SYBARITE5 Announces New Orchestra Program, Album Release, And Tour Dates

Sybarite5 has quickly established a reputation for questioning audiences' perceptions of "What is music?" and "Who plays what?" Inspired by the alternative band Radiohead, the quintet continues to push the boundaries of what is concert music. Everything In Its Right Place brings it all full circle in a cohesive showcase of Sybarite5's regular playlist now accompanied by a symphonic orchestra. Selections include music by Piazzolla, as well as fan favorites written for the group from their new Album by Jessica Meyer, Piotr Szewczyk, Shawn Conley, and Dan Visconti

Sybarite5's new album, OUTLIERS, is a world premiere recording that showcases the exceptional results of a decade devoted to the creation and performance of new string quintet music by ten of the ensemble's favorite composers Andy Akiho, Kenji Bunch, Eric Byers, Shawn Conley, Mohammed Fairouz, Jessica Meyer, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Dan Visconti, Michi Wiancko, & Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin. The Album is supported by the Alice M Ditson fund and New Music USA. To download an album preview, please email beth@sybarite5.org - Subject: OUTLIERS demo.

CONCERT TOUR SCHEDULE: January 28 - May 3

Kicking off at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, Sybarite5 brings new music across the US. Outliers concert tour is a celebration of works written by the ensemble's favorite composers and friends they've met traveling the world performing the new music. Sybarite5 plays the music of Andy Akiho, Kenji Bunch, Shawn Conley, Jessica Meyer, Marc Mellits, Brandon Ridenour, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Steven Snowden, and Dan Visconti paired with the group's favorite works of Armenian folk music, Piazzolla, and Radiohead.

01/28/2018 | Washington, DC | The National Gallery of Art

02/7-13/2018 | Memphis, TN | Residency with the IRIS Orchestra

02/13-16/2018 | Norman, OK | Sharp Concert Hall

03/12-19/2018 | Sarasota, FL | Residency concerts TBA

More Ticketing details and complete 2018 touring schedule available at sybarite5.org

WORLD PREMIERES & COLLABORATIONS

On MARCH 2 nd Sybarite5 returns to cell performing the string quintet premiere of Future Shock by William Britelle, My Desert, My Rose by Alex Vrebalov, and a world premiere composition by Michael Gilbertson. Rounding out the concert is John Coltrane's Alabama, as well as collaborations with Trumpet virtuoso Brandon Ridenour and world-renowned percussionist Shane Shanahan co-artistic director of the Silk Road Ensemble.

MARCH 2, 8:00pm | the cell theatre| 338 W 23rd St New York, NY

TICKETS: syb5lab1.bpt.me

MARCH 19nd 2018 Sybarite5 premiere's Slow Burn by Jessica Meyer in Sarasota FL, venue TBA.

On APRIL 15 & 16th Sybarite5 is Presented in collaboration with Cutting Edge Concerts at Symphony Space, & the Tenri Institute. These concerts combine Sybarite5 and James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi, performing Paul Moravec's Shakuhachi Concerto and the premiere of a new sextet by Schlefer. The program will also feature the continued evolution of Rashomon, for shakuhachi and strings, by Victoria Bond and Outliers composers to be selected by Sybarite5.

APRIL 15, 8:00pm | Tenri Cultural Institute | 43 W. 13th St, New York, NY
APRIL 16, 8:00pm | Symphony Space | 2537 Broadway, Upper Level, New York, NY

On MAY 3 Sybarite5 returns to cell world premieres by composers Ehsan Matoori, & Michael Gilbertson, and Michael Dellaira, featuring prose by Nancy Manocherian These concerts combine Sybarite5 with guest artists Blythe Gaissert, mezzo-soprano and Santour virtuoso Ehsan Matoori.

MAY 3, 8:00pm | the cell theatre| 338 W 23rd St NY, NY

TICKETS: syb5lab2.bpt.me

RESIDENCY & EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH:

Upcoming educational activities include performances, lectures, and workshop in Florida, Tennessee, & Oklahoma

1/25/18 | Fort Walton Beach HS | Fort Walton Beach, FL

1/26/18 | Butler Elementary School| Rosemary Beach, FL

2/7/18: 12:00PM:| St. Jude Children's Hospital | MEMPHIS, TN

2/7/18: 2:15PM:| Germantown High School | MEMPHIS, TN
2/8/18: 1:00PM:|Le Bonheur Hospital l | MEMPHIS, TN

2/14-15/18: | Workshops & Masterclass TBA| NORMAN, OK

3/16/18 |Plymouth Harbor Retirement Home | SARASOTA, FL

Complete outreach scheduling details at SYBARITE5.org

ABOUT SYBARITE5:

"Their rock star status...is well deserved. Their classically honed technique mixed with grit and all out passionate attack transfixes the audience..." That is how the Sarasota Herald Tribune described SYBARITE5, the first string quintet ever to win the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Comprised of Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, SYBARITE5 has taken audiences by storm all across the US, forever changing the perception of chamber music performance. From the moment their bows hit the strings, this quintet of talented, diverse musicians takes the audience on an exciting ride that engages the senses and redefines the rules.

Sybarite5 is a member for the 2016-2018 New Music USA Impact Cohort

Sybarite5 is represented worldwide by Frank Salomon Associates

franksalomon.com

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