“Inventive and appealing”

The tone shifted from dark to light when the quartet launched into
“Strum,” a hugely enjoyable new work by Sphinx violinist Jessie
Montgomery. Turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life, “Strum”
sounded like a handful of American folk melodies tossed into a strong
wind, cascading and tumbling joyfully around one another. Montgomery
also wrote the evening’s encore, “Star-burst”; at 30, she’s an inventive
and appealing composer with interesting things ahead of her.

Congratulations to former CMW resident musician Jessie Montgomery on such a positive review of her work in a major media outlet! We're looking forward to hosting Jessie for a week-long residency in December, including public events on December 14 and 15. Continuing reading the Washington Post's review of the recent Sphinx Virtuosi concert here.