The Four Seasons of the Arts, for its autumn candlelight concert, will present “Pachelbel in Venice.” The Nov. 22 performance will be by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.

“Each year, we try to make it fresh and appealing,” said event coordinator Frances Koury. “To hear music in this setting is breathtaking.”

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The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and bassoonist Jon Wenberg will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal. Admission to the show, presented by Four Seasons of the Arts, is free, but donations will be accepted.

The MSO will perform German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D, as well as other brass melodies at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, on South Street.

“Pachelbel is one of the most popular orchestral works,” said Dorothy Brasfield, artistic director of Four Seasons, a local cultural organization.

The featured artist will be symphony’s principal bassoonist, Jon Wenberg, who will also perform one of Antonio Vivaldi’s 27 bassoon concertos.

Wenberg is also principal bassoonist for the Meridian Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the MSO’s Woodwind Quintet and with other ensembles across the state. He’s also performed with the Chicago, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and San Francisco symphonies as well as the New York Philharmonic.

Wenberg received his bachelor’s and master’s in bassoon performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in the Chicago area. He continued his studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Wenberg, a Wisconsin native, lives in Brandon.

Holy Trinity will be illuminated with more than 200 candles to give the effect of the legendary St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice.

“It’s reminiscent of when this music was composed and performed,” Koury said. “The church looks like an old cathedral with the stained-glass windows. All of that adds to the ambiance of the performance.”

The concert will be at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

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