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Produced byThe Jackson Symphony League

EditorMelanie M. Ward

A note from the PresidentMichael Beattie, MSO President & Executive Director

Again this year I offer my sincere thanks to each and every member of the League. Your support of the work of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is simply stel-lar! Please know how much you are appreciated by the musicians, the board and the staff.

Your orchestra continues to reach more and more people with a wide variety of music. Live symphonic music is simply life-changing. Every time! It is com-munication of the highest order, reaching as deep inside us as anything can. You are supporting a most worthy cause: a cultural cornerstone of the arts in Missis-sippi.

We are user friendly—parking is easy; dress is causal; intermission often brings wonderful complimentary drinks or food! Bring friends to a concert—host a party before or after a concert—make our concerts a family affair. Whichever direction you take, MSO is always a fun evening. Don’t miss a note of this wonderful or-ganization you support so strongly. It is even easier now with our new subscriber 50% discount.

Jackson Symphony League/MSO 2008-2009 CalendarJanuary9 - Bravo Dress Rehearsal/Kallen Esperian10 - 7:30 p.m., Thalia Mara, MSO Bravo III, Metamorphoses13 - 12:00 p.m., River Hills Club, JSL Board/Executive Meeting18 - 2:00 p.m. Sub Deb Mother/Daughter Tea20 & 22 - Thalia Mara, Children’s Concerts31 - 7:30 p.m., Belhaven Arts Center, MSO Chamber II/Mozart by Candlelight

February9 & 10 -All city10 - 12:00 p.m., River Hills Club, JSL Board/Executive Meeting14 - 7:30 p.m., Thalia Mara, MSO Pops II/Passion at the Pops27 - Bravo Dress Rehearsal/Grant Futch, USM Student28 - 7:30 p.m., Thalia Mara, MSO Bravo IV/Winter Quest

March7 - 7:30 p.m., Galloway Methodist Church, MSO Chamber III/Beethovens Fourth 10 - 12:00 p.m., River Hills Club, JSL Board/Executive Meeting

April3 - 8:00 p.m. Sub Deb Ball5 - 2:30 p.m.,Tougaloo College, MSO Chamber IV/Chamber in the Chapel13 - 7:30, MSO Benefit/Chamber Music with Alon Goldstein14 - 12:00 p.m., River Hills Club, JSL Board/Executive Meeting17 - Bravo Dress Rehearsal, Alon Goldstein, piano guest artist18 - 7:30 p.m., Thalia Mara, MSO Bravo V/Adoring “Eudora” May8 - 7:30 p.m., Old Trace Park, Pepsi Pops

June1-6 - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., POI Camp

December 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:

A Note from MSO President Orchestra HospitalityMembership Coffee ReportCookbooks by the case!2009 CalendarSub-Debs: Current NotesSymphony Ball Recap

JSL BOARDROBIN BROWNING

President

NORA FRANCES MCRAE

President - Elect

KATHRYN SIMMONS

Secretary

STEPHANIE SCOTT

Treasurer

KAREN FLOWERS

Past President

MISSYE MARTIN

Vice President, Education

HOLLY LANGE

Vice President,

Fundraising

MELANIE M. WARD

Vice President,

Communications

KRISTI JORDAN

Vice President, Outreach

PAIGE SESSUMS

Vice President, Operations

2008 Symphony BallSeptember 27, 2008Gay Drake, Chairman

The 2008 Symphony Ball “The Music of Mississippi” on September 27 was a great success! The Ball, an annual event since 1960, is the Jackson Symphony League’s largest fund-raiser. The Jackson Symphony League, the volunteer sup-port organization of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO), traditionally raises 10% of the MSO’s budget.

The Ball was an elegant event electric with the enthusiasm of over 300 symphony supporters who were met at the Country Club of Jackson’s entrance by candles suspended in glass vases and exquisite flower arrangements. Art and auction items were displayed while the MSO Brass Quintet, String Quartet, and Woodwind Quintet performed.

The evening of great music, good food, and generous friends continued with a de-licious dinner served in the ballroom with tables decorated with bunches of roses. During dessert Jim Wilkirson auctioned the coveted items including wonderful art, jewelry, vacation destinations, Viking appliances, and a standby generator! The festivities ended with dancing till midnight to the music of These Days.

The Jackson Symphony League thanks all who made the Ball a great success!

Grandioso BankPlus

Crescendo Cellular South, Ergon, Kossen Equipment, Trustmarkand Viking Range Corporation

Concerto AT&T, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. Ban-corpSouth, BCI, Hemphill Construction Co., Inc., Horne LLP, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, Parkway Properties, Inc., The Runnels’ Clinic of Plastic Surgery, VIP Jackson Magazine

Special thanks to: The artists, volunteers, Jim Wilkirson, Charlotte and Richard McNeel,

and to the 127 Ball Sponsors and Corporate Patrons

If you have questions—If you need a membership form—If you need MSO subscriptions— If you want to volunteer! Call the MSO Office at

601.960.1565 OR visit the MSO website at www.msorchestra.com.

Membership CoffeeSeptember 18, 2008

The league’s membership coffee was held at the home of Samantha and Tim Porter in Montrose of Ridgeland. The home provided an exquisite background to present the art-work for the ball auction and the turn out was incredible. Members and prospective members visited and enjoyed delicious treats.

Orchestra HospitalityKristi Jordan, Vice President, Outreach

Did you now that the League provides a snack for the musicians at the Friday evening rehearsals before each Bravo concert? We are in need of volunteers who are able to help set up the food and stay to clean up after they have eaten. If you are interested in helping please contact Kristi Jordan at 601.948.7698 or the MSO office at 601.960.1565.

JSL - SUB DEBSDecember: Officer meeting to discuss a communi-ty project. Details will follow after the officers have met.

January: Annual Mother - Daughter Tea, Sunday, January 18, 2- 4 p.m. at the Johnstone home of Judy and Ron Henderson.

February: Meeting with Cotillion theme covering telephone skills, table settings, and possibly ballroom dancing!

April: Sub Deb Ball, Friday, April 3, from 8 p.m. until Midnight at the Mississippi Farmers Market on High Street. “Midnight Masquerade” is the ball theme, and Dr. Zarr and the Funk monsters will be playing!

Coffee Chairman Court-ney Rowes Watts stands with JSL President Robin Browning and JSL Sub Deb Chairman Donna Russell with a portion of the artwork to be presented at the ball’s live auction.

Candace Jones and Sa-mantha Porter enjoy the membership coffee held at Porter’s home.

Karen Flowers and Mi-chael Beattie at the 2008 ball.

Susan and David Mar-tin, and Rebecca and Robert Watson stop to smile for the camera.

Pamela Prather, Nora Frances McRae, and Re-nee Flynt.

Cookbooks Purchase a case

of cookbooks

ONLY $48 per case.

Call 601.960.1565

Did you know that MSO and the MSO Board of Directors want to connect with business leaders in

Jackson and around the state?

If your business is interested in know-ing more about how to support MSO:

Please contact: Phoebe Smith-Porter, MSO Director of Development 601-960-1565.

In recognition of the work of the Jackson Symphony League, League members have re-ceived a special ticket offer from MSO for the

Bravo III Metamorphoses Concert, Saturday, January 10, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Thalia Mara Hall

Buy One, Get One Free, Order soon! The best seats go first! Call 601.960.1565

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAID

JACKSON, MS PERMIT NO.6

2008-2009 Sub-Deb Officers

L-R: Grace Boland, volunteer coordinator (St. Joe); Elizabeth Henry, vice-president; (NW Rankin); Ashli Hardin, secretary (Madison Central); Frances Phillips, treasurer (Jackson Prep)Courtney Byers, president (St. Joe).

Want to help with the tea or the ball?

Please call Donna Russell, JSL Sub Deb Chair, at 601.941.5698. Don-na’s email address is Donna.Russell@spcorp.com.

MSOPost Office Box 2052

Jackson, MS 39225-2052