Aaron Dworkin interviewed by Patrick D. McCoy about his appointment to the National Council on Arts

Aug. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- The President and Founder of the Sphinx Organization will drop in on Patrick D. McCoy, The African American Voice in Classical Music, Monday, August 8, 2011 at 12 EST to discuss his recent appointment to the National Council on Arts.  Dworkin was confirmed on Tuesday by the Senate and will serve a six year term.  An accomplished electric and acoustic violinist, he received his Bachelors and Masters of Music in Violin Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, graduating with high honors. He previously attended the Peabody Institute, the Philadelphia New School and the Interlochen Arts Academy and has studied with Vladimir Graffman, Berl Senofsky, Jascha Brodsky, John Eaken, Renata Knific, Donald Hopkins and Stephen Shipps. Additionally, Mr. Dworkin studied piano with Robert Alexander Böhnke in Tübingen, Germany.


He was nominated for the post last year by President Barack Obama.  Dworkin started the Sphinx Organization to provide opportunities for Black and Latino string players in addition to advocating for the arts.  The Sphinx Organization is known for its annual string competition, which showcases some of nation's most exceptional minority string players. Beginning in 1996  with a very small budget, the organization is certainly a success story.

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Monday, August 8, 2011 at 12 EST

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Standing proudly on the shoulders of the late Black classical music critic, Raoul Abdul, Patrick D. McCoy is committed to informing the entire community about the joys of classical music. Visit: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/patrickdmccoy