51st Season
September 24th, 2019
Jazz at Renasant
Symphony Jazz Combo
Symphony Jazz Combo
Renasant Plaza
500 E. Lampkin, Starkville, MS
6:00pm
500 E. Lampkin, Starkville, MS
6:00pm
This year we're kicking things off with our perennially popular jazz concert! Enjoy an outdoor, open-air musical experience at the Renasant Plaza in Starkville, as our team of musicians offers up another exciting selection of jazz standards for your listening enjoyment.
October 6th, 2019
It's a Classic!
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Rent Auditorium
Mississippi University for Women
at 2:00pm
Mississippi University for Women
at 2:00pm
The first of our symphonic concerts takes place at the Rent Auditorium in Columbus, MS and concentrates largely upon music from the classical era (ca. 1750-1820). MUW's Dr. Susan Hurley will perform Mozart's concert aria, "Voi avete un cor fedele," K. 217. Another incredible work from Mozart's teenage years will also be heard: the delightful Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a. Make sure to stick around for Haydn's Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor, nicknamed the "Farewell" Symphony. (See if you can figure out why!)
"Voi avete un cor fedele," K. 217.
by Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a.
by Mozart
Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor
by Haydn
"Voi avete un cor fedele," K. 217.
by Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a.
by Mozart
Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor
by Haydn
November 8th, 2019
"Sing, Dance, Play, Paint!" - SSO Family Concert
Symphony Orchestra & Special Guest Vocalist
Symphony Orchestra & Special Guest Vocalist
Bettersworth Auditorium
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
For our family concerts, we go to extra lengths to include a little something for everyone. This year will be no exception. Look forward to arrangements of folk and children's songs, as well as the "Russian Sailor's Dance" from Reinhold Gliere's The Red Poppy Suite, Op. 70, and the famous "Farandole" from Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2. This year's MSU Concerto Competition winner, Daniel Joyner, will make an appearance with the third movement of Henri Tomasi's Concerto for Trombone. Finally, enjoy a thrilling send-off in the form of Sergei Prokofiev's Classical Symphony!
The Red Poppy Suite, Op. 70
by Reinhold Gliere
L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
by George Bizet
Special Feature: Concerto for Trombone by Henri Tomasi
performed by Daniel Joyner, winner of the 2019 MSU Concerto Competition
Classical Symphony
by Sergei Prokofiev
The Red Poppy Suite, Op. 70
by Reinhold Gliere
L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
by George Bizet
Special Feature: Concerto for Trombone by Henri Tomasi
performed by Daniel Joyner, winner of the 2019 MSU Concerto Competition
Classical Symphony
by Sergei Prokofiev
November 17th, 2019
Choral Gems
Community Chorus
Community Chorus
TBA
3:00pm
3:00pm
Choruses from works by Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dello Joio and Forrest
Vivaldi - "Gloria" movt. 1 / Bach - "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" / Haydn - "The Heavens Are Telling" / Mozart - "Laudate Dominum" and "Ave Verum" / Beethoven - "Hallelujah" from Christ on the Mount of Olives / Mendelssohn - "He Watching Over Israel" from Elijah / Brahms - "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" from A German Requiem / Forrest - "Benecid su nombre" and "Song of the Earth" from Jubilate Deo / Dello Joio - "A Jubilant Song
Vivaldi - "Gloria" movt. 1 / Bach - "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" / Haydn - "The Heavens Are Telling" / Mozart - "Laudate Dominum" and "Ave Verum" / Beethoven - "Hallelujah" from Christ on the Mount of Olives / Mendelssohn - "He Watching Over Israel" from Elijah / Brahms - "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place" from A German Requiem / Forrest - "Benecid su nombre" and "Song of the Earth" from Jubilate Deo / Dello Joio - "A Jubilant Song
January 18th, 2020
The Winds of Time
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Bettersworth Auditorium
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
For the first concert of 2020, we pare things down a bit and explore some 19th- and 20th-century wind music. Two substantial compositions from this repertoire, Emil Bernard's Divertissement for Wind Instruments, Op. 36 and Arthur Bird's Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 40, will showcase both the capacities of these instruments and the skills of our performers. Accompanying these works are Gaetano Donizetti's Sinfonia for Winds and Gordon Jacob's Old Wine in New Bottles.
Divertissement for Wind Instruments, Op. 36
by Emil Bernard
Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 40
by Arthur Bird
Sinfonia for Winds
by Gaetano Donizetti
Old Wine in New Bottles
by Gordon Jacob
Divertissement for Wind Instruments, Op. 36
by Emil Bernard
Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 40
by Arthur Bird
Sinfonia for Winds
by Gaetano Donizetti
Old Wine in New Bottles
by Gordon Jacob
March 21st, 2020
SSO & Community Chorus
Symphony Orchestra & Community Chorus
Symphony Orchestra & Community Chorus
Bettersworth Auditorium
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
For our symphony and chorus concert, we have special offerings to showcase each! First, our instrumentalists will treat us to the second of J.S. Bach's beloved and influential orchestral suites. Then we will hear two exquisite impressions of two old English songs ("Sally in our Alley" and "Cherry Ripe") by British composer Frank Bridge. Finally, enjoy Franz Schubert's radiant Mass in G Major, D. 167, performed by our singers and orchestra together.
Second Orchestral Suite
by J.S. Bach
"Sally in our Alley" and "Cherry Ripe"
by Frank Bridge
Mass in G Major, D. 167
by Franz Schubert, performed with the MSU Chorus
Second Orchestral Suite
by J.S. Bach
"Sally in our Alley" and "Cherry Ripe"
by Frank Bridge
Mass in G Major, D. 167
by Franz Schubert, performed with the MSU Chorus
April 18th, 2020
Epic Movie Themes
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra
Bettersworth Auditorium
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
Lee Hall, Mississippi State University
7:30pm
We close out the season with our much-awaited Epic Film Music Concert! Enjoy celebrated music by John Williams for films such as Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, in addition to themes by other composers from The Godfather, Gone With the Wind, and Dances With Wolves. It's also been rumored that a certain famous tune from Westeros might make an appearance!
Star Wars Theme
by John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark
by John Williams
The Godfather
by Nino Rota
Gone with the Wind
by Max Steiner
Dances With Wolves
by John Barry
Star Wars Theme
by John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark
by John Williams
The Godfather
by Nino Rota
Gone with the Wind
by Max Steiner
Dances With Wolves
by John Barry
