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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
MODERN MOVES & EPIC JOURNEYS
March 2, 2024
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
April 20, 2024
Centennial Season Sponsors
ONE HUNDRED YEARS: A CENTURY OF MUSIC
Saturday, September 9, @ 7PM
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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
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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
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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
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Quality of Place Sponsor
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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
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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
Quality of Place Sponsor
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