2015-2016

CRAFTON BECK ~ MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

M I S S I S S I P P I S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A

FROM BEETHOVEN

TO JAMES BOND

GET READY FOR

EXCELLENCE IN LIVE MUSIC

Take a look at our 2015-2016 lineup and join us for a spectacular 71st season!71s e a s o n

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BRAVOs e r i e s

SELBY & R ICHARD MCRAE FOUNDATION

POPSs e r i e s

P H O T O B Y E D S C H I P U L

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015 | 7:30p | BRAVO II

PERPETUAL MOTION@ Thalia Mara HallFour Dance Episodes from Rodeo AARON COPLAND

[World Premiere] BEN WILLIAMS

Symphony No. 4, Inextinguishable CARL NIELSEN

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2015 | 7:30p | BRAVO I

FROM THE NEW WORLD@ Thalia Mara HallPiano Concerto No. 21 | ANTON NEL, PIANO WOLFGANG MOZART

New World Symphony ANTONIN DVORAK

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015 | 7:30p | POPS I

SYMPHANTASTIC@ Thalia Mara Hall

A hip, contemporary mix of jazz, pop, rock, lights and the full MSO created by our own Crafton Beck! Includes music by Alberto Iglesias, Michael Nyman, Paul Cardall, Dave Grusin, Joby Talbot, and more.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016 | 7:30p | POPS II

SHAKEN NOT STIRRED The Music of James Bond @ Thalia Mara Hall

Aston Martins, Bollinger, and Vodka Martinis are the backdrop for this fun and musical trip through Ian Flemming’s 007 films. The hot singers and musicians of the legendary Jeans n Classics group will team up with our full MSO to leave you truly rocked.

FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 | 7:30p | POPS III

PEPSI POPS @ Old Trace Park

Bring your picnic basket and the whole family to MSO’s 35th annual Pepsi Pops! It’s a concert of star-spangled favorites followed by a sky full of fireworks – all on the water’s edge at the Reservoir.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016 | 7:30p | BRAVO III

TRULY CLASSICAL@ Thalia Mara HallCoriolan Overture LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 4, Tragic FRANZ SCHUBERT

Violin Concerto | STEFAN MILENKOVICH, VIOLIN LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016 | 7:30p | BRAVO IV

RESOUNDING ROMANTICISM@ Thalia Mara HallSerenade for Strings PETER TCHAIKOVSKY

Piano Concerto No. 2 | NORMAN KRIEGER, PIANO JOHANNES BRAHMS

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016 | 7:30p | BRAVO V

RAISE THE ROOF@ Thalia Mara HallRaise the Roof for Timpani and Orchestra | BUD BERTHOLD, TIMPANI MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

Symphony No. 1 SAMUEL BARBER

Adagio for Strings SAMUEL BARBER

Pines of Rome OTTORINO RESPIGHI

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2015 | 7:30p | CHAMBER I

BAROQUE!@ St. Andrews CathedralSonata No. 16 à 4DARIO CASTELLO

Sonata No. 7 JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER

Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 4 ARCHANGELO CORELLI

Incidental Music from Alceste GEORG FREDERIC HANDEL

Concerto in G minor, RV. 576 ANTONIO VIVALDI

Selections from Les indes galantes RAMEAU JEAN-PHILLIPE RAMEAU

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016 | 7:30p | CHAMBER II

MOZART BY CANDLELIGHT@ Belhaven University Center for the ArtsOverture to Abduction from the Seraglio WOLFGANG MOZART

Serenade for Winds in Eb Major WOLFGANG MOZART

Concerto for Oboe JULIE HUDIK, OBOE WOLFGANG MOZART

Symphony No. 35 Haffner WOLFGANG MOZART

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 | 7:30p | CHAMBER III

DANSE!@ Millsaps College Ford Academic ComplexThree Hungarian Dances JOHANNES BRAHMS

Dances Sacred and Profane ELAINE BARBER, HARP CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Ragtime Dances CHARLES IVES

Wings of Fire MEGAN MEISENBACH, FLUTE ELAINE BARBER, HARP CHARLES ROCHESTER YOUNG

Danses Concertantes IGOR STRAVINSKY

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2016 | 7:30p | CHAMBER IV

CONCERT IN THE CHAPEL@ Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo CollegeSeptet in Eb Major LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Salve Regina DEANNA TISDALE, SOPRANO FRANZ SCHUBERT

Siegfried Idyll RICHARD WAGNER

M I S S I S S I P P I S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A

2015-2016 CONCERT SCHEDULE

601.960.1565

10.31.15

PERPETUAL MOTION

BRAVO II

1.9.16

MOZART BY CANDLELIGHT

CHAMBER II

1.23.16

TRULY CLASSICAL

BRAVO III

3.5.16

DANSE!

CHAMBER III

2.6.16

SHAKEN NOT STIRRED

POPS II

2.27.16

RESOUNDING ROMANTICISM

BRAVO IV

4.2.16

RAISE THE ROOF

BRAVO V

10.3.15

FROM THE NEW WORLD

BRAVO I

11.14.15

BAROQUE!

CHAMBER I

10.17.15

SYMPHANTASTIC

POPS I

POPS III

PEPSI POPS

5.13.16

CHAMBER IV

CONCERT IN THE CHAPEL

4.9.16

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