The Hot Springs/ Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild

Where fine music is a way of life!

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All Guild ticket sales are non-refundable.  If you purchased tickets to a program at the Woodlands and find you can't attend, please contact the Woodlands Ticket office so they can help match you with someone on the waiting list for tickets.  If you lost your tickets or did not receive your tickets for an event at the Woodlands, please contact the Woodlands Ticket office.  The ticket office email address is woodlandsaud@hsvpoa.org and the phone number is 501-922-4231.  If the program is not at the Woodlands, please contact us at info@symphonyguild.org for assistance.

Upcoming events

    • Sunday, December 03, 2023
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Woodlands Auditorium, Hot Springs Village


    The HS/HSV Symphony Guild presents the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in its annual Christmas Concert in the Village.  This festive event will feature this outstanding orchestra along with guest soloists and our own Village Chorale back on stage with the orchestra. This concert always gets the Christmas Season started with a bang. Join us on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at the Woodlands Auditorium for an outstanding afternoon of glorious music.  The cost of this concert is only $40.00 for reserved seating. 

    Reserved seat tickets are available online by clicking here.  You may also purchase tickets in person at the POA ticket office in the Ouachita Building at Ponce de Leon Center.  

    The Guild is also sponsoring a food drive benefiting local students in Fountain Lake, Jessieville, and Mountain Pine school districts.  If you would like to participate, we will be collecting non-perishable food items in the lobby before the concert. If you prefer to make a monetary donation, please write checks payable to the school districts that you would like to help. We will have a volunteer collecting the checks and food to deliver to each school district.

    ASO photo by Kelly Hicks. 

    • Sunday, January 21, 2024
    • 3:00 PM
    • Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, 275 Asturias Dr, HSV
    • 238
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    The HS/HSV Symphony Guild is delighted to present "Scott Carrell in Concert" as part of our new Classic Series. The concert will be on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 3 pm at Presbyterian Kirk in the PInes and will be followed by a meet and greet reception. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance on the Guild website by registering for the event. Tickets will also be available at the door.

    Pianist SCOTT CARRELL enjoys a multi-faceted career as a pianist, collaborator and composer, having performed in the U.S.A., France, Germany, Italy and China.  His virtuosic flair, expressive playing, informative comments, and innovative programming have garnered enthusiastic responses from audiences and presenters alike.  His varied interests have resulted in several programs of French music, ragtime, and lesser-known works of the repertoire, resulting in residencies at Texarkana College, Northwest Missouri State University, and Guongdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, China.

    Mr. Carrell received degrees from Southwestern University, the University of Illinois, and a D.M.A from the University of North Texas.

    Mr. Carrell is an active member of the Arkansas State Music Teachers, he has presented sessions at both regional and state conferences, serves as President of the Music Teachers Association of Central Arkansas, and was recently named the ASMTA 2022 Teacher of the Year.  He currently teaches piano, piano related courses, and music theory at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. 

    • Sunday, March 17, 2024
    • 3:00 PM
    • Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, 275 Asturias Dr, HSV
    • 238
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    The HS/HSV Symphony Guild is delighted to present Haeshin Shin (piano) and Jacob Wunsch (cello) in concert as part of our new Classic Series. The concert will be on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3 pm at Presbyterian Kirk in the PInes and will be followed by a meet and greet reception. General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance on the Guild website by registering for the event. Tickets will also be available at the door.

    Pianist Haeshin Shin has appeared in solo recitals, competitions, chamber concerts, and festivals throughout the United States, Russia, UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Puerto Rico, China, and Korea. She has won prizes at American Protégé Concerto Competition, Bradshaw & Buono International Competition, Richmond Piano Competition, Samick Piano Competition, and International Competition for Pianists in Memory of Shande Ding. In recent seasons she has performed at Seoul Arts Center, Carnegie Hall, Harvard Musical Association, and Garth Newel Music Center. Her performance in the 75th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein Piano Recital at Tanglewood Lecture Series was broadcast on CTSB, the public channel in the Berkshires, MA. Ms. Shin holds a BM degree from Seoul National University (Cum Laude), and MM and DMA degrees from Boston University. During her study at Boston University, she received the Piano Department Award and College of Fine Arts Scholarship, and has been elected as a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society. She co-founded the Medtner Society of Korea in 2016, initially to introduce the music of Nikolai Medtner to audiences in South Korea, and currently serves as its Artistic Director. She joined the piano faculty at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in 2019, and continues to give online lessons to students from the Midwest to the East Coast after her move to Little Rock in 2021. In 2022, she joined Arkansas State University as a collaborative pianist.

    Cellist Jacob Wunsch joined the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and its Rockefeller String Quartet in the fall of 2019. Actively involved in orchestral performance, chamber music, and music education, he has made concert appearances across the United States, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy, Austria, and South Korea. His accomplishments include 1st prize in the inaugural Briggs Chamber Music Competition at the University of Michigan, and the ASTA Competition. He has served as section cellist with the Ann Arbor Symphony, the Evansville Philharmonic, and the Owensboro Symphony. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wunsch began cello studies at age four. His teachers at university have included Eric Kim, Richard Aaron, Michel Strauss, Jan Ype Nota, and Roger Regter. He received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University and the University of Michigan respectively. Through fellowship grants he has attended the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, and the Garth Newel Music Center. He attended the Royal Conservatory in the Hague, The Netherlands for 3 years of additional graduate studies and cello studio leadership.

    • Sunday, April 28, 2024
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Woodlands Auditorium, Hot Springs Village

    After a short Guild annual meeting enjoy music brought to us by the best of our state’s talented youth. The concert is free to attend. If you are coming from outside of Hot Springs Village, please click here for a letter allowing entry through either the East or West Gates.

    Both the Academy and Youth Orchestras will be performing.  Tom McDonald is a violinist with the ASO and conducts the Academy Orchestra. The Academy Orchestra is the intermediate level ensemble with a full complement of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Entrance is by audition only. String players must demonstrate facility above 1st position and in keys up to 4 sharps and 4 flats. Woodwind and Brass players must be at the level to make All-Region Band and Orchestra.

    The Youth Orchestra is conducted by Gabriel Bruce. Mr Bruce currently serves as orchestra director at Mills University Studies High School and Mills Middle School in Pulaski County, and has previously taught orchestra in the Pine Bluff schools in Arkansas, where he also served as music director of the Pine Bluff Symphony Youth Orchestra.

     The Youth Orchestra consists of the most advanced string, woodwind, brass and percussion players from around the state. Entrance is by audition only and for those whose audition demonstrates familiarity with advanced techniques, in order to perform the standard orchestra repertoire.  Musicians in this group consistently place at the top of the All-State Band and Orchestra Competition and are leaders in their schools and communities.

    Please join us for this delightful afternoon of beautiful music at the Woodlands Auditorium.     

Past events

Thursday, October 19, 2023 ASO Children's Concert
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Barcelona Nights
Sunday, April 23, 2023 ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting
Friday, March 03, 2023 An Evening with Basie
Sunday, February 05, 2023 Neil Rutman In Concert
Sunday, December 04, 2022 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Sunday, November 13, 2022 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Arts Series Vocal Recital
Thursday, November 03, 2022 A Night in the Aegean
Thursday, October 06, 2022 The Dallas Brass
Sunday, September 11, 2022 Violin Virtuosos
Sunday, August 28, 2022 USAF Band of Mid-America's Midwest Winds in Concert
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Second Annual Lakeside Beach Party
Sunday, April 24, 2022 ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 ASO Children's Concert
Thursday, February 24, 2022 BRAVO Amici
Sunday, December 05, 2021 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Sunday, December 05, 2021 Food Drive for our Local Area Schools
Sunday, November 14, 2021 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Arts Series Piano/Flute Recital
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 HSVCF Presents "The Boys of D63"
Friday, May 14, 2021 Lakeside Beach Party
Monday, March 01, 2021 Virtual Concert Date TBD: Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Thursday, December 10, 2020 "Christmas in the Village" Virtual Food Drive for Local Schools
Saturday, May 16, 2020 HSV 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner - CANCELLED
Saturday, April 25, 2020 Guild Annual Meeting and Member Thank You - CANCELLED
Sunday, March 29, 2020 242 Strings In Concert - POSTPONED
Saturday, February 01, 2020 Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Sunday, January 12, 2020 The Elgar Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op 82
Sunday, November 24, 2019 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Friday, October 25, 2019 Riser Lincoln 2019 Harmony of Homes Tour and Luncheon
Thursday, October 10, 2019 ABBAFAB - The Premier ABBA Experience
Saturday, May 04, 2019 ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 27, 2019 The Gatsby Gala
Thursday, March 07, 2019 The Acousticatz - Blue Grass and More
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 HSVCF Presents "Rocket Man"
Sunday, February 17, 2019 Piano Artistry of Nataliya Sukhina
Saturday, January 26, 2019 Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Sunday, December 02, 2018 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Thursday, October 11, 2018 The Diamonds - "Jukebox Broadway"
Wednesday, August 01, 2018 Henderson-Hebei International Music Festival
Sunday, May 20, 2018 The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at Garvan Gardens
Sunday, April 08, 2018 ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Best of Berlin, A Tribute to an American Legend
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 HSVCF Presents "The Legends of Liverpool"
Sunday, February 18, 2018 Piano Artistry of Scott Carrell
Friday, February 09, 2018 A Magical Evening
Saturday, January 27, 2018 Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Sunday, December 03, 2017 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Thursday, October 05, 2017 Bee Gees Gold Tribute
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Wild Apricot Training
Sunday, April 30, 2017 ASO Youth Orchestra Performance and Guild Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 29, 2017 Senior Prom 2017 Dinner and Dance
Thursday, April 06, 2017 ArkansasGives
Sunday, March 26, 2017 The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at Garvan Gardens
Thursday, March 23, 2017 How Music Works
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Salute to Gershwin
Sunday, January 29, 2017 Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Friday, January 13, 2017 A Night in Monte Carlo
Sunday, December 04, 2016 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Saturday, October 22, 2016 Club Corp Charity Classic - Dinner at Diamante Country Club
Saturday, October 01, 2016 The Diamonds
Sunday, May 01, 2016 ASO Youth and Academy Orchestras Performance and Guild Annual Meeting
Sunday, April 24, 2016 Seasons of Song -- Music of Life, Love, and Laughter
Sunday, March 20, 2016 The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at Garvan Gardens
Sunday, February 21, 2016 Taitiana Roitman Mann Performing at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Valentine Dinner Dance
Sunday, January 31, 2016 Henderson State President's Music Award Winners in Concert
Sunday, December 06, 2015 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra "Christmas in the Village"
Thursday, November 12, 2015 Symphony Guild Soiree - A Date with Cole Porter
Saturday, November 07, 2015 Dinner at Diamante
Saturday, November 07, 2015 Duplicate and Social Bridge Tournament
Thursday, October 22, 2015 ASO Children's Concert
Saturday, October 03, 2015 HSV Arts Council Showcase of the Arts
Saturday, September 19, 2015 Thank You for the Music - A Tribute to ABBA and More!

The Hot Springs/ Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild is a  501c(3) non-profit charitable, education, and cultural organization.

email address:  info@symphonyguild.org

Postal address:  P.O. Box 8354, Hot Springs Village, AR 71910

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