This season, we will be joined by four outstanding conductors, each of whom is a finalist to be the next Music Director of your Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. Your feedback on their performances will shape the future of our symphony. Learn more about the candidates and the feedback process here.
In addition to our 5 season concerts, we have a variety of Community Concerts at free or reduced ticket prices and occasional pop-up performances through Symphony on Tap.
Bundle and save on tickets! Season subscriptions and Compose Your Own packages are now available. Whether you attend all five performances or pick three that fit your schedule, buying a package gets you the best rate on tickets for the programs you love.
New this Season: Rehearsal Access!
Subscribers with any package get special access to the Friday rehearsal before each candidate’s concert. Experience the making of each concert and learn how our candidates lead your orchestra!
Upcoming Concerts This Season
Benoit Gauthier: Beethoven 8
September 19, 2026 | 7:30pm | Huff Concert Hall (Methodist University)
Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is a joyful and vital work, paired with folk dances from Kodaly and Dvorak, and a flashy overture by Strauss.
Conducted by Benoit Gauthier (Orchestre symphonique de la Côte-Nord).
Dirk Meyer: Brahms 1
November 14, 2026 | 7:30pm | Huff Concert Hall (Methodist University)
Experience the orchestra across ages with classic and contemporary: Brahms’ powerful First Symphony, dramatic works from Beethoven and Korngold, and Caroline Shaw’s refreshing Entr’acte.
Conducted by Dirk Meyer (Augusta Symphony).
Duo Shen: Dvorak 8
January 23, 2027 | 7:30pm | Huff Concert Hall (Methodist University)
Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony is an exploration of nature and optimism, paired with coasts in Mendelssohn’s Hebrides and rivers in Smetana’s The Moldau.
Conducted by Duo Shen (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | Cincinnati Pops).
Ian Passmore: Tchaikovsky 5
February 20, 2027 | 7:30pm | Huff Concert Hall (Methodist University)
Tchaikovsky’s triumphant Fifth Symphony, a symbol of fate and resilience, follows the mysterious folk story of Dvorak’s The Water Goblin.
Conducted by Ian Passmore (Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra).
5 Folk Songs in Counterpoint
April 10, 2027 | 7:30pm | St. John’s Episcopal Church
Past Concerts This Season
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Violist Warren Ferguson has been a member of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra since 2008. He is also a member of other regional orchestras including the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, Musica Chamber Ensemble, the Wilson Symphony Orchestra, and the Carolina Philharmonic. He performs the majority of the weekends of the year. He is a past member of the Long Bay Symphony and Dayton Philharmonic and has played with the North Carolina Symphony and Durham Symphony. He also plays violin, including classical, popular, Irish and Celtic music, bluegrass, and jazz, appearing with other talented like minded musicians. He studied viola performance at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music where he received his Bachelors of Music, and went on to receive a Masters in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at Wright State University and studied Irish traditional music at the University of Limerick. His regular day job is as a software engineer. He considers written music in many respects, as the first programming language. He loves to play music and finds it helps provide a good life balance that brings enjoyment to many.
