A Star Filled Night
..A Star Filled Night -- March 15 -- 7:30pmListen as 15 year old Shannon Lee, acknowledged as one of the brightest stars of the future, performs the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. We will follow with the riveting Jupiter Symphony by Mozart!Guest Conductor:
Gudni Emilsson
Guest Artist:
Shannon Lee, violin* * *
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Located in Fayetteville, the North Arkansas Symphony performances serve Benton and Washington County communities, a population base nearing 400,000 people. In addition, the symphony’s educational outreach programming reaches a 50-mile radius to include 25 towns in Benton, Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison and Washington Counties, as well as Southeast Missouri and Eastern Oklahoma. Founded in 1954 with financial and program support from the University of Arkansas, the Symphony has increased its size and number of services to reflect the region’s rapidly increasing population and diversity. In 1988, the Symphony became an independent non-profit organization, but continues to maintain a strong relationship with the University of Arkansas. In the spring of 2003, the symphony formed a partnership with Walton Arts Center. The Walton Arts Center acted as an independent contractor to perform management and administrative services for the Symphony. In the spring of 2005, the symphony modified the arrangement with box office and financial operational duties contracted to Walton Arts Center, and all other operations and management returning to the Symphony’s Executive Director. The Symphony’s innovative programming, artistic excellence, and collaboration with internationally-acclaimed artists have improved its status within the surrounding community and its credibility in the national musical world. Outstanding educational and family concerts designed to enhance the public school music curricula, and a growing, vibrant youth orchestra program have broadened the symphony’s influence on the area’s young people.
The North Arkansas Symphony was mentioned in the October 1, 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report. The magazine listed Fayetteville, Arkansas as one of "America’s Best Places to Retire", and NASO was mentioned as being one of Fayetteville’s assets!
