Gov. Sam Brownback, left, talks with patron tent host Pat Michaelis, Topeka, center, and radio personality Kelly Lenz, Topeka, in the patron tent before the Symphony in the Flint Hills on Saturday.

photo by: Amy DeVault

Elie Paterson, 4, of Kansas City tries her hand at the cello during the Symphony in the Flint Hills Saturday afternoon near Volland. At the instrument “petting zoo,” young and old alike could try out all kinds of instruments.

Beckett Viets, Lawrence, gazes at the sun through a solar telescope at one of the education tents during the sixth annual Symphony in the Flint Hills.

Concert-goers await the start of the Kansas City Symphony’s performance Saturday. More than 7,000 people attended this year’s Symphony in the Flint Hills.