Sybarite5 Presents Final NYC Concert of the Season Premieres by Paul Wiancko, Shelley Washington, & Louis Levitt at Prohibition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 28th, 2025
Media Contact: Paula Mlyn | paula@a440arts.com | (212) 924-3829

SYBARITE5 PRESENTS FINAL NYC CONCERT OF THE SEASON
PREMIERES BY PAUL WIANCKO, SHELLEY WASHINGTON, & LOUIS LEVITT AT PROHIBITION

New York NY  –  Acclaimed string quintet Sybarite5 in conjunction with  support from DCLA presents their 2025 NYC LAB series concert on Monday, June 2 at 9:00 pm at Prohibition. This highly anticipated performance will feature the NYC premieres of Rebel Sky by Paul Wiancko, Riot Dogs by Shelley Washington, and Room to Breathe by Sybarite5 bassist Louis Levitt. The program will also spotlight Sybarite5’s favorite compositions from the likes of Curtis Stewart, Shawn Conley, Aleksandra Vrebalov, Marc Mellits, Komitas, & Gustav Mahler.

Concert is FREE
Seating is extremely limited
*reserved seating available to the first 50 people to RSVP at bit.ly/syb5june2*

Event Details:

•   What: Sybarite5 LAB SERIES
•   When: Monday, June 2, 2025, 9:00pm
•   Where: Prohibition | 503 Columbus Ave. NYC  (between 84th & 85th St)
•   Admission: Free, seating limited RSVP for reserved seats bit.ly/syb5june2

About Sybarite5:
Equal parts passion, grit, and musical ecstasy, Sybarite5 is an intoxicating cocktail of genre-breaking artistry expressed through the virtuosity of violinists Sami Merdinian & Suliman Tekalli; violist Caeli Smith; cellist Laura Andrade; and double bassist Louis Levitt. It’s the first ensemble of its kind to win the prestigious Concert Artists Guild competition and the group is constantly evolving, defying categorization, and keeping audiences on their toes. Dubbed “the millennial Kronos” (Theater Jones), Sybarite5 is chamber music’s most dynamic ensemble taking listeners on a musical journey of staggering breadth and depth with new works by living composers, as well as the group’s favorite selections from Radiohead, Coltrane, Komitas, Piazzolla, and Pete Seeger... but as Strings Magazine says “that doesn’t even begin to describe the range of their eclecticism or the depth of their repertoire. “The ensemble’s latest album, Collective Wisdom, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical charts and received critical acclaim for its adventurous repertoire.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Riot Dogs commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University