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David Bowie's music to be celebrated by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

David Bowie's memory will be honored on SiriusXM.

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

David Bowie's memory will be honored on SiriusXM.
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 25, 2016
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BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is doing its part to pay tribute to the music of David Bowie.

On June 3, conductor Brent Havens and a full rock band will fill Atlanta Symphony Hall with symphonic versions of “Space Oddity,” “Changes,” “Heroes,” “Fame” and other Bowie standards.

Tickets for the concert are $19-$69 and will go on sale at noon Jan. 29 at all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, the venue box office and by calling 1-800-745-3000.

On Sunday, about 300 Bowie fans gathered at the Beltline to salute the deceased music icon .

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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