Posts Tagged ‘Kate Hatmaker’
Art of Elan Closes Its 15th Season With An Arresting Program of Contemporary Chamber Music at SDMA
Art of Elan presented a program of contemporary chamber music at the San Diego Museum of Art on May 17, 2022.
Read MoreArt of Elan Visits World Music at the San Diego Museum of Art
Art of Elan returned to the San Diego Museum of Art Tuesday, March 8, 2022, with an exotic program focused on non-western chamber music
Read MoreArt of Élan Adds Musical Grace to the Mingei International Museum Renovation
At the Mingei International Museum’s open house Sunday afternoon, visitors streamed through architect Jennifer Luce’s spare but elegantly redesigned museum interior while members of Art of Élan enlivened the viewing with their music.
Read MoreArt of Élan’s Compelling Chamber Music for These Distressing Times
Given the shocking cancellations by major San Diego performances slated for this week by San Diego Opera and the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus, it was a minor miracle that Art of Élan presented its chamber concert Tuesday, March 10, at the San Diego Museum of Art.
Read MoreArt of Élan pairs Caroline Shaw with Lee Krasner in Abstract Expressionist Gallery at the San Diego Museum of Art
Friday at the San Diego Museum of Art, the musical ensemble Art of Élan offered a short program of music by contemporary American women composers in the museum’s downstairs gallery devoted to art by women Abstract Expressionists.
Read MoreArt of Élan: Fine Performance Without Applause–an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Questioning the protocol of concert attendance is rarely undertaken, but Kate Hatmaker, Artistic and Executive Director of Art of Élan, made a brave suggestion before the group’s concert Tuesday, May 7, at the San Diego Museum of Art. She asked the audience not to applaud after each of the seven works on the evening’s program. The result proved astounding.
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