Sphinx Gala

Join Sphinx for this annual celebration which will include an unforgettable concert featuring our premier ensemble, the Sphinx Virtuosi, featuring cellist Sterling Elliott. After the concert, Gala patrons will have access to a private reception with cocktails and light fare to be enjoyed while mingling with the artists and other distinguished guests.

Sphinx Virtuosi
Sterling Elliott, Cello

CLARICE ASSAD 
Selections from Impressions
IV. Precision, Perpetual Motion

JOSÉ WHITE LAFITTE
La Bella Cubana

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 “Stalingrad”
(Arr. for String Orchestra by Rubén Rengel)(Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization)

QUENTON XAVIER BLACHE
Visions of Peace
(Co-commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, Carnegie Hall, and New World Symphony)

WILLIAM GRANT STILL 
Suite for Violin and Orchestra
(arr. for solo cello by Randall Goosby)(Commissioned with a gift from the Keith and Renata Ward Emerging Composer Fund; co-commissioned by the Sphinx Organization and New World Symphony) Sterling Elliott, Cello

ALBERTO GINASTERA 
Concerto for Strings, Op. 33
IV. Finale

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