Aaron P. Dworkin, photographed here by Glenn Triest,
is featured at AfriClassical.com
is featured at AfriClassical.com
Friday 10 May 2013
What inspired you to begin Sphinx?
Growing
up as a bi-racial violinist, I have invariably found myself in all
musical circumstances (ranging from a youth orchestra to a member of the
audience), to be the only one, or one of less-than-a-handful of those
who resembled me. Early on, I began to question the reasons for a such a
stark under-representation of people of colour in the field. As a
student at the University of Michigan, I decided to take action and
launched the effort to provide an avenue through which the top young
string musicians of colour would have access to professional development
and performance opportunities. Thus, the Sphinx Competition for young
Black and Latino String Players was born, to later develop into a
comprehensive set of programmes under the Sphinx Organization umbrella.
What were the initial challenges?
One
of the key challenges, as with any new effort, was securing the
resources necessary to make the dream a reality. Fortunately, the
mission was so singular and the work so tremendously needed that I was
able to, through persistence, convince key funders to come on board for
the inaugural year.
Comment by email:
As always, thanks so much Bill! Hope all is well with you... Aaron [Aaron P. Dworkin]
Comment by email:
As always, thanks so much Bill! Hope all is well with you... Aaron [Aaron P. Dworkin]
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