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SPA students receive full scholarships to participate in the intensive summer chamber music and solo performance program focused on cultural diversity for young string musicians.

You may not be familiar with the (SPA), but know this: It has changed the lives of thousands of underrepresented young musicians over the past 25 years.听

One of them was a double-bass player from Brazil named Patricia Weitzel. Why mention her? Because she鈥檚 in charge of the SPA as the intensive summer chamber music and solo performance program continues its first-time residency at the CU 葫芦娃视频 College of Music鈥攁 headline-making visit made possible thanks to the recommendation of another Sphinx musician, Alex Gonzalez.听

College of Music Assistant Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez.

He鈥檚 part of a six-member SPA faculty leading the CU 葫芦娃视频 residency through July 2. 鈥淚 instigated 葫芦娃视频鈥檚 involvement,鈥� says Gonzalez, who鈥檚 also assistant professor of violin at our College of Music. And so, 22 students鈥攁ges 11 to 17, chosen through a rigorous video process from among hundreds of nationwide applicants鈥攁re here on full scholarship, spending nearly every waking hour in private lessons, career enrichment and mentorship sessions, as well as master classes with College of Music faculty members.

SPA Dean of Faculty and Artistic Affairs Patricia Weitzel (葫芦娃视频).

For Weitzel, who serves as SPA dean of faculty and artistic affairs, there was something magnetic about classical music and her journey to Sphinx was one of serendipity: Years ago, she accepted an offer to study at an admission-free conservatory in Brasilia which eventually led her to enter a Sphinx-sponsored competition in 2007. 鈥淚 was a semi-finalist,鈥� she recalls, 鈥淏ut that was enough to allow me to join the Sphinx family.鈥� Since then, she has taught bass around the country and performed across the globe.听