Exhibition Tour and Performance: Butler School of Music String Quartet responds to As It Appears
Adraint Bereal, Untitled, 2019. From the series The Black Yearbook, 2019–24. Courtesy of the artist and Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami.
At 3 PM, VAC Director Max Fields will provide a curatorial tour of the exhibition Adraint Bereal: As It Appears. Directly following the tour at 4 PM, musicians from the Butler School of Music String Quartet, Maggie King, Alexis Mitrushi, Zhegnan Eric Wang, and Sydney ZumMallen, will present a live performance inspired by the exhibition. This event will feature musical scores chosen in collaboration with Adraint Bereal, bringing together classical compositions, experimental works, and popular music.
This program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. We recommend RSVPing to guarantee your seat.
Program
Blueprint (2016) by Caroline Shaw
String Quartet No.1 Mvt. 1 (1941) by Benjamin Britten
Hey Love (1971) by The Delfonics
That’s How the Good Lord Works (2019) by the Sunday Service Choir
Chime (1989) by Orbital
Oceans of Thoughts and Dreams (1977), The Dramatics
Contemporary arrangements by Karl J. Mitze
About the performers
Margaret (Maggie) King is a modern and baroque violinist originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. King holds degrees from both Oberlin Conservatory and the Butler School of Music and is currently studying with Professor Will Fedkenheuer of the Miro Quartet. With over two and a half decades of playing experience, King has performed in some of the world’s most incredible halls, including Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, Walt Disney Hall, and Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taiwan (to name a few). When not practicing, you can often find her buried in a book, writing her dissertation, or working on her sculptures for Digital Fabrication class.
Alexis Mitrushi is a violist currently pursuing her DMA at The University of Texas at Austin. She has performed and continues to be involved with orchestras and chamber ensembles nationwide, including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Apollo Chamber Players, and New World Symphony. A graduate of Mannes School of Music and Oberlin Conservatory, Alexis is also a former Houston Symphony Community Embedded Musician and Teaching Artist.
Zhegnan Eric Wang is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in violin performance at The University of Texas at Austin with Daniel Ching of the Miro Quartet. He earned his bachelor’s degree with a performer's certificate from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester with violinist Oleh Krysa. In 2025, he finished his master's degree from Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where he studied with Kathleen Winkler. Outside of practicing, you can find Eric watching movies and researching new composers.
Sydney ZumMallen is a Texas-based baroque cellist, viola da gamba player, and doctoral candidate at UT Austin. Currently, ZumMallen is studying with Professor An. An active performer and educator, she has toured internationally and performed with many early music ensembles. A graduate of the University of North Texas and Juilliard, Sydney is also the founder of The Early Birds Baroque Ensemble.