Pepsi Pops, on May 10 at Old Trace Park on the Barnett Reservoir, delivers its usual infectious mix of marvelous melodies by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and a charming outdoor setting to enjoy them. This year, as the captivating tradition reaches its 43rd year, the concert also brings a prime chance to recognize the 75th season of the Mississippi Youth Symphony Orchestra – MSO’s educational arm and a vital stake in our community’s music for the future.
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Pepsi Pops strikes up the music, lights up the sky
Pepsi Pops strikes up the music, lights up the sky Tunes from the screen, stage and top of the charts,...
Soloist Sachs, ensembles shine in Woodworth’s ‘Vibrant’ concert
“Vibrant Echoes,” Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s final chamber concert of the season, April 27 at Tougaloo College’s Woodworth Chapel, celebrates the rhythmic thread of Black musical traditions and influences in America, from the late 19th century clear through to contemporary times. Its relevant setting, at the historically Black college that played a key role in America’s civil rights struggle, enhances the resonance.
MSO’s ‘Vibrant Echoes’ resonates at Tougaloo
MSO’s ‘Vibrant Echoes’ resonates at Tougaloo Heritage of Black music is foundation of Woodworth Chapel concert Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony...
MSVU Choir, ‘Seven Last Words’ mark spring Cade Chapel matinee
Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed is a searing reach into the human heart and a powerful cry for social justice. The Atlanta-based composer’s choral work is the centerpiece for MSO’s “Symphony in the Community” spring concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Cade Chapel M.B. Church in Jackson. Giving it voice is the 55-member-strong Mississippi Valley State University Choir, led by MVSU Director of Choral Activities Brandon Cash.
Powerful work at heart of MSO’s Cade Chapel concert
Powerful work at heart of MSO’s Cade Chapel concert Mississippi Valley State’s University Choir, pianist Tyler Kemp featured Jackson, Mississippi...