The Harlem Quartet, comprised of First Place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition, has a unique and challenging mission: to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers.

Dedicated to education, community engagement, as well as to superb classical performance, this innovative and daring all-Black and Latino string quartet serves as Principal Faculty at the Sphinx Performance Academy at Walnut Hill School in Massachusetts, one of the premier independent arts preparatory schools in the world, and as Visiting Faculty at the Sphinx Preparatory Music Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit.

The Harlem Quartet made their acclaimed debut in the fall of 2006 at the Sphinx Organization’s Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall and the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem. The New York Times raved about the Harlem Qartet's performance at Carnegie Hall.

In addition to being avid chamber musicians, each member of the Harlem Quartet is a seasoned solo artist, having appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Sinaloa de las Artes (Mexico) and Baltimore Symphonies and the Boston Pops, among others.

To Visit the website of The Harlem Quartet click here.

To read the bios of the members of the Harlem Quartet click here

To read about the Sphinx Competition click here.

". . . .The Harlem Quartet played with panache."
Vivien Schweitzer
The New York Times

Tickets are available on-line and at these outlets:

On Chincoteague at:
     H&H Pharmacy
     Egret Moon Gallery
     Sundial Books

In Onley at the Book Bin

And at the door on the evening of the concert

Ticket prices are $18 for adults and $5 for students.

Click here to purchase tickets on line.

Entrance Fee to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

The entrance fee to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will be waived for those attending the concert. Ample parking is available and the Bateman Center is handicapped accessible. The exhibit areas of the Center will be open the night of the concert.

For further information, call Margot Hunt at 757-336-1884 or Bob Behr at 757-336-5636.

The Sphinx Competition

The Sphinx Competition presented by DTE Energy Foundation is held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. The competition is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges and to perform with established professional musicians in a competition setting. Its primary goals are to encourage, develop and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities.

Visit the Sphinx Competition website