Postcard from Detroit: Sphinx Competition and SphinxConnect convention

Bethlehem Kelley - Third Place Senior (Photo Credit - Brian Hatton)

At the Sphinx Competition and SphinxConnect convention, Rita Fernandes experienced an array of inspiring events that went beyond simply addressing diversity in classical music

The Sphinx Organization is big. Really big. That is true of its vision, impact and sheer size. If president Afa Dworkin’s visionary speech that began SphinxConnect’s opening plenary session weren’t grand enough, that evening’s guest was no less than the chair of the US National Endowment for the Arts, Maria Rosaria Jackson, in conversation with Sphinx Organization founder Aaron P. Dworkin…

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