The Starkville/MSU Symphony will present the “It’s A Classic!” concert Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at Rent Auditorium on the Mississippi University for Women campus in Columbus. The concert is presented in conjunction with MUW. Admission is free to the public.
Performed by the Symphony Orchestra, “It’s A Classic!” is the first symphonic concert of the organization’s 51st concert season and is an annual ongoing partnership between Starkville/MSU Symphony and MUW, which aims to bring world-class, locally-performed classical music to a broader Golden Triangle audience.
“We are proud to partner with MUW in presenting one of our concerts each year,” said Eric Hill, symphony association board president. “Both the orchestra and chorus as well as our Programs for Children include participation from around the Golden Triangle, so it’s only fitting that we celebrate with classical music lovers from across the region.”
The Oct. 6 concert includes a repertoire of works from the classical era of 1750 to 1820 and will feature Mozart’s “Symphony No. 29 in A Major” as well as Haydn’s “Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor,” nicknamed the “Farewell” symphony. In addition, concert-goers will experience the work of two MUW Department of Music scholars, guest soprano Susan Hurley, and guest composer Joe L. Alexander.
“The W is delighted to provide this concert for the community,” said MUW President Nora Miller. “We look forward to hearing the symphony and enjoying the works of our talented faculty. Come join us!”
Hurley will perform Mozart’s concert aria, “Voi avete un cor fedele,” K. 217. She has performed widely throughout the United States and Europe in repertoire that ranges from opera and musical theater to concert and recital literature. She has sung 25 principal operatic roles and performed as a concert soloist with numerous orchestras both nationally and internationally. Hurley is assistant professor of voice at MUW and also serves as the founding artistic director of Phoenix, Arizona’s acclaimed annual AIDS Quilt Songbook performance project.
The concert will also feature the premiere performance of “Dilly Dally,” an original composition by MUW Associate Professor of Music Joe L. Alexander. His work has been performed across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia and Africa. His orchestral and choral compositions have also been featured in recording projects and music festivals.
“We are proud to showcase the outstanding work of these two MUW scholars as part of our first symphonic concert,” said Hill. “We hope their inclusion in the concert’s program will provide more exposure to the musical excellence found across the Golden Triangle.”
For more information about the Starkville/MSU Symphony Association, visit starkvillesymphony.org, or connect on social media at facebook.com/starkvillesymphony or twitter.com/stksymphony.
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