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Programs
The MSO believes in the transforming experience of live music. We are always searching for new paths to innovative music education programs for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Our Education Mission:
To cultivate an enthusiasm for music in children and adults by increasing access to music presented by MSO and to engage students' learning experience in music through our string program.
Program Listing
School Initiatives
Informances
Our Informance Programs are developed to illustrate particular musical concepts from the mechanics of the instruments to the elements of a piece of music to the joys of being a musician.
JPS All-City Orchestra Festival
At 7:00 pm on February 2, 2012, all JPS elementary through high school string students will perform at Thalia Mara Hall after two days of intensive and fun rehearsal with nationally recognized leaders. Teacher recommendation is required for students to participate.
JPS Kinder Concerts
Our Kinder Concert program provides access to the world's finest music through creative programming. This forty-minute program is designed for K through second grade students. The concerts are performed eight times in September 2011.
JPS Young Peoples Concerts
This energetic forty-five minute program is designed to entertain and introduce the full symphony orchestra to third through fifth grade students. This season's concerts are scheduled for 9:30am and 11:00am on January 30 and 31, 2012, at Thalia Mara Hall.
MDE Residency Program
Through a grant from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), MSO brings general music opportunities to underserved schools with this creative residency program.
MSO String Program
Our goal is to develop interest in playing string instruments on the part of young people at all JPS elementary, middle and high schools. Programs exist in a number of schools throughout the district, with over 650 string students.
Recruitment Demo
At the beginning of each season, a trio of professional musicians visit twenty JPS elementary schools and present the MSO Recruitment Demo.
Festivals, Workshops and Competitions
Premier Orchestral Institute
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Young Artist Concerto Competition
Our Young Artist Concerto Competition offers young musicians the benefit of competitive activity in a professional environment. There will be no competition in 2012.
Mississippi Youth Symphony Orchestra
Mississippi Youth Symphony Orchestra
MYSO consists of young, talented musicians learning and sharing the challenge of performing a repertoire of orchestral selections for the people of Mississippi and beyond.