An Evening­ with Sphinx

The Performance

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is honored to partner with the Sphinx Organization, a national nonprofit dedicated to developing young Black and Latinx classical musicians, to bring Sphinx artists and ISO musicians together. The ISO and Sphinx present a four-program annual series of chamber and orchestral music for the city of Indianapolis. Hosted at partner sites throughout the city, these performances highlight undiscovered, silenced, forgotten, contemporary, or cross-genre classical works.

This concert features conductor Kyle Dickson and violinist Njioma Grevious in a program celebrating Black composers across the past century. The evening opens with The Block by Carlos Simon, a vibrant orchestral portrait inspired by the sounds and energy of neighborhood life. Njioma Grevious then performs the Violin Concerto of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a lyrical and virtuosic work by the groundbreaking British composer whose music drew international acclaim in the early 20th century. The program concludes with William Dawson’s powerful Negro Folk Symphony, a landmark American work that transforms spiritual melodies into a sweeping orchestral statement of resilience and cultural identity.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Seating is general admission.

The ISO is pleased to present this concert free of charge. We encourage you to pay what you wish to support ISO initiatives that connect our community through the power of music.