Classical Music

Today's Sound Perimeter explores two very different meditations on stillness and motion. Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, performed by Anne Akiko Meyers and Akira Eguchi, takes us into a space of quiet tension and spacious introspection, where repetition becomes a form of listening. And Hiromi Uehara’s Green Tea Farm, from a 2006 solo performance, offers another kind of reflection, rooted perhaps in memory or maybe in a personal sense of landscape.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is on stage tonight at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. The big band’s roster includes 15 permanent members, led by Wynton Marsalis. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams speaks with Alexa Tarantino, alto and soprano saxophones, flute and clarinet.

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas continues its season Sunday afternoon at the Walton Arts Center with Celebration in Motion, a program led by guest conductor David Glover featuring works by William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, and Beethoven.

Pianist Naoki Hakutani leads the Up Close: Steinway Salon Chamber Series into its fourth year with concerts reflecting on the power of musical elegy.

From meadow to rainforest to dreamscape, three composers in today's Sound Perimeter invite us to hear the world in new ways.

Today's Sound Perimeter presents two pieces that reflect one another across time: Frédéric Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4, and Caroline Shaw’s Gustave Le Gray , which reimagines and reframes Chopin’s melody through a contemporary lens.

"Authentic Self" celebrates trans rights and artistic expression through music featuring world-renowned pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra artistic director and conductor Steven Byess discusses the importance of shows like this in Northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, we hear about a concert at Thaden School celebrating trans rights and artistic expression. Also, Bee Balm Poetry Week returns to Fayetteville. Plus, there’s a new director at the Fort Smith Regional Airport.

Both composers in today's episode remind us how Latin America has reimagined European traditions, transforming them into something vibrant, soulful, and entirely its own.

Today's Sound Perimeter features two pieces inspired by oranges, both the fruit itself and the color it embodies.