The Arts at Noon concert series at Grand Valley State University will kick off its 40th season with a performance by an ensemble of Grand Valley music faculty and members of the Grand Rapids Symphony.

The series will feature seven concerts this fall followed by seven performances in the winter, beginning in January. The fall series begins Wednesday, September 13, with the Dvorak String Quintet. Members of the ensemble include Grand Valley music faculty Pablo Mahave-Veglia (cello), Michael Hovnanian (bass) and Paul Swantek (viola). They will be joined by members of the Grand Rapids Symphony, including Megan Crawford (violin) and James Crawford (violin). Hovnanian and Swantek are also members of the Grand Rapids Symphony.

For this concert, the Dvorak String Quintet will perform “Antonin Dvorak String Quintet op. 77.”

All Arts at Noon concerts will take place in the Cook-DeWitt Center on the Allendale Campus, begin at noon, and last approximately one hour. Each concert is free and open to the public.

Below is a full schedule of fall Arts at Noon concerts:

Sept. 13 – Dvorak String Quintet
Oct. 11 – Cello Fest! featuring guest artist Trevor Exter
Oct. 25 – Möller-Fraticelli Guitar Duo
Nov. 1 – Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Nov. 15 – Akropolis Reed Quintet
Nov. 29 – Cellist Nick Photinos
Dec. 6 – GVSU Brass Quintet Holiday Concert

For more information about the individual performances, visit www.gvsu.edu/artsatnoon.