[Illustrations of cover and of Aaron P. Dworkin by Yuko Shimizu, Listen, Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2010]
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Listen: Life With Classical Music is a relatively young magazine of Classical Music. The latest issue is Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2010. The magazine has made its presence felt like a breath of fresh air in the established media devoted to Classical Music. The current issue is 80 oversized pages of glossy photos, large pictures of CD cover art, and stories which blend the provocative and the informative. The just-released Summer 2010 issue has as its cover story: Most Inspiring: Today's Top 15 Classical Music Ambassadors.
“Aaron Dworkin founded the annual Sphinx Competition for black and Latino string players a dozen years ago to address the minuscule number of minorities in classical music. Personal experience drove home the point: As a violinist, he was almost always the only African-American in his school orchestras growing up in New York. As a graduate student at the University of Michigan he decided to act upon the isolation he felt. The impact has been swift and wide-ranging.
“Some Sphinx alums have been finalists in international competitions, and others have won spots at Juilliard, Curtis and other top conservatories. In recent months, the best and brightest Sphinx artists have appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America and have been received at the White House.” [Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970) is an African American violinist who is profiled at AfriClassical.com. His creative interests are expressed at his website http://www.Ethnovibe.com, where the items offered include Aaron's autobiography, They Said I Wasn't Really Black.]
ListenMusicMag.com
Listen: Life With Classical Music is a relatively young magazine of Classical Music. The latest issue is Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2010. The magazine has made its presence felt like a breath of fresh air in the established media devoted to Classical Music. The current issue is 80 oversized pages of glossy photos, large pictures of CD cover art, and stories which blend the provocative and the informative. The just-released Summer 2010 issue has as its cover story: Most Inspiring: Today's Top 15 Classical Music Ambassadors.
“Aaron Dworkin founded the annual Sphinx Competition for black and Latino string players a dozen years ago to address the minuscule number of minorities in classical music. Personal experience drove home the point: As a violinist, he was almost always the only African-American in his school orchestras growing up in New York. As a graduate student at the University of Michigan he decided to act upon the isolation he felt. The impact has been swift and wide-ranging.
“Some Sphinx alums have been finalists in international competitions, and others have won spots at Juilliard, Curtis and other top conservatories. In recent months, the best and brightest Sphinx artists have appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America and have been received at the White House.” [Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970) is an African American violinist who is profiled at AfriClassical.com. His creative interests are expressed at his website http://www.Ethnovibe.com, where the items offered include Aaron's autobiography, They Said I Wasn't Really Black.]
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