Stella Boyle Smith Music Center

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra breaks ground on new music center

KUAR | By Daniel Breen

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is celebrating the construction of a new $11.75 million headquarters in downtown Little Rock.

The symphony held a groundbreaking Thursday at the future site of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center in the city’s East Village neighborhood.

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said the new 20,000 square foot facility will serve as a cornerstone of the arts community.

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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. (center) joins Arkansas Symphony Orchestra officials in breaking ground on the symphony's new Stella Boyle Smith Music Center on Thursday.