“Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Philip Mann, music director and conductor, introduces Symphony Local,” states a Monday (10/15) report at KTHV-TV (Little Rock, Ark.). “It’s a new festival to accompany the second concert of the … season … November 10 and 11 at the Robinson Center. Symphony Local will celebrate local community organizations, including Arkansas Foodbank, and local arts and crafts vendors. Food trucks and drink vendors include Lost 40 Brewing, Count Porkula, Adoboto-Go, Arkansas Heart Hospital Food Truck ‘Food from the Heart,’ Adams Mobile BBQ and more. The festival takes place before the concert… Admission is free with a concert ticket…. Guest conductor Sara Ioannides will begin the concert with Joan Tower’s Made in America. The program continues with Smetana’s The Moldau and Šárka from his set of symphonic poems entitled Má Vlast, and concludes with Elgar’s Enigma Variations…. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Arkansas Foodbank will collect food donations during Symphony Local. Anyone who brings 10 or more non-perishable food items will receive a voucher good for one pair of tickets to any upcoming ASO concert in the 2018-2019 season…. All Arkansas students grades K-12 are admitted to Sunday’s matinee free of charge with the purchase of an adult ticket.”
Posted October 16, 2018
