MSU’s Department of Music announces lineup of fall events

Contact: Bethany Shipp

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Music is hosting numerous concerts this fall to entertain music lovers of a variety of genres, while showcasing the talents of its students, faculty and guest artists.

This year select events are ticketed to provide much-needed resources for creative programming, guest artist honorariums, technical and academic support services, and sheet music. Ticketed events include MSU Choral Activities, MSU Opera, MSU Orchestras and the World Music Artist Series. Free performances include MSU Department of Music Student Bands, Jazz Band, Community Music School, Applied Studios and recitals by faculty and guest artists. For box office information for each event calendar listing, visit https://www.music.msstate.edu/events.

The fall lineup includes:

—Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., Wind Ensemble Fall Concert, Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall, free

—Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., MSU Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia “Fall Overture,” Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall, ticketed

—Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra with John Paul White, Humphrey Coliseum, ticketed

—Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., World Music featuring Srivani Jade, Recital Hall, Music Building, ticketed

—Oct. 25, 7 p.m., Choral Music “New Beginnings” featuring OPUS (choral group formerly known as Men of State), Schola Cantorum and State Singers, First Baptist Church of Starkville, ticketed

—Nov. 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Music Discovery Day for high school juniors, seniors and community college students, Music Building, free

—Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., MSU Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia “Memories of Paris,” Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall, ticketed

—Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., Wind Ensemble Fall Concert, Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall, free

—Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., “The Threepenny Opera,” Recital Hall, Music Building, ticketed

—Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., “The Threepenny Opera,” Recital Hall, Music Building, ticketed

—Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m., Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

—Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Choral Music “A Festival of Carols” featuring OPUS, Schola Cantorum, Cantaré and State Singers, First Baptist Church of Starkville, ticketed

Additionally, football fans can enjoy halftime performances by MSU’s Famous Maroon Band, made up of more than 400 members representing every college on campus.

A complete listing of the Department of Music’s fall events is available at https://www.music.msstate.edu/events.

Recently celebrated as an All-Steinway School, MSU’s Department of Music is housed in a $21 million, state-of-the-art facility equipped with sound-proof practice rooms, a high-tech recording studio, an acoustically advanced lecture-recital hall, more than $3.5 million in Steinway pianos and more.

Learn more about the Department of Music, housed in MSU’s College of Education, at https://www.music.msstate.edu/.

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