April 20, 2006
Little Rock, AR

On April 11, the Arkansas Symphony closed its first season of chamber music at the Clinton Presidential Center to a standing ovation. The 2005-2006 season included 5 sold-out performances in the Great Hall, where audiences enjoyed works by artists such as Schubert, Glass, and Beethoven. Symphony Executive Director Bill Vickery called the first year “a great success.” “We believe the partnership with the Library has served the Arkansas Symphony and the Clinton Library very well indeed, and we are all looking forward to an expanded 2006-2007 season.”

Tickets for next year’s season are on sale now and can be purchased through the Arkansas Symphony’s website, www.arkansassymphony.org, or by calling (501) 666-1761.

River Rhapsodies 2006-2007 Concert Series September 19, 2006 Beethoven and Schumann The Quapaw Quartet, with Fabio Bidini BACH-BUSONI, Chaconne BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 SCHUMANN, Piano Quintet Op. 44

October 24, 2006
Moonlight and Night Music
The Sturgis Quartet and the Rockefeller Quartet
MOZART, String Quartet No. 23 in F Major
WEBERN, Langsamer Satz (Slow movement)
BARTÓK, String Quartet No. 4

November 21, 2006
Sonic Experience: Black Angels
Rockefeller Quartet, with Andrew Irvin, David Renfro, and Carl Anthony
HAYDN, String Quartet Op. 64, No.5, “The Lark.”
CRUMB, Black Angels
BRAHMS, Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40

January 16, 2007
Mother Goose & More
With Diane McVinney, Beth Wheeler, Kelly Johnson, David Renfro, and Susan Bell Leon. With Eric Hayward, Ryan Mooney, John Dahlstrand, and Melita Hunsinger.
COLEMAN, Umoja
STEINMETZ, Wind Quartet
FARKAS, Early Hungarian Dances
JAROCH, Detska Suite (Children’s Suite)
RAVEL, Mother Goose Suite

February 13, 2007
Debussy’s Shimmering Quartet
Quapaw Quartet
SCHUBERT, String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, “Quartettsatz”
DEBUSSY, String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
MENDELSSOHN, String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1

March 20, 2007
Rags and Riches
Sturgis Quartet, with David Belcher, Meredith Maddox, and Andrew Irvin.
BOLCOM, Graceful Ghost Rag
SCHOENBERG, Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Opus 49
RAVEL, Tzigane
SARASATE, Navarra
TCHAIKOVSKY, String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor