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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 2. 2022 Atlanta Symphony woodwind quintent performs here June 6 Submitted by Calvert Johnson, Casual Classics The Atlanta Symphony Woodwind Quintet is fea tured as the closing concert of the 2021 -22 season of Ca sual Classics Concert Series, Monday June 6, 7 p.m. at Fellowship Presbyterian Church, 389 Bent Tree Drive, Jasper. The perform ers in this ensemble are the first chair players in the sym phony on flute, oboe, clar inet, French horn, and bassoon. The repertoire for wood wind quintet dates from the eighteenth century by such composers as Haydn, Beethoven, Danzi and Stamitz, and continues to be a favored ensemble today because of the colorful pos sibilities of these different wind instruments, in contrast with the more uniform tim bres of violin, viola and cello forming a string quartet. Works on the program will include contemporary works by Ibert, Rostov, and Gersh win. There will be an opportu nity to mingle with the artists over coffee provided by Red Bean Coffee before the con cert, and during intermis sion. • Christina Smith is one of the most sought-after flutists in the country as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She joined the At lanta Symphony Orchestra as Principal Flute in 1991. Smith serves on the faculty at Kennesaw State Univer sity and Emory University. She performs on a vintage flute made of 14K white gold, handmade in 1950 by Verne Q. Powell, and is proud to be a Powell artist. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters. • Elizabeth Koch Tis- cione joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Principal Oboe at the begin ning of the 2007-08 season. She currently holds the George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair. Tiscione has a love for teaching, and is currently a faculty member at Kenne saw State University. She also has a small private stu dio in Atlanta. • Clarinetist Laura Ardan was the youngest principal clarinetist to join a major symphony orchestra when she became principal clarinet with the Atlanta Symphony in 1982. She has been featured soloist with the orchestra in works by Mozart, Weber, Debussy, Finzi, Copland, Shaw and Rossini. She is a founding mem ber of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, and teaches at Emory Uni versity. “Ardan’s clarinet demon strated all the molten gold color, the coloratura agility, the suppleness in moving be tween registers, the ability to swell and expand a phrase for expressive purposes that characterize great singing. She dazzled the ear with her superb control of dynamics and color.” (Boston Globe, 2002) • Jaclyn Rainey is the Principal horn of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Be fore her appointment in 2020, Jaclyn was the Associ ate Principal horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Third horn with the Atlanta Symphony for four seasons, Acting Principal horn with the Naples Philharmonic as well as Associate Principal hom with the Louisiana Phil harmonic. Rainey has toured with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City and across Europe, and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Asia, Europe and Mexico. When not performing, Ms. Rainey is an Artist affil iate at Emory University, has served on the faculty of Georgia State University in addition to maintaining a pri vate teaching studio. • Principal bassoon with the ASO since 2016, An drew Brady previously served as principal bassoon with the Louisiana Philhar monic in New Orleans. Brady is from Johnson City, TN, where he began his musical studies on saxo phone but switched to bas soon at age 14, after seeing the quirky instrument at a band clinic. Four years later he per formed on NPR’s From the Top; and in 2010 he received the Grand Prize in the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts Competition, ad judicated by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In January 2011, Brady per formed Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto with the Seattle Symphony under invitation from then Music Director Gerard Schwarz. While in Seattle, he gave free public concerts as well as interactive demonstrations in area schools. There is no charge for ad mission, although contribu tions are gratefully received; donations from the series’ patrons cover the expenses Andrew Brady, Basson of these concerts. Following protocols es tablished at the church, all those attending are strongly encouraged to wear masks while inside the facility and during the concert. Casual Classics was es tablished in 2007 by Suzanne Shull, then a resi dent of Bent Tree and mem ber of Fellowship Presbyterian Church. Over the years, the series has fea tured many soloists and en sembles associated with the Atlanta Symphony Orches tra, faculty at Kennesaw State University, and emerg ing artists. With Suzanne’s move to Atlanta, Calvert Johnson stepped up to be the new Concert Manager, be ginning with the 2018-19 season. Members of the Board of Directors include Kelly Lohman, Lloyd Mc Donald, Marc Unger, Richard White, and Suzanne Shull as past director. For additional informa tion, contact Calvert Johnson at 404-373-0748 or calvertjohnson@gmail.com. Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe Christina Smith, flute Jaclyn Rainey, French horn Laura Ardan, clarinet Lauuson Self Storage Al Lawson Office 706-253-1188 Cell 770-893-7221 1188 Talking Rock Rd Jasper, GA 30143 allawson3@gmail.com Speed Burger Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Tate students get safety lessons before the summer vacation Everybody knows every body. We have just under 500 children, so it’s nice to be able to make a relationship with each child and their par ents.” Now that the year is end ing Tallant hopes all the chil dren will come back next year safely to see her again and is excited to see the next batch coming up as some of them graduate to the middle school. Drive Thru, curbside and online at MobileBytes Loyalty Call-in Welcome 706-692-5136 Burgers Hotdogs Sandwiches Corndogs Salads Chicken tenders ; : Sides Fries Onion Rings Slaw Mac-n-Cheese Green Beans Mashed Potatoes Plates Hamburger Steak Shrimp/Fish Bar-BQ Country-fried steak Grilled/Fried Chicken (1/4 fry & 1/2 fry) Chicken Tenders Nurse Libby Tallant with students left to right: Standing- Harper Jones, Anniston Jones, Maddie Dunn, Ray Hall Sitting- Brinlee Poag, Hattie Poag By Alex Goble Staff Writer agoble@pickensprogress.com Libby Tallant, the school nurse at Tate Elementary, spent the final days of school promoting summer safety. She promoted bike, water, and sun safety with what she calls “goofy” ideas to make the point stick with children. “Kids remember stuff when you do something goofy,” she said. In an effort to capture that, Tallant wore her helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads for the bike safety day and on sun safety day she wore a big wide- brimmed hat with what she called her “big funny sun glasses.” “When I talk to some of the kids I hear ‘I don’t ever wear a helmet,”’ she shud dered. “It’s scary. And I’ve had quite a few children come in really burned from the sun...I just try to figure out ways to make them think about it.” Throughout the week at Tate Elementary Tallant spoke to the children over the intercom each morning about safety and sent flyers home to parents about things like watching for melanoma, how to properly fit your bike hel met and how to properly fit your life jacket. Then she spent the after noons being silly in the car line, to the enjoyment of many as they passed on their way home for the day and eventually for the summer. This is the first program like it that anyone in the school can remember brought in by a nurse who’s finishing up her first year at Tate. “It’s kind of like May berry and I’m the new kid,” Tallant said, explaining she just started in August. “I came to this and thought, this is my perfect spot. As soon as you walk in here you’re comfortable and you feel like you’re at grandma’s house. Counseling Individual, Couples and Family Therapy with Adults, Teens and Children Robin W. Dunn M.S. Licensed Professional Counselor Over 30 years experience helping people live better 770-548-1966 • 505 Cove Rd. • Suite 3 • Jasper www.robinwdunnlpc.com / Thank You for Your Support Thank you to all of the citizens of Pickens County who went to the polls and supported me with your vote. Thank you for your trust and| giving me the opportunity to serve our kids and community through this important role as a member of our Pickens School Board. I’ve been blessed and encouraged the last few days as many have reached out with their congratulations. Your vote has proven that the majority of our citizens, along with myself, are dissatisfied with the behavior of three existing school board members and their actions taken last year. I’m going to spend time between now and the end of the year preparing myself for this role. I look forward to working with our other new and existing school board members towards our Pickens School system being the best it can be. I desire your prayers for wisdom, discernment, and understanding as I prepare for this role and step into it in January. With Cod’s help I will seek to do my best for our kids and community and work with our other board members to restore credibility and integrity to our Pickens School board. 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