A celebration of American music in all its depth and diversity, from rediscovered voices to bold new work.
Expressive, intimate chamber works, including music by William Grant Still and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, feature alongside Frank Bridge’s richly textured ‘Phantasie’. At the concert’s heart is new work by composer and bandleader Cassie Kinoshi, whose ‘stillness: two meditations for piano quintet’ offers a reflective, contemporary counterpoint.
Based in the US, Sphinx Organisation works to widen access to music education, championing young talent and amplifying voices historically underrepresented on concert stages. This evening’s concert will showcase the group’s spirit of inclusion, community and creative possibility.
Performers
Elena Urioste violin
Nathan Amaral violin
Celia Hatton viola
Sterling Elliott cello
Amiri Harewood piano
Repertoire
Frank Bridge — Phantasie for Piano Quartet in F-sharp Minor
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano
performed by Sterling Elliott, cello
I. African Dancer
II. Mother and Child
III. Gamin
Cassie Kinoshi — stillness: two meditations for piano quintet (World Premiere)
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — String Quartet No. 1 “Calvary”
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
