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the Fort Smith Symphony

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The Fort Smith Symphony, established in 1923, is the oldest professional orchestra in Arkansas. This means we bring the highest caliber artists to the region all season long to enrich the community, participate with local businesses, and make our ambitious programming come to life.

This is made possible by individual donors who prioritize investing in the arts.

This support helps sustain a professional orchestra in Fort Smith, keeps great music accessible to our region, and gives our community a place to gather, experience something extraordinary, and engage with the arts.

There are many ways to invest in the Symphony. Choose the opportunity that matters most to you—and help shape the future of great music in Fort Smith. 

 

Fund the art

Sponsor a Chair for $1,500

A professional orchestra begins with its musicians. Chair Sponsors directly underwrite a musician’s position for the season, helping bring exceptional artists from across the country to Fort Smith.

Chair Sponsors are active participants in our musical community. At Chair Sponsor Night each season, sponsors and musicians mingle together over drinks and h’our devours before coming together on stage for rehearsal of a masterworks concert. Donors are recognized at this event and in the program roster alongside their underwritten musician.

 

Fund the vision

Join the Conductor’s Circle for $1,000

In his 30th season as Music Director & Conductor, John Jeter has spent three decades shaping the artistic identity of the Fort Smith Symphony. This milestone is an opportunity to celebrate what we’ve built—and invest in where we’re going next.

A Conductor’s Circle gift supports the artistic vision of the Symphony, providing the flexibility to pursue exceptional programming, creative opportunities, and the continued growth of our orchestra.

Join the Conductor’s Circle and help shape the next chapter.

 

Donate Today
Many friends of the Fort Smith Symphony have chosen to make gifts over and above their annual gifts and ticket purchases. These gifts to the Endowment Fund help to ensure that the Fort Smith Symphony’s performances and educational programs will continue into the future. Endowment funds are set aside and invested with a part of the earned interest supporting the Symphony each year.

Gifts to the Endowment Fund beginning at the $10,000 level are honored by recognition as a named fund. The following individuals and organizations have contributed to bring music to the community.

  • Carco Fund
  • Opie Cates Memorial Fund
  • Lynn & Tom Flocks Fund
  • Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Hawkins Fund
  • W. C. Holmes, MD Fund
  • Carter Hunt Fund
  • Gelene & Harold MacDowell Fund
  • Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Miller Fund
  • Mary & Taylor Prewitt Fund
  • John & Cindy Swicegood Fund
  • Riverside Furniture Pursuit of Excellence Fund

The following individuals and organizational members of the Symphony family are honored for gifts of $25,000 or more to the Endowment Fund to perpetuate the pleasure of music for future generations.

  • ArcBest Corporation Percussion Section

  • Baldor Adult Education Program

  • Boreham Educational Program Series

  • Belle Point Beverages, Inc.

  • BancorpSouth Community

  • Connection Program

  • Cooper Clinic Subscription Concert

  • First National Bank of Fort Smith Clarinet Section

  • Sally & Elvin Frick Educational Endowment Fund

  • Cleone Kelley Conductor’s Endowment

  • Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pates Regional Performance Fund

  • Superior Federal Young Audience Program

  • Zero Mountain First Violin Section

  • Miriam Ann Pates Charitable Trust

To learn more about supporting the Symphony’s Endowment Fund, visit the Arkansas Community Foundation.

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