Bravo I: Opening Night

7:30 PM, Saturday, September 17, 2011
Thalia Mara Hall

Maurice Ravel’s La Valse (The Waltz) raises the curtain on the season, followed by Marta Szlubowska's performance of Max Bruch’s lyrical Violin Concerto No. 1 and Shostakovich’s riveting Symphony No. 5.

A free pre-concert lecture by Timothy Coker is available at the Mississippi Museum of Art (cash bar) at 6:45 PM.

The entire audience is invited to a complimentary reception with food and wine on the Fountain Court immediately following the concert.  Music will be provided by David Keary's HOT CLUB SWING!

SPECIAL NOTE:  Due to Maestro Crafton Beck’s recent shoulder surgery, guest conductor Leif Bjaland has been engaged to lead MSO in this exciting evening of music. See his bio below under FEATURED MUSICIANS, along with Concertmaster Marta Szlubowska's bio, which follows.

Chamber I: Baroque Gems

7:30 PM, Saturday, October 01, 2011
St. Andrews Episcopal Cathedral

The crispness and clarity of the MSO Chamber Ensemble are enhanced by the cathedral’s natural acoustics, as will be the virtuosity of guest violinist Stephen Redfield (Associate Professor of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi) as he performs Bach and Vivaldi.

The Jackson Symphony League Ball - Mandarin Ball

6:30 PM, Saturday, October 08, 2011
Country Club of Jackson

2011 Symphony Ball | The Mandarin Ball

Preparation and planning are well underway for the 2011 Symphony Ball set for October 8, 2011 at the Country Club of Jackson. The Jackson Symphony League is thrilled to present an evening of extravagance from the Far East with The Mandarin Ball.

Bravo II: Hitchcock at Halloween

7:30 PM, Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thalia Mara Hall

Alfred Hitchcock chose Charles Gounod’s Funeral March of a Marionette for his playfully macabre television series—and what could be a better opener for concert performances of Alfred Schnittke’s haunting Ritual and Berlioz’s dazzling and delirious Symphonie Fantastique?

A free pre-concert lecture by Timothy Coker is available at the Mississippi Museum of Art (cash bar) at 6:45 PM.

Pops I: Another Opening, Another Show

7:30 PM, Saturday, November 19, 2011
Jackson Convention Complex

With Cole Porter’s sparkling score for Kiss Me Kate and a medley of favorites from Porgy & Bess—the most-performed American opera—featuring vocalists Sherri Seiden
and Daniel Narducci, it’s Curtain Up on a season of toe-tappin’ pleasure.

Bravo III: The Grand Meets The Great

7:30 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Thalia Mara Hall

Virtuoso Thomas Pandolfi will reach into your soul with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 before the full orchestra presents a rare performance of Franz Schubert’s epic Symphony No. 9 (The Great).

A free pre-concert lecture by Craig Young is available at the Mississippi Museum of Art (cash bar) at 6:45 PM. Pre-concert dinner options are outlined on our home page.

Chamber II: Mozart by Candlelight

7:30 PM, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Belhaven University Center for the Arts

The 12th annual edition of what has become one of the MSO’s most beloved events features our own Principal Flute, Sybil Cheesman, performing the master’s G Major Flute Concerto. Then Mozart’s renowned Symphony No. 38 (Prague), the playful overture to his comic opera Così fan Tutte, and other sparkling favorites will be performed, all enhanced by the luminosity of more than one hundred candles.

Pops II: Your Song: The Music Of Elton John

7:30 PM, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Thalia Mara Hall

Touring vocalist John Meilleur and pianist John Regan team up with the Jeans ‘n Classics band and the musicians of the MSO to present an extraordinary meeting between classic rock and classical players.

Bravo IV: Exotic, Eclectic & Electric

7:30 PM, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Thalia Mara Hall

The exotic Sinfonia India by Carlos Chavez starts an eclectic evening before violin virtuosa Stephanie Chase fronts the orchestra for Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade. Camille Saint-Saëns’ well-known blockbuster Symphony No. 3 (Organ) closes the concert.

A free pre-concert lecture by Timothy Coker is available at the Mississippi Museum of Art (cash bar) at 6:45 PM. Pre-concert dinner options are available at the Mississippi Museum of Art or Bravo! Italian Restaurant.

Chamber III: Three Thrilling Ensembles

7:30 PM, Friday, March 09, 2012
Mississippi Museum of Art

A trio of Chamber performances features your Symphony’s string quartet, along with its brass and woodwind quintets, playing a collection of works ideally suited for an evening in Downtown Jackson’s premier artistic attraction.

Bravo V: Ode to Joy

7:30 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thalia Mara Hall

Following Benjamin Britten’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell—more widely known as The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra—four soloists, a grand chorus and the full complement of the MSO bring down the curtain on the Bravo season with Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy).

A free pre-concert lecture by Timothy Coker is available at the Mississippi Museum of Art (cash bar) at 6:45 PM. Pre-concert dinner options are available at the Mississippi Museum of Art or Bravo! Italian Restaurant.

Chamber IV: American Elegy

7:30 PM, Saturday, April 14, 2012
Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church

The Chamber Series comes to a close with Aaron Jay Kernis’ moving tribute to the heroes, victims and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, works by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s spellbinding Fratres, and the evocative music of Ottorino Respighi.

We’re Playing with Puppets!

2:00 PM, Saturday, April 28, 2012
Thalia Mara Hall

The whimsical creations of Cincinnati’s Madcap Puppets come to town to team up with the MSO for an afternoon of quirky performances including Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s classic, Peter and the Wolf, music from Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, and more.

Pops III: Pepsi Pops

7:30 PM, Friday, May 11, 2012
Old Trace Park

Pack the picnic hamper, put the family in the car, and head to the Ross Barnett Reservoir for our annual sundown concert of star-spangled favorites followed by a sky full of fireworks.