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| Dr. Arthur C. Dawkins |
This Alexandria native began his pursuit of music by playing woodwinds at age 12. He served as vice principal at T. C. Williams High School. Dr. Dawkins is recognized for founding the Howard University Jazz Repertory Orchestra and as one of the first African-American musicians to play in major venues of post-segregation Washington. He also developed a curriculum of Jazz Oral History, which focused on masters of modern jazz and is housed at the Howard University’s Moorland Spingarn Research Center. For more than 25 years he served as the musical contractor for Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.).
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