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

David Bowie's memory will be honored on SiriusXM.
David Bowie's memory will be honored on SiriusXM.
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 25, 2016
The one and only. Photo: AP
The one and only. Photo: AP

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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