Monumental Elegance

About this event

A knockout punch of symphonic music elevates the thrill of hearing MSO live – from the spell-binding allure of Weber’s Oberon Overture to the colorful, enticing blast of Walker’s Trombone Concerto featuring the bright talent of MSO Principal Trombone Jude Morris. Plus Brahms’ monumental and much-requested Symphony No. 4, with its profound depth and haunting beauty, stands among the 19th century’s greatest masterpieces.

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Sponsors

Series Sponsor: Selby & Richard McRae Foundation

Concert Co-Sponsors: Jimmy & Meredith Creekmore, Tam & Nora Etheridge, John & Ann Millner, Susan Shands Jones

Music Lit. Sponsor: The Walker Foundation

TIM Talks Sponsor: Four Seasons of the Arts

Talent Bio

Jude Morris, trombone

Jude Morris is Principal Trombonist with both the Mississippi and New Hampshire Symphonies, as well as Second Trombonist with the Tuscaloosa Symphony. Recently, he was a featured soloist with the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra performing Ferdinand David’s Trombone Concertino at St. Andrews Episcopal in Jackson, Mississippi.

Jude studied with Scott Hartman of the Empire Brass at the Yale School of Music and Dr. Per Brevig of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at the Manhattan School of Music, where he was featured as a concerto soloist in Martin’s Concerto for 7 Winds. His brass quintet, Elm City Brass, has represented Yale internationally and sat in fellowship at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. He has accolades including international competition wins for both solo and ensemble performances at the 2025 I.W.B.C. in Hartford, Connecticut. Jude is active in all genres of music, and can be seen performing in concert halls as well as on the dance floor. Outside of music, he is also a published and awarded photographer, as well as an avid film camera collector.

Music Program

First Half

• Carl Maria von Weber — Oberon Overture (1825)

• George Walker — Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1957), Jude Morris, trombone

Second Half

• Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 (1884)

Meet the Orchestra +

From Mississippi Symphony Orchestra