MSO Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant FY2025 JACKSON, MISS. –Aug. 1, 2024 – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra based in Jackson has been awarded a $24,600 two-year operational grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awarded in Fiscal Year 2025. As the state’s largest...
MSO’s second annual International Composition Competition participation blooms Mar. 27, 2024 – JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Symphony Orchestra announces the winner of its second annual International Composition Competition and celebrates the participation bloom. The winning music piece is composed by Emilio Villacis of Ecuador and will debut in June’s culmination of MSO’s 2024 Premier Orchestral...
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Premier Orchestral Institute returns to Jackson and expands to Hattiesburg in 2024. In its 29th year, POI expands from the capital city into the hub city. Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) announces the 2024 return of its notable Premier Orchestral Institute (POI) music camp and its expansion from Jackson into...
MSO’s first-ever International Composition Competition winning work to debut at June’s Premier Orchestral Institute Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra announces the winner of its first-ever International Composition Competition leading up to the 2023 Premier Orchestral Institute set for June when the piece will debut. The inaugural winner Leonardo Federico Hoyos, a violin professor at...
