“This one’s for you, Georgia.”
That’s how a tribute from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to front-line workers across the state begins, in a video posted online this week.
“To the frontline workers, the nurses, the moms and dads and everyone working hard to keep us safe, this one's for you,” a post on ASO’s Facebook reads.
The symphony’s brass quintet performed “Georgia on My Mind” as a way to say thanks, through music.
The performance is set to a series of pictures from across the city and state amid the pandemic, including several taken by the AJC’s visual journalists.
Like other creative entities throughout the city and across the country and globe, the ASO has been creative in transitioning its performances to a digital experience. On its "Virtual Stage," the symphony is providing comfort and entertainment to the city — from a safe distance.
"Since we can't be together in Symphony Hall, we will continue to bring the beauty of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to music lovers around the world through specially curated content designed to bring you closer to the music and the ASO musicians while we're apart," according to a post on the symphony's website.
Amid the pandemic, the ASO is also looking to the public for financial support, through online donations.
Last month, the Georgia Symphony Orchestra took to YouTube for the "first ever" 360-degree virtual chorus.
They also dedicated their performance of “Georgia on My Mind” to those working on the front lines amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
“This project is dedicated to frontline workers and essential personnel: in Georgia, across the nation, and around the world. We offer our profound appreciation and gratitude,” the symphony wrote on YouTube.
According to an emailed statement, the performance was the brainchild of the symphony’s music director and conductor Timothy Verville. It was the symphony’s way of “combining the healing power of music with technology,” according to the release.
