Sphinx Virtuosi [EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE]

Sphinx Virtuosi: For Justice and Peace 
Described by The New York Times as “first-rate in every way...producing a more beautiful, precise and carefully shaped sound than some fully professional orchestras,” Sphinx Virtuosi has caused a major positive shift in the American classical music landscape since its founding in 2004.

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
As part of their engagement at the Library, Sphinx Virtuosi will conduct an educational narrated mini-concert with a discussion of the members’ month-long national tour experience and issues related to music and cultural diversity.

PROGRAM
The orchestra will play selections from the repertoire below and it will be announced from the stage. 

ALDEMARO ROMERO
Fuga con Pajarillo

BARTÓK
Divertimento for String Orchestra

MICHAEL ABELS
Global Warming

IRVING FINE
Serious Song: A Lament for String Orchestra

XAVIER FOLEY
For Justice and Peace

JESSIE MONTGOMERY
Source Code

SCHUBERT
String Quartet no. 14, “Death and the Maiden,” D. 810: IV. Presto (arr.)

Additional Ticketing Information

Reserved seats not claimed by five minutes before the scheduled start of the event will be distributed to waiting RUSH patrons. For more information about RUSH please visit www.loc.gov/concerts/tickets.html

For patrons unable to obtain a reservation, we strongly encourage attendance anyway—while there is no guarantee of seating due to the intimate size of some spaces, patrons are almost always accommodated, especially if they collect a RUSH Space Available pass two hours in advance of the show's start time. In over 99% of cases, all guests are able to be seated, and some seats are ALWAYS available for sold-out performances due to returns and no-shows.

Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov.

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