Music in the Gallery (with Sinuhé Vega Negrin)

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Join us for a free evening of art and music on the Last Wednesday of January from 5:30-8:30pm. We’ll kick off the night with a talk from gallery artist Sinuhé Vega Negrin, then enjoy original compositions inspired by his solo gallery exhibition Future Nature. RSVP for your free tickets here >>

Anna Eschbach (soprano), Galen Kaup (violin), and Troy Gifford (guitar) of the Howie Music Series will perform compositions by the Central Florida Composer’s Forum, including:

• There Was Always Time (text by Logan Anderson), composed by Erik Branch
• Four Haiku (texts by Natsune Sо̄seki, Aida Bunosuke, and Yosa Buson), composed Alex Burtzos
• A Cloud of Flowers (texts by Matsuо̄ Bashо̄), composed Nate Chivers
• Nothing Gold Can Stay (text by Robert Frost), composed by Troy Gifford
• Sinking City (text by Ariel Francisco), composed by Charlie Griffin
• Take a Look (text by the composer), composed by Gerald Law II
• Nature’s Connection… As One We Are, composed by Paul Austin Sanders
• Conversing with Statues (text by the composer), composed by Nick Scout

This evening event is presented during our monthly Last Wednesday hours, when we open our gallery free of charge with a cash bar from 5:30-8pm.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin showcases paintings and ceramic sculptures that delve into themes of ecological and human fragility. Inspired by the Dutch Vanitas tradition, Negrin’s new works evoke contemplation on mortality and the pursuit of divine wisdom through earthly reflections. His paintings depict balancing sculptural heads and vessels within lush tropical landscapes, symbolizing humanity’s precarious mental constructs and our disconnection from nature. Negrin’s conversation centers on our future relationship with the natural world, calling for greater ecological awareness and a renewed spiritual connection. These pieces invite viewers to reflect on their role in envisioning a future nature, where the need for a harmonious coexistence with nature is paramount, and where human and ecological resilience are intertwined. Learn more here >>

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Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.⁠