As Director of Education, Jacqueline Jove
will have oversight of the Sphinx Overture program, Overture Summer
Camp and SPA (Sphinx Performance Academy) at Roosevelt University and
Cleveland Institute of Music.
As Director of Artist Development, Stephanie Matthews
will run the national Sphinx Competition including partnerships with
over 30 orchestras, top music schools and summer programs in addition to
managing the national Sphinx Virtuosi Tour.
Both positions join the Programming Team under the leadership of Andre Dowell, the Chief Programming Officer.
The Sphinx Performance Academy is now accepting applications for summer 2017. We will be returning to Roosevelt University from June 30 - July 14, 2017,
and we're excited to announce a new partnership with the Cleveland
Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University. They will be
hosting this summer's session from July 23 - August 6, 2017.
Application deadline is Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Request
funding for professional opportunities, educational pursuits, and more.
Be sure to submit your application(s) by March 20, 2017!
More information can be found HERE.
SphinxConnect and the national Sphinx Competition will take place in Detroit January 31 - February 4, 2018. Sphinx
is also seeking session proposals for SphinxConnect 2018, the epicenter
for artists and leaders in diversity. If you are interested in
proposing session content for this exciting convening, the deadline is
April 21, 2017!
The 'Tourte-Voirin' Model Berg Bow With Stabilized African Blackwood Frog:
Bow maker Michael Duff made a surprising discovery which
enhanced the sound of his bows, already famous for their Pernambuco
appearance and responsiveness. He considers a bow as a continuous sound
loop, stick, frog and horsetail hair. All these components need to
function optimally. By increasing the sound velocity by 15%, of
hardwoods used for making the frogs, an audible enhancement in sound was
achieved.
Violinist Arnold Steinhardt describes it as "Jumping out at you, with nuance." This
is the most significant contribution to bow making since Tourte's
discovery, in 1765, of the use of Pernambuco wood of bow making.
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