TheĀ Georgia Symphony Orchestra encourages audience members to get up, dance around and make noise during its March 3 concert.

The orchestra has adjusted its usual constraints and specifically tailored its song list for people with autism and their families.

ā€œSensory sensitive listeners and family members will delight in the discovery of an orchestral experience that invites and welcomes the autistic into the world of classical music,ā€ the group said in a news release.

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This will be the third time the orchestra has put on the sensory-friendly concert, said executive director Susan Stensland. It is now part of the group’s annual calendar.

Music will last 50 minutes.

The GSOĀ posted a step-by-step program to its website that walks attendees through the night and what they can expect.

Here are the songs the orchestra said it’ll play:

• EdwardĀ Elgar, "Serenade for Strings"

• Pyotr IlyichĀ Tchaikovsky, "Andante Cantabile Dvorak" — Nocturne Op. 40

• LuigiĀ Boccherini, "Cello Concerto No. 9" — I. Allegro moderato

• Johann SebastianĀ Bach, "Prelude from Suite No. 1"

• Wolfgang AmadeusĀ Mozart, "Eine Kleine Nacht Music" — I. Allegro and II. Romanze: Andante

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Ecuadorian cellistĀ Francisco Vila-Haas will be featured.

Tickets are $10 and can beĀ reserved online or by calling 770-429-2390. The 2 p.m. concert will be at the Marietta Performing Arts Center, located at 1171 Whitlock Ave., adjacent to Marietta High School.

The GSO said this concert was made possible by a grant from theĀ National Endowment for the Arts.

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