Buy tickets to the Jan 29th concert

“It’s not a question of whether or not to buy tickets, only a question of how many.” This was my mom’s response when I mentioned the latest CrowdDeal offering. Hey, you’ve gotta love wisdom like that (cheers to moms everywhere!). If you’re like many folks, you may have the best of intentions to get more cultured but think it’s just a little out of your price range. Well, here’s your chance to debunk that myth and enjoy some of the best seats in the house for almost half the regular price. Your nearby seatmates will never know why you’re grinning (well, unless they’re friends who also got this deal!). Now you can have a cheap date without actually looking...cheap! The possibilities in your newly cultured life are simply endless.

Of course, you’ll want to go not just because it’s a great deal and because you’ve (grumble, grumble) been putting off seeing the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra forever. No, you’ll see it as the opportunity to experience Stravinsky, Osvaldo Golijov's soundtrack score for Francis Ford Coppola's 2007 Youth Without Youth, and Vaughan Williams all at once. When was the last time you did that? Oh, I bet...never!

Want to expand your cultural horizons even further? Head over to the Inside the Music Pre-Concert Talk at 7 PM on Thursday, hosted by ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer with special guests, where you’ll learn the stories behind the classical masterworks. It’s absolutely free with your purchase of tickets to any night of the show.

Remember, it’s your year to pretty much do it all. Join the crowd and prepare to experience “The Spano touch.” You can thank my mom later.