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THE SPHINX CATALOG OF LATIN-AMERICAN CELLO WORKS
The Sphinx Catalog of Latin American Cello Works has been created in order to facilitate the access to information related to the work of Latin American composers centered on the cello. It is the most extensive source of its kind, with more than 2000 entries on the date of its release.

THE SPHINX CATALOG OF LATIN-AMERICAN VIOLA WORKS
The Sphinx Catalog of Latin American Viola Works, offered by Strings of Latin America and the Sphinx Organization, is the most comprehensive source of its category, with more than 820 entries to date.

THE SPHINX CATALOG OF LATIN-AMERICAN VIOLIN WORKS
The Sphinx Catalog of Latin American Violin Works is the newest database created by Strings of Latin America with the aim of facilitating the access to information related to the works for stringed instruments by Latin American composers. It is the most extensive source of its kind, with more than 1500 entries on the date of its release.

CELLO WORKS BY BLACK COMPOSERS
CelloBello’s mission has always been to foster a global cello community, and to that end we hope this new database may help encourage new curiosities and explorations into this repertoire that, historically, has not been equally represented on our concert stages or in our music schools. 

THE EDWIN A. FLEISHER COLLECTION OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
Works by Composers of African Descent (PDF)
Latin American Orchestral Works (PDF)

INSTITUTE FOR COMPOSER DIVERSITY
The Institute for Composer Diversity is dedicated to the celebration, education, and advocacy of music created by composers from historically underrepresented groups through online tools, research-based resources, and sponsored initiatives.

LATIN ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
To provide a single, complete, and comprehensive online catalog that contains orchestral music from Latin America and the Caribbean, and to make it accessible to conductors, music directors, music administrators, librarians, students, teachers, researchers, and music lovers in general. This online catalog contains over 9,000 original orchestral works by over 1,600 composers from 24 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, and serves as a bridge between the music and the composers or publishers.

MUNDO ARTS
Mundo Arts enriches classical singing with its Latin American & Spanish Vocal Music Collection, offering unique scores and resources. It also hosts the renowned Barcelona Festival of Song, a summer program where classical singers immerse in the study of Latin American and Iberian art song.

MUSIC BY BLACK COMPOSERS
Music by Black Composers (MBC) is dedicated to helping to bring greater diversity to the ranks of classical music performers, composers, and audiences by making the music of Black composers available to everyone. MBC’s Living Composers Directory is designed for those seeking to commission; for performers, conductors, and concert programmers seeking existing music; and for other researchers and scholars of contemporary classical music

Composer Databases

CHAMBER MUSIC AMERICA: The Composers Equity Project
A Database of ALAANA,* Women, and Gender Non-Conforming Composers

COMPOSERS DIVERSITY COLLECTIVE
We exist to eliminate the industry’s challenge to find culturally diverse music creators, music supervisors, sound engineers and musicians, to increase our own awareness of each other, and to dispel misconceptions about the stylistic range of any minority composer.