Showing posts with label Friday Feb. 13 at 6 PM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friday Feb. 13 at 6 PM. Show all posts

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Macomb Community College: 'Breaking the Sound Barrier: The Sphinx Organization and Classical Music'

[Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970), Founder and President of Sphinx Organization is profiled at AfriClassical.com]

Macomb Community College
Macomb.edu
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Location: Center Campus, Lorenzo Cultural Center
Time: 1:00 pm
Phone: 586.445.7348

CULTURAL CENTER - FREE EVENT
Aaron P. Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization, shares his personal history related to music and diversity, and the work of Sphinx-the leading U.S. arts organization that focuses on youth development and diversity in classical music.

Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, Harlem Quartet & Elena Urioste, Violin in a performance at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts - TICKET REQUIRED
The acclaimed Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, composed of the top alumni of the national Sphinx
Competition for young black and Latino string players, will be joined by the Harlem Quartet, an ensemble of the first-place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition, and violin soloist Elena Urioste in concert, featuring music by Sibelius, Prokofiev, Dvorak and Strayhorn.

“Sphinx musicians play so fiercely, and with so much energy and intelligence, that it is extremely powerful.”—Roberta Flack, Songstress

Fri. Oct. 22, 7:30pm
Gold Circle $30, House $25, $15 Children 12 & under
$5 Discount Per Ticket for: Seniors (55+), Military, Students and Macomb Community College Staff (with valid ID).

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Revised Program of Ritz Chamber Players at Juilliard Friday, Feb. 13

On January 26, 2009 AfriClassical posted “At Juilliard, Ritz Chamber Players Play Alvin Singleton, Jonathan Bailey Holland & George Walker”. Today we present a poster for the revised program, which includes Alvin Singleton and George Walker.

The Juilliard School presents:
Ritz Chamber Players
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Violin
Amadi Hummings, Viola
Kenneth Law, Cello
Terrence Wilson, Piano
Terrance Patterson, Clarinet
Friday, February 13 at 6 PM
Morse Hall, 155 West 65th Street
"The nation's first chamber music ensemble series comprised solely of accomplished musicians spanning the African diaspora, brings a fresh, new energy to the classical music genre.
PAQUITO D'RIVERA Habanera
BEETHOVEN String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3
GEORGE WALKER Sonata for Cello
FREE, no tickets required"  [George Walker is profiled at AfriClassical.com]