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Bravo Series
The entire symphony. The entire history of music at its disposal. Experience the brilliance of the Bravo Series.
Bravo I: Joy and Contemplation
7:30 PM, Saturday, September 11, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall
Experience the transformative power of Dmitri Shostakovich’s celebratory Festive Overture and Richard Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration. Then, take in Tchaikovsky’s wildly popular Violin Concerto featuring violin superstar, Jennifer Frautschi.
Bravo II: Power and Portraiture
7:30 PM, Saturday, October 16, 2010
Thalia Mara Hall
The evening begins with Druckman’s evocative Summer Lightning. Aaron Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait follows. With narration by MSO’s London Branch, this piece is a dramatic and moving depiction of our 16th president. Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 brings this powerful evening to a stirring finish.
Bravo III: Images from Around the World
7:30 PM, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thalia Mara Hall
Join MSO for Claude Debussy’s colorful and engaging Iberia, plus two new songs by Maestro Crafton Beck: Old English and Letter from the End of the World. The evening ends with Prokofiev’s sophisticated movie score for Alexander Nevsky, featuring mezzo-soprano Catherine Keen and the Mississippi Chorus.
Bravo IV: Orchestral Virtuosity
7:30 PM, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thalia Mara Hall
MSO performs pieces by three composers who use the orchestra to its exhilarating extremes: Wagner’s Overture to Tannhauser, Bartok’s sweeping Concerto for Orchestra and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 5, featuring 2007 Cleveland Piano Competition winner, Alexander Ghindin.
Bravo V: Beethoven’s Incomparable Fifth
7:30 PM, Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thalia Mara Hall
Beethoven’s timeless symphonic statement finds a kindred spirit in Mussorgsky’s Wild Night on Bald Mountain, followed by Concertmistress Marta Szlubowska’s contemplative performances of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ soaring and beautiful The Lark Ascending and Verdi’s ballet music from Shakespeare’s immortal Macbeth.
Concert Calendar
Upcoming Performances
Bravo I: Joy and Contemplation
Sat, Sep 11, 2010, 7:30 PM
Chamber I: Best of Baroque
Fri, Sep 17, 2010, 7:30 PM
Jackson Symphony League Ball
Sat, Oct 09, 2010, 6:30 PM
Bravo II: Power and Portraiture
Sat, Oct 16, 2010, 7:30 PM
Pops I: Rhapsody in Blue
Sat, Oct 23, 2010, 7:30 PM