Bravo I: An Evening of Romance and Intrigue

7:30 PM, Saturday, September 12, 2009
Thalia Mara Hall

Experience the exhilaration of the Flying Dutchman Overture, after which the legendary seducer returns in Strauss’s colorful tone poem, Don Juan. This gala season opener also includes the return of local mezzo-soprano Viola Dacus singing Mahler—music that will truly thrill and enchant. The evening culminates in cellist Eric Kim’s performance of the beloved Dvorak Cello Concerto.

2009 Symphony Ball

6:30 PM, Saturday, September 26, 2009
Country Club of Jackson

Sponsored by the Jackson Symphony League, the Symphony Ball features great music, food and company, as well as live and silent auctions, all in a sophisticated setting.

Pops I: The Movie Magic of John Williams

7:30 PM, Saturday, October 10, 2009
Jackson Convention Complex

Enjoy symphonic pops music in a whole new way—seated around tables in the new Jackson Convention Complex. The MSO Pops Series kicks off with favorite soundtrack selections from Hollywood film composer John Williams, including music from Jaws, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Superman—truly beloved melodies from the undisputed master of modern classical music.

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Bravo II: Beethoven, the Hero

7:30 PM, Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thalia Mara Hall

This is Beethoven at his very best—including his Egmont Overture and Symphony No. 2. The evening comes to a close with the composer’s magnificent Symphony No. 3, The Eroica, cryptically dedicated “to the memory of a great man.” Revel in the timeless brilliance of the most recognized name in classical music.

Chamber I: Pachelbel in Venice

7:30 PM, Friday, November 13, 2009
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral

MSO transforms Jackson’s most classical church setting—St. Andrew’s Cathedral—into the legendary St. Mark’s Cathedral of Venice, surrounding the audience with the spectacular brass melodies of Gabrielli, performed from the four corners of the church. The concert celebrates the Baroque masters from Italy to Germany, including Pachelbel and his famous Canon in D.

Chamber II: Mozart by Candlelight

7:30 PM, Saturday, January 09, 2010
Belhaven College Center for the Arts

Bathed in the glow of hundreds of candles in the heart of Jackson’s most historic neighborhood, this year’s version of MSO’s perennial audience favorite features Mozart’s popular Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and an appearance by the Mississippi Chorus Chamber Choir.

Bravo III: 1812 Overture and More

7:30 PM, Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall

The music of Tchaikovsky is the music of the ages. Come and be carried away by the sweeping melodic passion of this Russian master—from the subtle beauty of Swan Lake to the stirring sounds of his celebrated 1812 Overture, closing with his deeply moving Sixth Symphony.

Chamber III: King of Instruments

7:30 PM, Friday, February 05, 2010
Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church

Olivier Latry, renowned organist of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, joins the MSO in a rousing variety of masterworks for organ and orchestra.

Pops II: A Broadway Valentine

7:30 PM, Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall

MSO teams up with New York’s Ingenuity Productions to bring you a night of romantic favorites just in time for Valentine’s Day—all sung by Broadway stars backed by the full orchestra. Music from Gershwin, Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers and more highlight this evening of Broadway at its best in a fully staged and scripted show—a perfect “date night.”

Bravo IV: Romantic Preludes and Scandinavian Grandeur

7:30 PM, Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall

Franz Liszt’s Les Preludes opens this colorful program, which also features MSO’s own principal clarinetist Ana Catalina Ramírez Castrillo performing Weber Concerto No. 1. The evening soars to an end with Sibelius’s uplifting Symphony No. 2.

Bravo V: Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, The Resurrection

7:30 PM, Saturday, March 27, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall

Experience the transcendence of Mahler’s monumental Resurrection Symphony—a struggle that begins with fitful elegance and ends in allegorical rebirth. A season finale of choirs, vocal soloists and the full Mississippi Symphony Orchestra on stage is an experience not to be missed.

Chamber IV: Chamber in the Chapel

7:30 PM, Saturday, April 10, 2010
Woodworth Chapel at Tougaloo College

Join the skilled musicians of MSO, as they perform an alluring selection of chamber music for winds, brass and strings in Tougaloo’s stunning Woodworth Chapel. The concert closes with noted pianist Jade Simmons joining the MSO String Quartet for a performance of Brahms' Piano Quintet in F Minor. 

Pops III: Pepsi Pops

7:30 PM, Friday, May 07, 2010
Old Trace Park

Pack the picnic basket and join MSO on the Ross Barnett Reservoir for a fun, family-friendly program peppered with light classics, patriotic marches and movie themes—capped by a brilliant fireworks finale.