Mississippi Business Journal » Natella Boulton http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Meridian Symphony Orchestra celebrates 50 years of classical performances in a country music town http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/06/meridian-symphony-orchestra-celebrates-50-years-of-classical-performances-in-a-country-music-town/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meridian-symphony-orchestra-celebrates-50-years-of-classical-performances-in-a-country-music-town http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/03/06/meridian-symphony-orchestra-celebrates-50-years-of-classical-performances-in-a-country-music-town/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:00:45 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=37842 When the Meridian Symphony Orchestra formed, most people in the area were far more into country rather than classical music. After all, Meridian is the birthplace of Jimmie Rodgers, who is known as “the Father of Country Music.” “This was a country music town in 1962,” says Shirley Stodard, who played violin with the Meridian [...]

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