Venue Information

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra’s 2024/25 will primarily occur at Fayetteville State University’s Seabrook Auditorium. Other venues include Methodist University’s Huff Concert Hall, St. John’s Episcopal Church, First Presbyterian Church, and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. Venue information, including parking and accessibility, can be found by clicking on the links below. Can’t find the information you need? Please call our office at 910-433-4690 and we’d be happy to help!

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Seabrook Auditorium: 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301

Huff Concert Hall: 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311

St. John’s Episcopal Church: 302 Green Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301

First Presbyterian Church: 102 Ann Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 (Venue guide coming soon!)

Arts Council of Fayetteville: 301 Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301 (Venue guide coming soon!)

Featured Musician

Steve Skillman – Principal French Horn

Steve Skillman is the principal horn of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, the Carolina Philharmonic in Pinehurst, and the Long Bay Symphony in Myrtle Beach. He is a frequent performer with Opera Wilmington, the North Charleston Pops, and chamber groups throughout the region.

He has appeared in shows with Burt Bacharach, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, the late Ray Charles, and in many touring Broadway productions.

Mr. Skillman is a former teacher and arts administrator in Brunswick County, North Carolina, and taught at UNC Wilmington and UNC Pembroke. He received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from East Carolina University, where he studied with James Parnell. Mr. Skillman is a former president of the Brunswick Arts Council.

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.

This organization is supported in part by a space grant from the BB&T Term Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.