Category: Featured & Guest Artists

MSO Violinists Bonnie Brown and Daniel Jones will bring Reich’s 1993 work to captivating life, as their intertwining threads weave a mesmerizing pull upon listener’s ears and imaginations. The evening’s program also offers the rare a capella treat of two Thomas Tallis works by the St. James’ Compline Choir, directed by Jonathan Trotter.

Grace P. and Sidney Shinn Lee first saw world-class harpist Emmanuel Ceysson perform five years ago at Classical Tahoe – Lake Tahoe’s annual summer festival, featuring several weeks of world-class orchestra, jazz, chamber music and family concerts in stunning outdoor settings.

When Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s new Principal Clarinet Jorge Diez steps up to center stage in the January 11 “Mozart Glow” concert at Belhaven University Center for the Arts, he’ll share the spotlight with longtime MSO Clarinetist Lowell Hollinger.

When acclaimed cellist Patrice Jackson and MSO Conductor Crafton Beck refer to Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, the name quickly becomes “Shosty” – musicians’ shorthand for convenience, surely, but also one of affection it seems. “When you have a piece as wonderful as some of his symphonies and concertos, you feel like you have a relationship with the man,” Beck said. For Jackson, an indelible moment has linked them for decades.

Cellist Patrice Jackson has always stood out, taking top prize at the national 2002 Sphinx Competition, performing with multiple symphonies, contributing to Broadway musicals on NBC, and accompanying top stars such as Stevie Wonder, Kanye West and Alicia Keys.

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s first Pops concert of its 80th season is a hometown celebration of the first order, as Jackson-based guest artists Jacktown Sons make their MSO debut. Stirring R&B classics meet symphonic splendor in an evening guaranteed to energize.

When Tyler Kemp looks at his own musical background, he sees a pitch-perfect path to his solo in Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s opening Bravo concert. Classical, folk and jazz piano all play a part in his personal musical mix, just as the styles weave a wonderful thread through Margaret Bonds’ Spiritual Suite.

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s opening Chamber concert “Beloved Baroque” is a magnet for many to indulge in the rich charm of early music masterworks that stir the soul and lift the heart. But, as MSO proves yet again on September 7 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, there’s always something new to bring to the table.