Chamber Music Pittsburgh – Sphinx Virtuosi

Hope Academy families are invited to a live, in-person chamber music concert featuring SPHINX VIRTUOSI on MON Oct 11, 2021 at Carnegie Music Hall. Tickets have been generously donated to us by our partner, Chamber Music Pittsburgh. This live performance is recommended for vaccinated students and their families Please read about the performance, so that you know what to expect; and the etiquette guidelines, so that you understand the expectations. Then let your teaching artist know how many people in your family would like to attend so that we can reserve tickets for you. There will also be a virtual watch party of the concert on Monday, October 18; we will email our music students details about the watch party next week.

The Sphinx Virtuosi are the nation’s most dynamic, exhilarating professional chamber orchestra, dedicated to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in classical music. Comprised of eighteen of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the Virtuosi are primarily alumni of the internationally renowned Sphinx Competition, and its members work together as cultural ambassadors reaching new audiences.

PROGRAM

Xavier Foley Ev’ry Voice
Florence Price String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
II. Andante Cantabile ARRANGED FOR SPHINX VIRTUOSI
Samuel Coleridge Taylor Four Noveletten
1. Allegro moderato / 3. Andante con moto
Jessie Montgomery Banner!
Andrea Casarrubios Seven (for solo cello)
Ricardo Herz
Inocente
Mourinho
Ginastera Concerto for Strings
IV. Finale furioso

HOW TO BE A GOOD AUDIENCE MEMBER

It is important that audience members remain quiet during the performance. Since music is mostly a listening activity, any extra sounds that are not part of the music can get in the way and will distract and disturb the musicians and other audience members.

Before the Concert

Wear something you might wear to a special event – because it is!.
Please don’t wear anything that might be distracting (light up shoes, clanging jewelry, etc)
Arrive no later than 7:00 pm to get your tickets.

Before You Take Your Seat

Take care of all rest room needs
Leave all food, drink, and gum outside, in the lobby.
Leave all cameras and recording devices outside, as well.
There are strict copyright guidelines about recording concerts.Turn off all cell phones, pagers, ipads, watch sounds, alarms, or anything that might make a noise.
The only sounds that should be heard are the ones that appear in the musical score (and the audience reaction after the music).

Once You Take Your Seat

A parent or guardian must sit next to each child.
Remain seated and quiet while the musicians are playing.
Do not get up during the concert or change seats.
No talking, whispering, sighing, tapping or kicking feet, or rattling of programs or papers.
Be sure to sit without fidgeting so you don’t distract your neighbors or the performers on stage.
Feel free to leave during intermission, if this is a late night for your children; and if they fall asleep during the concert, that’s okay too. This should be an enjoyable experience for them, and you!