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HEAR IT LIVEYour Arkansas Symphony presents the 2017-18 season with the spotlight on our orchestra.Join us to experience the possibilities of the new Robinson Center with all our symphonic forces. We’ll offer masterworks like Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony, Brahms’ First Symphony, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Holst’s expansive The Planets, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

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“Great show, variety is awesome, and the sheer talent is immeasurable. My family loves the Holiday performance the best.” —Jackie Warren, ASO Audience Member

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Put on a holiday sweater, grab a candy cane, and head tothe Robinson Center for this fun-packed holiday musical extravaganza! Kids aged one to one hundred will thrill in a musical celebration of the most wonderful time of the year. Who knows? The big man in red might make an appearance!

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A TRIBUTE TO ELLAWe honor “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald, in what would have been her 100th year. Featuring three amazing singers, Capathia Jenkins, Aisha de Haas, and Nikki Renée Daniels, the program showcases many of Ella’s greatest hits, including It Don’t Mean A Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing; How High The Moon; I Got Rhythm; Summertime; Blue Skies; Bewitched; and many more.

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