The Simpson College Music Department has announced the establishment of a new annual recital series that will showcase professional musicians across the state and who have a connection to Iowa. Linda Benoit tells KNIA News the concert will feature Linda Swanson on the violin accompanied by Dr. Jin Park on the piano, and the inspiration for the concert came from a recent performance, and the desire to bring in talented musicians that people of all ages can enjoy.

“I was at a recital in Des Moines that Linda Swanson was performing, and it was just a transformative recital. I can’t even tell you, as I was listening there was just this calm that came over me because it was so beautiful. And I thought the people here in Indianola and the people at Simpson should be able to hear this. It’s such a gift to be sitting in an audience to hear a performance like that.”

The concert will be free, and take place on September 30th at 7pm in Lekberg Hall in the Amy Robertson Music Center on the Simpson College campus. For more information, tune in to today’s Let’s Talk Indianola.