Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

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Arts On Tour

The Arts on Tour roster lists a broad spectrum of Arkansas’s finest solo and ensemble performers, individual visual artists and prepared art exhibitions ready for touring within Arkansas. The online AOT listing facilitates the booking process for arts organizations, festival and event planners, schools, civic organizations and government entities interested in contracting with the artists.

The AOT program is designed to reimburse presenters who showcase Arkansas artists listed on the roster. When an AOT artist negotiates a contract with the presenter, the Arkansas Arts Council typically will subsidize 40 percent of the cost of the event as long as funds are available.

New AOT artists are selected each year through a panel process.

Apply For The Arts On Tour Artist Roster

Applications to join the roster are closed until fall 2025.

To be eligible for the Arts on Tour Program, a performing or visual artist must:

Maintain a primary residency in Arkansas, or must have an Arkansas based contact.
Have presented concerts, exhibitions, programs or lecture-demonstrations in locations away from their home location at least twice in the previous year. Exhibitions must have been presented in a formal gallery space.

The Arkansas Arts Council reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of the scope or nature of the presentation proposed by a selected Arts on Tour artist and retains the right to determine the suitability of an AOT artist to remain on the roster once they have been selected.

Arts on Tour Artist Roster application forms should be submitted online by completing the form linked below. You will receive an email confirmation when we have received your online submission.

Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

R. Andrew Clark

(870) 773-3401 Email R. Website

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Now in its 15th season, the Texarkana Symphony Orchestra (TSO) under Music Director Philip Mann has become a major resource for professional music and musicians in Southwest Arkansas and far Northeast Texas. Performing primarily in the historic Perot Theatre, the Orchestra presents a series of classical masterworks, symphonic pops, educational and family concerts during its September through May season. In addition, the TSO’s is the parent organization of the Texarkana Youth Symphony Orchestra the only such ensemble for students in Southwest Arkansas.

The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra’s dedication to our community is evident in its numerous run-out, collaborative and outreach performances each year. Whether it's a string core for a university choral performance, a quartet for the unveiling of a visual arts exhibit, or the full orchestra for your 50th anniversary, TSO is ready to match your audience with great classical, pops, chamber, or family repertoire. TSO musicians, staff, and Maestro Bougie, can also provide educational outreach programs to schools, community clubs and civic organizations.

Requirements

40’ x 60’ performance space; acoustical shell if available; up to 54 straight back chairs; 45-50 music stands; dressing rooms, adequate stage lighting and PA system.