Monday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Joseph Young, guest conductor

Rossini Overture to La Gazza Ladra

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Stravinsky Firebird Suite

The evening begins with the co-winner of the 2025 Mercer University Concerto Competition, McDuffie junior Kathryn Fakeley, soloing on Elgar's deeply moving Cello Concerto, and ends in fireworks with the iconic Firebird Suite. Rising star Joseph Young debuts at the MMSO.