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Sphinx Organization

Video Premiere: “To Whom I Pray” by Quenton Blache

Pastel sunlight moves through the trees as a solo violin floats above a wall of sound. Pale yellow,...
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Katie Brown with the 2019 Gateways Music Festival orchestra --Photo courtesy Katie Brown

It’s Not Just an Access Problem – Orchestras Aren’t Creating Safe Environments for Black Musicians

For decades, American orchestras have struggled to increase the number of Black musicians on their r...
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Katie Brown
Photo by Clark Young on Unsplash

Failure is Inevitable in Classical Music — How Do We Prepare Young Musicians?

Classical music has given me a lot: I’ve found an important and sacred part of my identity in being...
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Katie Brown
Jennifer Grim--Photo by Tracey Hagen Photography

Classical Music’s Racial Awakening – Was It All a Mirage?

Until very recently, the long-established tradition of classical music organizations has been to bas...
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Jennifer Grim
Juilliard Preparatory Division students--Photo by Rachel Papo

ACF, Juilliard, and NY Philharmonic Receive Sphinx Venture Fund for Co-Commissions

Editor’s note: As of February 15, 2022, applications are now open for Composing Inclusion. Com...
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Afa Dworkin--Photo by Kevin Kennedy

5 Questions to Afa Dworkin (President & Artistic Director, Sphinx Organization)

Afa Sadykhly Dworkin is the President and Artistic Director of Detroit’s Sphinx Organization. Born i...
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Gemma Peacocke
Vanessa Reed--Photo by Ruth Kilpatrick

5 Questions to Vanessa Reed (President and CEO, New Music USA)

In August 2019, Vanessa Reed was appointed President and CEO of New Music USA following a decade at...
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Lauren Ishida
Loki Karuna -- Photo by Devon Fails

5 Questions to Garrett McQueen (co-host, TRILLOQUY podcast)

Getting a degree in music often provides students with a narrow vision of what is possible or what c...
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Amanda Cook
Sphinx Virtuosi--Photo by Stephanie Berger

Sphinx Virtuosi “For Justice and Peace” Confronts Social Justice Issues

Music happens in real time. On Friday, October 11th, 2019, the Sphinx Virtuosi string orchestra conc...
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Lana Norris
Photo by Providence Doucet on Unsplash

Bring in the Minorities: Why Representation Matters in Classical Music

When I moved to Arkansas from Las Vegas, Nevada, I underwent a culture shock of sorts. Living in a p...
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Samson Baughman
Lara Downes

5 Questions to Lara Downes (pianist)

Pianist Lara Downes’ latest solo recording project, America Again, assays the meaning of “America” i...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
Gabriela Lena Frank (photo: Sabina Frank)

5 Questions to Gabriela Lena Frank (composer)

Composer and pianist Gabriela Lena Frank is as busy as she can imagine being. She has just completed...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn

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