Category: Music Education

Emilio Villacis of Ecuador is the winner of the 2024 MSO International Composition Competition.
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MSO’s second annual International Composition Competition participation blooms

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...

POI participants with instruments in hand on stage channeling their energy and talent, leaving the audience in awe of their hard work and commitment.
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Premier Orchestral Institute returns to Jackson and expands to Hattiesburg in 2024.

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...

2023 premier orchestral institute's composer competition winner Federico Hoyos in close up playing violin.
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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 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...