Kent Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert Series: Miami String Quartet with Jerry Wong, piano
For over five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival (KBMF) has been training the next generation of classical music artists in Kent, Ohio. KBMF, a partnership between The Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University, stands as one of the top summer training institutes in the United States. Faculty, guests and Young Artists perform twenty or more concerts per season at the Glauser School of Music, Blossom Music Center and surrounding communities.
Kent Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert Series: Santiago Cañón-Valencia, cello, with Jee-Won Oh, piano
For over five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival (KBMF) has been training the next generation of classical music artists in Kent, Ohio. KBMF, a partnership between The Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University, stands as one of the top summer training institutes in the United States. Faculty, guests and Young Artists perform twenty or more concerts per season at the Glauser School of Music, Blossom Music Center and surrounding communities.
Kent Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert Series: Imani Winds
For over five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival (KBMF) has been training the next generation of classical music artists in Kent, Ohio. KBMF, a partnership between The Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University, stands as one of the top summer training institutes in the United States. Faculty, guests and Young Artists perform twenty or more concerts per season at the Glauser School of Music, Blossom Music Center and surrounding communities.
Lab Hours
Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to visit Room 210 during our open lab hours!
Summer 2025 Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 11:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m..
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED
Faculty Requests: To schedule a group or class visit, please fill out this form.
The Kent Blossom Music Festival, with an over five-decades long legacy, returns to Kent State for its 57th season, running from June 22 through July 27. Being the only partnership of its kind between a major American orchestra and a public university, it partners with The Cleveland Orchestra to provide talented young artists with the unique opportunity to grow their skillsets.The presenting partner of the Kent Blossom Music Festival 2025 Season is the Kulas Foundation, which was established in 1937 with the primary purpose of supporting the musical arts in the Greater Cleveland area. ...
Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering has received more than $550,000 in funding through two major grants that further position the college at the forefront of advanced air mobility (AAM) research and workforce development.A $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), awarded through a congressional appropriation, will support the launch of the Advanced Air Mobility Elevating Northeast Ohio (AAMEN) initiative. The project addresses the critical need to safely integrate emerging aircraft technologies, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and electric ve...
Jessica H. Vargo, CPA, ’89
Assistant Treasurer
CFO, Kent State University Foundation
Gregory A. Long, ’71
Treasurer and Chair, Committee on Finance
President and Managing Partner, Long, Cook & Samsa, Inc. (retired)
Greg Ina, ’95, M.A. ’05
Secretary
Executive Vice President, The Davey Tree Expert Company