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How to hold a Play-In

An online discussion on January 28, 2pm ET

Join ACMP IAC and NAOC councillors Michael Knoch, Phyllis Kaiden, Virginia Feldman and Robert Myers; Board members Peter Aupperle and Susan Alexander and Executive Director Stephanie Griffin to exchange ideas about how best to organize your own Play-In

Register now!

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Chamber Music for Novice-level Players

Violinist and educator Jill Schultz shares tips on how to find satisfying chamber music repertoire for novice-level players.

Announcing the 2022 Holiday Caption Contest Winners!

The winner of ACMP’s 2022 Holiday Caption Contest is pianist Hsing-ay Hsu, with runners-up Victoria Bryan and Christopher Minarich. Check out their fun captions and read about our winners!

Watch the Kronos Quartet Master Class on YouTube

Sign up to play on April 15, 2023

ACMP’s first online master class with the Kronos Quartet on Saturday, November 12, 2022 was a success! Congratulations to the three groups from Idaho State University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and SUNY New Paltz who performed so beautifully. Watch the November class and sign up now to play on April 15.

Location search: By proximity? Or in a specific location?

An easy guide to searching the ACMP directories by location.

Just Play Concert in California

ACMP Members Sue Soong, Kevin Jim, Angus Davol, and Julie Park play music by Beethoven and Gabriela Lena Frank

California ACMP members Sue Soong, Kevin Jim, Angus Davol, and Julie Park perform an ambitious program of Beethoven and Gabriela Lena Frank at their concert in Albany, California, supported in part by ACMP’s Just Play and Home Coaching grants.

Watch the concert on YouTube!

Meet ACMP member Michael Knoch, IAC Ambassador in Germany

Read about Michael Knoch (in German and English) and come hear his Just Play sponsored concert in Berlin on November 27.

A new website and free membership for all

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, ACMP is returning to its roots by dropping its membership dues. Read all about it, and about some of the new features of this new website (including helpful tips on how to renew your membership and tweak your personal profile.)

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Grants

The ACMP Foundation awards grants to foster the playing of chamber music for pleasure by people of all ages and skill levels from all over the world. Since its founding in 1993, the ACMP Foundation has awarded over 3,000 grants totaling over $4 million dollars for ongoing programs and special projects promoting participatory chamber music activities worldwide. ACMP grant recipients include workshop presenters, nonprofit organizations, regional and national institutions, individuals, and ensembles. The ACMP Foundation does not require non-profit/charity status for grantees (501c3 in the U.S.).

Workshops and Community Music Programs

Apply for funding for your workshops and community programs for amateur musicians of all ages. Grants are awarded to programs offering active participatory chamber music experiences to adult amateurs and children.

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Home Coaching

The Home Coaching program encourages musicians who meet regularly as a group to engage a professional coach in order to gain musical insight, develop efficient rehearsal skills and exchange musical ideas.

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Play-In

ACMP awards up to $500 to individuals or organizations towards expenses for public Play-Ins. A Play-In is a participatory chamber music event, where all in attendance bring their instruments and play chamber music for pleasure in small and large ensembles. Listeners are also welcome, but Play-Ins are not concerts.

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Just Play

ACMP awards micro-grants to help chamber music ensembles showcase work they have rehearsed and prepared in an informal concert setting. All players in the ensemble must be members of ACMP.

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“A long and generous tradition of providing a network for players, and a source of useful information on chamber music and performance”
— Ronald M Costell, cello
“The best Facebook “avant la lettre” for chamber music players”
— Henri van den Hombergh , Violin , Nijmegen, Netherlands
“A tremendous resource for networking, and a community of similarly chamber-music-crazed individuals!”
— Stephen Poppel, clarinet
“Education, opportunity!”
— Shari Ebert, violin
“A portal to promised serendipities. Some get to be tangible.”
— Marjana Viero Rutkowski, cello
“A worldwide resource not found in kayaking or cross-country skiing”
— Gary Leisman, flute
“As a chamber music junkie, ACMP is a great resource!”
— Arlene Hajinlian, piano
“An excellent resource for all things amateur adults need to know to find and play together”
— Rita Spillman, piano
“A great international family of musicians connecting players around the world. I found many friends by our community and even during the pandemic we kept well connected”
— Stephan Brandel, violin
“The way to stay connected to chamber music, the heart of my life…”
— Julie Fulkerson, violin
“An important database and support group”
— Linda Plaut, violin
“Very valuable resource and community builder for chamber music players and fans. Really appreciate your grants – they help small organizations like us (Chamber Music Madness, in Seattle WA) put on workshops for students and adults, with professional coaching”
— Pamela McDonald, violin
“I love the organization. I have made great friends and had wonderful chamber music experiences through ACMP”
— Janet White, cello
“A resource for diverse musical people interested in chamber music”
— Dwight Campbell, horn
“A network to find chamber music players worldwide”
— Yuki Konii, cello
“I was so excited when I found out it was possible to link up with players around the world. It’s a magical thing to be able to turn up somewhere and know you have a link with people in a foreign country because you share a love of chamber music.”
— Sarah Watson, viola
“It provides a way to connect with other chamber players, widen my knowledge of chamber music and improve my playing skills”
— Valerie Chereskin, flute
“Linked me with incredible friends all around the world to play music”
— David Rasmussen, violin
“ACMP helps me find workshops, other players when I travel, and now is getting me going with online playing.”
— Mari Gottdiener, violin
“A nice resource for finding players and workshops, and the founder of the Worldwide Play-In”
— Mary Felley, cello
“An international community of people who love playing chamber music”
— David Pearl, cello

ACMP By The Numbers

Players
>2,000
Grants Awarded
>$4M
Countries
>30
Email Subscribers
>4,000
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CMA and ACMP

Partners in Chamber Music!

Chamber Music America (CMA) and ACMP are finding new ways to support one another in our shared mission of supporting the field of chamber music worldwide.

 At a Glance

Online Chamber Music Resources

ACMP is committed to helping music lovers worldwide in their efforts to keep chamber music alive over the Internet throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond.

 A Makeshift Studio in The Bronx

The Joy Of Jamulus!

A how-to guide to playing chamber music online with the free open-source software Jamulus.

 JamKazam

Playing Chamber Music Over the Internet – For Real!

Susan Alexander shares her insights on JamKazam with links to her user-friendly how-to guide.

 Worldwide Musical Friendships

Kitty Benton and the Return of “The Flying Cellist”

Kitty Benton reconnects with “The Flying Cellist” whom she wrote about in the 2013 ACMP newsletter.

 Member News

ACMP Member Home devastated in Colorado Fire

ACMP member pianist Shieko Uno lost her home and her pianos in the Marshall Fire in Colorado on December 30, 2021.

 Planned Giving

Remembering Louise Hauser: Educator and Philanthropist

ACMP is grateful to have received a generous bequest from the late Louise Jean Hauser Russo, who passed away on December 3, 2020 at the age of 99.

 Chamber Music Commission

ACMP Commissions Composer Paul Moravec

In August 2021 ACMP awarded Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec to write a new trio “Omne Trium Perfectum,” specifically to be played by adult amateur chamber musicians.
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