糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will host its fifth annual Chancellor鈥檚 Concert on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. in Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.

A performance unlike any other on campus, the Chancellor鈥檚 Concert features nearly every student ensemble in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock music program. The concert highlights the depth, range and collaborative spirit of the School of Literary and Performing Arts, offering audiences a wide variety of musical styles and ensemble settings in a single program.

Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall has been reimagined to provide a more immersive concert experience for both performers and audiences. Recent upgrades include enhanced audio and visual systems and the addition of a portable stage build-out, allowing for greater flexibility in staging and ensemble configuration. The concert serves as the debut for these improvements, reinforcing the university鈥檚 commitment to high-quality live performance.

鈥淭he Chancellor鈥檚 Concert, now in its fifth year, is the music program鈥檚 largest event of the academic year,鈥� said Justin Bunting, director of instrumental activities. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an opportunity to showcase the remarkable work our students and faculty accomplish across all ensembles.鈥�

Free and open to the public, the concert highlights the talent, dedication and collaboration that define 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 music program, from large choral and instrumental ensembles to intimate chamber groups.

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The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall located in the Fine Arts Building. A performance unlike any other, the Chancellor鈥檚 Concert features nearly every student ensemble in the music program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.

“The Chancellor’s Concert, now in its third year, is the Music Program’s largest event of the academic year,鈥� said Dr. Justin Bunting, director of instrumental activities. 鈥淭his concert features nearly every student ensemble in the Music Program, as well as five student soloists that were selected by a panel of judges via video audition. It is a joy for me every year to construct this program and for all of us to be afforded the opportunity to share the breadth of the Music Program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.”

Groups performing at this year鈥檚 Chancellor鈥檚 Concert include the Chamber Singers, Clarinet Ensemble, Concert Choir, Flute Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Women鈥檚 Choir.

The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student ensembles and their pieces include:

• Concert Choir 鈥� 鈥淭he Last Words of David鈥� by Randall Thompson
• Piano Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淪panish Dance, Op. 12 No. 1鈥� by Moritz Moszkowski
• Chamber Singers – “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel, arranged by Bob Chilcott and 鈥淚n Noctem鈥� by Nicholas Hooper
• Jazz Ensemble – “Buckjump” by Troy Andrews and Mike Ballard, arranged by John Wasson
• Clarinet Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淐aprice for Clarinets鈥� by Clare Grundman
• Percussion Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淲atercolor Sun鈥� by Ivan Trevino
• Women’s Choir 鈥� 鈥淟as Amarillas鈥� arranged by Stephen Hatfield and 鈥淒ies Irae鈥� by Z. Randall Stroope
• Wind Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淒usk鈥� by Steven Bryant and 鈥淲altz No. 2鈥� by Dmitri Shostakovich, arranged by Michael Brown

The five student soloists and their pieces include:

• Max Reyes on flute performing 鈥淗ypnosis鈥� by Ian Clarke
• Val Bell-Ovwiomoriemu, soprano, performing 鈥淟a Diva de l’Empire鈥� by Erik Satie
• Shelby Loftis, soprano, performing “There’s a Fine, Fine Line” from Avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
• Kyndal Collins, soprano, performing 鈥淐hanson d’amour鈥� by Gabriel Faur茅
• Nakira Bates on piano performing 鈥淕rand Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1鈥� by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

For more information or questions regarding the event, please contact the School of Literary and Performing Arts at 501-916-3291.

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The concert is free and open to the public and will take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall located in the Fine Arts Building.

A performance unlike any other, the Chancellor鈥檚 Concert features every student ensemble in the music program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, including selected student soloists.

鈥淵ou may attend a Wind Ensemble concert, Choirs concert, or Percussion concert other times during the year, but this concert features all those groups and more,鈥� said Dr. Justin Bunting, assistant professor of percussion and Chancellor鈥檚 Concert creator.

Groups performing at this year鈥檚 Chancellor鈥檚 Concert include the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Women鈥檚 Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, and Flute Ensemble.

Pieces to be performed at the concert include 鈥淎t the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners鈥� by Williametta Spencer, 鈥淔antasy on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen鈥� arranged by Mack Wilberg, 鈥淔or the Beauty of the Earth鈥� by John Rutter, 鈥淚n the Wee Small Hours of the Morning鈥� by David Mann, 鈥淪hell鈥� by Emma O’Halloran, 鈥淪ing, Wearing the Sky鈥� by Jake Runestad, and 鈥淧orgy and Bess Suite鈥� by George Gershwin.

鈥淭his concert showcases the culmination of the work of music students and faculty across the whole year,鈥� said Dr. Sarah Beth Estes, dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great event for learning about all the exciting work going on in the music program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥�

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students Andrew Battie, Stephen Graham, Kaitlyn Kendrick, Analise McKenzie, and Christian Waldron have been selected as individual student soloists who will also be performing.

鈥淭he diverse nature of each individual ensemble lends itself to the creation of unique concert experiences each spring when you come to the Chancellor鈥檚 Concert,鈥� Bunting said.

For more information or questions regarding the event, please contact the School of Literary and Performing Arts at 501-916-3291.

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