Music

Art of Élan Music

For the past 3 years, San Diego’s newest chamber music organization, Art of Élan, has been bringing back the excitement of classical music.  Led by San Diego Symphony musicians Kate Hatmaker and Demarre McGill, Art of Élan is breaking down the barriers that surround classical music through its innovative, one-hour programming. By drawing inspiration from the word élan, which represents momentum, vigor and spirit, and providing an opportunity to connect directly with concertgoers, Art of Élan hopes to engage and energize audiences in new ways. Each concert presented at the Museum draws its inspiration from a work of art in our permanent collection and is held in the Hibben Gallery, which houses important works from the European art collection.

Art of Élan’s 2011-2012 season at the San Diego Museum of Art will be announced soon.

More information about Art of Élan can be found on their website at www.artofelan.org or please email programs@sdmart.org.

Old Masters of Music and Art

The San Diego Museum of Art presents free Sunday afternoon concerts curated in conjunction with the San Diego Early Music Society.  Four times per year, audiences enjoy these unique concerts of vocals and instruments from the Medieval, Baroque and Renaissance periods performed in one of the Museum’s most popular collection galleries of European paintings, the Hibben Gallery. Holding these concerts in the gallery space allows audience members to better understand the culture and context of the time period in which European art was created and helps connect the art and music. Past performances have included the choral ensemble, Sacra Profana, the Gregorian chant chorale, Schola Pacifica, and Stromenti con Voci. For more information, please email programs@sdmart.org.

We'll see you at a Museum concert soon!