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Chamber 5: Dvořák to Debussy
April 11, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Contact MSO Patron Services now to purchase season tickets by sending an email or calling 601-414-6005.
Single ticket sales open July 15.
Dvořák to Debussy
jazzy bassoon + string quartet
Hear Taylor Shorey and the jazzy, off-the-rails surprise of Wynton Marsalis’ Meelaan for Bassoon and String Quartet in an extraordinary musical conversation not to be missed. Plus, savor the dawn of modernism in an evening centered on the comforting serenades and old-world charm of Dvořák’s famous Wind Serenade and Debussy’s propelling and compelling String Quartet.
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Wynton Marsalis, Meeelaan for Bassoon and String Quartet (2000)
Taylor Shorey, bassoon
Mississippi Symphony String Quartet
Antonin Dvořák, Serenade for Wind Instruments, Cello & Bass, Op. 44 (1875)
Claude Debussy, String Quartet in G minor (1893)
Mississippi Symphony String Quartet
MSO Principal Bassoonist Taylor Shorey is an active performer of solo and chamber music. He earned his BA at Florida State University and graduate degrees at Colburn School and Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Shorey has been a featured soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra and toured with the Colburn wind quintet. Honors include first prize in the 2023 William Winstead Solo and Artistry Competition and sole US representative in the final round of the Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition.
Mississippi Symphony String Quartet
Shellie Brown Kemp, violin
Vince Massimino, violin
Ausra Jasineviciute, viola
Veronica Parrales, cello
Act now for savings and reserve your “best” seat before tickets go on sale to the general public July 15, 2025.
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6:30 pm – Venue Box Office opens
7:00 pm – Venue doors open
7:30 pm – Concert begins
The Venue: Woodworth Chapel at Tougaloo College, 6550 Tougaloo Blvd, Tougaloo, MS 39174
Parking: Tougaloo parking lot