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2 weekends
2 commissioned visual art works
3 commissioned musical works, all by women composers or composers of color
4 concerts
16 high school singers
19 composers
39 professional musicians
68% of concert time devoted to music by women composers or composers of color
Over 4,200 virtual audience members

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Scattered Inheritance

Seven musicians perform Andrew Rodriguez’s new work Scattered Inheritance virtually on July 18, 2024. Featuring artwork by Xuan.

Trudy Furney Opera: A Sneak Peek

Dominic Aragon (narrator) premieres a scene from a new opera about the life of Trudy Furney on July 25, 2024.

Russell Community Choir

Russellites and Ad Astra singers join in a virtual choir for the final piece on the July 24, 2024, concert.

Dear Love performance

The Ad Astra Chamber Choir, High School Honor Choir, and Russell Community Choir, conducted by Dr. Corie Brown, on July 12, 2024.

Proving Up performance

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Christina Han, Shelby Laird, and Tim Parsons sing at the Basilica of St. Fidelis.

Preview Night

Festival contributors enjoy soprano Christina Han as she serenades the audience at the Deines Cultural Center on July 6, 2024.

2018 Jazz at the Barn

at Granny Mae’s

Metamorphosis

The 2017 Ad Astra Chamber Choir concert at St. Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church

Here Be Sirens

Directed by Sasha Hildebrand and Patrick Murray, with Aani Bourassa, Janie Brokenicky, and Jorie Moss at the Deines Cultural Center.

Matthew Passion

Our star-studded St. Matthew choruses, conducted by Alex Underwood

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Each July, the Ad Astra Music Festival, founded by Russell native Alex Underwood, colors central Kansas with classical music by integrating emerging young artists, community members, and professional musicians. Audiences have come to expect fresh, new music alongside vibrant performances of history’s richest musical works of art. From opera and chamber music performances the Deines Cultural Center, to sunset services at the picturesque Basilica of St. Fidelis, to live jazz at Granny Mae’s barn, each season offers concerts for every Kansan to enjoy. Ad Astra prides itself on programming new music from a diverse set of composers, including commissions from 2018 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Michael Gilbertson and Moira Smiley, Matthew Aucoin, Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Kate Soper. We’re dedicated to making this festival of and for the people of Russell as we annually collaborate with local visual artists, poets, and musicians to design meaningful creative experiences.

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