New 20,000-square-foot headquarters will open September 2024 as an innovative, welcoming hub for music LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 10, 2023) – Arkansas Symphony Orchestra broke ground today on its new $11.75 million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center in Little Rock’s East Village, creating a first-of-its-kind music-focused headquarters for the state. The new 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility,…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jun 7, 2023) – Following a four-year national search, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has appointed Geoffrey Robson as music director to lead the performing arts organization into its 58th season. Robson, who currently serves as the symphony’s artistic director, stood out from a field of exceptional candidates as the unanimous choice…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced that it will name the performance hall in the future ASO Stella Boyle Smith Music Center in honor of Little Rock’s Susie and Charles Morgan. Morgan Hall will recognize the generosity and leadership of the Morgan family who recently made their second donation of $500-thousand…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO), which performs more than sixty concerts and provides music education to over 30,000 school children each year, has announced its lineup of guest conductors for the 2022-2023 Masterworks season. Five of the six exceptional conductors will be making return visits to the Robinson Center stage. “Our…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO), which performs more than sixty concerts and provides music education to over 30,000 school children each year, has received a $1.5-million two-to-one challenge grant from the Windgate Foundation to help build the future ASO Stella Boyle Smith Music Center. The generous grant from the Windgate Foundation…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (January 12, 2022) – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has revealed plans for a new state of the art, 20,000 square foot music center to serve students and communities across Arkansas. Planned for development in the heart of Little Rock’s East Village, the new $9-million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center will greatly…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Dec. 7, 2021) -Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) Concertmaster, Andrew Irvin, was named one of the Top 30 Professionals of the Year by Musical America. The publication’s Top 30 singles out individuals in the performing arts whose leadership helped navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Irvin and his colleagues at ASO received coverage from local…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 9, 2021) – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will present the Kris Allen Holiday Spectacular, the first concert of the 2021-2022 Acxiom Pops Live! season, on Friday, December 17 and Saturday December 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Robinson Center. Kris Allen joins ASO…
Read MoreLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 12, 2021) -Arkansas SymphonyOrchestra(ASO) will performCelebrate Little Rock, Together, a free concert celebrating the community’sdiverse musical traditions and previewing the ASO concert season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, September16 at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Sponsored by the Stella Boyle Smith Trust and presentedin partnership with theDunbar Historic Neighborhood Association,…
Read MoreLittle Rock, ARK, July 1, 2021 – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra has named Gabriel Bruce as the new conductor and director of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to carry on the legacy of musical excellence that has been long established with the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra,” said Bruce.…
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