Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour

Hello All and Welcome to the Second Annual Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour!

Launching a second year of its history-making tour, the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra is returning to the national spotlight in venues across the country including a return to Carnegie Hall on October 7, 2009.

The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra has begun its tour with two stops in Ohio just in the past few days and with a record number of stops coming up including:

9/15- E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, OH

9/18- August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA

9/20- Oberlin College Artist Recital Series, Oberlin, OH

9/22- Bridgewater University, Bridgewater, VA

9/24- The Porter Center for Performing Arts, Brevard College, Brevard, NC

9/27- North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

9/29- Kilbourne Concert Series, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

10/2- Tri-Institutional Noon Recitals, Rockefeller University, New York, NY

10/5- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

10/7- Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

10/21- California State University, Chico, CA

10/24- Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos, CA

Both the Toledo Blade and Beacon Journal featured the first tour stop at Bowling Green State University this past Sunday.

Last year, the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra along with the Harlem Quartet made a historic journey, marking the inaugural national tour in venues such as the Krannert Center, Detroit's Orchestra Hall, Harris Theatre and Carnegie Hall, reaching over 3,600 students during outreach sessions and concert audiences of 8,000. The tour garnered critical acclaim, including a rave review in The New York Times which described the performances as "passionate", "virtuosic", "excellent" and "elegant".

Drawn from alumni of the Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latino string players, the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour continues to create new opportunities for talented young musicians of color. Keep reading for important updates from musicians on the tour, behind the scenes stories, as well as news highlights in the upcoming weeks! You can also follow SCO on the road through our Twitter.

The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour is made possible through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Target is the National Sponsor of Musical Encounters-The Tour! providing educational engagement sessions at each SCO Tour stop. The Tour is managed in partnership with Sciolino Artist Management.