Jessie Montgomery composed the opening work, Strum
Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Free at Miller Theatre
FREE TICKETED EVENT
As the Houston Symphony
continues to serve Houston's diverse citizenry, an important partnership
with the Detroit-based Sphinx organization has been formed. The Sphinx
organization's mission is to transform lives through the power of
diversity and has been providing numerous opportunities for many
talented young Black and Latino musicians in the field of classical
music.
On Saturday, October 12th, The Sphinx Virtuosi touring
ensemble will join Houston Symphony musicians for a joint concert at
Miller Outdoor Theatre. On the first half of the concert, the Sphinx
Virtousi ensemble will be featured for a solo performance. On the
second half, Houston Symphony string players will sit side-by-side with
members of the Sphinx ensemble for a very special collaborative
performance.
Several musicians from Sphinx will stay a few days
longer to perform community engagements in several area churches and
within HISD schools. Earlier this year, Cellist, Christine Lamprea,
winner of the 2013 Sphinx Competition performed as a soloist with the
Houston Symphony in June and in January several Symphony staff and board
members attended a conference on diversity in the arts industry hosted
by Sphinx.
The Houston Symphony looks forward to additional
activity with Sphinx as both organizations understand the deep need and
meaningful benefits of diversity initiatives within our field.
Free tickets are available (4 per person over age 16 while they last) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre
box office the day of the performance between the hours of 10:30am-1pm.
If tickets remain at 1pm, the box office will re-open one hour before
show time to distribute the remaining tickets. As always, open seating
on the hill.
Program
Montgomery: Strum
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, Strings and Continuo
Bach: Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen (Goldberg Variations)
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major
Artist
Andrés Franco, conductorGabriel Cabezas and Christine Lamprea, cello
Sphinx Virtuosi, featuring the Catalyst Quartet
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