• Goal:  Create an annual fellowship program for student musicians of color to work within the HSO, beginning with a financial commitment of no less than $25,000 in the 2020-21 season.
• Maximize engagement with the Sphinx organization and participation in the National Alliance for Audition Support program.  
  • http://www.sphinxmusic.org/
  • http://www.sphinxmusic.org/national-alliance-for-audition-support/  

PROGRESS:

• Received $150,000 grant from the Roberts Foundation that will help launch diversity fellowship. In preliminary discussions with a local school of music about the goals and structure of the fellowship program.
• Re-upped our membership in the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS) for 2021. In February 2021, participated in the Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions (SOPA) for violin, trombone, and percussion.