It is one of the great mysteries of life, divinely inspired and a vehicle for change. The origins of music have been debated since the time of the ancient Greeks, Velichkovski said.
Music is nothing short of a divine miracle.
So, when it comes to social, cultural and spiritual change and enlightenment, music is a powerful tool, and I see the symphony as an important instrument to change peoples lives here in Mississippi. MSO s history is something of an inspiration on its own. The group goes back to a concert by a small volunteer orchestra staged in February 1944 at Belhaven. For those people who always want to put Mississippi at the bottom of everything, we ought to throw this in their face, Velichkovski said. Other symphonies may have started with the Mississippi Symphony, but most of them did not survive.