The Hot Springs Music Festival, an educational event that pairs amateur orchestra musicians with professionals, has announced it won’t return this year.
“For the past several months, we have been evaluating different strategic partnerships. Recently, it has become clear that the necessary resources are not in place in time for this summer’s festival,” David Palmer, the not-for-profit event’s interim executive director, said in a statement.
The festival, founded in 1996, draws more than 100 musicians from around the world each year. Performances take place over a two-week period at several venues around the city. More than 10,000 people have attended festival events since it began, and an another 6.4 million have heard its concerts on radio broadcasts, according to the event’s website.
The festival was canceled in 2020 and held virtually in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed in-person performances in 2022.
Palmer said festival board members plan to use 2023 to strategically re-evaluate festival funding, operations, and programming.
“We will announce future plans as soon as we can responsibly proceed,” he said.
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