Music in the Gallery (collab. with Howey Music + CFCF)

In this rare event in Maitland, the Art & History Museums of Maitland (A&H) invites the Central Florida Composer’s Forum (CFCF) and the Howey Music Series (HMS) into our current gallery exhibition a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread by Mär Martinez. Local composers will take inspiration from the art in our galleries to create new short compositions that pair with Martinez’s artistic visions. Plus, a virtual artist talk with Mär Martinez moderated by Chief Curator Dan L. Hess.

Event Schedule:

5:30pm - Doors Open

6:00pm - Exhibition Talk

7:00pm - Musical Performance

Performance Details

HMS artists will perform CFCF member compositions with guest musicians from Mudita America.

Performing the music:

• Christine Honein, soprano
• Eric Rokni, cello/santoor
• Aysima Anik, violin
• Christian Snedeker, percussion

Composers and their pieces:

• Ryan McQuinn: Through Ebony to Ivory
• Erik Branch: These Vulgar Spools
• Nick Scout: Vibrant Colours in the Darkest Nights
• Charlie Griffin: Ballad of the Wild Girl
• Gerald Law II: Remnants of Home
• Denise Broadhurst: Songs by Chrstina Rosetti

This evening is a collaboration with Howie Music Series and the Central Florida Composer's Forum, presented during our monthly Last Wednesday hours, when our gallery is open free of charge with cash bar from 5:30-8pm.

Admission, to this event is FREE! However, donations of any size are gratefully accepted with your order or at the event, in order to support our many free community programs.

All 2025-26 free programs at A&H are supported by a grant from Duke Energy Foundation.