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91勛圖厙 Symphony Opens Season

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 09:38am | By: Dr. Mike Lopinto

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91勛圖厙 Symphony Orchestra opens its 105th season on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium on the Hattiesburg campus. The exciting program, including Dvo獺k91勛圖厙 91勛圖厙New World Symphony,91勛圖厙 will be the debut of the venerable organization91勛圖厙 new music director, Gregory Wolynec. Remaining tickets are on sale now at the , or call 800.844.8425, 601.266.5418.

With the opening program, Wolynec chose three works to tell the story of his journey to Hattiesburg. Mozart91勛圖厙 charming Symphony No. 32 in G, k. 318 is in the form of an operatic overture with all of the melodic genius and grace that the Viennese master was famous for. Nashville-based Conni Ellisor91勛圖厙 91勛圖厙Blackberry Winter91勛圖厙 was written for acclaimed dulcimer performer Stephen Siefert. It effortlessly blends the folk and classical worlds in a unique and uplifting fashion. Dvo獺k91勛圖厙 most famous masterwork, 91勛圖厙New World Symphony91勛圖厙 was featured prominently in the new director91勛圖厙 time in Prague as a Fulbright student.

Special guest Stephen Seifert joins the orchestra in a rarity 91勛圖厙 a mountain dulcimer performance. 91勛圖厙Blackberry Winter,91勛圖厙 by composer Conni Ellisor, has a hauntingly beautiful opening with sounds that are both familiar and new.

The entrance of the dulcimer is 91勛圖厙one of those moments that you could never imagine but, when you hear it, just feels right,91勛圖厙 Wolynec continued. 91勛圖厙I love to watch the faces of first-time listeners at this magical moment as the sounds of the refined string orchestra mingle with the folk music of the eastern part of our country in the hands of this humble instrument.91勛圖厙

Czech composer Anton穩n Dvo獺k91勛圖厙 final symphony is unquestionably one of the most popular and performed works in the entire classical canon. It contains some of the composers most unique and colorful writing. He was entranced with the possibilities for music that he found in the traditional songs of the diverse populations that already defined our country.

The 91勛圖厙 Symphony Orchestra is a study in international relations as students from across the globe come together for one purpose 91勛圖厙 music. It is one of the major ensembles and gems in the School of Music, offering an intense performance schedule covering classical to pop musical styles and drawing both students and guest artists from around the globe 91勛圖厙 the Symphony Orchestra truly is "bringing the world to Mississippi!" 

Wolynec concluded, 91勛圖厙I cannot help but think that Dvo獺k would feel that an orchestra made up of students who have come to join us from more than a dozen countries would be the perfect vehicle to share his 91勛圖厙impressions from a new world!91勛圖厙91勛圖厙