Damien Sneed

Socially conscious and musically excellent, the musicians of the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization perform a timely program that promotes justice and peace. Michael Abels’s Global Warming speaks to the environmental crisis while celebrating diverse cultures, and Philip Herbert’s moving string piece memorializes a teenage victim of racial violence. There’s also a new work by Xavier Foley co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and classics by Schubert and Bartók. Tickets $25 Performers Sphinx Virtuosi J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano Will Liverman, Baritone Damien Sneed, Piano Chorale Le Chateau Program MICHAEL ABELS Global Warming BARTÓK Divertimento PHILIP HERBERT Elegy: In Memoriam—Stephen Lawrence XAVIER FOLEY For Justice and Peace for Violin, Bass, and String Orchestra (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) SCHUBERT Presto from String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden" DAMIEN SNEED Our Journey: 400 Years from Africa to Jamestown (NY Premiere)