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Winter 2020 (PDF) The Quarter Note Winter 2020 Aaron P. Dworkin Founder Volume 21, Issue 1 Announcing the 2020 Sphinx Presented by Competition Semi-Finalists! The Sphinx Organization in partnership with the DTE Energy Foundation will welcome 18 of the nation’s top young Black and Latinx string musicians to Detroit for the 23rd Annual Sphinx Competition from February 5 - February 8, 2020. Congratulations to the Junior Division (ages 17 and under) and Senior Division (ages 18-30) semi-finalists! Esme Arias-Kim, violin Sophia Ayer, violin Vincent Garcia-Hettinger, cello Phillip Hammond, violin Brandon Leonard, cello Plum Grove Jr. High School Univ. of Texas at Austin High School Louis D Brandeis High School String Academy, Indiana University Chamblee Charter High School Teacher: Almita Vamos Teacher: Dr. Pasha Sabouri Teacher: Ken Freudigman Teacher: Mimi Zweig Teacher: Karen Freer Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center: Key artistic partner and exclusive home JUNIOR DIVISION of the 2020 Sphinx Competition Ethan Murphy, cello Zehavi Rodriguez, cello George T.A. Wolfe-McGuire, cello Home School Home School Davidson Academy (Reno, NV) Teacher: Susan Moses Teacher: Andrew Mark Teacher: Fred Sherry Kevin Kennedy Paul Aguilar, violin Jordan Bak, viola Ismael Guerrero Bombut, cello Caleb Georges, viola Andrew Gonzalez, viola Rice University The Juilliard School Peabody Conservatory University of Michigan The Juilliard School Teacher: Paul Cantor Teacher: Samuel Rhodes Teacher: Amit Peled Teacher: Caroline Coade Teacher: Michael Tree (2014-2016) SENIOR DIVISION Edward Luengo, cello Gabriel Martins, cello Aaron Olguin, bass Alexandra Alvarado Switala, violin Samuel Abraham Vargas Manhattan School of Music New England Conservatory of Music University of North Texas Cleveland Institute of Music Teixeira, violin Teacher: Philippe Muller Teacher: Laurence Lesser Teacher: Jeff Bradetich Teacher: Ilya Kaler Columbus State University Teacher: Sergiu Schwartz The Junior and Senior Divisions both culminate in public concerts at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fischer Music Center in Detroit. Honors Concert: Friday, Feb. 7 at 12pm. Free to the public. Junior Division finalists compete for the top $10,000 prize and perform with the Sphinx Honors Orchestra. Finals Concert: Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm. Pay what you want ($0-20) Senior Division finalists compete for the $50,000 Robert Frederick Smith Prize and solo appearances with major orchestras. This must-see event also includes: l Real-time voting for $5,000 Audience Choice Award winner, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services l Guest Conductor Roderick Cox with the all-Black and Latinx Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, presented by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services l The Detroit premiere of Sphinx founder Aaron Dworkin’s The American Rhapsody, a new spoken word multimedia work For more information on tickets to the Finals or Honors Concerts, please visit: www.SphinxMusic.org/sphinx-competition-concerts. Can’t make it to Detroit? Be part of the celebration from anywhere! The Finals Concert will be streamed live via the Sphinx website and recorded for national broadcast on PBS Stations, including Detroit Public Television. Editor: Therese Goussy Contributors: Afa Dworkin, Andre Dowell, Jacqueline Jove, Lauren A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT McNeary, Abigayl Venman Design & Layout: Julie Renfro Dear Friends, As I reflect on 2019, I am filled with gratitude for what you have done for Sphinx this year. You have helped us meet our challenges head-on, shared in our triumphs, and empowered our growth. Kevin Kennedy Aaron P. Dworkin Founder With each passing year, our mission and work increases in urgency and Honorary Committee resonance, and we look to our Sphinx family for support in sustaining our Branford Marsalis, Chair programs and meeting the evolving needs of our constituents. We cannot thank you enough for your Glenn Dicterow generous donations, engagement, and advocacy. Together, we had a truly historic year! From the largest David Finckel ever SphinxConnect convening to record participation in our education programs, from a sold-out concert Nikki Giovanni and successful fundraising gala at Carnegie Hall to a featured performance at the World Economic Wu Han Forum in Davos, we all have much to celebrate. Ida Kavafian Ani Kavafian I am eager and inspired to carry this momentum into 2020 – I know that with your help, we will continue Nigel Kennedy to innovate, break down barriers, and transform countless lives. Next year will see the inaugural Sphinx Jaime Laredo Tania Leon Venture Fund grants, designed to catalyze initiatives addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Yo-Yo E. Ma performing arts; a Sphinx Virtuosi tour program featuring multiple new commissions by Sphinx alumni; Mark O’Connor and many other exciting developments. Stay tuned! Christopher O’Riley Itzhak Perlman Thank you again for all that you do. Wishing each of you a joyous season and a happy New Year! Toby Perlman Awadagin Pratt Warmly, Bright Sheng Leonard Slatkin Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Afa Arnold Steinhardt Afa Dworkin, Sphinx President & Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas Jeffrey Zeigler Board of Directors Tynnetta McIntosh, Chair FUNDER HIGHLIGHT Mary Beth Halprin, Vice Chair Deidre Lambert-Bounds, Treasurer Anthony Glover, Secretary The DTE Energy Foundation has been a longtime champion of the Sphinx Competition, first presenting our flagship program in 2010. Since becoming the presenting sponsor of the Sphinx Competition, the DTE Chairman Emeritus Energy Foundation has helped Sphinx to provide educational development and performance platforms to over William H. Carson, M.D. 200 Black and Latinx classical musicians, disburse nearly $1M in awards and scholarships, develop new and diverse classical music audiences through live and broadcast performances, and connect with thousands more Faye Alexander Nelson through social engagement and outreach activities. We are deeply grateful to the DTE Energy Foundation for Rachel Barton Pine this transformative partnership. This collaboration, thanks in large part to the advocacy and leadership efforts Danielle Belen of Sphinx board member, Lynette Dowler, is celebrating its first-ever multi-year partnership guaranteeing Cynthia H. Bowman support of the Sphinx Competition in the coming years. William H. Carson, M.D. Alex Charlton Lynette Dowler THE Afa S. Dworkin ANDREW W. Sphinx Competition Sphinx Virtuosi Tour Kenneth Fischer MELLON Presenter Presenter FOUNDATION Sandra Gibson Howard Hertz Robert F. Smith Mercedes Martin Vivian Pickard Shaun Wilson Terry Woodard Robert F. Smith Turrell Fund © 2020 Sphinx Organization I O F O U N A R D D AT D I O ’ A N D C C H I A 400 Renaissance Center, Ste 2550 S M U P M I O H N G I U N Detroit, MI 48243 O G R P H O T S I T G E 313-877-9100 I V E C H A N [email protected] www.SphinxMusic.org Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust ADMINISTERED BY Adebayo O. Ogunlesi William H. Carson, M.D. The Sander & Norma K. Buchman Fund Anthony C. Spikes James B. and Ann V. Nicholson A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT Glenn Triest Give the Gift of Music - Name an Orchestra Chair! Are you looking for a unique way to honor a music lover in your life or to personally give back this holiday season? Transform lives by becoming a Musical Chairs sponsor! Musical Chairs donors support the competition by naming a chair in the Sphinx orchestras that mentor and perform with the semifinalists. Donors can sponsor an instrument with I have special personal meaning and name their chair with their preferred recognition or in honor of a loved one. been“ a member of the Sphinx Symphony These vital sponsorships empower not only the orchestra members but each of Orchestra for over 10 the competition participants who benefit from their leadership and guidance. years, and have watched the In the words of Robyn Quinnett, a violinist in the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra: competition and the organization “Your contribution and dedication to the symphony are helping to change lives grow into the world leader for and bring meaningful music-making to fruition.” diversity in the arts. Performing with the SSO during the Sphinx Competition is one of the highlights $650 Name a Chair in Sphinx Honors Orchestra (SHO) of my year. It has become a family $1,500 Name a Chair in Sphinx Symphony Orchestra (SSO) reunion of sorts, and I am grateful $2,000 Name a Chair in both SHO and SSO for the opportunity to perform, $2,300 Name a Principal Chair in SSO $3,000 Name a Principal Chair in both SHO and SSO mentor, learn, and network.” $5,000 Name a Section in SSO -- Larry Williams $7,000 Name a Section in both SHO and SSO French Horn Sponsorships come with customizable benefits. Visit bit.ly/chairsponsor to view full details. Contact [email protected] to pledge your support, or contribute today by using the enclosed giving envelope or giving online at donatenow.networkforgood.org/sphinxmusicalchairs. Adebayo O. Ogunlesi William H. Carson, M.D. The Sander & Norma K. Buchman Fund Anthony C. Spikes James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Photos: Kevin Kennedy What did your support accomplish in 2019? You helped us transform lives this year in countless ways. Here are just a few of the amazing things we accomplished together. 370 2 million full scholarships live and broadcast audiences awarded for Sphinx reached by Sphinx musicians education programs and programs $564K in artist grants awarded to outstanding musicians of color 800+ artists and leaders in diversity at global SphinxConnect 138 & 19 convening audtions placements for musicians participating in audition support programs Your gift will transform lives in 2020! The contribution you make today is vital in helping Sphinx reach these goals for next year. 2 million live and broadcast audiences reached by Sphinx musicians and programs To make a year-end gift, please use the enclosed giving envelope, visit www.SphinxMusic.org/donate, or text GIVE to 734-415-8882.
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