You are invited to the Tuesday Night Lights talk series: Faith and Art: A Conversation on Beauty and the Sacred. Each Tuesday evening, we’ll welcome a different artist or art expert from within our congregation to explore the meaningful intersection between art and spiritual life as they share their stories and lead a conversation. Come for some evenings or join us for them all, and step into a space where stories, questions, and shared reflections can awaken our sense of wonder, stir our hearts with beauty, and renew our hope in a broken world.
Questions? Contact Pastor Earl at PastorEarl@uumc.org.
About Kenzie Slottow
Kenzie Slottow (they/them) is a queer Filipino-American flautist, improv conductor, composer and interactive theatre-maker. They perform, produce and record work that spans many musical genres and draws inspiration from many traditions, including rock (think Jethro Tull), Irish, bluegrass, blues, indie folk, hip-hop (flute beatboxing), and jazz. Every genre of music they play comes with a cultural history and community that teaches Kenzie about human connection, communal art, and the spirituality of artistic expression. You can find Kenzie’s flute, tin whistle, and alto flute playing on Open Creek Chronicles, an album by Joel Hobbs released in summer 2025! As an improviser and improv conductor, Kenzie creates spaces for musicians and audience participants to play together, connect and listen to each other, reconnect with our creative inspiration, and co-create new art that reflects our lived experiences. Kenzie’s theatrical collaborations have been nominated for and won B. Iden Payne awards and pioneered new modes of virtual collaboration. They play flute and serve on the board of directors for local new music collective Density512 and the Austin Flute Society, perform annually with Gilbert & Sullivan Austin (The McAdo, Yeoman of the Guard, HMS Pinafore) and Golden Hornet’s Young Composers Collective, and teach private flute lessons to middle school students. Kenzie holds a Master of Flute Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, where they studied with Marianne Gedigian.
Next Up for Faith & Art:
November 18 - No Meeting
November 25 - No Meeting