About Us
Our Director
Dr. Krissi Davis is the orchestra director at Midtown High School in Atlanta Public Schools, currently celebrating her 21st year in education. She was honored as the 2019–21 APS Teacher of the Year. Prior to her current position, Dr. Davis taught at both middle and high school levels in Clayton and Fayette Counties.
Under her leadership, orchestras consistently receive superior ratings at the GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation and have performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, and the American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival in 2018 and 2025.
Dr. Davis has shared her expertise through presentations at the 2018 and 2020 GMEA In-Service Conferences and the 2019 Midwest Clinic. She is also a published author, with an article featured in the February 2021 issue of American String Teacher.
An active member of the American String Teachers Association and Georgia Music Educators Association, Dr. Davis recently served as the Orchestra Division Chair for GMEA and currently holds the position of Member-at-Large for the National Association for Music Education Orchestra Council.
Our Orchestra
Midtown High School Orchestra comprises three orchestra classes: Concert is open to beginning students; Symphonic, the intermediate ensemble, is for students with some string experience; and Philharmonic, open by audition to experienced musicians who are ready to refine technique at higher levels.
Fun Fact
The first concert of the “In-and-About High School Atlanta Symphony” was presented at Midtown (aka Grady) High School (then Boys High) on February 9, 1939. With the support of the Atlanta Music Club, local businesses, and countless others, this regional youth orchestra grew over the years to become an all-professional ensemble: the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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