Born in Arkansas, Crafton Beck studied clarinet for many years before choosing a career in conducting. He joined MSO as Music Director in 2000 after concluding a 22-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor of Ohio’s Lima Symphony Orchestra.
MSO Conductor
16/05/202316/05/2023Press Releases, Season 78 Concerts, Symphony News
Pepsi Pops is now June 2.
Pepsi Pops hallmark tradition to return June 2 Families, friends and fans gather on the Reservoir. Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi...
03/05/202303/05/2023Featured & Guest Artists, Music Education, Musician Moments, Press Releases, Symphony News
MSO’s first-ever International Composition Competition winning work to debut at June’s Premier Orchestral Institute
MSO’s first-ever International Composition Competition winning work to debut at June’s Premier Orchestral Institute Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra...
27/04/202327/04/2023Season 78 Concerts, Symphony News
5 Things to Love about Pepsi Pops
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s final chamber concert of the season – “Woodworth Array” – blooms with beauty and joy in the marvelously intimate space of Tougaloo College’s Woodworth Chapel, 7:30 p.m. April 15. Resonating in that historic setting, it takes listeners on a merry journey of music.