Mark your calendars for another exciting season of world class music, as the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival brings musicians from around the world to perform in a series of concerts in Trinity and Humboldt Counties.

The festival will offer four concerts, featuring its signature programming of both fun and thoughtful classical works blended with arrangements of jazz and American roots music. On stage will be performers on strings, flute, accordion, and two pianos. The shows are all open to the public and ticket-free, with a suggested donation encouraging everyone to support the musicians as they are able. As always, the concerts will have a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, with director Ian Scarfe acting as the host and emcee, sharing stories of the music and entertaining “listening guides” from the stage.

The first concert will be at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville on Saturday, July 1 at 7:00pm, followed by a concert on Thursday, July 6 at 7:00pm at the Hyampom Community Hall in Hyampom. The festival will spend the following weekend in Humboldt County, with a concert on Saturday, July 8 at 7:00pm at the Arcata Playhouse in Arcata and a Sunday matinee at 2:00pm on July 9 at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka.

Hyampom resident and clarinetist Karla Avila will be joining the festival musicians for the first concert in Weaverville. Avila, who recently took over as director of the Trinity County Arts Council, will collaborate with festival director Ian Scarfe at the piano and Colorado cellist Joseph Howe on cello for a performance of Beethoven's Piano Trio, Op. 11. “This trio is the first example in history of a composer bringing this combination of instruments together, and one of Beethoven's most dynamic and humorous pieces,” Avila says, "Written when he was only 28 years old, the piece captures the spirit of Beethoven as a young man with too much energy. He channeled this into his composing, creating this spirited and delightfully captivating trio."

“We are all so thrilled to be kicking off our 13th season with this set of concerts,” says festival director Ian Scarfe. “Our fan base has grown so much as more and more people have realized how fun and entertaining this kind of music can be. Classical music has such a reputation for being stuffy and incomprehensible, and we are here to reimagine it as music that anyone can enjoy.”

For more information about the festival, the performers, the music, or the scheduled concerts, please visit the festival website at www.TrinityAlpsCMF.org.