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The Fort Smith Symphony may have been small when it was founded in 1923, but it was clearly mighty. It is, after all, about to celebrate its 100th season.

For the May 26 edition of “Know the News,” Features editor Becca Martin-Brown chats with John Jeter, music director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony, about the orchestra’s 100th season.

For the May 26 edition of “Know the News,” Features editor Becca Martin-Brown chats with John Jeter, music director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony, about the orchestra’s 100th season.

U of A musicians performed with the Fort Smith Symphone during recording of five works by Native American composer Louis Ballard, with a release date anticipated for the album in fall this year.

Ballad Health and Bristol Tennessee City Schools are presenting the morning event.

Louis Wayne Ballard -- or "Honga-no-zhe," meaning "Grand Eagle" in Quapaw -- was born on July 8, 1931, in Devils Promenade, Okla., near Miami. His mother was Quapaw; his father Cherokee. At 6, he was sent to the Seneca Indian Training School, where the goal was to assimilate him into white American culture.

Emmy-winning composer Amos Cochran is looking forward to performing in Van Buren. After all, thats where he lives. The Fort Smith Symphony String Quartet will present a collection of his compositions for the Perspectives Chamber Concert: Sonic Dreamscapes at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at King Opera House. Tickets are $10, available at tickets.fortsmithsymphony.org. He answered these questions for Whats Up! (Some answers have been edited for space.)

Hits from Renée Fleming’s career at the Metropolitan Opera, an unlikely Mozart and Beethoven recording and Florence Price are among the highlights.

The Fort Smith Symphony doesn't have idle time between concerts. We sat down with John Jeter, the music director and conductor of the symphony, to discuss the next few weeks' activities for the musicians.

Ballad Health has named two experienced and proven nursing professionals for leadership roles at two of the health system’s tertiary hospitals.