Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Pepsi Pops, a beloved community favorite, marks its 44th year at Old Trace Park in Ridgeland putting a symphonic spin on chart toppers, movie themes, Broadway hits and patriotic fare, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, on the shore of the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) announces its 81st season – a lineup brimming with great music, world-class guest artists and spotlight moments for top players – in an array of delightful venues. Special features this season include a Star Wars showcase and the exciting debut of emerging music at a remarkable concert space that sets the stage for more to come.
After a nationwide search for a new president and executive director, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) found the right candidate, right next door in Flowood. Native Mississippian Janet Reihle, most recently executive director of the Chamber of Flowood & Visitor Center, brings fresh perspective and multi-layered experience to the MSO helm, building on a career in nonprofits, development, community building and tourism in central Mississippi. Reihle is on the board of the Mississippi Tourism Association and will now also be on the board of directors of the Flowood Chamber & Visitor Center.
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is proud to announce Janet Reihle as its new President and Executive Director. A lifelong Mississippian, Reihle brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit leadership, development, event planning, and tourism, making her an innovative addition to the organization.
Pianist Scott Cuellar returns to the solo spotlight with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for a third straight season, racking up back-by-popular-demand bona fides and continuing to build a reputation as an audience favorite in Jackson. See why at MSO’s “Epic Heights” concert on April 12, 2025.
MSO guest pianist Cuellar goes to ‘Epic Heights’ with Rach 3 Powerhouse pieces by Rachmaninoff, Sibelius set stage for a big finish Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra wraps its 80th anniversary season Bravo Series with a climactic concert starting with audience favorite Scott Cuellar at the piano on Rachmaninoff’s demanding Piano Concerto No. 3...
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s final chamber concert of its 80th anniversary Season Spectacular does present quite the spectacle — a revolving cast of musicians, up close and personal, in classical, contemporary, even current works, playing with all the spirit and virtuosity the music demands.
Spirited works, solo standouts, winning draws for MSO Vibrant works and virtuosic turns resonate in Woodworth Chapel Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s 80th anniversary season wraps up its popular Chamber Series with “Spirited Musique,” a program brimming with festive French flavor and stellar selections of classical and contemporary works, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at...
Grammy-winner Sandeep Das in solo spotlight with MSO East meets West as table master puts rhythms of India front and center Jackson, Mississippi — Internationally acclaimed tabla master Sandeep Das takes the percussive language of India’s traditional drum set to thrilling new heights in Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Vibrant Colors” concert Saturday, March 8. The performance is...
Sandeep Das, guest artist of the March 8 “Vibrant Colors” concert, grew up learning Indian classical music and has played those concerts around the world since 1990. Meeting cellist Yo-Yo Ma — “one of the greatest human beings of our time,” Das said — exposed him to the world of Western classical music. “Before then, I didn’t know what an orchestra was, I had never played with one.”
