Mississippi Symphony Orchestra joyfully heralds the arrival of spring with its “Spring Delights” chamber concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at St. James’ Episcopal Church. Energetic and lighthearted rhythms, orchestral wit and a fresh, new voice combine in a captivating toast to the season.
In an evening awash with music from start to finish, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra had its own standout moment at the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards ceremony, Thursday night, February 12.
William Hagen returns to the MSO stage in “Ultimate Beethoven” February 28, violin in hand and excitement in his sights. Ludwig van Beethoven’s solitary Violin Concerto is what he’s bringing – a huge piece, in length, depth, height and more.
Have a listen! Janet Reihle and Crafton Beck representing the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra on Mississippi Arts Hour.
In this episode, we celebrate the MSO as a 2026 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Performing Arts recipient and explore what this honor means for this organization.
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to host Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience in Jackson on Friday, March 27, for its first-ever show in its home state. Tickets go on sale Friday for the 7:30 p.m. show at Thalia Mara Hall.
Not so long ago in our very own galaxy, Jackson’s premier performance venue Thalia Mara Hall came back to life, and now the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is blasting back in with the hyperspace velocity of the Millennium Falcon escaping the Death Star’s grip. May the Force be with us all. If a heart emoji comes to mind, that’s just perfect since this all comes together in MSO’s “Star Wars” Pops concert on Saturday, February 14 — Valentine’s Day.
“Nonstop” is how Jackson State University Director of Chorale Activities Harry Cecil described first-semester JSU Chorale rehearsals for Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s January 24 concert “Transcendent Voices.” MSO positions JSU’s top vocal ensemble to unfold the heart of the evening’s program through the intertwining of Joel Thompson’s acclaimed Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (2015) and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem (1888).
For Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Mozart Magic” concert January 10, Conductor Crafton Beck has conjured a program that glows with the genius of two masterpieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and lights up, too, with a lesser-known gem by another composer of the same era.
Principal Clarinetist Jorge Diez made a splash onstage last year during his first season with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and is back in the spotlight for the upcoming Bravo concert “Epic Dreamscape,” November 22, 7:30 p.m. at Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center.
It was, of all things, a class in the business of opera at the Boston Conservatory that left soprano DeAnna Tisdale Johnson with a key nugget about this business of life. Her professor was also the director of all the operas they presented. He told them, “No matter what happens with your career in music, you should keep in mind what your true purpose is, and your true purpose doesn’t necessarily have to do with music.”
