Happy Graduation to Tim, Eli, and Lyndon!!! These three have been so instrumental to the @usmsaxophone studio’s success. I looked forward to their session with me every single week! To list their collective contributions would easily spam social media to the end. I’m so proud to know each of them and can’t wait to see what their future holds. I’ll miss each of them dearly. Thank you three for putting up with me!
🎷 Don’t miss an unforgettable evening of new music!
Join the University of Southern Mississippi Saxophone Chamber Orchestra this Sunday, April 12 at 6 PM in Marsh Auditorium for a truly special concert experience.
✨ Featuring 5 world premieres
🎶 Led by 6 dynamic conductors
Be among the first to hear brand-new works brought to life by this incredible ensemble. You won’t want to miss the energy, creativity, and innovation on display!
📍 Marsh Auditorium
🗓 Sunday, April 12
⏰ 6:00 PM
Bring a friend and come support live music at its freshest!
“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
Though the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be ratified, women have fought for equality since the founding of the nation. Her Story captures the passion and perseverance of women who refused subordination—demanding representation and challenging the power structures that sought to silence them.
✨ Now Performed by the USM Symphony Orchestra
📅 March 26
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Mannoni Performing Arts Center
Bibliography: Her Story – Julia Wolfe
#womenrights #herstory #usmso #southernmiss #orchestra
An American in Paris 🇫🇷🎶
Jazz rhythms, Parisian streets, bluesy nostalgia, and plenty of taxi horns—An American in Paris captures the sparkle, energy, and homesickness of an American abroad.
Experience this musical postcard live with the USM Symphony Orchestra
🗓 March 26
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Manonni Performing Arts Center
🎼 Bars of Red
📅 March 26, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
📍 Mannoni Performing Arts Center Auditorium
Experience an evening of unforgettable music with the USM Symphony Orchestra.
The program features music by Maurice Ravel, the vibrant An American in Paris by George Gershwin, and the powerful cantata Her Story by Julia Wolfe—a moving work for orchestra and women’s voices exploring the fight for equal rights.
Join us for one of the season’s most exciting performances.
#USMSymphony #BarsOfRed #ClassicalMusic
Featuring saxophonists of the All-South Honors Band! There better be another saxophone mention in the new Mario Galaxy movie. which one is your favorite voice? #rosalina #saxophoneensemble
🕊️ Takashi Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto “Cyber Bird”
Composed in 1994 for virtuoso Nobuya Sugawa, Cyber Bird is one of Takashi Yoshimatsu’s most daring and technically demanding works. Subtitled a “triple concerto,” the piece imagines an electronic bird soaring through cyberspace—an image inspired in part by the composer’s sister, whose final wish was to be reborn as a bird.
Across three movements, the saxophone leads a journey through color, grief, and wind, blending classical writing with strong jazz influences. With piano, percussion, and soloist at the forefront, the orchestra becomes a shimmering backdrop to this bold and expressive sound world.
🎷 Preston Davis, winner of the William T. Gower Concerto Competition, will perform Cyber Bird with the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.
#CyberBird #TakashiYoshimatsu #SaxophoneConcerto #USMSymphony #TGowerConcertoCompetition ClassicalMusic ContemporaryMusic Saxophone
