Sight and Sound

Live performances by the University of Utah Student Opera Guild. When: Thursday, January 1, 1970, 12 am RSVP Encouraged Treat yourself to incredible sights and sounds at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Incredible composers from the University Composer’s Collective have found inspiration in the art on view in the special exhibition, For the Future: Collecting at the UMFA 2001–2026 . These never-before-heard compositions will be performed live by the Student Opera Guild in the UMFA Great Hall. For the Future explores not only the variety of important art acquisitions the UMFA has made, but also the varied stories of opportunity and generosity that have made such an extraordinary expansion of the collection possible. With support of many generous donors and community partners, the UMFA has been able to expand its arts programs across the state of Utah, launch exhibitions that engage with the most pressing issues of our time, and deepen the collection—all while ensuring the highest standard of care for the artworks and for the people who love them. As we look towards the next 25 years, For the Future offers a moment to celebrate the UMFA and dream about what’s next. Experience human creativity in a way you never have before with this free performance at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts! Related Exhibition For the Future …dream about what’s next. You May Also Like Collecting for the Future Watch a recording of “Collecting For the Future” a curator talk with Luke Kelly, Emily Lawhead, Alisa McCusker… Learn More The Evening’s Program: Composition Inspired by Louise Howland King Cox’s Blue and White Composed and Performed by Dawn Marie Wells Blue and White Louise Howland King Cox, American, 1865–1945, Blue and White, 1904, Oil on canvas, Purchased with funds from the Helene Druke Shaw Endowment, UMFA2024.13.1 Composition Inspired by Zhu Angzhi Enjoying One’s Will Composed by Donna Gibbons Performed by Emelia Hartford Enjoying one’s Will (Detail) Zhu Angzhi 朱昂之, Chinese, 1764–aft