Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour

More great news stories about the tour...

Detroit Free Press

Detroit's Sphinx Organization has won national acclaim for its pioneering work to boost the number of minority musicians in classical music. While best-known for the annual Sphinx Competition for black and Latino string players each winter, the organization also oversees a growing empire of education programs, camps, residencies, the Harlem String Quartet (composed of former Sphinx laureates) and an annual gala at Carnegie Hall.

Keep reading: http://www.freep.com/article/20081009/COL17/810090321

The Detroit News

Violinist Melissa White could be the poster girl for the Sphinx Organization, which for the last dozen years has helped talented African-American and Latino string players find a place in the American landscape of classical music.

White, 24, an African American and native of Lansing, graduated last year from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and is now taking advanced training at the New England Conservatory in Boston. She's also a member of the Harlem String Quartet, which leads a parade of young Sphinx honorees who will play at Orchestra Hall on Sunday afternoon on a tour that's headed for Carnegie Hall.

Keep reading: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081011/ENT01/810110392

Toledo Blade

Chelsea Tipton II, resident conductor of the Toledo Symphony, has been scarce this month on his home turf. But he's getting a lot of exposure around the country as maestro of the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra during its inaugural tour.

Tipton and the SCO, plus its resident string group, the Harlem Quartet, will touch down for a performance at 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in Detroit's venerable Orchestra Hall.

Keep reading: http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/ART10/810050279

Plus, a great review in the Memphis Commercial Appeal

A partnership between the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Germantown Performing Arts Centre brought forth a thrilling performance by young musicians who are, happily, the future of classical music.

Tuesday's concert at GPAC by the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra and the Harlem Quartet was a gratifying mix of music from Mozart to Marsalis, deftly led by maestro Chelsea Tipton II.
Harlem Quartet

The groups are part of the Sphinx Organization, a group formed in 1996 to provide increased diversity in the classical music world. Its educational programs and competitions have been providing black and Latino musicians opportunities to pursue and excel in their careers.

Keep reading: http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2008/oct/08/concert-review/