Hot Springs / Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild upcoming events

2026 Tour of Homes and Luncheon (Monday, April 20, 2026)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

The Symphony Guild is excited to bring the Tour of Homes event back to the Village and we thank Diamante Club Club, Reunion Resort Villas, McGraw Realtors, and Advantage Title in Hot Springs Village for making the event possible. The tour will feature three fabulous and stunning, but very different homes along with the Reunion Resort Villas. Tickets for the tour are $25 and include transportation. You may choose to tour either in the morning, beginning at 9 am or in the afternoon beginning at 1 pm The tours leave from the Diamante clubhouse.

There is also a luncheon in association with the tour that benefits the HS/HSV Symphony Guild. The luncheon is available between 11:30 am and 1 pm in the main dining room at Diamante. Tickets are $20 ($25 after April 12). There will be a drawing for door prizes at noon. Both events are for adults only please. You may register to attend the tour and lunch or for the tour only.

ASO Youth Orchestras in Concert and Guild Annual Meeting (Sunday, April 26, 2026)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT

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.

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.

ASO Masterworks Concert Transportation - Masterworks VI (Sunday, May 03, 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 17:45:00 GMT

The Symphony Guild sponsors transportation to the ASO Sunday afternoon Masterworks concerts using the Village Chauffer. Register for this event if you would like to purchase a transportation ticket for the concert on Sunday May 3, 2026 only. Single trip tickets are $45. Transportation tickets must be purchased by May 1.

Our ASO concert transportation tickets do not include admission to the concert. For your convenience, links to the ASO website are listed below.

To purchase an ASO Concert Membership, click here.

Ticket link to Masterworks V Concert:

Sunday May 3 2026 Debussy, Haydn & Dvorak

For Masterworks concerts, The Village Chauffer will depart the parking lot of the Lake Forest Senior Living Campus at 121 Cortez Road at 12:45 PM and will arrive back at approximately 6 PM.

You may pay by credit card when you register. If you prefer to pay by check, please mail your check payable to the HSV Symphony Guild to HSV Symphony Guild, P.O. Box 8354, Hot Springs Village, AR 71910. We will not be accepting payment on the bus.

If possible, please provide your cell phone number when you register so that we may contact you the day of the concert if necessary.

If you have questions about the service, please contact Molly Crawshaw at mscrawshaw@yahoo.com or 501.915.2197.

The John Williams–Steven Spielberg Collaborations: A Film Music Lecture/Performance by Members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (Sunday, May 17, 2026)

Sun, 17 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT

The Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild is pleased to conclude its 2025–2026 Classic Concert Series with The John Williams–Steven Spielberg Collaborations: A Film Music Lecture/Performance by Members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra music librarian, violinist, and String Academy faculty member Dr. Geronimo Oyenard has created a special lecture-performance featuring his original arrangements for string quartet to celebrate over 50 years of the unique partnership between composer John Williams and director Steven Spielberg. The presentation will combine a live performance of many of John Williams’ most famous themes with Dr. Oyenard’s commentary on the music and films of these legendary artists. The performance will be enhanced by a projection of the corresponding film clips shown on multiple overhead screens.

The program will take place on Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m. at Village Bible Church, 100 Ponderosa Way, Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

General admission is $10. You may click here to register for the concert in advance (either your confirmation or reminder email serves as your ticket) or pay at the door. The concert will last approximately one hour.

Click here for more detailed information about the program and the artists.