The Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra will end its 37th season on Thursday, April 25, mirroring the way it started. “Night at the Movies – The Sequel,” featuring first-time, main-stage, guest conductor Cesar Leal includes well-known and well-loved movie classics.

“This has truly been a great season for us. More people have attended than in a very long time for our mainstage concerts,” said MSO board of directors president Jane McNulty.

“I think the theme and the selection of pieces truly hit home. So many of us have fond memories of good movies we saw a long time ago, and not so long ago, and when performed by these professional musicians, it truly was a pleasure to relive the movies and the moments,” she added.

Jane McNulty / Cesar Leal

Leal, a Columbian-born musicologist and the current artist director and conductor of the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra will be conduct the April concert. Leal has led ensembles across the US, Panama, Columbia, France and Ukraine.

Among the pieces to be performed on this final night of the season are selections from Barber of Seville, symphonies 5 and 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven, music from Frozen, The Sound of Music and Star Wars, to name a few.

The theme for next year’s season is currently being worked on, and McNulty said they have big news to present to the community later this spring.

“We’re working hard to give the community the very best of music. More and more people are realizing that we have a professional symphony orchestra in town and have made it part of their seasonal traditions,” she said. “The veteran’s concert in November and Christmas concert in December are huge events.”

The April 25 concert takes place at First United Methodist Church, 265 W. Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit murfreesborosymphony.com.