Feeling Color Performance

Special Music Performance in conjunction with the special exhibition Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling
April 4, 2025, 6–8 pm
May 2, 2025, 6–8 pm
May 16, 2025, 6–8 pm

Join us on April 4 for First Friday at the Modern and explore the works of Aubrey Williams through music. The TCU Graduate Student Ensemble, comprised of Catalina Arteaga (piano), Daniela Herrera (cello), and Liz Muñoz (violin), will perform music by composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Silvestre Revueltas in response to the special exhibition Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling. This performance invites viewers to consider the correlations between sound and form, and the impact of Shostakovich’s music on Williams’s artistic practice.

April 4 Featuring:
TCU Graduate Student Ensemble

• Catalina Arteaga, pursuing Master of Music in Piano Performance
• Daniela Herrera, pursuing Artist Diploma
• Liz Muñoz, pursuing Artist Diploma
• In collaboration with Musicology graduate student Hannah Baer

May 2 Featuring:

Join us on May 2 for First Friday at the Modern and explore the works of Aubrey Williams through music, in conjunction with our special exhibition Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling. TCU Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano and Chamber Music Dr. Michael Bukhman will be joined by TCU graduate students Aleksandra Czerniecka (piano), Angelene Ku (violin), and Jayme Eck (cello), performing solo piano and chamber music by composer Dmitri Shostakovich in response to the special exhibition, particularly Williams’s painting Symphony No. 11, opus 103 (Shostakovich), 1981. This performance invites viewers to consider the correlations between sound and form, and the impact of Shostakovich’s music on Williams’s artistic practice.

May 16 Featuring:
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth presents Shostakovich, Williams, and the Sedici Strings

Immerse yourself in the profound emotional landscapes of Dmitri Shostakovich, brought to life by the evocative power of the Sedici String Quartet. This concert, a sonic mirror to the raw intensity and haunting beauty of Aubrey Williams's Shostakovich-inspired paintings, offers a unique synesthetic experience. Witness the interplay between visual and auditory art, as the composer's deeply personal narratives resonate alongside Williams's vibrant interpretations, creating a powerful dialogue across mediums. 
Sedici String Quartet is comprised of Jennifer Betz (violin), Molly Baer (violin), Dmitry Kustanovich (viola), and Allan Steele (cello).