Orchestra

The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Crystal Bridges tomorrow night, a concert created with the museum’s new “Knowing the West” exhibition in mind. The program includes Sara Graef’s “Yokona,” a work commissioned by the Newport Symphony Orchestra and the founders of the Yokona Nature Preserve and Learning Center in Newport, Oregon.

On today's show, state leaders are expanding the production of military and defense manufacturing in the state. Also, a goal of teach every third grader how to swim. Plus, the latest report shows that recycling is on the rise in northwest Arkansas.

The world further discovers Florence Price and new recordings of the Little Rock-born composer's music continue to be released. Soprano Melissa Givens has been singing, studying and admiring Price’s music for years. She’ll discuss and perform Price next month at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville as the next guest in the Tippy McMichael Lecture Series. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke to Givens about the event and the music.

On today's show, an uptick in cybercrime occurs across the region, and the targets aren’t always who you’d expect. Also, Melissa Givens will offer two presentations about Florence Price and her music early next month in Fayetteville. Plus, we learn what happens when a future hall-of-fame pitcher takes the mound in Springdale.

Today on The Outline: Considering numbers across the state, such as a $17.6 million grant UAMS will use to introduce more primary care physicians to the state. Plus, looking forward to a gong orchestra's return to downtown Fayetteville and Bentonville's annual leaf collection.

The Fort Smith Symphony’s upcoming season promises film scores and more, but it’s not your average John Williams programming. Music Director John Jeter…

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas’ upcoming season promises to be their best yet, honoring Beethoven’s 250th birthday with “bucket list pieces” such as…

I'm keeping the #SundaySymphony tradition alive this time with Wilhelm Stenhammar's 2nd and Glazunov's 3rd. Catch these two symphonies and more coming up…

Music can provide a great escape. Escape from the heat into the cool Alps with Richard Strauss and his tone poem "Alpine Symphony." We'll hear from the…

In 1927 Bela Bartok wrote that his Miraculous Mandarin piece was "the best work I have so far written for orchestra." Hear this fabulous work performed by…