Tickets are $25 each and will be available on our website and at the door. The best option is purchasing a SEASON TICKET for $100. With a SEASON TICKET, you receive a ticket for each concert and unused tickets can be used for entry into any other concert. The Roswell Symphony sweetens the SEASON TICKET deal by allowing entry to their concerts if seats are available. (Please Call Ahead) See their website for concert information (roswellsymphony.org). Flex Passes are available on our website. Season Ticket books are available at Q Systems Music and Sound and Music World.
Encore Entertainment will follow any COVID regulations and restrictions of the venue. Place and time are subject to change with COVID policies.
Handicapped accessible parking on North side of R.N. Tydings available. Accessed via general parking lot. Handicapped door entrance on North side of R.N. Tydings building near this parking area. Wheelchair seating is available inside the auditorium. All restrooms are handicapped accessible via elevators at the south end of the lobby.
SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA featuring SAXOPHONE CONCERTO by RICHARD SCHWARTZ
MARCH 29, 2026 –R.N. TYDINGS AUDITORIUM, HOBBS, NM
SWS Orchestra will perform classics including a saxophone concerto.
DUO ENCANTADA
MARCH 7, 2026 - FIRST METHODIST CHURCH, HOBBS, NM
Duo Encantada is a faculty-in-residence ensemble at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU).
Co-founded in 1999 Dr. Tracy Carr, oboe, and Dr. Mark Dal Porto, piano, have performed in over 23
of the 50 US states and in England, Spain, China among others. This performance includes the concert, a symposium of the creative process and dessert reception.
SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA YOUTH SERIES "FARKLE McBRIDE"
JANUARY 26 –7:00pm - R.N. TYDINGS AUDITORIUM, HOBBS, NM
SWS Orchestra will proudly present its Youth Series Concerts bringing in over 2,000 Lea County 3rd
and 4th graders, over a two-day period for an educational symphonic experience with our musicians.
There will also be an evening concert for the public.
SOUTHWEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NOVEMBER 16, 2025–R.N. TYDINGS AUDITORIUM, HOBBS, NM
Join the SWS Orchestra and start the holiday season with one of their popular Christmas concerts.
This performance will also include the HHS Choir!
THE MOANIN’ FROGS
OCTOBER 18, 2025 - 7:00pm - NMJC WATSON HALL, HOBBS, NM
Prepare to be dazzled and delighted by The Moanin' Frogs, the 2018 First Prize Laureates of
the prestigious international M-Prize Competition! Described as "The Canadian Brass of
Saxophone," this sensational sextet brings together six saxophones, from sopranino to bass, in a
captivating blend of jazz, classical, pop, a cappella singing, and comedy.
SEASON OPENER EVENT
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025- 6:00-8:00pm –WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM, NMJC, HOBBS, NM
Encore Entertainment’s 25-26 Season will start with our season opener event. There will be food,
friends, and fun with the Northshore Jazz Trio. We will be selling our 25-26 Season Tickets at the
event
TaikoProject was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by group of young, emerging Taiko drummers led by Bryan Yamami and Masato Baba. The group continues to define a modern American style of Taiko drumming, blending traditional forms with an innovative and fresh aesthetic.
Southwest Symphony Orchestra will finish out the season with a concert of pieces chosen by the Southwest Symphony Orchestra musicians. They have cast their votes for their all-time favorite music that they have performed over the years.
Bria Skonberg has become the shining hope of hot jazz, on the strength of a clarion trumpet style indebted to Louis Armstrong, a smooth purr of a singing voice inspired by Anita O'Day and the wholesome glow of youth. She is the 2017 JUNO winner, Vocal Jazz Album of the Year and 2018/2020 JUNO Nominee.
SWS Orchestra will proudly present its Youth Series Concerts bringing in over 2,000 Lea County 3rdh and 4th graders over a two-day period for an educational/hands on experience with our musicians. There will also be an evening concert for the public as well as a day of rehearsals for the orchestra.
DSQ is referred to as “Bach meets Bon Jovi” and is compared to artists like Lindsey Stirling, Vitamin String Quartet, Brooklyn Duo and 2Cellos. A fusion of classic traditional and electric strings, they perform as a quartet with the full accompaniment of drums and guitar.
Brass Transit brings together accomplished and award-winning musicians for the sole purpose of paying tribute to the decades -long, multi-platinum songbook of the band CHICAGO! Performing along with the incomparable Southwest Symphony Orchestra this show is not to be missed!
Artrageous is a troupe of multi-talented Live performance artists, world-class singers, and recording artists, highly trained dancers, audience motivators, and veteran musicians hailing from the high desert of New Mexico. Their high energy performance is a combination of ALL ARTS on ONE STAGE, combined with humor and audience interaction in a frenzy of movement and color.
Southwest Symphony featuring Guest Artist: Dr. Mark Jelinek, Cellist
Southwest Symphony performs “Instruments at Play”
Southwest Symphony performs Christmas Classics
Collision of Rhythm
Enjoy all American classics with the Southwest Symphony Orchestra as we celebrate good ‘ol “Americana”! Hoedown from “Rodeo”, Armed Forces Salute, Summertime Medley and Memories of America Medley will bring back the nostalgia classic American music. Not only is the music geared toward audiences of all ages, but we also welcome active military, veterans and first responders free of charge to this concert!
Formed in 2008, the Texas Guitar Quartet has been hailed as “Impeccable in every respect” by Classical Guitar Magazine. Throughout the US, Canada, Central America, Spain, and China, audiences have embraced the quartet for their daring programs, dazzling virtuosity and joyful music making. Recent highlights include performances for the Encuentro Internacional de Guitarra (Nicaragua), Victoria Bach Festival, Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Festival Internacional del Noreste (Mexico), and Texas Music Festival
Playing By Air captivates public audiences with a joyful fusion of music, juggling, and circus in which traditional theatricality meets absurd comedy. The award-winning performers of Playing By Air share their sense of playfulness and breathtaking feats in a production enjoyed equally by adults, families, and children. Audiences are drawn into the performance with a contagious attitude of expressive play and creativity.
Michael W. Smith has been releasing new music regularly and performing around the world to sold-out crowds for the last 35+ years. During his storied career, he's written and recorded over 36 No. 1 songs, been honored with three GRAMMY® Awards and 45 Dove Awards, one American Music Award, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums. Southwest Symphony Orchestra will be performing with Michael W. Smith, bringing you his in-depth song list and legendary music to R.N. Tydings Auditorium. This collaboration is brought to you through the Southwest Symphony Endowment Fund. This concert is included in the Season Ticket purchase. If purchased separately Individual tickets for this concert are $40 and Student tickets are $20.
Come enjoy the Spirit of the Season with the Lubbock Christian University Choirs as they present their program “Joy to the World”! From classic Christmas songs you can sing along with, to more traditional choral Latin hymns, this moving performance will bring home the enchantment of the Holidays. Bring the family and celebrate with us!
The Southwest Symphony presents “Superheroes”! A compilation of your favorite Superhero theme songs and movie scores. This concert is sure to be a crowd pleaser with excerpts from “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Spider-Man” and “The Avengers”.
This program will also include our Youth Series concerts for Lea County school students. If you would like to be a Sponsor or make a Donation to the Youth Series, please visit our Sponsor/Donate Page. Thank you!
The best one-hit-wonders from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Songs that made a band famous - or infamous- for a brief moment in time...the songs that stuck in your brain - for better or worse...the songs that inspired wild dancing and wilder fashion...the songs we remember in spite of ourselves.
Re-live your favorite ONE HIT WONDERS with music, dance, and visuals with cool AV that evokes the broadcast media of their day. Variety shows, the disco hit parades, MTV...And join the trio of singers, the 4-piece rockin' band and dancers in celebrating those songs you hate to love.
The Southwest Symphony Orchestra will be at Tydings Auditorium in Hobbs, NM. “Video Games meet John Williams” will include music heard from video games and music composed by the legendary John Williams.
Farewell Angelina will perform at the Lea County Event Center, in Hobbs, NM. This all-female country band is on a fast track to “celebrity” success. They have been invited to perform for major country events such as the Nashville Hall of Fame, CMA parties and for Dolly Parton. Their video “Ghosts” spent 12-weeks on CMT’s 12-pack countdown. Local musician, Tim Cummings, will open for the group. www.farewellangelinamusic.com
The Southwest Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be at Tydings Auditorium in Hobbs, NM. The chamber orchestra will play a concert of pops music and light classics. The trumpet, percussion and keyboard musicians will join the chamber orchestra on the pops tunes. Some of the classical pieces will include Vivaldi’s “Spring” from The Four Seasons; Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3.
String players from the Southwest Symphony and Dr. Mark Jelinek, Artistic Director will be performing three short pieces. The selections are: Allegro in D for Strings by Antonio Vivaldi; Cavatina by Antonin Dvorak and the first movement of the Telemann Suite by George Telemann.
Each musician recorded the music in their home and electronically sent it to the editor, Tim Breon, in Pennsylvania. Tim edited each recording so the end result is the musicians playing together. He has also edited recordings for Williamsport Symphony.
This virtual concert will be the symphony’s final of a three-concert virtual season. Recordings of this concert and other past Southwest Symphony events will be available to watch on the Southwest Symphony’s YouTube channel. All virtual concerts are free of charge to help bring music to the community.
Click here to watch the video!
