Hunter Museum of American Art

The Hunter Museum brought an old tradition back last week with the inaugural String Theory chamber museum series performance. Certainly, it was different - smaller group of musicians, performance in the new lobby - but music in museums, especially chamber music, is not new. Many museums host performances, sometimes in their galleries, space permitting, which give us 21^st century humans a small taste of a cultural custom that dates back a few centuries: intimate concerts amidst a room filled with art.

It was a wonderful, essentially "sold out" evening. Everyone was captivated by the music and talent and personalities of the musicians, who came from New York, Kansas City and Reno to perform. They were brought here by Gloria Chien, a pianist and professor at Lee University, who is the creator of this series.

It was a tremendous pleasure and honor to meet and hear these young, talented artists. Their energy and enthusiasm was tremendous. I love all kinds of music, including country, rock, blues, some bluegrass, and classical. Their love for music was apparent as well, and all who were here for the concert were treated to an unforgettable evening.

The staff and board of the Hunter are thrilled to be partnering with Gloria Chien and Lee University on this series. There are four more concerts in December, February, March and April, and a link on our web site that gives an overview of the guest artists and the music that will be performed. I encourage everyone to consider this opportunity - these are the young superstars in classical music, coming to Chattanooga to perform at the Hunter. Wow.

Caroline Von Kessler
Director of Development