While sitting at the dinner table one night, Stacy Kwak and Tido Janssen discussed the many cultural opportunities Abilene has to offer. So they, and several of their colleagues at Hardin-Simmons University's School of Music, decided to form one.
Admission is free.
This will complete the circle here in the city. Abilene has had chamber groups in the past, and groups have formed for single concerts from time to time. Kwak and Janssen, who are married to each other, hope to make this group a permanent fixture, even though the personnel might change depending on which pieces are played. The people on this concert will form the core group. Kwak said the chamber orchestra will complement, and not compete with, the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra or any of Abilene's college orchestras.