During this year’s Artosphere Festival, AFO will perform three main concerts – one on June 20 in the Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and two on June 26 and June 29 in Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center.

Smaller ensembles will perform special concerts throughout the festival and as part of AFO Off the Grid on June 21 in Downtown Siloam Springs and June 27 at Fayetteville’s Entertainment District.

Artosphere Festival Orchestra Lineup

Live from Crystal Bridges: Mozart in the Museum

Thursday, June 20 | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

8 pm | Tickets: $45   

Returning for the seventh time to Crystal Bridges, this season’s all-Mozart AFO program includes Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Clarinet Concerto featuring clarinetist Andrea Levine, and Symphony No. 29. Broadcast live on KUAF 91.3 FM. Seating is limited.

Romantic Masterworks of Mendelssohn & Brahms

Wednesday, June 26 | Walton Arts Center, Baum Walker Hall, Fayetteville

7 pm | Tickets: $10

AFO musicians perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor, featuring violinist Benjamin Beilman, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F major.

Artosphere Festival Orchestra Celebrates: The Moon

Saturday, June 29 | Walton Arts Center, Baum Walker Hall, Fayetteville

8 pm | Tickets $15-$49

Featuring the 1902 film A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès and a diverse program celebrating our closest celestial neighbor, the Moon, AFO musicians will perform a collection of works by composers ranging from Strauss, Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Debussy and Puccini, to the modern likes of John Williams and David Bowie.

 

OTHER EVENTS FEATURING AFO MUSICIANS:

Chapel Music Series

Dover Quartet

Monday, June 17 | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

6:30 pm | Tickets: $15

Hailed by The New Yorker as “one of the world’s finest young string quartets” and returning for its ninth season as principal musicians in the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, the Dover Quartet will once again bring its unmistakable sound to the Crystal Bridges Great Hall, surrounded and inspired by the natural beauty of the Ozarks.

Seraph Brass

Tuesday, June 18 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville

6:30 pm | Tickets: $15

Known for engaging audiences with captivating programming, Seraph Brass is a dynamic ensemble drawing from a roster of America’s top female brass players.

Pop-Up Concert

Saturday, June 22 | Fayetteville Farmers Market

The Aeolus Quartet

Sunday, June 23 | Hunt Chapel, Rogers

2 pm | Tickets: $15

Praised for combining smooth technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery, the Aeolus Quartet is known for performing time-seasoned masterworks alongside new cutting-edge works with equal freshness, dedication and fervor.

AFO: Off the Grid

Follow Walton Arts Center on social media for the most up-to-date schedule of Off the Grid performance times and locations.

AFO Off the Grid: Memorial Park Amphitheater in Downtown Siloam Springs

Friday, June 21 | Downtown Area, Siloam Springs | 7 pm | Free

AFO Off the Grid: Fayetteville

Thursday, June 27 | Dickson Street Entertainment District, Fayetteville | 7 pm | Free

For more information about the Artosphere Festival and a complete event lineup, download the Artosphere App from Google Play™ or the Apple® App StoreSM or visitartospherefestival.org.