The Monroe Symphony Orchestra has cancelled their final show of the season, which was set to be a Rock Symphony on May 3.
The reason for the cancellation was that the costs of the production were too prohibitive. However, the orchestra is focused on righting the ship and being able to start the next season strong in September.
MSO has hired John Hodges, from Memphis, Tennessee, to be its new conductor. Hodges is a composer, has workshopped musicals and even studied with the great Leonard Bernstein.
Jarrod Richey, the incoming president of the MSO board of directors, talks about what the orchestra is focusing on as it heads to next season. Richey says it's a "focus on what we can do to scale back, what we can do to grow our finances, and develop the audience."
The MSO invites the community to an annual meeting on Tuesday, May 6 to learn more about the orchestra's plans, and hopefully gain confidence for the future. The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer in West Monroe.
Jarrod Richey goes on to talk about how the orchestra has no intentions of wavering. "We are not throwing in the towel," Richey voices. "We are having a laser-focused approach in how to bring symphonic music... in more efficient ways."
More information about the Monroe Symphony Orchestra can be found at https://mymso.org/, or on Monroe Symphony social media accounts.
