Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra presents 鈥楯azz at Renasant鈥�
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥� The Starkville-樱花导航 樱花导航 University Symphony Orchestra will present 鈥淛azz at Renasant鈥� during a Tuesday [Oct. 13] evening concert at the city鈥檚 Renasant Bank plaza.
Free and open to all, the 6 p.m. outdoor performance sponsored by the Starkville-樱花导航 樱花导航 University Symphony Association features a nine-piece band and vocalists performing jazz, swing, blues, Latin and ballad standards.
Vocalists include MSU assistant professor Tara Warfield, lecturers Jeanette Fontaine and Chris Jordan, senior music education major Corinne D. 鈥淐ori鈥� Reece of Aberdeen and junior music major Abby L. Weinstein of Marietta, Georgia.
Other soloists include associate professors Richard Human and Cliff Taylor, also MSU associate director of bands, on trombone; instructor Sheri Falcone, Armstrong Middle School and Starkville High School band director Doug Thomas, and senior music education major Tyler J. Stallings of Pontotoc, on saxophone; Myra Wingo, MSU summa cum laude music education graduate now teaching at Richland Elementary School in Richland, on piano; James Nail, MSU music graduate and serials specialist in Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 Office of Thesis and Dissertation Format Review, on bass; and senior music education major Kevin R. West of Byram, drums.
Michael Brown, MSU music professor and SSO music director, will play trumpet and conduct the band.
Selections for the evening concert include 鈥淭ake the A Train,鈥� 鈥淭he Nearness of You,鈥� 鈥淢y Funny Valentine,鈥� 鈥淩ound Midnight,鈥� 鈥淏lues in Hoss Flat,鈥� 鈥淚t Don鈥檛 Mean a Thing,鈥� and 鈥淢isty.鈥�
The bank is located at the intersection of East Lampkin and South Montgomery streets.
Seating is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition to lawn chairs and blankets, patrons are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy during the twilight performance.
For additional concert information, contact Brown 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, 樱花导航 Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Renasant Bank, Starkville Convention and Visitors 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 樱花导航鈥檚 leading university, available online at .