Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s “Transcendent Voices” concert, Saturday, January 24, at Christ United Church, melds contemporary relevance and classical tradition in profound ways for a transformative musical journey that stirs the soul.
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MSO’s ‘Mozart Magic’ glows with genius
This January, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra pairs the glow of hundreds of candles with the soaring beauty of Mozart’s mastery to make a midwinter fan-favorite.
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Fantastic voyage awaits in MSO’s ‘Epic Dreamscape’
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s second Bravo concert of the season, Saturday, Nov. 22, delivers Hector Berlioz’s gripping and passionate Symphonie Fantastique as the finale in an evening that also sparkles with key works by Claude Debussy and Carl Mara von Weber.
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MSO brings ‘Resonant Song’ to Cade Chapel
Concert and conversation combine in Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Series matinee “Resonant Song,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Soprano DeAnna Tisdale Johnson, a powerful voice onstage as well as in her role as Jackson Advocate editor/publisher, is a key highlight of the concert, featured in Three Songs on Poems by Margaret Walker.
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‘Quad Fusion’ taps into the funky forefront of new music
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) dives into the coolest, most thrilling recent works by hot, young composers with its first-ever concert at Duling Hall, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18.
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MSO’s first Bravo concert wrapped in ‘Orchestral Brilliance’
MSO’s “Orchestral Brilliance” concert offers a thoughtful program anchored by 20th century self-exiled Russian masters Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff complemented with works of contemporary Ukrainian composers.
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Catch MSO around town at open-air concerts
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) gets out of the concert hall and onto lovely green spaces in and around Jackson for three September performances that are generously supported by community partners, and free and open to the public.
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MSO opens ‘Season of Genius’ with Baroque splendor
In this “Season of Genius,” the opening chamber concert for 2025-26 celebrates the exceptional music of one of the Baroque era’s greatest composers with no fewer than three Vivaldi concertos, showcasing the virtuosity of MSO Principal Bassoon Taylor Shorey in two of them.
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MSO’s summer institute brings a festival of music
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Premier Orchestral Institute (POI) and Music Festival June 9-14 turns the capital city into a classical music hub – more than 100 participants, including internationally acclaimed music faculty and guest artists plus talented students from around the world – with a string of concerts that are open to the public.
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Pops on the water and fireworks under the sky
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.