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Atlanta Chamber Players, the elder statesman of the city’s prodigious chamber music scene, will commence its 50th season this fall. It’s shaping up to be a momentous show cycle that will feature performances of classics from Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn alongside premieres of works by Che Buford and Andrea Casarrubios. But for the organization’s members, it feels more like a family milestone.

“I love playing with friends,” says Atlanta Chamber Players violist Catherine Lynn. “Relationships are, at the end of this life, all we have.”

Adds violinist Helen Hwaya Kim, “I have to echo Cathy. As time goes on in life, I treasure these concerts even more. I treasure the rehearsals. I simply love the ability to share time with even stranger

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