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Heartland Chamber Music Festival features five free concerts

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Participants in the Heartland Chamber Music Festival at Johnson County Community College will perform five free concerts during the annual nine-day festival taking place July 26 to Aug. 3. In addition to the free concerts, there will be a special appearance by the acclaimed chamber foursome, Miami String Quartet.

The performances, which highlight the talents of more than 130 students, faculty and guest musicians, will be held in Yardley Hall of the Carlsen Center. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with the exception of the Miami String Quartet, which requires the purchase of a ticket.

Here is the concert lineup:

•          2 p.m. Sunday, July 28, Faculty and Guests Concert. Faculty include KC Concertmaster Noah Geller, distinguished guests from the KC Symphony and violinist Benny Kim performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Brahms.
•          7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, Miami String Quartet. General admission tickets for this performance are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased through the JCCC Box Office, 913-469-4445. Youth 18 and under are free.
•         7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, Junior Festival Concert
•         7 pm Friday, Aug. 2, Festival Scholars Concert
•         2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, Student Concert I
•         7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, Student Concert II

The mission of the Heartland Chamber Music Academy is to inspire young musicians through the study and performance of chamber music within a community of nationally-recognized artists as mentors. The summer festival, now in its 12th year, attracts strings and piano students ages 9 to 26 selected through auditions to work one on one with world-renowned musicians serving as faculty.

The festival is organized by Heartland Chamber Music Academy and The JCCC Performing Arts Series Arts Education program.

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