Concert | “None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection”
DaCamera Young Artists
Ito Jakuchu, Giant Daruma, late 18th century, hanging scroll; ink on paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Gitter-Yelen Collection, gift of Dr. Kurt Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter.
The MFAH and the DaCamera Young Artists present a free concert inspired by the exhibition None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection.
The performers include Arthur Gilligan on percussion, Jonathan Mak on piano, Hunter O’Brien on flute, Kelsey Sham on harp, Teresa Wang on violin, and guest artist Thomas Frey on clarinet. The program features Toru Takemitsu’s “Rain Spell,” John Cage’s “Ryoanji,” and Somei Satoh’s “Birds in Warped Time II.”
- First performance at 6:30 p.m.
- Performance repeats at 7:30 p.m.
Plan Your Visit
The concert takes place in the atrium of the Beck Building. On Thursdays, the Museum is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with free general admission.
About the Performers The DaCamera Young Artists program is a professional-development fellowship for instrumentalists, singers, and composers. The young artists participate in performances and workshops at schools, museums, and hospitals.
All Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from Macey and Harry Reasoner; the Claire and Theodore Morse Foundation; and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Virginia and Ira Jackson; the Favrot Fund; CFP Foundation; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of John Wynne; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.
General admission to the MFAH is free on Thursdays, courtesy of Shell Oil Company.
The exhibition “None Whatsoever: Zen Paintings from the Gitter-Yelen Collection” is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Generous support is provided by:
Luther King Capital Management
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Anne and Albert Chao
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Eddie and Chinhui Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
Nanako and Dale Tingleaf