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The University Composer’s Collective found inspiration in art on view in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ exhibition For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001–2026. Hear these never-before-heard compositions performed live by the Student Opera Guild in the UMFA Great Hall. This free performance celebrates human creativity through music and art.
Composed and performed by Dawn Marie Wells, inspired by Louise Howland King Cox, Blue and White (1904).
Composed by Donna Gibbons; performed by Emelia Hartford, inspired by Zhu Angzhi, Enjoying One’s Will (early 19th century).
Composed by Monica Mendoza; performed by Mandi Barrus, inspired by Elias Sime, Tightrope: Noiseless 1 (2019).
Composed by Sadie Olsen; performed by Nahal Falahatimarvast, inspired by a white-ground oil flask attributed to the Quadrate Painter (450–420 BCE).
Composed by Scott Bigler; performed by Sarah Mair, inspired by Chiura Obata, Outside Topaz (1943).
Composed by Caleb Martin; performed by Kaylee Smith (At Rest) and Dorian Dillon (At Last), inspired by Tacita Dean, JG (offset) (2013).
Composed by Nelson Leduc; performed by Aeryn Cousineau and Anneli Abbott, inspired by Ruth D. Coleman, Untitled (Smiling Women) (circa 1950s–1960s).