concerts are Shannon Mall (Sunday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.); Roswell City Hall Parking Lot, Roswell (Saturday, June 30, 7:30 p.m.); Centennial Park, Atlanta (Wednesday, July 4, 7:30 p.m.); Piedmont Park Oak Hill, Atlanta (Sunday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.); East Point Commons Area (Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.); William Payne House, Sandy Springs (Sunday, July 15, 6:30 p.m); Bark in the Park concert at Piedmont Park Oak Hill, Atlanta (Sunday, August 12, 7:30 p.m.); and Wills Park Equestrian Center, Alpharetta (Thursday, August 16, 7:30 p.m.).

A frequent conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts, Jere Flint leads the ASO's popular Symphony Street concerts for children and also conducts as part of the Classic Chastain Series at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. He has also been a member of the ASO's cello section since 1969, and has conducted the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra for more than two decades.

The ASO is pleased to announce that BellSouth is the presenting sponsor of the 2001 Summer Parks Concerts. The 2001 ASO Summer Parks Concerts are also made possible with additional support from the Fulton County Arts Council and the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SCHEDULE OF FREE SUMMER CONCERTS

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Sunday, June 24, 2001 7:30p.m. (raindate: Tuesday, June 26)
Shannon Mall Parking Lot
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404) 733-5000

Program includes works by Smetana and Rimsky-Korsakov; second half of program highlights music in space with themes from "E.T." and "Star Trek" plus selections from Holst's The Planets.
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Saturday, June 30, 2001 7:30 p.m. (raindate: Sunday, July 1)
Roswell City Hall Parking Lot
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.

Program includes works by Chopin, deFalla, Ellington, Joplin, and Gershwin.
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Wednesday, July 4, 2001 7:30 p.m. (raindate: Thursday, July 5)
Centennial Park
Robert Spano, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Sunday, July 8, 2001 7:30 p.m. (raindate: Tuesday, July 10)
Piedmont Park Oak Hill
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.

Program includes overtures by Wagner, Mozart, Suppé, and Berlioz plus "Melodious Tchaikovsky" with selections from Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Symphony No. 5, and 1812 Overture.
Sponsored by the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Friday, July 13, 2001 7:30 p.m. (raindate: Saturday, July 14)
East Point Commons Area
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000

Program includes Verdi's Grand March from Aida and Brahms' Three Hungarian Dances with Americana works by Henry Mancini, John Williams, and Leroy Anderson.
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:30 p.m. (raindate: Tuesday, July 17)
William Payne House, Sandy Springs
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.

Program includes works by Mozart, Bach, Handel, and Bartók, plus Mendelssohn's Symphony No.4 "Italian."
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Sunday, August 12, 2001 7:30 p.m. (raindate: Tuesday, August 14)
Piedmont Park Oak Hill
Bark in the Park Concert
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.
Kelly McCoy, Narrator

Dog & disc demonstrations at 6:15 PM by the Greater Atlanta Dog & Disc Club and WoofSports USA.

EDUARD STRAUSS "Race Track" Polka ["Bahn frei!"]
JOHANN STRAUSS Overture to Die Fledermaus ("The Bat")
WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries
RAVEL Selections from Mother Goose
Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas
The Enchanted Garden
BACH/Cailliet Sheep May Safely Graze
SAINT-SAËNS "The Swan" from Carnival of the Animals
TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Swan Lake
SUPPÉ Overture to The Light Cavalry
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf (with Mr. McCoy narrating)
CAILLIET Variations on "Pop Goes the Weasel"
ANDERSON The Waltzing Cat
STRAVINSKY Selections from The Firebird
Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
Berceuse
Finale
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Free Concert
Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:30 p.m. (no raindate necessary)
Wills Park Equestrian Center, Alpharetta
Jere Flint, conductor For concert information, call (404)733-5000.

Program includes selections from Mozart's The Magic Flute and Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet; second half highlights works by Rodgers and Hammerstein with pieces from Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, and The King and I.
Sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council