Music Competition for Young African-American and Latino String Players

To help young classical musicians in U.S. African-American and Latino communities, Chevron funds the annual Sphinx Competition for players of stringed instruments.

This annual competition, open to African-American and Latino string players under the age of 22, is sponsored by Concert Competitions and Music Development, Inc., a nonprofit organization that encourages, recognizes and helps develop classical talent in minority communities.

The Sphinx Competition has become a pipeline of talent into programs with under-represented minorities, such as institutions providing higher education music degrees, music school faculties and professional orchestras and touring ensembles.