Master of color and texture, Lili Boulanger’s “Of a Spring Morning” features the wind section prominently, which is typical of French impressionist music of the time. The ebb and flow […]

Arnold Schoenburg: String Quartet No. 1 Geoffrey Robson, Katherine Williamson, Tim MacDuff, David Gerstein Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Rockefeller Quartet, Haeshin Shin

Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata Trisha Freeney, Haeshin Shin William Grant Still: Ennanga Meredith Hicks, Lauren Pokorzynski, Katherine Williamson, David Gerstein, Alisa Coffey, Hee-Kyung Juhn Alberto Ginastera: Cello Sonata David Gerstein, Hee-Kyung Juhn Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 4 Quapaw Quartet

Few works explode onto the stage like Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. From the first thunderous entrance using the full might of the orchestra alongside the chorus, this massive masterpiece grabs the listener by the collar and doesn’t let go, taking you on a ride through the sacred, the profane, and the mystical.

Arr. Custer - Star Trek Through the Years James Horner - Avatar Suite Debussy (arr. Morton) - Clair de lune Jeff Tyzik - Star Suite Lift Off Nebula Galileo Intermission Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra Johann Strauss - The Blue Danube John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Murray Gold - Vale […]

First commissioned and premiered by your Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in 2022, Tania Leon’s “Pasajes” recalls scenes from her early life in Cuba and her upbringing using Latin American melodies, dances from carnival, and rhythms pulsing with Caribbean culture.

Krysztof Penderecki: Ciaconna in Memoriam Giovanni Paolo II Tatiana Kotcherguina, Magda Ryszkowski Arthur Foote: Piano Quintet Jordan Musgrave, Leanne Day-Simpson, Tim MacDuff, Jacob Wunsch, Haeshin Shin Solo Work: Julian Rhee Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in Eb Major, Op 20 Julian Rhee, Drew Irvin, Trisha Freeney, Linnaea Brophy, Kater Reynolds, Tim MacDuff, Jacob Wunsch, Travis Scharer

Dr. Ruth Allen, the former associate dean for academic affairs in the UAMS College of Health Professions, endowed the concert series before her death in 2023. She aimed to “promote the beautiful music of the ASO” and to provide hardworking UAMS students, staff, and faculty with an opportunity for celebration and renewal. Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata […]

Kreutz: Song and Dance for Dan Ross Lorraine Duso-Kitts, Charlotte Crosmer, Algis Staskevicius, Tatiana Kotcherguina, Stephen Feldman Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in A minor Quapaw Quartet Lauren Bernofsky: Trio for Brass Andrew Stadler, David Renfro, Michael Underwood Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio Lauren Pokorzynski, Travis Scharer, Haeshin Shin

Delicate textures, colorful timbres, and fleeting moods are all hallmarks of the French impressionist movement led by Claude Debussy. His works became defining pieces of the Impressionist sound, and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is often seen as a turning point in music history, often cited as the beginning of “modern music.” As […]

Overture from Gypsy Let Me Entertain You from Gypsy Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl Broadway Baby from Follies I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady At the Ballet from A Chorus Line Selections from Wicked For Good from Wicked Sing For Your Supper from The Boys From Syracuse INTERMISSION […]