Friday, October 8, 2010

MultilingualChicago.com: 'Sphinx Chamber Music Orchestra at the Harris Theater' Oct. 18


[Violinist Elena Urioste, Conductor Chelsea Tipton and Sphinx Chamber Orchestra]

Sphinx Chamber Music Orchestra at the Harris Theater
Oct 18, 2010, 7: 30 p.m.
Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph Ave., Chicago, IL 60601
“The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra tour offers a diverse program featuring well-known repertoire in addition to works by African-American and Latino composers, including works by Mozart, Piazzolla, Michael Abels, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and others. This diverse orchestra is known internationally for its dazzling performances and cultural outreach.”

Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins IV
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro Furioso
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
Antonin Dvorak: Serenade, Movement IV
Gabriella Lena Frank: Coqueteos from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Tillis: Spiritual Fantasy “Wade in Water”
Joaquin Turina: The Bullfighter’s Prayer
[The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble of the Sphinx Organization, which was founded in 1996 by violinist Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970). He is profiled at AfriClassical.com along with composers Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932-2004) and George Walker (b. 1922)]

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