Sphinx Competition

One of the times where we get a chance to talk about one of the things that we offer and at the same time promote something positive happening in the community. The Sphinx Competition is one of the premier events promoting classical music education with the minorities. This year's competition involved string musicians from Black and Latino backgrounds in junior and senior high school and took place at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. They competed and the winners (laureates) will play a concert at Carnegie Hall.

This has been founded by Michigan Alum Aaron Dworkin, a truly remarkable person with an equally remarkable cause.

A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan (B.B. and M.M), Aaron Dworkin founded the not-for-profit Sphinx Organization in 1996 to build diversity in classical music. He also wanted to help overcome the cultural stereotype of classical music, and to encourage the participation of Blacks and Latinos in the field. Dworkin and the organization have received many honors and accolades, including a MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant.

In the 13 year history of the organization, Sphinx has made the following impact:

* More than 65,000 students reached in 175 schools nationwide
* More than 2 million individuals reached on an annual basis through national broadcasts on PBS and National Public Radio
* More than $190,000 in quality instruments provided to young minority musicians
* More than $1,620,000 in prizes and scholarships administered to Sphinx Competition Semi-Finalists
* More than 190 Laureate performances with Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland, and St. Louis Symphonies reaching over 180,000 in audiences.

We have provided service to this event, and we also hope that should you be in New York in early October you should contact us or one of our affiliate companies across the country. Don't pass up this golden opportunity to see something special.