Cayambis String Quartet Inaugural Concert and Fundraiser
Venue: Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Charity
Cost: Free

Description:
The Alexander Black House & Cultural Center presents the Cayambis String Quartet Inaugural Concert and Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Committed to its objective to deliver a full spectrum approach to the performance of the classical music of the Americas, the Cayambis Institute (CILASiM) is pleased to announce the first concert performance and fundraiser of its newest ensemble, the Cayambis String Quartet.

The Quartet consists of the principal players of the Cayambis Sinfonietta string section: Charley Shafer and Julian Smart, violins, violist Dave Phillips and María Paula Casas, cello. They will be performing works by composers from throughout Latin America, such as Venezuelan Teresa Carreño, Cuban Ignacio Cervantes and Puerto Rican Johanny Navarro.

An additional component of this event will be to fundraise for the October concert of the Cayambis Sinfonietta, which is our organization’s principal performing ensemble. On this event, the Sinfonietta will be premiering several recently-composed works from Latin America, as well as John Walker’s setting of a Civil War story by American author Ambrose Bierce.

Founded in 2022, the Cayambis Sinfonietta is a seventeen-member chamber orchestra based in Blacksburg, Virginia. It serves as the principal performance arm of the Cayambis Institute for Latin American Studies in Music (CILASiM), which seeks to strengthen the awareness and appreciation of Latin American classical music by developing a full spectrum approach to its creation, performance and scholarship, and in so doing, cultivate bonds of goodwill and unity among the peoples of the Americas.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Alexander Black House & Cultural Center is located at 204 Draper Road in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/rpmF6mFp/677930635-1493202876149562-7320024581644963190-n.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://blacksburgmuseum.org/event/cayambis-string-quartet-concert/ or https://www.facebook.com/blacksburgmuseum/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/2028803207703583/ or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburgmuseum/ or call 540-558-0746.

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