2022-2023 Concert Season
The Fort Smith Symphony Presents
Our 99th Season: LEGENDS

Subscription Concert 1:
FROM THE NEW WORLD
September 10
Subscription Concert 2:
SYMPHONIC SUPERHEROES
October 15
Subscription Concert 3:
THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS
December 3
Subscription Concert 4:
WHAT A RUSH!
March 4
Subscription Concert 5:
NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS
April 22

FROM THE NEW WORLD
Saturday, September 10, @ 7PM
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Our 99th season begins with Max Richter’s Flowers of Herself, originally written for a ballet inspired by Virginia Woolf; Franz Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 performed by Tess Crowther; and Antonín Dvořák’s thrilling New World Symphony.
After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

SYMPHONIC SUPERHEROS
Saturday, October 15, @ 7PM
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Join the Fort Smith Symphony in a heroic night featuring the best superheroes on film, including X-Men, Captain America, Robin Hood, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Transformers, and more!
After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS
Saturday, December 3, @ 7PM
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Our most popular concert of the season returns, bringing life to your holiday favorites such as Sleigh Ride, We Three Kings, The Nutcracker, Amazing Grace, and more!
After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

WHAT A RUSH!
Saturday, March 4, @ 7PM
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Our classics concert spans the 20th century and beyond with Cristina Spinei’s ode to Tornado Alley, Whirl; Kenneth Fuch’s Rush for Saxophone and Orchestra, performed by Damian Cheek; and Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2.
After Party @ The Bakery District – 8:30 PM

NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS
Saturday, April 22, @ 7PM
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A thrilling and historic evening of orchestral works written by the first recognized Native American concert composer. To be recorded by the Fort Smith Symphony for international release on Naxos Records.