Weekend Concert Series
Sphinx Virtuosi
with Annelle Gregory, Sterling Elliott, and Thomas Mesa
Sunday, October 7, 2018
1:30 pm
Calderwood Hall
About
Program
"Music Without Borders"
with soloists Annelle Gregory, Sterling Elliott, and Thomas Mesa
- Yasushi Akutagawa, Triptyque for String Orchestra (1953)
- Miguel del Águila, Life Is a Dream (La vida es sueño), Op. 76 (2002)
- Terence Blanchard, Concerto for SV (2018)
- Gaspar Cassadó, "Intermezzo e Danza Finale" from Solo Cello Suite (1926)
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a (1960)
- Kareem Roustom, "Dabke" from A Voice Exclaiming (2014)
- Leonard Bernstein, "America" from West Side Story (1957)
Eighteen of the nation's top Black and Latino classical soloists form the Sphinx Virtuosi, one of America's finest chamber orchestras. This superb ensemble makes its long-awaited Boston debut with a program of music from around the world.
Ticketing
Tickets are required and include Museum admission.
SECTION A: FLOOR LEVEL AND FIRST BALCONY
Adults $36, seniors $33, members $24, students & children 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).
SECTION B: SECOND AND THIRD BALCONIES
Adults $31, seniors $28, members $19, students & children 7–17 $15 (children under 7 not admitted).
- Online, by clicking the TICKETS button above*
- By calling the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday-Monday, 10 am-4 pm*
- In person: Visit the Museum and purchase at the door, Wednesday-Monday, 11 am-4:30 pm
For sold-out performances, standby tickets may be available in the lobby no earlier than one hour before the performance begins. We cannot guarantee availability of standby tickets for sold-out performances.
*Handling charges apply to these orders
The Weekend Concert Series is generously sponsored in part by Hemenway & Barnes LLP. Music at the Gardner is supported by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: Fitzpatrick Family Concert; Diane Gipson; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Charles Rendeiro; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie Louise and David Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d'Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. The Museum is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
