Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Unveils Free Sphinx Series Concerts
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra announced two new performances in the popular Sphinx series to be held in February and March 2023. Since the 2021-22 season, the ISO has partnered with the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization, a national nonprofit dedicated to developing young Black and Latinx classical musicians.
The spring concerts will be held on the following dates:
Next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Symphony on the Avenue
Walker Theatre
617 Indiana Avenue, Indianapolis
Reserve free tickets at indianapolissymphony.org/event/22-23-february-sphinx-series/
Presented in collaboration with the Madam Walker Legacy Center, the concert features Sphinx artists Titus Underwood, oboe, and Rubén Rengel, violin, alongside ISO musicians Yu Jin, principal viola, and Austin Huntington, principal cello. The program includes Mozart’s Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F Major; Loop for String Trio by Carlos Simon; Phantasy for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello by Benjamin Britten; and String Trio No. 5 in C Minor by Beethoven.
March 25 at 5:30 p.m.
ISO Presents an Evening with Sphinx
Hilbert Circle Theatre
43 Monument Circle, Indianapolis
Visit indianapolissymphony.org/event/22-23-march-sphinx-series/to reserve free tickets.
Featuring the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson, and double bassist Kebra-Seyoun Charles of the Sphinx Organization, the program includes Slavonic Dances by Dvořák; Source Code by Jessie Montgomery; Raise Hymn, Praise Shout by John B. Hedges; and Symphony No. 3 by Florence Price.
The series offers concerts at Hilbert Circle Theatre and other Indianapolis venues to create memorable community connections and celebrate the talents of composers and musicians who have been unjustly overlooked or underrepresented. The Sphinx series, made possible with generous support from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts and JP Morgan Chase, are free of charge. The March 25 concert is “pay what you wish.”