The Great Unknown
Inside the Music

The Great Unknown

Saturday, January 20, 2024 – 7:30PM
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
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Listen, see, learn, and experience the music to the fullest! Go Inside the Music to get a 360-degree view of the upcoming The Great Unknown concert and the creatives who bring the music to life in advance of the show – check it out below!


The Great Unknown – Inside the Music Interview

SoNA Assistant Conductor Sarah Pearson with Paul Haas


The Great Unknown – Program & Program Notes


Creative Conversations

Come early at 6:30pm for Creative Conversations with SoNA Music Director Paul Haas! Join us before the concert to hear insights into the evening's program and exclusive details on the inspirations and lives of the artists who make the music come to life.


The Great Unknown – Listen and Learn More

Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Symphony No. 1, in One Movement, Op. 9 (1936, rev. 1942)


George Gershwin (1898-1937)
American In Paris


William Dawson (1899–1990)
Negro Folk Symphony (1934, rev. 1952)


Special thanks to Assistant Conductor Sarah Pearson for creating and compiling SoNA's Inside the Music page.