Love and Loss with “Love Letters to Vincent”

July 25, 2024

Top: A painting of a man with a straw hat and reddish beard. Bottom left: A woman with light brown hair wearing a maroon shirt sits by a window. Bottom right: A woman with long dark hair wearing a white top stands outdoors.

By Julia Caulfield

“Love Letters to Vincent” is a poetic, musical, multi-media journey into love and loss. A creation from local poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and pianist, composer, and historian Kayleen Asbo, the performance leads the audience through the work and life of artist Vincent Van Gogh. Wahtola Trommer and Asbo spoke with KOTO’s Julia Caulfield about the performance.

That was Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Kayleen Asbo speaking about their upcoming performance of “Love Letters to Vincent”. The performance will take place at the Palm Theatre on Saturday, July 27th at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at telluridepalm.com.

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