2024/2025 Family & Community Concerts

Messiah with Cumberland Choral Arts

Saturday, December 7, 2024 | 7:30pm | Seabrook Auditorium

Presented by Fayetteville State University. We are collaborating with Cumberland Choral Arts again this holiday season to perform Handel’s Messiah at Seabrook Auditorium. We hope you can join us for this holiday tradition! This is a free concert, but reservations ARE REQUIRED.

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The Snowman

Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 2pm | Iron Mike Conference Center, Fort Liberty

Presented by Methodist University. The performance at Iron Mike Conference Center is held in partnership with Fort Liberty MWR and is free admission. This concert is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council.

Sunday, December 15, 2024 | 4pm | Cape Fear Botanical Garden

Join us for a holiday-themed family concert and movie for the community at Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Tickets are required for this event.

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*A separate ticket for purchase is needed for Cape Fear Botanical Garden’s Holiday Lights event.

Side by Side Concert

Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 4pm | Huff Concert Hall at Methodist University

Our mission to educate, entertain, and inspire our community will be on full display with our annual free side-by-side concert, where the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra performs alongside our world-class musicians. To learn more about FSYO click here.

Independence Concert

Friday, July 4, 2025 | Gates Open at 6pm, Concert Starts 7:30pm | Festival Park

This beloved family tradition is held in partnership with the City of Fayetteville. All are welcome to attend at no charge.

Featured Musician

Grant Barker, Second Trumpet

Grant Barker, originally from Orange Park, Florida, is currently the Second Trumpet of the Fayetteville Symphony. This will be his first season with the orchestra and has been a substitute for the orchestra in previous years. He is also a member of the Army Bands program and is stationed at Fort Liberty, NC in the 82nd Airborne Division Band. This will be his fifth year serving as Active Duty Army. Grant was the Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC the past two years. Grant has also performed locally with the Carolina Philharmonic and The Long Bay Symphony in South Carolina.

Grant has also performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, and the Longmont Symphony Orchestra. He was an active member of the Golden Brass in Colorado performing in Oktoberfest shows, latin band shows, and recital series performances for a wide variety of audiences. He has performed as a semi-finalist for the solo and trumpet ensemble divisions of the National Trumpet Competition during his collegiate studies for three years. Grant received his Bachelor’s of Music from the Jacob’s School of Music at Indiana University in 2017 and his Master’s of Music at the University of Northern Colorado in 2019.

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