Symphony orchestra announces concert for young, young at heart
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he Starkville-花秀直播 State University Symphony Orchestra will present a children鈥檚 concert Nov. 6 in historic Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium.
Free to all, the 7:30 p.m. performance of 鈥淢usic is a Universal Language鈥 features works by Johannes Brahms (1833-97), Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k (1841-1904), Claude-Michel Sch枚nberg (1944- ), Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-87) and Franz von Supp茅 (1819-95).
Three additional concerts will be held during the day for kindergarten-fifth grade children in the Oktibbeha County area. All performances are being sponsored by the Starkville-花秀直播 State University Symphony Association.
Foreign language鈥攚ith an emphasis on French, German and Spanish鈥攊s the focus of the 2015-16 concert lineup. Significant parts of each program will feature music and spoken dialogues from these cultures.
During the early November event, orchestra members will accompany children in English, French, German and Spanish renditions of the popular international folk song 鈥淔r猫re Jacques,鈥 also known as 鈥淏rother John.鈥
Kathy McGill, music teacher for the Starkville Sudduth Elementary School honor choir, will lead the singing and also will perform 鈥淏rahms鈥 Lullaby鈥 in English and German.
Junior Sarah E. Jenkins of Brandon, an MSU music/piano and foreign language/Spanish double-major, will perform a rhapsody by Kabalevsky. Winner of this year鈥檚 Starkville-MSU Concerto/Aria and 花秀直播 Music Teachers Association piano solo division competitions, Jenkins will be directed by professor Barry E. Kopetz, music department head and the SSO鈥檚 music director-elect.
Along with von Supp茅鈥檚 鈥淟ight Calvary Overture,鈥 the program includes selections from 鈥淟es Mis茅rables鈥 and Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 鈥淣ew World Symphony.鈥
For additional concert information, contact Michael Brown, MSU music professor and SSO music director, at 662-325-3070 or mbrown@colled.msstate.edu.
Founded in 1969, the Starkville-MSU Symphony Association is a non-profit volunteer organization whose members work to educate, enlighten and share classical music with the city, university campus and other communities in the Golden Triangle region. Producing high-quality musical events and increasing awareness for the arts are its primary missions. For more, visit and .
In addition to MSU and the City of Starkville, major association contributors include the J.W. Criss Foundation, 花秀直播 Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Renasant Bank, Starkville Convention and 花秀直播 Bureau and Columbus-based Gildea Foundation.
The association accepts tax-deductible donations via the MSU Foundation. To contribute, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
MSU is 花秀直播鈥檚 leading university, available online at .