The Fort Smith Symphony has recently announced their 2016-2017 season.  This season will be a special one as it marks symphony Musical Director, John Jeter’s, 20th Season.  Listed below is this season’s concert schedule –you won’t want to miss one!

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Season Opener – SPECIAL DATE & TIME
Sunday, September 11, 2016 – 7:30PM
An Evening with Joshua Bell

PROGRAM:
Wagner: Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, op. 34
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, op. 26 in G minor, featuring Joshua Bell, violin

Concert 2 – Saturday, October 22, 2016 – 7:30PM
Hot Latin Nights with The Mambo Kings

PROGRAM:
Moncayo: Huapango (1941)
Turina: Danzas fantasticas, op.22 (1919)
Bernstein: Mambo from “West Side Story”
Music by Astor Piazzola, Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente and more!

Concert 3 – Saturday, December 3, 2016 – 7:30PM
A Classic Christmas

PROGRAM:
Music for the holidays and winter including Sleigh Ride, The Skater’s Waltz, The Nutcracker, Home Alone, Do You Hear What I Hear?, and so much more!

Concert 4 – Saturday, January 21, 2017 – 7:30PM
Divergent Moods

PROGRAM:
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Griffes: Poem for Flute and Orchestra (1918) featuring Elizabeth Shuhan, flute
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6, op. 60 in D major

Concert 5 – Saturday, April 22, 2017 – 7:30PM
BONDED – The Music of James Bond – Featuring vocalist Jaimee Paul

PROGRAM:
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major
Britten: The Young Persons’ Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (1946) – Mayor Sandy Sanders, narrator
Bond Classics selections from Diamonds are Forever, Golden Eye, For Your Eyes Only, and more!

Concert 6 – Saturday, May 13, 2017 – 7:30PM
Conductor’s Choice

PROGRAM:
Strauss: Serenade for Winds, op. 7 in E-flat major (1881)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 (1924)
Elgar: Sospiri (for strings), op. 70 (1914)
Janacek: Sinfonietta (1926)