Dannel Espinoza was just a tyke when he started the path that would become his forte. His parents offered the option of karate, baseball or piano when he was 3 1/2 or 4. “I decided to take up piano,” he said. The instrument became a staple of his south Florida childhood, until he reached school band age, took after his older brother, and took up the saxophone.
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...
Sax to the max at MSO’s ‘Ultimate Fusion’ Award-winning Project Fusion, monumental Shostakovich in the limelight Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra thrills with a sweep of 20th century masterworks in the season finale of its flagship Bravo series, “Ultimate Fusion.” A stellar saxophone spotlight and Shostakovich’s profound and triumphant Symphony No. 5 are concert hallmarks,...
When Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Ken Graves steps into the solo spotlight in Bravo-IV’s “Alluvial Soundscapes” March 9 concert, he’ll deliver an Aaron Copland concerto that’s among the instrument’s greatest hits.
Rivers of sound resonate in MSO concert Visions of Native America, Copland and more in the spotlight! Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Alluvial Soundscapes” concert, 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, explores the connective currents of civilization in an evening devoted to watershed works. A new piece focusing on the pre-Columbian...
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Principal Timpanist Bud Berthold is the centerpiece of MSO’s February 24 “Striking Surprises” concert, 7:30 p.m. at St. James’ Episcopal Church, in Jackson.
‘Striking Surprises’ is MSO’s late winter delight Bud Berthold in a rare timpani concerto, plus Haydn’s Surprise Symphony Jackson, Mississippi — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Striking Surprises” concert, 7:30 p.m. February 24 at St. James’ Episcopal Church, warms to classical music with a hint of the unexpected, in a concert that showcases MSO Principal Timpanist Bud Berthold...
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Heart Beats” Pops concert February 10 ramps up the romance with a lineup that celebrates love in all its richness, rapture, pang and promise.
Romantic rhythms pulse in MSO’s ‘Heart Beats’ Movie tunes, pop hits, beloved classics set the tone for Valentine’s Day! Jackson, Mississippi — The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra delivers a Valentine to fans in a swoon-worthy Pops concert “Heart Beats,” Saturday, February 10, at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson. It’s a timely lineup of music to love — Beatles...
A bright gaze ahead and a poignant look back — local composer James Sclater’s new concerto celebrating Shellie Brown Kemp’s rise to concertmaster with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra ties past with present in a stirring tribute.
