Welcome to Sensory-Friendly Morning!

Welcome to Sensory-Friendly Morning!

Date
Nov 10, 2024
Event Starts
10:00AM
Venue
High Museum of Art

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November 10, 2024
Sunday at 10:00AM

About

Sensory-Friendly Morning is a free, sensory-modified program for visitors of all ages who have sensory sensitivities and/or are neurodivergent and their families. The event takes place prior to regular museum hours. Visitors can participate in activities and special performances or explore the museum at their own pace. See the full list of activities, performances, and other sensory-friendly offerings below.

Visitors are welcome to stay in the museum after Sensory-Friendly Morning for our UPS Second Sunday program. Please note that large crowds are expected beginning at 12 noon for UPS Second Sunday.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Meet a Musician
Robinson Atrium
10:30am and 11:30am
Recommended for all ages

Join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians for a family-friendly 30-minute performance. During the performance, musicians will play a variety of classical pieces and classic children's songs and provide a brief overview of their instruments. Children and their families are encouraged to take part in the performance by clapping, singing, and dancing along. The performance is sensory-friendly, ensuring that children of all abilities can enjoy the music without feeling overstimulated by loud noises.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Instrument Petting Zoo provided by Notes of Impact
Robinson Atrium
10:00am–12:00pm
Recommended for all ages

Step into the world of music at our Instrument Petting Zoo! This unique experience invites music lovers of all ages to get hands-on with instruments that bring symphonies to life. A curated collection of string instruments is perfect for all experience levels, from beginners to seasoned players.

If you're looking for a flexible ticketing option that can fit anyone's time and budget, then check out RushPass! It provides access to any available Delta Classical concert 48 hours in advance, so you can decide what you want to do that week without the commitment of a full-season subscription--all for only $150. With this new pass, you can fit us into your schedule, not the other way around! Learn more about RushPass ▶️ https://bit.ly/3B3mcV8 📷 @randlines #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #rushpass #tickets #rushtickets

It's another episode of Five Facts with the Atlanta Symphony with our favorite orchestra librarians! Sara spills the tea on Bridgerton, forbidden love, and all-powerful beings and what they have to do with our upcoming program featuring Haydn's "London", Mendelssohn's "Italian", and L'horloge de flore by Jean Françaix. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #haydn #francaix #mendelssohn #fivefacts

While our new musicians were getting their inaugural Atlanta Symphony headshots, the social team snuck into the studio and got to know them better! Check out this quick Q&A featuring our new Principal Bassoonist, Cameron Bonner. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #q&a #newmusician #bassoon

Georgia native Roderick Cox (@roderickcoxconductor) made a lasting impression last year when he stepped in to conduct the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra—so much so that we knew that we had to have him back! ArtsATL (@artsatlanta) wrote that he had a “remarkably dynamic and daring presence onstage,” and that he delivered a “season high.” Read the full review in the link in our bio. Don't miss what will undoubtedly be a memorable program with him on Oct. 24 and 26, featuring Barber's Adagio for Strings, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, and music from John Adams' opera Doctor Atomic, that tells the haunting story of Oppenheimer's nuclear testing. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #barber #adams #rachmaninoff #ticketsonsale

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Grammy® Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Dvořák's American Suite and Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" in her recording debut as Music Director under the Warner Classics & Erato label. Listen/Purchase in the #linkinbio #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #voting #recording #foryourconsideration

In just two weeks, we get the pleasure of featuring one of our very own musicians as a soloist: oboist Elizabeth Koch Tiscione! Learn more about her through this Q&A on our blog where she talks about how she got into the oboe, how the orchestra has evolved since she joined in 2007, and what it's like being married to a fellow ASO musician #linkinbio Then come see her perform L'horloge de flore (The Flower Clock) by Jean Françaix October 17-19! #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #interview #q&a #musician

We are proud to join the Woodruff Arts Center, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Morehouse School of Medicine, and other fellow community partners next week for Healing Arts Atlanta. This celebration of arts and health by Performance Hypothesis and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab is a week of events designed to showcase the how the arts can be and is used to heal racial divides and improve health equity and wellness. Learn more about the many events going on next week using the link in our bio. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #healingarts #performances #art #health

Over 1,000 students joined our orchestra today with their classmates for a performance of iconic classical music, and we'll host even more students next week! They were all creating field trip memories with their friends, teachers, orchestra members, and Resident Conductor William Langley, who had this message to share. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #education #fieldtrip

Happy 100th birthday President Carter! Our amazing chamber chorus felt moved to give an impromptu performance while they were backstage during last week’s “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song!” You can watch last week’s celebration on Georgia Public Broadcasting TONIGHT at 7pm OR stream anytime on gpb.org/jimmycarter100. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #chamberchorus #tuneintonight #jimmycarter100

She may have tried to eat the score to Mahler's Symphony No. 1, but 🐼Lun Lun🐼 is a natural at the podium alongside Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann! Our favorite, furry friends are headed back to China next month after 25 memorable years at Zoo Atlanta. Come see them before they head out, and help support conservation efforts for these incredible animals #linkinbio #atlantasymphonyorchestra #zoo #giantpanda #LastCallYall #curtaincall

Music for the Very Young is our weekly, interactive music class, designed for children ages 0-5 with their caregivers where they can sing, dance, and play together. Offered in partnership with The Music Class, these classes include an exclusive opportunity to meet ASO musicians! Registration for winter classes just opened and you can sign up now and save 50% off using promo code ASOMVYW24. #linkinbio #atlantasymphonyorchestra #education #meetamusician #musicclass

Tonight's concert is on, and Nathalie Stutzmann has a special message for everyone ready to join us! #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #concert #ticketsonsale

Due to weather conditions, tonight's concert at Symphony Hall has been canceled. Ticketholders are encouraged to visit the link in our bio for more information.

The ⛈️ storm ⛈️ outside Symphony Hall has nothing on the brilliance on display during rehearsal for Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6! Get a taste of what it takes to put this powerful piece of music together, under the baton of Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann. Performances tomorrow and Friday - get your tickets in the link in our bio. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #orchestra #rehearsal #shostakovich

Silent films, political repression, and vacations in the Alps. We've got it all in our latest Five Facts about this week's concerts with Principal Librarian Joshua Luty! #atlantasymphonyorchestra #fivefacts #mahler #shostakovich #musicaltrivia

Hearing our performance of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn this weekend is just the tip of the iceberg. Oliver Gorf, Executive Director of Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, gives us a crash course on the source material, a massive compendium of stories intrinsically ingrained into German culture and history. #atlantasymphonyorchestra #history #mahler #desknabenwunderhorn

Bem Joiner of Atlanta Influences Everything led a conversation about the business side of the growing cultural boom in the Atlanta arts scene.

There are 30 HBCUs on-site today as part of our free HBCU AccessFest! We’re here until 5p.