Another Anita Sue Kolman Gallery Summer Salon event has come and gone. What an incredible time we had with the performance by Chris Koza and Linnea (a band mate from Rogue Valley). The first time I ever heard Chris’s music was over 5 years ago. When I was just starting high school, I purchased my first iPod. ITunes was a new and fascinating concept, and I used the “iTunes recommends…” feature all the time. This feature would list other songs from a variety of artists around iTunes, based off of the music that was already in your library. I used this to find many new songs and artists, without having to weed through all the music on iTunes myself. “ITunes recommends” located “Pilot Light” by Chris Koza, and I listened to the thirty-second preview. His style was similar like the other songs I had in my library, but at the same time unique. “(Chris’s) song-writing carries a strong emphasis on the lyrical and poetic elements, with styling and textures rooted in folk and Americana traditions”. At Saturday night’s concert, Chris took a moment before each song to explain the place, feeling, time or moment that inspired the lyrics. This connection between the musical artist and the audience held true to the tradition of the Anita Sue Kolman Gallery. The audience was there to hear the music, but the surrounding pieces of artwork from the Summer Salon created the perfect setting for the evening. Fans were able to speak to Chris and Linnea after the show, and I even found a moment to have the two of them sign my “The Dark and Delirious Morning” and Rogue Valley CDs. Once again, the evening of music paired perfectly with the beautiful pieces on display around the gallery. I was even fortunate enough to meet Kate Casanova and Betsy Ruth Byers for the first time! In one short evening, my experiences reminded how lucky I am to be interning at a one-of-a kind gallery (and that I am not quite ready to head back for senior year—not yet!).
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