An Afterno­on 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.

The concert takes place on Sunday, February 15, at 3 p.m. at:

Phillips Temple CME Church
210 E 34th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Fangming Shen, first violin
Marissa Votapek, second violin
Yang Guo, viola
Titilayo Ayangade, cello, Sphinx Guest Artist

Jessie Montgomery
Strum (2006)

Eleanor Alberga
String Quartet No. 1 (1993): I. Allegro

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
String Quartet No. 1 (1970)

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 18, No. 3

Daniel Bernard Roumain
String Quartet No. 5, “Rosa Parks” (2019):
II. Klap Ur Handz

From Beethoven’s classical brilliance to the bold sounds of today, this intimate chamber concert highlights the evolving power of the string quartet. Works by Jessie Montgomery, Eleanor Alberga, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and Daniel Bernard Roumain frame Beethoven’s radiant String Quartet No. 3, blending rhythmic vitality, lyric depth, and social resonance.

This performance also celebrates the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s partnership with the Sphinx Organization, whose mission is to transform lives through diversity in the arts. Featuring Sphinx Guest Artist Titilayo Ayangade alongside ISO musicians, the program reflects a shared commitment to artistic excellence and expanded representation in classical music, presented in the historic Phillips Temple CME Church.