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The National Symphony Orchestra will call Arkansas home for a week next year as part of its American Residency program.
The orchestra will travel across the state to perform before audiences in Conway, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Little Rock. Helena-West Helena will receive two concerts--with one geared just toward youths featuring John Williams' "Imperial March" from the "Star Wars" films.
The orchestra made the announcement at the University of Central Arkansas, where College of Fine Arts and Communication Dean Rollin Potter had pushed for the orchestra to choose Arkansas. The events will be held next year from March 24th through March 31st.
The orchestra began the program in 1992, allowing its members to play and offer work shops for teachers, students and others interested in classical music. This year, the orchestra chose South Carolina for its residency program.
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center in Washington hosts the orchestra. The orchestra said the support of the Kennedy Center, as well as the U.S. Department of Education, allows proceeds from ticket sales for residency events to support local arts organizations in host states.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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