The rhythm, the lyricism and the gamut of emotion that great poetry evokes are the very characteristics that make verse a great partner in music performance, and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming “American Constellation” Bravo Series concert sets a sterling example, on November 4 at Thalia Mara Hall.
MSO’s 79th season sees its Matinee Series occupying a more formal spot on the 2023-24 lineup, with fall and spring “Symphony in the Community” concerts that reach directly into Cade Chapel’s west Jackson neighborhood and forge ties with Jackson artists and the music they create right here in the capital city.
Billy Joel and Elton John: Each awesome in his own right.
Their music together in a single evening: Awesome squared.
Hit songs from the two in the hands and instruments of featured performers and a live symphony orchestra: Fourfold fantastic!
Nobody does it better than Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Bravo Series opener “Totally Tchaikovsky,” October 7 at Thalia Mara Hall, is a full-concert indulgence in the master’s incomparable melodies and emotional range.
There’s a reason that Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Beloved Baroque” concert is the first one on the season’s schedule each year, and it’s not just because this tried and true people-pleaser in the stunning venue of St. Andrew’s Cathedral is guaranteed to shake off summer doldrums for symphony lovers.
How to freshen up a classic? How to fold in the new with the familiar and beloved, in a fresh way?
MSO Conductor and Music Director Crafton Beck has done it once again, fashioning a “Season of Fresh Voices” that puts MSO musicians in a fresh spotlight, brings exciting new compositions to audience’s ears for the first time, and homes in on relevant new connections for a fresh ear on revered masterworks.
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.
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.
The piano has been a lifelong, irresistible magnet for Scott Cuellar and when the guest artist takes his seat on the bench for Ravel’s Concerto in G at MSO’s Bravo Series finale April 1, he’ll continue a pattern set before he was even out of kindergarten.
Aaron Copland’s Quiet City finds a favored spot with Linda Naef and Darcie Bishop, the MSO soloists who’ll bring its exquisite melodies to listeners’ ears and touch a chord or two of longing in the process.
