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Sphinx Gala

Friday, October 17, 2025
7:00 pm Sphinx Virtuosi Concert
8:30 pm Reception

Stern Auditorium/ Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Join Sphinx for this annual celebration which will include an unforgettable concert featuring our premier ensemble, the Sphinx Virtuosi. 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.

$50,000 | PLATINUM

  • Up to thirty-two (32) premium box seat tickets and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Preferred logo/text recognition included in event materials including signage at the reception and website.

  • Exclusive invitations to Sphinx concerts and gatherings throughout 2026.

  • $46,640 tax-deductible contribution

$25,000 | GOLD

  • Up to sixteen (16) premium box seat tickets and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Preferred logo/text recognition included in event materials including signage at the reception and website.

  • Exclusive invitations to Sphinx concerts and gatherings throughout 2026.

  • $21,630 tax-deductible contribution

$15,000 | SILVER

  • Up to eight (8) premium box seat tickets and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Preferred logo/text recognition included in event materials including signage at the reception and website.

  • Exclusive invitations to Sphinx concerts and gatherings throughout 2026.

  • $13,320 tax-deductible contribution

$6,000 | BRONZE

  • Up to four (4) premium box seat tickets and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Recognition in event materials and website.

  • Exclusive invitations to 2026 Sphinx events.

  • $5,160 tax-deductible contribution.

$3,000 | SPONSOR

  • Two (2) premium box seat tickets and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Recognition in event materials and website.

  • Exclusive invitations to 2026 Sphinx events.

  • $2,580 tax-deductible contribution.

$1,500 | SPONSOR

  • One (1) premium box seat ticket and admission to the post-concert private reception.

  • Recognition in event materials and website.

  • $1,290 tax-deductible contribution.

$350 | NEXTGEN | LIMITED AVAILABILITY

  • Available to nonprofit partners and young patrons under the age of 45.

  • One (1) premium box seat ticket and admission to the private post-concert reception.

  • $140 tax-deductible contribution.

Official RSVP link coming soon!

If you are unable to join us at Carnegie Hall, but would like to make a gift in support of our programming, please email Olivia Custodio, Director of Major Gifts, at Olivia@SphinxMusic.org or call (734) 787 - 5917.

About the Program

Visions of Peace

In a unique convergence of musical voices, this program beckons us into a realm where music becomes an emissary of peace and unity. On this journey, we hope to lift every voice and remember our complex history while looking toward our shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow. We explore peace while remembering the conflict of past and present, and recognizing the repeated history and the resilience of the human spirit. From William Grant Still, celebrated as the “Dean of African American Composers,” to Jose White's stirring Cuban melodies, every note resonates with our collective aspirations for harmony and understanding without borders. This is a collection of new voices, those that have already shaped our canon and those that we hope will continue to be celebrated long after our time together. As Alberto Ginastera's Concerto for Strings takes us toward a triumphant crescendo, you will join us in a jubilant celebration of the human spirit's indomitable resilience and our unwavering commitment to the pursuit of peace. We reflect on themes of war, anguish, and loss through Ruben Rengel's setting of Prokofiev's "Stalingrad" Sonata, while our vision for shared humanity is brought together through Quenton Blache's title composition.  

FEATURING

Sphinx Virtuosi
Sterling Elliott, Cello

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

CLARICE ASSAD 
Selections from Impressions
II. Fusion, Dança Brasileira
IV. Precision, Perpetual Motion

JOSÉ WHITE
La Bella Cubana

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

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

WILLIAM GRANT STILL (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)
Suite for Violin and Orchestra
Sterling Elliott, Cello

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

For more information please contact Olivia Custodio:

Email: Olivia@SphinxMusic.org

Phone: (734) 787-5917