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• Scott Carrell In Concert (Piano)

  • When
    Sunday, March 02, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines
  • Spaces left
    240

  The HS/HSV Symphony Guild is delighted to present "Scott Carrell in Concert" as part of our Classic Concert Series. The concert will be held on Sunday, March 2 at 3 pm at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines. General admission is $10 per person. You may register in advance on our website (your email confirmation is your ticket) or pay at the door.

  Please join us for what promises to be a very enjoyable Sunday afternoon with a variety of piano masterpieces.

  

  Described as being a ”natural at the keyboard; and playing with “verve, spirit and zest,” pianist SCOTT CARRELL enjoys a multi-faceted career as a pianist, collaborator and composer, having performed in the U.S.A., Europe and Asia. His virtuosic flair, expressive playing, informative comments, and innovative programming have garnered enthusiastic responses from audiences and presenters alike. His varied interests have resulted in several programs of French music, ragtime, and lesser-known works of the repertoire, resulting in residencies at Texarkana College, Northwest Missouri State University, and Guongdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, China.

  Concerto performances feature works from Bach to Prokofiev and include appearances with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra, the Southwestern University Orchestra, the Plainview Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth Civic Orchestra, the Little Rock Wind Symphony, the New York Classical Players, the Russian String Orchestra, and twice with the Harding University/Community Orchestra. He co-founded and performed in the Searcy Chamber Music Series as well as 242 Strings, a faculty piano quartet at Harding University. Other chamber music recitals have been performed with members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Austin Symphony Orchestra.

  He received degrees from Southwestern University, the University of Illinois, and the D.M.A. from the University of North Texas. Carrell studied with internationally-know artists Drusilla Huffmaster, Ian Hobson, and Vladimir Viardo and participated in masterclasses with Gail Delente, Roy HOwat, Dominique Merlet, and Abbey Simon. He currently teaches piano, piano related courses, and music theory at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Carrell is in demand as a soloist, collaborative artist, teacher and adjudicator.

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• ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting

  • When
    Sunday, April 27, 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Woodlands Auditorium, Hot Springs Village

  After a short Guild annual meeting enjoy music brought to us by the best of our state’s talented youth. The concert is free to attend.

  Both the Academy and Youth Orchestras will be performing.  Tom McDonald is a violinist with the ASO and conducts the Academy Orchestra. The Academy Orchestra is the intermediate level ensemble with a full complement of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Entrance is by audition only. String players must demonstrate facility above 1st position and in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats. Woodwind and Brass players must be at the level to make All-Region Band and Orchestra.

  The Youth Orchestra is conducted by Gabriel Bruce. Mr Bruce currently serves as orchestra director at Mills University Studies High School and Mills Middle School in Pulaski County, and has previously taught orchestra in the Pine Bluff schools in Arkansas, where he also served as music director of the Pine Bluff Symphony Youth Orchestra.

   The Youth Orchestra consists of the most advanced string, woodwind, brass and percussion players from around the state. Entrance is by audition only and for those whose audition demonstrates familiarity with advanced techniques, in order to perform the standard orchestra repertoire.  Musicians in this group consistently place at the top of the All-State Band and Orchestra Competition and are leaders in their schools and communities.

  Please join us for this delightful afternoon of beautiful music at the Woodlands Auditorium.     

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• A Celebration of Music

  • When
    Thursday, May 01, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    Balboa Baptist Outreach Center, Hot Springs Village
  • Spaces left
    320

  Registration is closed

  We invite you to a evening where we celebrate the gift of music that brings us so much joy through the course of each year.

  Our evening begins at the Balboa Baptist Church Outreach Center where we will be treated to a wonderful dinner catered by the popular Riverside Catering. We can then relax and enjoy an outstanding musical experience performed by the Ouachita Baptist University music department. They will perform 2 or 3 vignettes of the best songs from “Hello Dolly”, the “Best of Tiger Tune Productions”, and other musical treats. It will be an entertainment filled, fast paced musical experience performed by a very talented group of vocalists and instrumentalists from this great university.

  
  

  This event happens on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 5:30PM at the Balboa Baptist Outreach Center on Ponce De Leon Drive. The cost for this fun filled evening is only $35. You can also purchase show only tickets for $20. The show will start at 6:45 PM. Ticket sales  will begin March 3. Dinner/show tickets need to be purchased prior to the evening by registering on our website (your email confirmation is your ticket) or at the Balboa Baptist Outreach Center. Show only tickets can also be purchased at the door on the night of the performance.

  Please join us for this exciting evening of great food and wonderful entertainment.

  
  

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