Music
Fun on rotation: 360 Allstars bring urban circus to Artosphere
A supercharged urban circus is coming to town for this year’s Artosphere festival, but there are no tents, no elephants and no high wires. “We’re reinventing a traditional circus by
Home Sweet Home fills Bentonville with music April 26-27
Jared Sears once went door to door looking for spaces to hosts concerts for City Sessions. Now people come to him hoping to have a concert in their living room.
Schola Cantorum, NWA Ballet Theatre collaborate for ‘Carmina Burana’
The only imaginable word to describe the April 26-27 production of “Carmina Burana” is epic. The University of Arkansas’ premier choral group, Schola Cantorum, is performing all 25 movements of
Jazz guitarist Jake Hertzog gathers top jazz, classical musicians for concerto’s debut
Jake Hertzog tried to capture the “poetry of the human experience” for his latest guitar concerto, so naturally he needed a lot of great musicians. For the premiere of “Anthropoesia:
Ozark Mountain Soul brings light, music to eclipse weekend
Less than 10 years ago, Opal Agafia was scanning tickets at local festivals and waiting for her chance to sing at picking circles around campfires in the Ozarks. Now she’s
Five Minutes, Five Questions: Paul Haas promises joy at SoNA finale
“The spirit of the work truly is an ‘ode to joy’ and will leave listeners feeling uplifted, connected, and awed by the ability for music to highlight the best aspects
Jim Croce’s son A.J. bottles time show remembering Jim
Louise Hoffman Broach – Special to The Free Weekly For a long time, A.J. Croce wasn’t interested in playing his father’s music. It wasn’t that he had anything against “Operator”
AOP, NWACC ‘put it together’ for Sondheim musical revue March 16
Although the performance March 16 will be “primarily focusing on the musical numbers,” there is something of a storyline within “Putting It Together,” Stephen Sondheim’s own revue of Stephen Sondheim
Shannon Wurst juggles motherhood, music and moments
Local singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst says she takes her moments when she gets them. “I know that when I sit down to write songs, I really just need a quiet environment
Composer Patrick Conlon debuts ‘Phase Change’ with Fort Smith Symphony
“Patrick Conlon wrote three pieces for us this year, and it’s a wonderful opportunity to work with a composer in depth on various works,” says John Jeter, music director of
