Saturday, June 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Under the direction of Maestro Michael Palmer, The New American Sinfonietta presents their debut concert in partnership with Concerts @ First. With musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and all around Atlanta, this exciting partnership will be the highlight of our season!

About New American Sinfonietta

A forty member chamber orchestra based upon The American Sinfonietta, with which founder Michael Palmer toured Europe for a ten year period in the 1990s. The ensemble’s repertoire centers around three centuries of masterworks.

About Concerts at First (Atlanta)

Located at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta in the heart of Midtown right next to the Woodruff Arts Center, Concerts at First presents between 15 to 20 concerts per season with local, national, and international world-class musicians. Let yourself be transformed through outstanding performances by artists of all backgrounds and heritages!

https://concertsatfirst.org/

About Michael Palmer, conductor

Michael Palmer has long been considered one of this country's finest conductors. Mr. Palmer began his career at age 21, when he came to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as assistant conductor at the invitation of Robert Shaw. He was soon made associate conductor, and also founded and was music director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. While in Atlanta, Michael Palmer was honored as one of five of the first conductors in the United States chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts to be Exxon Arts Endowment Conductor, and he was soon in demand with orchestras throughout the country. While continuing in his post in Atlanta, he was appointed guest conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra for a three-year period. He also worked extensively with the National Symphony Orchestra during this period, and he was, subsequently, named co-principal guest conductor of the Denver Symphony Orchestra.

After 10 years in Atlanta as associate conductor, Mr. Palmer accepted appointments as music director of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra followed by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. During his tenure as music director in New Haven, Mr. Palmer founded the American Sinfonietta, which toured Europe for 10 seasons under his leadership, playing to critical acclaim in the major concert halls of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This led to the creation of the Bellingham Festival of Music in 1993. Under his artistic leadership, the Festival has become internationally recognized for its artistry. As the founding Artistic Director, his concerts are heard across the nation on public radio and feature some of the finest orchestral musicians and major guest artists from the United States and abroad. He also maintains an active international guest conducting season each year.

Michael Palmer held the Charles Thomas Wurm Distinguished Professor of Orchestral Studies position with Georgia State University (GSU) School of Music from 2004 through 2023.

In addition to his regular concerts, he remains focused on building a legacy for future arts supporters and lovers of classical music, through his non-profit organization, Anacrusis Productions Ltd.

https://www.maestropalmer.com/

First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta

1328 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
United States

https://www.firstpresatl.org/concerts-at-first