2020-2021 Virtual Concert Season

Sinfonia XI, No. 2 in D Major by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Quiet City by Aaron Copland

Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings by Howard Hanson

Ave Maria by Franz Schubert

Featuring Kylie Toerpe, Soprano

A Virtual Hallelujah Chorus

Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Dr. Scott Marosek

Talking Beethoven with FSO Music Nerd, Dr. Joshua Busman

Symphony No. 4, Mvt. I by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 7, Mvt. II by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 8, Mvt. II by Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I by Ludwig van Beethoven

Starburst by Jessie Montgomery

Variations on a Shaker Melody – From Appalachian Spring, Aaron Copland

UPDATE: 03.25.20 – Effective March 23, 2020, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra staff will be working remotely:

The office will be closed. Staff will maintain normal business hours while working remotely: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm and Friday 9am to 1pm. Staff members will return calls and emails throughout the day, though there may be a delay.

Please continue to monitor our website and social media for updates on postponed events and announcements regarding our upcoming 2020-2021 season. From all of us at Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, we send wishes for your continued health and are deeply grateful for your patience, patronage and support. Please contact our office at 910-433-4690 if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you.

To download the FSO letter regarding concert cancellations/postponements, CLICK HERE.

IF you have not received a call or an email from our office, and you hold tickets for the March 20th and/or April 4th concerts, please voicemail our office at 910-433-4690 or email info@fayettevillesymphony.org, and our staff will contact you to discuss ticket options outlined in the FSO letter linked above.

Featured Musician

Stuart McLemore – Bass

Stuart McLemore, a native of Fayetteville, studied the double bass under the tutelage of Craig Brown at UNC Greensboro. Stuart’s recent performance engagements have included the Fayetteville Symphony, the Carolina Philharmonic, the Roanoke Symphony, the Wilmington Symphony, and the Piedmont Players Theatre. Stuart is also the bass instructor at UNC School of the Arts’ Community Music School in Winston-Salem and the cello and bass instructor at Conservatory International in Pinehurst.

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource. Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.