2024/2025 Family & Community Concerts

Independence Concert

Thursday, July 4, 2024 | 7:15pm | Festival Park

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, the City of Fayetteville, and Fayetteville PWC will present a free admission Independence Concert on July 4, 2024 in Festival Park located in Fayetteville, NC! Experience performances from the FSO, Fayetteville Symphonic Band, Cumberland Choral Arts, Ayana Washington, and the 82nd Airborne Division Band. Fireworks will conclude the night. 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟳:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺. 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲. ***Please no personal tents, pets, outside food or beverage, or bicycles/scooters. Make sure to bring a blanket or a lawn chair!

Presenting Sponsors:

Fayetteville PWC and the City of Fayetteville

Sponsors include

Fayetteville Parks and Recreation of Cumberland County & HIS Radio Raleigh

Nosferatu

Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 8:00pm | Dirtbag Ales

Due to popular demand, we will hold another FREE Symphony Movie Night this spooky season at Dirtbag Ales Taproom! We will show the gothic 1922 German silent film, Nosferatu, with music arranged by Peter B. Kay.

Messiah with Cumberland Choral Arts

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

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.

The Snowman

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. Tickets will be available for purchase soon. Stay tuned!

*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.

Featured Musician

Jessica Caviness – Violin

Jessica Caviness has been playing violin since she was three years old, when she heard the instrument for the first time and fell in love with it. She studied under Nora Smilovici for the next fifteen years, and played with the symphony orchestra at UNC Charlotte for five seasons,
starting at the age of eleven. As a teen, she participated in the Union Symphony Youth Orchestra for two years, serving as concertmaster for one year. She also performed with the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra for one year. During the summers, she attended Cannon Music Camp, the Luby Violin Symposium, and Eastern Music Festival.
Jessica holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she studied under Dr. Fabián López. During her time in Greensboro, Jessica held a position with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra for two years. She
also holds a Master of Music Degree from the University of Wyoming, where she served as concertmaster of the UW Symphony Orchestra, and studied under Dr. John Fadial. Jessica enjoys performing as a soloist, as well as performing in ensembles, and she loves playing chamber
music. She also enjoys working on original music in her duo with flutist Rachael Lawson, called
Jess and Rae. Jessica currently resides near Charlotte, North Carolina, teaching private violin lessons
and playing with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. She hopes to continue writing and producing original music and giving solo recitals, with the goal of inspiring her students and her community by sharing her love of music.

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