The UK's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) has awarded honorary
memberships to Buskaid founder Rosemary Nalden and Aaron Dworkin,
the founder of the Sphinx Organisation.
British violist Nalden (pictured) founded Buskaid in 1992 to raise
money for a string project in South Africa. Since 1999 she has run
a music school in Diepkloof, Soweto, offering specialist string
tuition to around 110 young people.
Dworkin, a US violinist, established Sphinx in 1996 to increase
opportunities for aspiring black and Latino musicians in the US.
The Detroit-based organisation runs a national competition for
young string players, and also has an annual series at Carnegie
Hall.
The RPS will present the awards at a ceremony in London on 14 May.
Alongside Nalden and Dworkin, there are three more new honorary
members this year: Armand Diangienda, the founder of the
L'Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste in Kinshasa, Democratic
Republic of Congo; pianist Ricardo Castro, who established a youth
music programme in Bahia, Brazil; and Dr Ahmad Sarmast, founder of
the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul.
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