East Cobb resident Suzanne Tucker has been named the new executive director of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. 
A former public school music teacher, Tucker also has 18 years of leadership experience in church music, including as director of music at Mt. Bethel UMC.
She will assume her new role on Jan. 9, 2023, according to a GSO release.
“I am thrilled to become a part of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra family,” she said in the release. “I strongly believe in the creative vision of this organization. I am convinced that music is a powerful tool for fostering connection, and this connection is sorely missing in our world today.”
The GSO, based in Marietta, is a 71-year-old community music organization that conducts year-round musical events, including educational opportunities for youths, and more than 500 professional musicians and students currently performing in its ranks.
GSO includes a full orchestra, as well as choral and jazz ensembles. Its young musician training program, founded in 2006, includes five orchestras, a jazz ensemble, a percussion ensemble, instrumental chamber ensembles, and a youth chorus for school-age children who are chosen through competitive auditions.
Tucker holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Shorter College and master’s degree in music education from the University of Georgia. She and her husband Jeffrey have two sons, Jackson and Will.
Michael Knowles, a senior relationship manager with Fifth Third Bank, has been named the chairman of the GSO board.
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