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The Centennial Season

1923 – 2023

ONE HUNDRED YEARS
September 9, 2023

COUNTRY HITS
October 14, 2023

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
December 2, 2023

Centennial Season Sponsors

ONE HUNDRED YEARS: A CENTURY OF MUSIC

Saturday, September 9, @ 7PM

ArcBest Performing Arts Center

Celebrate 100 years of musical excellence with great music including Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with pianist Maxim Lando, George Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Maurice Ravel’s Bolero. Time Flies will receive its world-premiere written for the Symphony centenary by Composer-in-Residence, Patrick Conlon.

After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

Concert Co-Sponsor

Concert Co-Sponsor

World Music Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

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Orchestrating Excellence Sponsor

Guest Artist Sponsor

Artistic Excellence Sponsor

American Heritage Sponsor

COUNTRY HITS: SONGS FROM NASHVILLE

Saturday, October 14, @ 7PM

ArcBest Performing Arts Center

Enjoy country hits by Garth Brooks, Patsy Cline, George Strait, Allison Kraus and more featuring vocalists Emily West and Rick Brantley. Exciting music from The Westerns, The Good the Bad and the UglyM and For A Few Dollars More will feature vocalist Amanda Lenora Green-Turner and the UAFS Chorus.

After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

World Music Sponsor

American Heritage Sponsor

Concert Sponsor

Quality of Place Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Orchestrating Excellence Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Saturday, December 2, @ 7PM

ArcBest Performing Arts Center

The Symphony’s most popular concert of the year returns with classic holiday favorites from Sleigh Ride to The Nutcracker and feature performances by Joslin, the Kool Cats Jazz Quartet and Jolt Electric Quartet.

After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

American Heritage Sponsor

World Music Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Orchestrating Excellence Sponsor

Concert Co-Sponsors

Artistic Excellence Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Quality of Place Sponsor

Quality of Place Sponsor

MODERN MOVES & EPIC JOURNEYS

Saturday, March 2, @ 7PM

ArcBest Performing Arts Center

Experience some of the world’s most iconic vistas and intriguing visions with Franz Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony”, Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Patrick Conlon’s Phase Change.

After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

American Heritage Sponsor

Orchestrating Excellence Sponsor

Quality of Place Sponsor

Concert Sponsor

World Music Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Saturday, April 20, @ 7PM

ArcBest Performing Arts Center

The Symphony returns to the movies this season with a live screening of the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness, directed by J. J. Abrams, with live music performed by the Fort Smith Symphony. Enjoy film like you never have before!

After Party @ The Bakery District

Film Music Sponsor

World Music Sponsor

Orchestrating Excellence Sponsor

Concert Co-Sponsors

American Heritage Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Celebration Sponsor

Hospitality Partner

Technology Partner

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