Title: Bringing the world to Mississippi
Description: No Amount of Advance Expectation Could Have Prepared Me For What I Discovered at The Very First Rehearsal-A Veritable Treasure Trove of Truly Outstanding Musicians From so Many Different Parts of the World.--Placiola Dowinga.

Contratulations to You, To the Orchestra, and to the Institution. I Know that Many of My Colleagues will Be Surprised and Elated When They Come to Hattiesburg, as I Have Been.--Yo-Yo Ma.

I think many of the Major Cities in the U.S.A. Would be very Happy to Hear an Orchestra Play so Inspired.--Sir James Galway.

Jay Dean and the USM Symphony Orchestra Have Raised the Musical Bar Not Only In Mississippi, But Throughout The Country. I Have Been So Blessed to Have Had The Opportunity to Work With Him and Them and to Experience Their Talent, Passion and Dedication to this Beautiful Art Called Music!--Tena Clark CEO DMI Music, Composer/Producer --Book Jacket.
Subjects: Orchestra, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi. Symphony Orchestra, History, University of mississippi
Places: Mississippi, Hattiesburg