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Starkville-°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association presents free, outdoor ā€˜Classical Jazzā€™ concert March 28

Starkville-°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association presents free, outdoor ā€˜Classical Jazzā€™ concert March 28

Contact: Landon Gibson

Graphic with blue and green paint streak pattern promoting the Starkville/°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association's Classical Jazz concertSTARKVILLE, Miss.ā€”The Starkville-°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association presents the Community Chorus in concert for ā€œClassical Jazz,ā€ an afternoon of classical music, jazz favorites and Shakespeare on Sunday, March 28, at 2 p.m. on the lawn of Starkvilleā€™s Greensboro Center.

The event is free and open to all, and those attending may bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets to celebrate the arrival of spring.

From °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s Department of Music, the musical program also includes:

ā€”Conductor and lecturer Peter Infanger, accompanied at the keyboard by James Allen, a longtime Mississippi University for Women associate professor of music.

ā€”Soloists Roza Tulyaganova, assistant professor; Garrett Torbert, instructor; and Christopher Withrow, lecturer, in Schubertā€™s ā€œMass in G Major.ā€

ā€”Jeanette Fontaine, assistant professor, presenting classic jazz numbers featuring George Shearingā€™s ā€œSongs and Sonnets,ā€ using texts by William Shakespeare.

All Starkville-°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association concerts are subject to change based on local restrictions and COVID-19 response protocols.

The association has provided Starkville and the surrounding area with a community classical music experience throughout its 51-year history. Talents of musicians from °®°®Ö±²„, Starkville and the surrounding communities are showcased each yearā€”along with guest musicians from across the state.

For more information about the Starkville-°®°®Ö±²„ Symphony Association, visitĀ .

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