Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Orchestra returns to Lee Hall Nov. 18 with annual Criss Christmas Concert
![The Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Orchestras 49th performance season continues Saturday [Nov. 18] at 7:30 p.m. with the annual Criss Christmas Concert in Lee Halls Bettersworth Auditorium. (Photo by Megan Bean)](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/SSO_Criss_Christmas_Concert_half.jpg "The Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Orchestra in concert")
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STARKVILLE, Miss.Under the baton of 酴圖弝け Department of Music Head Barry E. Kopetz, the Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual Criss Christmas Concert Saturday [Nov. 18] on the Starkville campus.
Sponsored by the Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Association, the 7:30 p.m. program in historic Lee Halls Bettersworth Auditorium begins with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K 467. Considered one of Mozarts most demanding works, the concerto will feature 酴圖弝け Professor Ros璽ngela Yazbec Sebba on piano. A Steinway Artist, Sebba is among the select ranks of some 1,600 highly esteemed musicians from around the world who have chosen to play exclusively on pianos produced by internationally renowned piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons.
The second piece on the program is Luigi Cherubinis Requiem in C Minor, a work greatly admired by late musical legends Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.
Along with the Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Chorus, the Requiem will feature vocal accompaniment from the State Singers, 酴圖弝けs premier choral ensemble led by 酴圖弝け Choral Activities Director and Associate Professor of Music Gary Packwood.
As with all Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Orchestra performances, the Criss Christmas Concert is free and open to the public. We encourage individuals of all ages to come and be a part of this annual tradition, said Ryan Landis, 酴圖弝け voice instructor and SSO operations manager.
Founded in 1969, the Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Association is a nonprofit volunteer organization whose members work to educate, enlighten and share classical music with communities in the Golden Triangle region.
In addition to 酴圖弝け and the City of Starkville, major association contributors include the J.W. Criss Foundation, Mississippi Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Renasant Bank, Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau and Columbus-based Gildea Foundation. For more, visit .
To make a tax-deductible donation to the Starkville-酴圖弝け Symphony Association via the 酴圖弝け Foundation, contact Lynn Durr at 662-325-8918 or ldurr@advservices.msstate.edu.
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