Ozark Music Festival

About the Festival

One of its kind, the Ozark Music Festival is a prestigious two-week orchestral training program, bringing over 100 pre-professional and professional musicians to Northwest Arkansas. From June 10–22, 2025, the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus will serve as the festival’s home base, offering a vibrant hub for rehearsals and performances.

Throughout the festival, chamber music and orchestral concerts will occur in unique community spaces throughout the Northwest Arkansas region. The festival will foster musical growth while simultaneously enriching the community with two weeks of exciting public performances.

Festival Performances

The Ozark Music Festival will kick off with an outdoor brass fanfare performance that is free and open to the public at Fayetteville’s new Cultural Arts Corridor at the "Upper Ramble.” Festival Orchestra concerts will be staged in iconic venues such as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Faulkner Performing Arts Center. Chamber music concerts will take on a more intimate tone, unfolding in familiar and unexpected locations like public libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, churches, and other underutilized spaces across Northwest Arkansas.

By bringing music to both traditional and non-traditional venues, the Ozark Music Festival aims to engage the community in new ways, transforming everyday locations into artistic hotspots. With performances happening daily, residents and visitors alike will have countless opportunities to experience the transformative power of live music.

audition for the ozark music festival

Applications to participate in the Ozark Music Festival open December 16, 2024. More details about auditions can be found on the audition page.