{"id":3383,"date":"2026-03-21T13:22:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/atlanta-symphony-orchestra-expands-music-education-with-new-collaboration-rough-draft-atlanta\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:22:29","slug":"atlanta-symphony-orchestra-expands-music-education-with-new-collaboration-rough-draft-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/atlanta-symphony-orchestra-expands-music-education-with-new-collaboration-rough-draft-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Symphony Orchestra expands music education with new collaboration &#8211; Rough Draft Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roughdraftatlanta.com\/\" rel=\"home\">Rough Draft Atlanta<\/a><br \/> \t\t\t\t\tHyperlocal news for metro Atlanta\t\t\t\t<br \/><a 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