Aaron Dworkin
@aaronpdworkin
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Poetjournalist, Host of Arts Engines, Founder of Sphinx Org, Professor at UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance, MacArthur Fellow, Member of Nat. Council on Arts
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So excited to share that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will be joining our Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day along with fellow board member Carson Daly moderating their conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General! Hope you can join us...
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Honored to be named one of Crain's 100 Innovators! Congrats to others including Elon Musk, LeBron James, Steve Wynn,Jeff Bezos and others!
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Humbled and incredibly honored to give the commencement address at Curtis and receive an honorary Doctorate!
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Excited for this new opportunity for Sphinx to empower diversity in the arts!
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Simply in awe of the amazing Afa Dworkin as she brings SphinxConnect to a close with over 500 in…
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Deeply honored to be elected to the Board of Directors of Chamber Music America by its talented, inspiring membership!
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Excited for this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Susie Park (1st Associate Concertmaster) and Sam Bergman (Violist) of the Minnesota Orchestra discuss their antiracist learning project and the importance of this work in orchestras!
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18 years ago I asked Afa Sadykhly Dworkin to marry me as the sun set over the ocean… great to celebrate on our kayaks this weekend!
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Deeply honored to receive the award for Best Documentary Feature at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival in Toronto for my film An American Prophecy! Thank you again to Music Supervisor Afa Dworkin, Producer Robin Schwartz and all the amazing cast & crew!
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Packed Kennedy Center standing ovation for our amazing Sphinx Symphony and Exigence concert, congratulations to Tito Muñoz, Eugene Rogers and all of our extraordinary artists!
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Honored to be serving on the International Jury for the Menuhin Competition May 14-23rd... check out the schedule and join us to experience these talented musicians from around the world!
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Excited to welcome our National Council and the NEA to Detroit, Ann Arbor and all of Michigan including fun times at the Motown Mansion!
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Deeply proud of our incredible MMB and Dance dept for their phenomenal halftime show!
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Excited to be at National Council on the Arts mtg with Chairman Jane Chu, Emil J. Kang and Rick Sperling!
http://t.co/sVvcfia7y7
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Excited to be at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins to engage in an exciting conversation!
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Check out this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Stoner Winslett, founding Artistic Director of the Richmond Ballet professional company as she shares the importance of and methods to broadening the audience for ballet!
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So excited to have Sphinx’s work featured on PBS News Hour… thank you to everyone for your extraordinary work!
🎥 Check out how Sphinx is transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts in the PBS
@NewsHourArts
feature!
#SphinxMusic
#DiversityInArts
➡️ Link:
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Inspired by talents of our MMB, Musical Theatre&Percussion students for historic halftime show at today's MI game before 110,000!!
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Deeply honored to become a voting member of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) as part of the largest annual cohort of Sphinx Familia to be invited! Major congratulations to all on your creativity, leadership, and contributions to the recording arts!
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Thank you, President Conner, David Howson, Elizabeth Dubben and everyone at Skidmore College for inviting me into your talented, creative and engaged community… I had an amazing time!
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Excited for this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Angélica Negrón, Composer-in-Residence of the Dallas Symphony, as she talks about the role of the composer in today’s society!
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I am proud to be a member of the Advisory Council for Stand for the Arts! America is the arts and entertainment capital of the world, yet its arts sector hardly receives any federal investment. I proudly
#StandForTheArts
. Congress, NO RECESS WITHOUT RELIEF! Be an
#ArtsHero
🎨
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Truly honored to witness President Obama bestow Medals of the Arts upon George Shirley and Ken Fischer (UMS)!
http://t.co/68A1hNz8lN
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Happy Birthday to the woman who transforms every day of my life into a passionate joyful adventure in eternity. Afa Sadykhly Dworkin... you are my partner, my guide, my love... you are my life.
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Honored that my film just won the Best Documentary Feature at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival! (our 4th film festival award in addition to our Emmy which all wouldn't have been possible without our extraordinary cast & crew... thank you!)
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Thank you so much Interlochen for the Carnegie shout-out, and everything else from saving my life as a student to partnering with Sphinx over the years!
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So excited to serve as the first ever Poet-in-Residence of Shar Music. I look forward to capturing their impact on the global music community and their extraordinary team through the medium of poetry!
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Happy BDay to my extraordinary wife.Remarkable mother,incomparable companion,I love the every day passions we share!
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If you missed the performance, the Ann Arbor Symphony just posted the text from my poem about the impact of music in our community which opened their season!
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Amazing day celebrating 15yrs of marriage to the extraordinary Afa Sadykhly Dworkin treadmill desk work, movie at home culminating with going out to sunset dinner (social distancing of course:)!
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So indescribably proud of Afa and the incomparable Sphinx Team... your joy of excellence shines…
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Ready for tonight’s concert here at Carnegie Music Hall with Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic under Maestro Guillermo Figueroa!!
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Excited about my recent article in 21st Century Musician!
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Truly amazing to celebrate the first federally recognized Juneteenth with family and friends!
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Honored to speak at the Walker Art Center under the leadership of the incredible Olga Viso! @…
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A true Thanksgiving Sunday to open New York Times and see the article on extraordinary Sphinx artists and amazing pic of Afa Sadykhly Dworkin!
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Excited to share this week's episode of my show Artful Science, My Wallet vs the Weather: Why Does Climate Matter When I Need a Job? with David Grinspoon, astrobiologist!
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Excited to be helping honor the jazz greats in our nation at Jazz at Lincoln Center!
#NEAJazz15
http://t.co/Mi3ZUL410O
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Excited to share my latest poem as Poetjournalist-in-Residence of the Wright Museum… “Black Jazz”!
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Honored and excited to have been able to give the keynote at the phenomenal Thrive Arts…
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Afa Sadykhly Dworkin is excited for her new herb garden thanks to Noah Dworkin... sage, thyme, purple kale, basil, habaneros:)... very exciting!!
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Deeply honored to join President Obama celebrating the recipients of the National Medal of Arts…
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Perfect evening of 12th anniversary at our fav Detroit spot, Ottava Via:)!
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Excited to see Michigan Marching Band with NY Phil bring down the house during the halftime show at the game!
http://t.co/TBPGKLZQqE
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Excited to be serving on this amazing Menuhin Competition panel on DEI today at 3:30pmET... hope you can join us!
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Check out this great review of the winners of the Nina Simone Competition... congrats again!
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Thanks to Good Morning America for sharing the impact of Sphinx and our amazing artists!
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Very excited to be joining an amazing group of colleagues on Chamber Music America Board of Directors!
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Amazing Sphinx Virtuosi U.K. debut at Britten Pears! Major congrats to all of our artists and deep appreciation to Lady Victoria Robey OBE (Order of the British Empire) for your leadership, generosity, friendship and hospitality… especially the gardens:)!
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16 years ago today I asked Afa to marry me on Melody Key as the sun set. Thank you to Nick Hexum (leader of multi-platinum band 311) for generously sharing your island with us, thank you Afa for your patience, kindness, talent, compassion and love... and I'm glad you said yes:)!
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Just wanted to share Dr. Seuss style poem I delivered as we honored the great Ken Fischer at Chamber Music America!
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Incredible innovative ideas brought by Caen, Danielle, Charlotte and Daniel at SphinxConnect! @…
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Axes, bourbon, Italian food and the most extraordinary family one could hope for… the perfect recipe to celebrate 52 years on this planet!
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Honored to be part of Jedi Munson's holiday Star Wars video!!!
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Since I'm Black, White, Jewish, Irish Catholic, Jehovah's Witness adoptee & Afa is Azerbaijani, Muslim, Jewish, 1st Gen immigrant & both boys are in interracial relationships, we celebrating Loving Day when Supreme Court ruled marriage restrictions based on race unconstitutional!
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Welcome to the founding Creative Partners who are joining forces with Arts Engines to co-curate the topics and guests for our shows and help make this a forum for and by the field. Thank you for your vision!
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Pretty exciting when the Emmy comes home:)! Major shoutouts again to Afa Sadykhly Dworkin, Robin Schwartz and the entire cast n crew of An American Prophecy!
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Proud of SMTD and Sphinx support of incredible DSO Classical Roots featuring Christine Lamprea,…
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Pretty cool eve with Nas and the DSO supporting Sphinx... all made possible by the Pistons:)!!
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Truly memorable eve sharing my poem about the connection between the U.S. and U.K. for the US Ambassadors to the UK and to Germany at the historic Winfield House in London (and a lil security detail:))
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I am so excited to serve as Poetjournalist for the City of Ann Arbor’s Bicentennial!
We are thrilled to announce that
@aaronpdworkin
, MacArthur Fellow, social entrepreneur, professor at the
@UMich
& member of the National Council on the Arts, will serve as the poetjournalist of Ann Arbor’s Bicentennial throughout 2024.
Learn more:
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Amazing to be back crossing the Atlantic after 7 years in the “relaxed” way and always cool going under Verrazzano-Narrows bridge with only 3m to spare🙂!!
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Excited for tonight’s performance of the Sphinx Virtuosi presented by Carnegie!!!
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So excited for the release of my new album, The Poetjournalist, on Azica Records! I hope you can check out this spoken word collection which explores African-American History, The Arts, The Power of Women, Identity, Mental Health, and Childhood.
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Honored to serve as a Founding Board Member of Project Healthy Minds and excited for our public launch today!
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So sad of Robin Williams loss without whom I would never have been able to goto UM, gave so much to so many. With love & affection Robin...
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Deeply honored to have my poem, Juneteenth, recited before Ambassador Hartley and guests at the U.S. Embassy in London by Aseye Olympio during their celebration of this important holiday!
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Totally excited and honored to be delivering the commencement address at my beloved Interlochen next Saturday... feel free to tune in!
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Woke up to great news in 2021 that our film, An American Prophecy, just received its newest laurels with recognition in The International Black & Diversity Film Festival! Thank you again to the cast and crew and the film is streaming at !
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Check out this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with guest, Marshall Marcus, CEO of the EUYO - The European Union Youth Orchestra as he speaks about the importance of the arts.
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Remarkable closing of Sphinx20 with UM Men's Glee Club&Sphinx Symphony!
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Truly honored to utilize this medium of poetjournalism to illustrate the elegant yet complex history of Ann Arbor!
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Partnering in UK with Chi-Chi Nwanoku, presented Royal Philharmonic Society Honor-I am deeply moved&appreciative!
http://t.co/TdJzSPtVYg
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Honored as a Ford Freedom Awards "Talents that Unite" with Oprah, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Misty Copeland, Queen Latifah
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Excited to have cast my votes for this year's
#GRAMMYs
... so many extraordinary artists! Music thrives on the diversity of its creators. I encourage my fellow
@RecordingAcademy
Voting Members to be sure to cast your First Round ballot by Oct. 20!
#Vote4GRAMMYs
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Excited for this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Jenny Bilfield, President and CEO of Washington Performing Arts, as she shares the process and impact of commissioning and transforming audiences!
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Honored to be on The Creative Process podcast along with other guests including Neil Patrick Harris and Poet Laureate, Ada Limón!
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So thankful to Tito and the amazing Phoenix Symphony, it is an honor to perform with you!
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Excited to serve as moderator for UM's DEI Summit: Arts & Social Change! I encourage you to join us for what will be a provocative and informative discussion with extraordinary leaders!
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Thanks
@gavinpurcell
(former producer of The Tonight Show) for having me on the show and
@PhilNoLimits
(my poker mentor)… I doubled my skills just during the show… next stop, Final Table at the Main Event!
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Wonderful Nowruz dinner and “jumping the fire” with the family!
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Truly extraordinary evening with the incomparable Sphinx Virtuosi at their sold-out Carnegie Hall performance tonite!
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I am excited to interview Rhiannon Giddens during the Opening Plenary of
@SphinxOrg
's
#SphinxConnect
, which will convene online Jan. 27 to 29, 2022. Register now for 3 days of panels and discussions about the future of the arts: .
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Giving thanks for this day of the birth of my extraordinary, talented, dedicated, nurturing, compassionate, brilliant and beautiful wife and life partner
@afadworkin
!
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Totally amazing time performing as Guest Artist with the fantastic Greensboro Symphony under the direction of the incomparable maestro Leslie Dunner :-)!
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Excited to be giving keynote address this Friday at the national ASTA conference, Talent is No Accident of Birth: A DE&I Journey through the World of Strings... feel free to tune in!
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Great to chill at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (1st chapter in my Entrepreneurial Artist book) and the (fictional) home of my favorite detective:)!
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Thank you to NBC News for your coverage of Sphinx's educational work and artists including the amazing Kalena Bovell and Joseph Conyers!)
🫱🏿🫲🏾 Celebrate Juneteenth with us! 📺 Tune in to NBC News ➡️ for a national feature on the Sphinx Organization. Experience the power of diversity in the arts! ✨🎵
#Juneteenth
#SphinxOrganization
#DiversityInTheArts
#NBCNews
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Excited to share this week's episode of my show Artful Science, Red Mars Gray Moon: Why the Weather in Space Matters with Sarah Noble!
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Love this coverage of Afa’s extraordinary leadership and the impact of Sphinx!
Thank you,
#canvasrebelmagazine
, for sharing my story and the work of the Sphinx Organization!
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Major congratulations to members of the Sphinx family Michael Abels, Kris Bowers, Clayton Penrose-Whitmore and everyone involved in the making of this amazing film! Everyone should check it out at your local theater!
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We wanted to share the impact the taking of George Floyd's life had on us...
Breathe
We wanted to share the impact the taking of George Floyd's life had on us...
www.youtube.com
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Nothing like the annual father son road trip to Pittsburgh for his fav team, center ice against the glass:)!
http://t.co/AJY8zZwIUI
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Excited to celebrate Michigan's work in the arts at New World Center in Miami with President Schlissel, our SMTD students and other leaders!
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Thank you, Jennifer Conlin and HOUR Magazine for spotlighting Sphinx's mission during this milestone year!
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Spring break in Michigan with 10” of snow… just an excuse for another extraordinary eve with the incomparable Afa!
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Excited for this week's episode of my show Arts Engines with Robert McGrath, Chief Operating Officer of the Cincinnati Symphony, as he shares the structure of their historic collective bargaining agreement with musicians!
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