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LANDMARKS UT PRESENTS

SONG IN SKYSPACE

WITH ELAINE BARBER

SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT 7:35 P.M. | JAMES TURRELL'S SKYSPACE

Songs in the Skyspace is Landmarks' monthly music series hosted inside James Turrell’s Skyspace, The Color Inside. The program represents a diverse mix of voices and instruments and offers a unique way to engage with Turrell’s elegant light sequence. 

Songs in the Skyspace runs monthly on select evenings during the sunset light sequence. Free reservations are required and can be made online. Please note that reservations tend to fill up three weeks in advance of performances.

Join us for a special performance by Elaine Barber who will perform to the light sequence on Sunday, May 4.

Elaine Barber began playing the harp at the age of ten, and began playing professionally in her native Mississippi four years later. She earned her MM in harp performance at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, studying with Beatrice Rose.

Ms. Barber is Principal Harpist for Austin Symphony, and a regular guest with San Antonio Symphony. Also an early music specialist, she plays renaisssance and early baroque music with Texas Early Music Project and Austin Baroque Orchestra.  She has been a featured soloist at the American Harp Society National Conference, and with Mozart Festival Texas, Austin Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Mississippi Symphony, Shepherd Symphony, and Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. She performs regularly as harpist for the Allegro Chamber Trio along with flutist Megan Meisenbach and violist Bruce Williams. As an orchestral musician she has performed with Austin Opera, Spoleto USA, Houston Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Mississippi Symphony and Mississippi Opera.

She has performed with Ray Charles and Renee Fleming, for the King of Norway and the Governor of Mississippi, on movie and video game soundtracks and children’s TV shows. She plays chamber music in Central Texas for Mason Chamber Music Festival, Austin Chamber Music Center, REVEL, Musical Offerings, Cactus Pear Music Festival, and Trio Copine. She has recorded for the Naxos, Nonesuch and Matador labels, and has premiered solo and chamber works by Gordon Jones, James Sclater, Peter Stopschinski, P. Kellach Waddle and Charles Rochester Young.

Ms. Barber maintains a private teaching studio in Austin and has been on the faculty of  Mississippi College, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Austin Chamber Music Center, University of Texas Harp Camp, and Abilene Summer Music Festival.

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Event Details

• Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
• Time: 7:35 P.M.
• Venue: James Turrell's Skyspace (William C. Powers, Jr. Student Activity Center)
• Website: https://landmarks.utexas.edu/blogs/songs-skyspace

Ticket Information

• Cost: Free with Reservation

Presenter Details

• Name: Landmarks UT

Works of public art have the capacity to resonate deeply, stimulate curiosity, and inspire the imagination in unexpected ways. At The University of Texas at Austin, the public art collection is one of the most distinguishing features of the main campus, shaping impressions and offering a distinctive setting for memorable experiences.

As the university’s public art program, Landmarks enriches the lives of students and visitors by presenting art that is broadly accessible and free to all. Some fifty works of modern and contemporary art are throughout the 433-acre campus and viewed by thousands of people every day.

For many, the collection provides an introductory opportunity to discover great works of art. By creating equitable pathways to meaningful engagement, Landmarks reflects the complex audiences we serve and celebrates our differences.

Visit soon to discover why Landmarks is a point of pride for the university and all people of the State of Texas.

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