Catalyst Quartet in Free, Public Concert Sunday March 13 at 2 PM in Virgil H. Carr Cultural Arts Center, Detroit

The Catalyst Quartet is a Sphinx Ensemble

This free, public concert is presented by the Arts League of Michigan.

Parking is available in the Detroit Opera House Parking structure and free with the promotional code: Arts League.

For more information please contact the main office at

(313) 965-8430

'14th Annual Sphinx Competition presented by DTE Energy Foundation' Feb. 6, 2 PM - 3:30 PM

[Randall Goosby]

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Max M. Fisher Music Center: The Max

“The DTE Energy Foundation is the proud sponsor of the 14th annual Sphinx Competition, Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.

"The Sphinx Competition is the only national annual competition for young Black and Latino string players, and takes place in Ann Arbor and Detroit. This year's semi-finalists range in age from 13 to 24, and hail from nine states. The nation's top young string players will compete for prizes,... national performance opportunities and scholarships worth over $100,000. The Junior and Senior Finalists will perform with the all-Black and Latino, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Michael Morgan.

"The Sphinx organization, like DTE Energy, believes cultural diversity strengthens communities. Sphinx strives to increase the participation of Blacks and Latinos in music schools, as professional musicians and as classical music audiences, to administer youth development initiatives in underserved communities through music education and to promote the creation, performance, and preservation of works by Black and Latino composers. [The Sphinx Organization was founded in 1996 by violinist Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970), who is profiled at AfriClassical.com.]

'Sphinx Journeys' With Aaron Dworkin Returns to WRCJ-FM 90.9 Detroit & Online 5 PM June 13

[Aaron Dworkin]

JOIN US for Sphinx Journeys Sunday at 5PM!

Black Women Composers, Composers of Today, and others will be featured this season!

Listen Live in Southeast Michigan on WRCJ 90.9 FM or Stream Online!

Each episode is hosted by Sphinx Founder and President Aaron Dworkin and explores the many stories and contributions of Black and Latino classical musicians and composers. Previous musicians in the spotlight have included the Harlem Quartet, a Sphinx ensemble, William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Astor Piazzolla and many others.

Music and content of Sphinx Journeys programmed by Afa Sadykhly, Artistic Director and Vice President of Programming, Sphinx Organization. Written and produced by Jimmy Rhoades. The series is funded by The Kresge Foundation and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. Listen to Recent Episodes. [The Founder/President of The Sphinx Organization is violinist Aaron P. Dworkin (b. 1970), who is profiled at AfriClassical.com.]