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February 2021


Veena Akama-Makia
Mezzo-SoPrano

Virtual Performance
Available only on our YouTube Channel Friday, February 12
Free "admission"

Join us as we celebrate African-American History Month with this special performance by Cameroonian-American mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia. Akama-Makia is an award-winning vocalist who has studied and performed in both America and Europe. A graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, she also holds a Masters in Performance and Literature from the famed Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Accompanying Ms. Akama-Makia is Rochester-based Evan Ritter.  A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Ritter is an award-winning pianist and composer from Dallas, Texas.  A passionate chamber musician, Ritter is currently a masters student at the Eastman School of Music.
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Mezzo-soprano Veena Akama-Makia
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Pianist Evan Ritter

March, 2021


London Museum Private Tours

Live virtual tours
March, 2021
Available only for Pitt faculty, students, staff and museum members. Limited availability.
Free "admission"

The Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center and UPB Interdisciplinary Arts are offering this exceptional program of special tours of one of London's most spectacular museums. Led by expert art historians, the two tours will include arms and armor and 18th-century French paintings. Available by invitation only, these live tours will give first priority to Pitt students and museum members. Space is limited. Reservations open in February. Tour dates to be announced. First priority will be given to Pitt students.
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, oil on canvas. The Wallace Collection, London.

April, 2021


Aubrey Holmes, Violin &
Stefanie Watson, Piano

Virtual Performance
Available only on our YouTube Channel Friday, April 2
Free "admission"

Violinist Aubrey Holmes returns to the Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center accompanied by pianist Stefanie Watson for a performance of works by Beach, Coleridge-Taylor, Schumann and others.

A violinist and educator, Holmes holds Master of Music degrees from the famed Boston Conservatory, and Kent State University.  He has performed with orchestras around the U.S. and gave his Carnegie Hall debut with the Heimat Quartet in 2019.

Stefanie Watson is a recital collaborator, educator, choral pianist, and church musician. She has served as a rehearsal pianist for the Princeton Festival opera productions and holds a Master of Collaborative Piano from Rutgers University. Stefanie also participates as a pianist in instrumental ensembles, including the Garden State Philharmonic, Adelphi Orchestra, and the Eastern Wind Symphony.

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Violinist Aubrey Holmes
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Pianist Stefanie Watson

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  • Home
  • PLAN YOUR VISIT
    • Hours and Location
    • Cafe
    • Events >
      • Calendar of Events
      • Candlelight Concert Series
      • Museum Store Sunday
  • Group Tours
    • Group Tours
    • High Tea at Horne Hall
    • Throughout the Region
  • ABOUT THE MUSEUM
    • About the Museum
    • About Marilyn Horne
    • Education Resources
    • Media Inquiries
  • Donate
    • Impact
    • Donate Today!
    • Opera Guild
  • Shop
  • Conferences & Events
    • Conferences & Events
    • Private Dining