Sphinx Chamber Orchestra Tour http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 My thoughts about the tour http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/24/my-thoughts-about-the-tour Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:29:32 +0000 patricia Welcome 50@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>I would like to say that I have never done something like this before,so I don't even know how to start.Perhaps I should begin talking about my feelings about this tour.I am really happy for being a part of the II SCO tour.It's always good to make good friends and get to know other places.However,better than traveling is to get the Sphinx's goal more and more accomplished.I am a part-time music teacher(elementary,middle and high school),and went back to work in our 10 days break. After teaching a 8th grade class,I told them I was away for a month because I was touring with the SCO. As soon as I said "Sphinx",they started asking all kind of questions. They had watched the 2006 Sphinx Competition DVD a week before,and they were so interested about the organization and its programs that I had to extend that class and still couldn't asnwer all questions. I was amazed and then realized how important each SCO member is. We are role models for the new generation and hopefully years from now we will have accomplished our goal of having diversity in classical music.<br /> Getting back to the subject....the tour was amazing!Andre and Nick rock!By the way,let me thank Nick for working on getting me a bass for the Cerritos performance. Nick, you are amazing!<br /> Hey guys,we can't forget voting on the orchestra awards.I remember last year we did it, and it was so fun!Let's keep the tradition!Here is the list:<br /> 1-Best Orchestra Section<br /> 2-Most responsible Member<br /> 3-Best Section Leader<br /> 4-Best Concert<br /> 5-Awesome Attitute award(for the most willing to help another member)<br /> 6- The orchestra's funniest person<br /> 7- Coolest musician in the orchestra<br /> 8-Orchestra's best dancer<br /> 9-Sexiest Male<br /> 10-Sexiest Female<br /> 11- Best dressed member</p> <p> I can't remember any other award.Feel free to add to the list.<br /> I can't believe the tour is almost over....I already miss each member of the SCO(including Eddie,the bus driver).Hold your beverages!!!!We rolling!!!!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/24/my-thoughts-about-the-tour">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I would like to say that I have never done something like this before,so I don't even know how to start.Perhaps I should begin talking about my feelings about this tour.I am really happy for being a part of the II SCO tour.It's always good to make good friends and get to know other places.However,better than traveling is to get the Sphinx's goal more and more accomplished.I am a part-time music teacher(elementary,middle and high school),and went back to work in our 10 days break. After teaching a 8th grade class,I told them I was away for a month because I was touring with the SCO. As soon as I said "Sphinx",they started asking all kind of questions. They had watched the 2006 Sphinx Competition DVD a week before,and they were so interested about the organization and its programs that I had to extend that class and still couldn't asnwer all questions. I was amazed and then realized how important each SCO member is. We are role models for the new generation and hopefully years from now we will have accomplished our goal of having diversity in classical music.
Getting back to the subject....the tour was amazing!Andre and Nick rock!By the way,let me thank Nick for working on getting me a bass for the Cerritos performance. Nick, you are amazing!
Hey guys,we can't forget voting on the orchestra awards.I remember last year we did it, and it was so fun!Let's keep the tradition!Here is the list:
1-Best Orchestra Section
2-Most responsible Member
3-Best Section Leader
4-Best Concert
5-Awesome Attitute award(for the most willing to help another member)
6- The orchestra's funniest person
7- Coolest musician in the orchestra
8-Orchestra's best dancer
9-Sexiest Male
10-Sexiest Female
11- Best dressed member

I can't remember any other award.Feel free to add to the list.
I can't believe the tour is almost over....I already miss each member of the SCO(including Eddie,the bus driver).Hold your beverages!!!!We rolling!!!!

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/24/my-thoughts-about-the-tour#comments BACK! http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/back Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:05:49 +0000 karlos Welcome 49@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>I'm so happy to be back on tour with "La Familia" after a 10 day break. The concert in Chico last night was fresh and exciting! sometimes a break is good for ideas to settle and mature, I'm very much looking forward to our next concert in Cerritos!!!</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/back">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I'm so happy to be back on tour with "La Familia" after a 10 day break. The concert in Chico last night was fresh and exciting! sometimes a break is good for ideas to settle and mature, I'm very much looking forward to our next concert in Cerritos!!!

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/back#comments We're Back http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/we-re-back Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:43:46 +0000 monica Welcome 48@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>And we&#8217;re back! After about a week and a half break to recharge, we are in sunny California to finish up the final leg of the SCO Tour. With an energetic concert in Chico&#8217;s Laxson Auditorium last night, it seems that a short respite at home was just what members of the SCO needed. </p> <p>Most of the orchestra had a long trip from their home towns to California. I flew from New York City. While the Harlem Quartet and our tour manager, Andre Dowell, made the trip all the way from London, England. Needless to say, upon our arrival we were all very tired. Maestro Gupton did manage to wake us up in our pre-concert rehearsal. After our usual sound check and a rehearsal with 2008 first place laureate of the Sphinx Competition, Danielle Belen, who stepped in as soloist, maestro suggested that we sightread the movements of the Tchaikovsky Serenade that are not included on our regular concert program. Personally, I love to sightread. The spontaneity of sitting down to try and create a pleasant musical experience out of something you have never seen before is invigorating. Doing it with a group like SCO that has developed a working relationship and a group sound is even more exciting. It seems that we must have inspired the Harlem Quartet as they joined us in sightreading the last movement of the Tchaikovsky at the end of rehearsal. </p> <p>The energy and necessity to be alert that we had while sightreading must have carried over into our concert, because it might have been our best concert yet.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/we-re-back">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> And we’re back! After about a week and a half break to recharge, we are in sunny California to finish up the final leg of the SCO Tour. With an energetic concert in Chico’s Laxson Auditorium last night, it seems that a short respite at home was just what members of the SCO needed.

Most of the orchestra had a long trip from their home towns to California. I flew from New York City. While the Harlem Quartet and our tour manager, Andre Dowell, made the trip all the way from London, England. Needless to say, upon our arrival we were all very tired. Maestro Gupton did manage to wake us up in our pre-concert rehearsal. After our usual sound check and a rehearsal with 2008 first place laureate of the Sphinx Competition, Danielle Belen, who stepped in as soloist, maestro suggested that we sightread the movements of the Tchaikovsky Serenade that are not included on our regular concert program. Personally, I love to sightread. The spontaneity of sitting down to try and create a pleasant musical experience out of something you have never seen before is invigorating. Doing it with a group like SCO that has developed a working relationship and a group sound is even more exciting. It seems that we must have inspired the Harlem Quartet as they joined us in sightreading the last movement of the Tchaikovsky at the end of rehearsal.

The energy and necessity to be alert that we had while sightreading must have carried over into our concert, because it might have been our best concert yet.

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/22/we-re-back#comments invisible lines http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/05/invisible-lines Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:45:11 +0000 vivian Fun Travelling Performing 46@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>Initially, I was a little concerned about joining the orchestra half-way through the tour. Not only had I missed the first rehearsals, but I had missed a lot of the bonding experiences that often times take place in the beginning. But as I've found throughout the past week of this tour, there is really no definite beginning or ending to the friendships that evolve at Sphinx. Old friendships ignite immediately as if no time had ever passed, and new friendships emerge as if they had always existed.</p> <p>The first concert I played in was slightly ethereal to me. I felt so privileged to be able to share a stage with such talented, dedicated musicians. As a music school drop-out and aspiring pediatrician, my relationship with music is still in the process of redefining itself. I am thrilled to find that my fellow Sphinx members are supportive of my transition from music to medicine, yet inspiring enough to keep me hooked on music! This has not always been the case in other situations.</p> <p>So, I think that my favorite piece on our program would have to be the Abels, followed closely by the Piazzolla and Gavilan. In addition to the fresh and innovative composition of these pieces, the soloists are just phenomenal!</p> <p>Bus rides have been as pleasant as bus rides can be. I've had a good mixture of letter-writing, introspection, M&amp;M-eating, movie-watching, conversing, health department work, and Sudoku. Fairly productive, really! Not to mention, some of the sights in the Northeast have been absolutely breathtaking.</p> <p>Yoga has been a real treat! Taking an hour out in the day for focus and relaxation is exactly what I've been needing. Thanks, Kaila! Speaking of treats, our hosts have been so great to us! Eastman and Rockefeller even fed us lunch, which was greatly appreciated. We are all grateful for your hospitality. <img src="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/rsc/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt="&#58;&#41;" class="middle" /></p> <p>Okay, so I promised to put pictures I've taken in this post, but I think I will just put one or two up for now. The rest will come in a picture post later on.</p> <p>- Vivian</p> <p><center><br /> <img src="http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv59/scotour/Rochester/DSCN3461.jpg" alt="Eastman School of Music" width="399" height="533" /><br /> <b>Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York</b><br /> </center></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/05/invisible-lines">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Initially, I was a little concerned about joining the orchestra half-way through the tour. Not only had I missed the first rehearsals, but I had missed a lot of the bonding experiences that often times take place in the beginning. But as I've found throughout the past week of this tour, there is really no definite beginning or ending to the friendships that evolve at Sphinx. Old friendships ignite immediately as if no time had ever passed, and new friendships emerge as if they had always existed.

The first concert I played in was slightly ethereal to me. I felt so privileged to be able to share a stage with such talented, dedicated musicians. As a music school drop-out and aspiring pediatrician, my relationship with music is still in the process of redefining itself. I am thrilled to find that my fellow Sphinx members are supportive of my transition from music to medicine, yet inspiring enough to keep me hooked on music! This has not always been the case in other situations.

So, I think that my favorite piece on our program would have to be the Abels, followed closely by the Piazzolla and Gavilan. In addition to the fresh and innovative composition of these pieces, the soloists are just phenomenal!

Bus rides have been as pleasant as bus rides can be. I've had a good mixture of letter-writing, introspection, M&M-eating, movie-watching, conversing, health department work, and Sudoku. Fairly productive, really! Not to mention, some of the sights in the Northeast have been absolutely breathtaking.

Yoga has been a real treat! Taking an hour out in the day for focus and relaxation is exactly what I've been needing. Thanks, Kaila! Speaking of treats, our hosts have been so great to us! Eastman and Rockefeller even fed us lunch, which was greatly appreciated. We are all grateful for your hospitality. :)

Okay, so I promised to put pictures I've taken in this post, but I think I will just put one or two up for now. The rest will come in a picture post later on.

- Vivian


Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/10/05/invisible-lines#comments La familia http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/la-familia Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:58:29 +0000 isabel Welcome 45@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>This is my second SCO tour, and each year La Familia gets closer and closer. A lot of fun unusual adventures have happened in the 3 weeks that we have been together in the tour. My first bonding experience was right in the Philly airport just a stop away from Detroit. Whitney and I spent more than 15 hours in the airport, bored out of our minds, but that time started a friendship that will continue through the years. That's the kind of amazing things that happen within La Familia. We make great music together and when we are not making music we are sharing our time together (bus rides<img src="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/rsc/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="&#58;&#114;&#111;&#108;&#108;&#58;" class="middle" />, clubbing<img src="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/rsc/smilies/graybigeek.gif" alt="&#56;&#56;&#124;" class="middle" /><img src="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/rsc/smilies/graybigeek.gif" alt="&#56;&#56;&#124;" class="middle" />, Kailas's yoga classes or in the usual spot :Andre's and Nick's 'suite'<img src="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/rsc/smilies/icon_crazy.gif" alt="&#58;&#99;&#114;&#97;&#122;&#121;&#58;" class="middle" />)cultivating new long lasting friendships. All I can say here is that I have the time of my life with the SCO, each time making better music, transforming people's life and reuniting with old and brand new friends!! I cant wait for for our Carnegie performance and I CAN'T wait to play 'roses and thornes'!(Missy) YAAAYYY!!! GO La Familia!!!!</p> <p> Isaaa</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/la-familia">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This is my second SCO tour, and each year La Familia gets closer and closer. A lot of fun unusual adventures have happened in the 3 weeks that we have been together in the tour. My first bonding experience was right in the Philly airport just a stop away from Detroit. Whitney and I spent more than 15 hours in the airport, bored out of our minds, but that time started a friendship that will continue through the years. That's the kind of amazing things that happen within La Familia. We make great music together and when we are not making music we are sharing our time together (bus rides:roll:, clubbing88|88|, Kailas's yoga classes or in the usual spot :Andre's and Nick's 'suite':crazy:)cultivating new long lasting friendships. All I can say here is that I have the time of my life with the SCO, each time making better music, transforming people's life and reuniting with old and brand new friends!! I cant wait for for our Carnegie performance and I CAN'T wait to play 'roses and thornes'!(Missy) YAAAYYY!!! GO La Familia!!!!

Isaaa

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/la-familia#comments Newby on tour http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/newby-on-tour Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:02:38 +0000 ryan Welcome 44@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>This is my first tour with the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra and it's certainly been an adventure. Many wouldn't consider Elyria, OH or Bravard, NC to be exciting or exotic places but such small towns in America are what make tours colorful.<br /> For example, the best sushi I've had in my life was at a small town shopping mall in Elyria. So good, in fact, that I went all of three times while there culminating in what was possibly the best hibachi show I could have imagined. Also while in Bravard I visited the Biltmore estate, former residence of the Vanderbilt family. The home was epic in its proportion and the grounds themselves were breathtakingly beautiful.<br /> Possibly the most unexpected aspect of the tour so far has been the hospitality we've encountered while on the road. Being away from home for so long can be very difficult for a lot of people and so it makes all the generosity of the presenters and all those who've hosted us at their homes that much more special. <br /> The tour hasn't been without a few hiccups, however. The Hotel was about as nightmarish to a New Yorker as Jason on Friday the 13th. Dark, dirty, and infested with bedbugs the Hotel was anybody's worst dream, but thanks to Andre and Nick we were out of there and at a new hotel in under an hour. A truly heroic feat considering it was 11:00 pm on a Friday in a college town. <br /> We are now headed back to New York which is home to me and I'm excited to show some of the out of towners a good time and true New York experience. And the band plays on.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/newby-on-tour">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This is my first tour with the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra and it's certainly been an adventure. Many wouldn't consider Elyria, OH or Bravard, NC to be exciting or exotic places but such small towns in America are what make tours colorful.
For example, the best sushi I've had in my life was at a small town shopping mall in Elyria. So good, in fact, that I went all of three times while there culminating in what was possibly the best hibachi show I could have imagined. Also while in Bravard I visited the Biltmore estate, former residence of the Vanderbilt family. The home was epic in its proportion and the grounds themselves were breathtakingly beautiful.
Possibly the most unexpected aspect of the tour so far has been the hospitality we've encountered while on the road. Being away from home for so long can be very difficult for a lot of people and so it makes all the generosity of the presenters and all those who've hosted us at their homes that much more special.
The tour hasn't been without a few hiccups, however. The Hotel was about as nightmarish to a New Yorker as Jason on Friday the 13th. Dark, dirty, and infested with bedbugs the Hotel was anybody's worst dream, but thanks to Andre and Nick we were out of there and at a new hotel in under an hour. A truly heroic feat considering it was 11:00 pm on a Friday in a college town.
We are now headed back to New York which is home to me and I'm excited to show some of the out of towners a good time and true New York experience. And the band plays on.

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/newby-on-tour#comments Even Better the Second Time Around http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/even-better-the-second-time-around Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:25:25 +0000 kaila Welcome 43@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>How many miles has it been, it's nearly impossible to count. But I must say each one out on the road with "La Familia" has been beyond memorable. When we returned from our respective home cities for the first day of tour in Bowling Green, OH back in September, everything felt amazingly familiar. We sat down in seats seemingly warm, gazing across the orchestra at smiling faces we've seen for years now. Working through the repertoire with Maestro Gupton with so many insightful ideas coming from everyone in the orchestra as well. I LOVE IT! It's like no other experience playing here. And it's not just being around these amazing artists for a month that keeps me smiling; we're traversing through parts of America I never expected to get to see! Every city we've been to so far has it's own special flavor, literally. We always manage to stumble upon some of the most interesting and often tasty local fare: a private room at a small hibachi in Elyria, OH, giant margaritas at a small cantina in Bowling Green, Wine Tasting at the most fabulous Biltmore Estate, and the most heavenly seared tuna/salmon salad and assorted mussels (judging from the yums surrounding the shellfish platters, I didn't partake) I've encountered in awhile, and I can't possibly forget the lovely dinner party hosted by Jim Rose in his beautiful home in Akron. Then there's the fall, a season I miss very dearly living under the forever blue skies of Los Angeles and growing up in Las Vegas desert. COLOR!!! What a concept!!! It's like watching little explosions of red, orange, and yellow fireworks as we speed through the countryside in Eddie's autobus :-)</p> <p>Oh yes, and the yoga! Our group yoga sessions have really made this tour special for me. I've had the amazing opportunity to lead yoga "classes" 3-4 times a week at all hours of the day/night: Sometimes inside sometimes out, sometimes by candlelight and other times in the hotel hallway. We even had a few random wanderers join in, inspired by the good vibes we must have been emanating! I feel very honored that my colleagues were open enough to give me a shot at teaching, honing my skills and solidifying this as a fixture in my life,and I honestly LOVE looking across the orchestra and seeing people reeling from a "yoga high" (which translates to relaxed and at ease, kind of oxymoronic :-)). Two of my passions, yoga and music, all linked up in one place. . . BLISS.</p> <p>So many heartening experiences and more to come as we move closer and closer to our Carnegie climax. Leaving Rochester now en route to NYC with Virginia looming on the horizon. Can't wait to see what's next!</p> <p>Namaste!</p> <p>Kaila Potts</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/even-better-the-second-time-around">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> How many miles has it been, it's nearly impossible to count. But I must say each one out on the road with "La Familia" has been beyond memorable. When we returned from our respective home cities for the first day of tour in Bowling Green, OH back in September, everything felt amazingly familiar. We sat down in seats seemingly warm, gazing across the orchestra at smiling faces we've seen for years now. Working through the repertoire with Maestro Gupton with so many insightful ideas coming from everyone in the orchestra as well. I LOVE IT! It's like no other experience playing here. And it's not just being around these amazing artists for a month that keeps me smiling; we're traversing through parts of America I never expected to get to see! Every city we've been to so far has it's own special flavor, literally. We always manage to stumble upon some of the most interesting and often tasty local fare: a private room at a small hibachi in Elyria, OH, giant margaritas at a small cantina in Bowling Green, Wine Tasting at the most fabulous Biltmore Estate, and the most heavenly seared tuna/salmon salad and assorted mussels (judging from the yums surrounding the shellfish platters, I didn't partake) I've encountered in awhile, and I can't possibly forget the lovely dinner party hosted by Jim Rose in his beautiful home in Akron. Then there's the fall, a season I miss very dearly living under the forever blue skies of Los Angeles and growing up in Las Vegas desert. COLOR!!! What a concept!!! It's like watching little explosions of red, orange, and yellow fireworks as we speed through the countryside in Eddie's autobus :-)

Oh yes, and the yoga! Our group yoga sessions have really made this tour special for me. I've had the amazing opportunity to lead yoga "classes" 3-4 times a week at all hours of the day/night: Sometimes inside sometimes out, sometimes by candlelight and other times in the hotel hallway. We even had a few random wanderers join in, inspired by the good vibes we must have been emanating! I feel very honored that my colleagues were open enough to give me a shot at teaching, honing my skills and solidifying this as a fixture in my life,and I honestly LOVE looking across the orchestra and seeing people reeling from a "yoga high" (which translates to relaxed and at ease, kind of oxymoronic :-)). Two of my passions, yoga and music, all linked up in one place. . . BLISS.

So many heartening experiences and more to come as we move closer and closer to our Carnegie climax. Leaving Rochester now en route to NYC with Virginia looming on the horizon. Can't wait to see what's next!

Namaste!

Kaila Potts

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]]> http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/even-better-the-second-time-around#comments Eastman http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/eastman Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:34:33 +0000 Andre Performing 42@http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/ <p>Greetings ALL!!!</p> <p>We have just completed our 8th concert on our 13 city tour. For this particular concert at Eastman, I had the pleasure of sitting in the audience and listening to SCO, and actually feel the energy from the audience. The aura in the room was truly amazing and is a feeling that I will never forget. I had the honor of sitting in front of an elder couple who was unaware that I was affiliated with Sphinx. This couple proceeded to comment on every detail after every piece of music, singing nothing but praises. Comments such as "This orchestra is one of the most exciting orchestras I've ever seen", "Oh my, they are just so beautiful", "Are you sure they aren't all professional musicians", and several other comments as well. It was great to hear.</p> <p>Today, we are off to NYC. This ride should be easy in comparison to our 14-hour drive from Greensboro, NC to Rochester, NY. I look forward to another great performance.</p> <p>Stay tuned.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://sphinxmusic.org/blog/sco.php/2009/09/30/eastman">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Greetings ALL!!!

We have just completed our 8th concert on our 13 city tour. For this particular concert at Eastman, I had the pleasure of sitting in the audience and listening to SCO, and actually feel the energy from the audience. The aura in the room was truly amazing and is a feeling that I will never forget. I had the honor of sitting in front of an elder couple who was unaware that I was affiliated with Sphinx. This couple proceeded to comment on every detail after every piece of music, singing nothing but praises. Comments such as "This orchestra is one of the most exciting orchestras I've ever seen", "Oh my, they are just so beautiful", "Are you sure they aren't all professional musicians", and several other comments as well. It was great to hear.

Today, we are off to NYC. This ride should be easy in comparison to our 14-hour drive from Greensboro, NC to Rochester, NY. I look forward to another great performance.

Stay tuned.

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