Jackson Free Press

The Mississippi Chambre Music Guild is kicking off its new season with a tour of French music, cuisine and other cultural accoutrements. And good news—you won't even need a passport.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, the Chambre Music Guild and the Alliance Francaise de Jackson will present "All Things French," a concert event featuring professional musicians based in the Jackson metro area performing works from famed French composers Claude Debussy and Gabriel Faure.

Violinist Marta Szlubowska of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will play Debussy's "Violin Sonata" with Millsaps College professor Lynn Raley on piano. Several young musicians from the Millsaps Conservatory of Music will perform Debussy pieces, as well. Baritone James Martin will perform Faure's nine-part "La Bonne Chanson" with accompaniment from a piano and string quartet. Szlubowska will then join pianist Rachel Heard, viola player Tammy Luke and one of the MSO's newest addition, principal cellist Veronica Parrales, for a performance of Faure's "Piano Quartet, No. 1."

The event will also include an extended intermission, during which audience members can enjoy crepes, French wine and hors d'oeuvres, as well as a selfie photo booth and a raffle drawing with prizes such as French cookbooks and cooking supplies.

"All Things French" is at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, in the recital hall at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). General admission is $25, and student admission is $5. For more information, visit mscmg.net.