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Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan brings the joy of collaboration online!

Enjoy innovative music and art experiences in the comfort of your home. Virtual SDMA+ Art of Elan is a series of short online experiences pairing The San Diego Museum of Art permanent collection with the thoughtfully curated music of Art of Elan. Building on the 13 year partnership between the two arts organizations, the video series features short musical responses to works of art that are meant to inspire and uplift the community.  Art of Elan has chosen 6 prestigious musicians to kick off the series.  All mini-concerts (10 minutes or less) will be hosted on the SDMA youtube channel HERE.


Online Concert Dates and Artists  (Live Tuesdays, 6pm PST)  

June 9 – Kate Hatmaker, Violin – Virgin and Child with Saint John by Francisco de Zurbarán (1658)

June 23 – Demarre McGill, Flute- Notre Dame by Maximilien Luce (ca. 1900)

July 7 – Julie Smith Phillips, Harp – In the San Felipe Valley by Charles Reiffel (1927)

July 21 – Keir GoGwilt, Violin and special guest- Doors I by Claudia Fernández (1998, published 2001)

August 4 – Rose Lombardo, Flute – Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset by Eliot Furness Porter (1966)

August 18 – Stephanie Richards, Trumpet  – Circle, Blue-Violet by DeWain Valentine (1978)


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Kate Hatmaker, violin

Virgin and Child with Saint John by Francisco de Zurbarán (1658)

June 9, 2020 at 6 pm

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Featured: Francisco de Zurbarán. Virgin and Child with Saint John, 1658. Oil on canvas. Gift of Anne R., Amy and Irene Putnam. 1935.22.


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Demarre McGill, flute

Notre Dame by Maximilien Luce

June 23, 2020 at 6 pm 

 SDMA Virtual Concert Hall

Featured: Maximilien Luce. Notre Dame, ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Maxwell Gluck. 1985.77.


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Julie Smith Phillips, harp

In the San Felipe Valley by

Charles Reiffel (1927)

July 7, 2020 at 6 pm

SDMA Virtual Concert Hall

Featured: Charles Reiffel. In the San Felipe Valley, 1927. Oil on canvas. Purchased by the Fine Arts Society: Purchase Prize, 2nd Annual Southern California Exhibition. 1927.41.


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Keir GoGwilt, violin and special guest

Doors I 

by Claudia Fernández

(1998, published 2001)

July 21, 2020 at 6 pm 

SDMA Virtual Concert Hall

Claudia Fernández. Doors I, 1998 (published 2001). Digital color photograph on paper mounted on metal. Gift of the Suzanne Figi Latin American and Contemporary Art Fund. 2001.3.


Rose Lombardo, flute

Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset

by Eliot Furness Porter (1966)

August 4, 2020 at 6 pm 

SDMA Virtual Concert Hall

Eliot Furness Porter. Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, August 12, 1966. Dye transfer on paper. Victor Diaz Color Photography Collection. 2015.394.10.

Stephanie Richards, trumpet

Circle, Blue-Violet 

by DeWain Valentine (1978)

August 18, 2020 at 6 pm

SDMA Virtual Concert Hall

DeWain Valentine. Circle, Blue-Violet, 1978. Polyester resin. Museum purchase with funds from the Docent Committee, the Gilbert Fund and the Severance Fund. 1983.10.