2019 NOI+F/Sphinx Fellowship Project
In 2019, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F) Sphinx Futurist Fellow Camille Jones curated a professional development workshop to connect music students in Prince George’s County Maryland to professional Black and Latinx artists. Her work also included commissioning two works for high school and middle school orchestra by the composers Carlos Simon and Erica Telisnor. Each work would be performed by two combined orchestras respectively. Including: Bowie HS, Northwestern HS, Suitland HS, Hyattsville MS, Benjamin Foulois, and Thomas Pullen. Camille also collaborated with Sphinx competition laureates Melissa White and Elena Urioste, and music director of Play on Philly, Andres Gonzales, for this event.
The arrival of the global coronavirus pandemic inevitably meant the delay and reimagining of the previously planned in-person activities. However, Camille and the K-12 teachers were passionate about finding ways to engage with students in a virtual setting. Below you will find an adaptation of this project that’s suitable for a virtual teaching environment!
Carlos Simon - Journey
The combined talents of Camille’s colleagues and students participating in the fellowship project brought forth this video project of Carlos Simon’s Journey!
Video Editor: Michael Abramyan
Composer Interview:
Carlos Simon
Check out this interview where Carlos gives insight into his background as a composer and his writing process! Many thanks to the students from the NOI+F/Sphinx Futurist fellowship project who submitted their questions.
String Technique Series
In this 6-part video series, NOI+F/Sphinx Futurist Fellow Camille Jones and her colleagues present a variety of basic string techniques that are applicable to any young and aspiring string students! This series was originally curated for the middle school and high school students of Prince George's County, Maryland, that participated in the 2019 Sphinx Futurist Fellowship project.
This series is not intended to substitute personal instruction, but rather act as additional guidance to new and beginner students.
