Aaron P. Dworkin
May 25, 2016
Aaron Dworkin, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance,
will be featured in two public events in Kalamazoo on Tuesday, May 31.
The first is an open forum on how to engage Kalamazoo area underserved
minority youth in classical arts, to be held at the Douglass Community Association
at 10:00 am. The second is an evening presentation of "Spoken Word
Musical Fusion," in which the 2005 MacArthur fellow will present a
multi-media program of poetry, projected images, and live music. A
benefit for the Kalamazoo-based organization Mothers Of Hope, it begins at 8 pm at the Light Fine Arts building at Kalamazoo College.
In
an interview with Cara Lieurance, Dworkin is asked in what way the
current "Black Lives Matter" movement is related to the work he began 20
years ago to empower young black and Latino musicians to pursue
classical music careers. He founded the Sphinx Competition,
now in its 19th year, which has grown in size and influence, with a
touring quartet, soloists, and orchestra of competition laureates who
perform for and teach thousands of young people each year. Dworkin says
he has always believed that the arts "present a critically important way
of being able to not just depict, but present and talk about issues
that face society, especially where there are issues of social
injustice."
In 2011, Dworkin was chosen by President Obama to
serve on the National Council on the Arts. It was "incredibly humbling
to be able to bring a voice to the strategic vision of how the arts play
a role in our society," he says.
Comment by email:
Absolutely awesome, thanks so much! Aaron [Aaron P. Dworkin]
Comment by email:
Absolutely awesome, thanks so much! Aaron [Aaron P. Dworkin]
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