Box Office Policies

Seating: Seating is first come, first served. There are no assigned seats in our standard venues.

Payment Methods: Tickets, merchandise, and donations to the FSO made through this site may be paid for through Sqaure using Visa and Mastercard credit cards.

Delivery Options and Conditions: Tickets purchased online or by phone 15 business days before the concert/event will be mailed. Tickets purchased after this time period will be held at Will Call, and can be picked up the night of the concert/event.

Will Call Location: Our Will Call tickets are held at a separate location from our standard Box Office line in the lobbies of both of our performance venues. Please look for the Will Call sign so that you do not have to wait in our Box Office line. The Box Office and the Will Call locations open one hour prior to each concert.

Refunds and Exchanges: If you find that you need to return or exchange a ticket, this must be done at least 48 hours before the concert. If an event is cancelled, you will receive a full refund of your purchase.

Group Discounts: Group discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. Please call the symphony office at (910)433-4690 no later than 48hrs before a concert to make arrangements for group purchases. These discounts will not be available for purchase at the door.

Office Hours: If you have questions or would prefer to handle your transactions over the phone, the FSO office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please call (910)433-4690. We are located at 308 Green St., Suite 200, Fayetteville, NC 28301.

Featured Musician

Matthew Parunak – Bass Trombone

Matthew Parunak is a professional music arranger, visual designer, and trombonist from Chapel Hill, NC. Currently, he serves as music director for Orquesta K’Che Salsa band, bass trombonist for the Durham Symphony Orchestra under Maestro William Curry, and assistant band director at Jordan High School in Durham, NC. Matthew also serves as adjunct faculty at Elon University in Music Education, as well as brass staff with the University of North Carolina Marching Tar Heels. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Tuba Performance in 2008 and his Master’s Degree in Arts and Teaching in 2009, both from UNC-Chapel Hill. From 2009-2012, Matthew was the Director of Bands at Forbush High School and Forbush Middle School, where his marching and concert bands received consistent Superior and Excellence ratings. As an active arranger and clinician, he has written more than 50 marching band shows for bands across the state of North Carolina, while consulting with many band programs across the state of North Carolina. Joanna Ross Hersey, former prinicpal tubist of the United States Coast Guard Band, commissioned Matthew to write an original theme and variations piece for solo tuba and wind ensemble. It was premiered in November of 2016 by the ECU Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Scott Carter.

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.