“Before he can think about music these days, the conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony has to be on top of a cacophony of safety measures,” writes Becca Martin-Brown in Sunday’s (11/29) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock). “John Jeter and the orchestra plan to perform their second live concert of the season Dec. 5.… This year, the symphony is presenting two short concerts each time they perform—one at 5 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m…. The 90-minute window between them allows the ArcBest Performing Arts Center to clean and sanitize the facility…. The arts center is able to set its heating and air conditioning units to bring in 100% outside air, and a ‘very robust’ exhaust fan moves that air back out of the building every four to five minutes…. Covid-19 screening… is being conducted for audience members by medical students.… On Dec. 5 [every musician will wear] a mask, even wind players who have tiny holes to blow through…. Live streaming … will be available to all ticketholders…. ‘I just feel like playing live is really important,’ Jeter says. ‘It’s just something we need to do.’ ”
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