Exhibit explores the art, music connection

When Jose Luis-Novo wants his musicians to perk up a piece, he often asks them to envision a bright light as they play.

Or, when the music director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra wants them to explore a particular feeling, he sometimes has them picture a color, such as yellow or orange.

"When I conduct, I often suggest visual images," he said. "The eye, among our senses, is the most powerful."

Not everyone is as well-versed on the link between art and music as Mr. Novo, but a new exhibit at St. John's College in Annapolis provides a brief tutorial. "The Art of Music from the Baltimore Museum of Art" runs through...