presents
Generations
Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory
The national Sphinx Virtuosi tour is made possible with the generous support of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Robert F. Smith, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Habari Gani*
Quenton Xavier Blache (b. 2001)
Habari Gani was commissioned with a gift from the Keith and Renata Ward Emerging Composer Fund.
Abran Paso*
Javier Farías (b. 1973)
Selections from Sonata da Chiesa
VI. Dona Nobis Pacem
VII. Exultate
Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
Herencia*
Andrea Casarrubios (b. 1988)
- intermission -
Concertante for Two Double Basses with String Orchestra (“Galaxy”)*
Xavier Foley (b. 1994)
Xavier Foley, double bass
Kebra-Seyoun Charles, double bass
Sinfonietta No. 2 (“Generations”)
Misterioso: Allegro
Alla sarabande
Alla Burletta
Allegro vivace
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004)
*denotes new work for Sphinx Virtuosi
Violin 1
Clayton D Penrose-Whitmore (Concertmaster)
Ruben Rengel
Meredith Riley
Sandro Leal-Santiesteban
Violin 2
Patricia Quintero-Garcia (Principal)
Maïthéna Girault
Thierry de Lucas
Sabrina Bradford
Viola
Celia Hatton (Principal)
Robert Alvarado Switala
Bill Neri
Kayla Cabrera
Cello
Eri Snowden-Rodriguez (Principal)
Ismar Gomes
Diana Flores
Lindsey Sharpe
Bass
Kebra-Seyoun Charles (Principal, first half of program)
Xavier Foley (Principal, second half of program)
Christopher Johnson
This engagement of Sphinx Virtuosi is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Support for Sphinx Virtuosi funded in part by Marion Park Lewis Foundation.
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Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available across the courtyard in Gregory Hall (approximately 100 feet from the Armstrong Concert Hall lobby). Please notify house management for assistance.
Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted during performances.
