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 [http://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. ------------------------- Support free programming at the Library of Congress by joining the Friends of Music [http://www.loc.gov/concerts/supportus/].