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SUMMARY:American Celebration
DESCRIPTION:A musical toast to America250 salutes the emergence of the nation’s 20th-century artistic voice on the international stage. Get swept up in the exuberant spark of Bernstein’s Candide Overture. Embrace the breathless intoxication of Barber’s unabashedly romantic Violin Concerto in the hands of captivating young soloist Basil Alter. Schuman’s big and bold Symphony No. 3\, praised for its vitality and intensity\, is the climax of a truly stellar evening. \n\n\nSponsors\n\nSeries Sponsor: Selby & Richard McRae Foundation \nMusic Lit. Sponsor: The Walker Foundation \nTIM Talks Sponsor: Four Seasons of the Arts \n\n\n\nTalent Bio\n\nBasil Alter\, violin \nIn the 2026-2027 season\, Tennessee-born violinist Basil Alter enjoys a busy schedule between the US and Europe. Based in London\, he is an artist for the Tillett Trust\, the City Music Foundation\, and the Hattori Foundation\, and has been featured in the Strad Magazine and the Violin Channel. Upcoming performances include appearances at St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Memphis Chamber Music Society with Victor Asuncion and Alexander Hersh\, and concerto appearances of Mendelssohn\, Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy\, and Piazzola. He is supported in part by the Craxton Memorial Trust. \n\n\n\nMusic Program\n\nFirst Half \n\nLeonard Bernstein — Candide Overture (1956)\nSamuel Barber — Violin Concerto (1939) (Basil Alter\, violin)\n\nSecond Half \n\nWilliam Schuman — Symphony No. 3 (1941)
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LOCATION:Thalia Mara Hall\, 255 East Pascagoula Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Masterworks Series
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SUMMARY:Sundown at Renaissance
DESCRIPTION:Round up your friends and family. Grab a snack and a go-cup\, from Malco Renaissance Cinema Grill & Bar or nearby Renaissance restaurants\, and make yourself comfortable on the green space for a FREE open-air concert with Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and renowned guest vocalist John Christopher Adams! \n\n\nSponsors\n\nConcert Sponsor: Renaissance at Colony Park \n\n\n\nTalent Bio\n\nJohn Christopher Adams \nA versatile tenor and frequent performer of opera\, jazz\, gospel\, and musical theatre\, John Christopher Adams has performed on stages around the world including Germany\, Luxembourg\, Austria\, Switzerland\, Israel\, Chicago\, Cincinnati\, Houston\, and Seattle. A native of Fannin\, Mississippi\, he holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Opera from Mississippi College and the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. As the Executive Director of Opera Mississippi\, Adams is focused on expanding community outreach\, education\, and supporting young artists.
URL:https://msorchestra.com/event/sundown-at-renaissance/
LOCATION:Renaissance At Colony Park\, 1000 Highland Colony Pkwy\, Ridgeland\, 39157\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Open-Air Showcase
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SUMMARY:Fearless Fusion
DESCRIPTION:MSO returns to the Duling Hall stage with a fresh batch of surprising new musical gems. Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winner Shaw weaves classical forms and current riffs in Entr’acte for a modern minuet with unexpected turns and surreal appeal. Weston’s jazzy Dig It positively percolates\, while Hudson’s Nothing Less brilliantly intermingles trumpet virtuosity in a beautiful and lively mosaic of collaboration. Go genre-morphing with Smith in Brandenburg Interstices and zoom to distant lands with Erberk Eryilmaz’s Thracian Airs of Besime Sultan\, in a super fun evening with an earpiece to the future. \nDoors open at 6:30 PM; concert begins at 7:30 PM. \n\nSponsors\n\nConcert Partner: Ardenland \nConcert Sponsor: Keesler Federal Credit Union \n\n\n\nMusic Program\n\nFirst Half \n\nCaroline Shaw — Entr’acte (2011)\nTrevor Weston — Dig It (2019)\nCaleb Hudson — Nothing Less (2024)\n\nSecond Half \n\nGabriella Smith — Brandenburg Interstices (2012)\nErberk Eryilmaz — Thracian Airs of Besime Sultan (2015)
URL:https://msorchestra.com/event/fearless-fusion/
LOCATION:Duling Hall\, 622 Duling Avenue\, Jackson\, MS\, 39216
CATEGORIES:All Events,Special Edition Concert
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