Divided (2022) 12'
for solo cello and string orchestra
cello solo and string orchestra
Commissioned by the Sphinx Organization, New World Symphony, Inc., and Carnegie Hall with additional support from Keith and Renata Ward Family Fund at The Miami Foundation
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Review: 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
“The Virtuosi, Sphinx’s premier touring group, is a chamber string orchestra made up of young Black and Latino musicians. This hourlong program features spirited (if sometimes slightly hard-edged) playing on…
Review: Songs for our Times
“Divided (2020) is Jessie Montgomery’s response to the sense of helplessness felt in ‘a world that seems to be in constant crisis’. Cast as a compact cello concerto – the…
Review: Sphinx Virtuosi Release Powerful, Celebratory Debut with ‘Songs of Our Times’
“Divided, by Jessie Montgomery, is the other Sphinx commission for the album, with Tommy Mesa providing a stirring performance of the solo cello part. Montgomery draws the main motive out of the…
Review: Sphinx Virtuosi: Songs for Our Times album — joyous and uplifting
Songs of Our Times includes two of Sphinx Virtuosi’s commissions. Composer Jessie Montgomery describes Divided as a response to “the sense of helplessness that people seem to feel amidst a…