Sphinx Orchestra To Play Eisenhower Auditorium October 16th
10/02/2008 8:13 am
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The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble of the top alumni of the national Sphinx Competition for young-adult African-American and Latino string players, makes its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Chelsea Tipton II, the resident conductor of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, guides the Sphinx in a program of works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Villa-Lobos, tango master Astor Piazzolla, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis and lesser-known American composers.
The concert also features the Harlem Quartet, an ensemble of first-place laureates from the Sphinx Competition. Each member of the quartet has experience as a chamber musician and soloist. The quartet has performed in New York City, Detroit, Atlanta and Boston. Quartet members have appeared as soloists with the Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Baltimore symphonies; the New York Philharmonic; and the Boston Pops.
Members of the orchestra have completed or continue their studies at America’s foremost music schools. Several of the musicians are part of professional orchestras throughout the United States.
Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Aaron Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization, is offered in Eisenhower Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity. Seating is available on a first-arrival basis.
Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $32 for adults, $15 for University Park students and $19 for people 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Tickets Downtown, HUB-Robeson Center and Bryce Jordan Center.
Source - PSU Live
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