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Event Tag: Social
Event Tag: Social
- DC Chamber Music Play-in Dec 15, 2024
- Adult Chamber Music Intensive
- Amateur Chamber Music Retreat at Garth Newel Music Center
- Church Street School Chamber Music Reading Party!
- Metro DC-area Chamber Music Circle
- Adult Chamber Music & Chamber Orchestra Reading Party
- Adult Amateur Chamber Music Reading Party
- Boston Adult Chamber Music Intensive Session 1
- Tamarack Arts 2024 Summer String Intensive
- Play-In hosted by Chamber Music | OC!
- SSC Adult Chamber Music Play-In
- 92NY School of Music & ACMP Chamber Music Play-In
- Madison Bach Musicians Summer Chamber Music Workshop
- International Cello Workshop for Adults
- Easton Chamber Music Festival
- Manhattan Chamber Players Workshop
- Ischia Chamber Music Workshop
- Chamber Music Circle
- Adult Chamber Music Retreat
- Strings in Spring
- International Cello Workshop Adult Amateur
- Juilliard Extension: Folk and Fiddle Traditions for Classical Strings
- Group improv “In C” as part of Recital with (Literary) “Points of View”
- SSC Adult Chamber Music Play-In
- Adult Chamber Music Workshop
- Adult Chamber Music Workshop
- Friday Morning Chamber Music Reading
- Northeast Chamber Music Seminar
- Amateur Chamber Music Retreat
- Banff International String Quartet Festival (BISQFest)
- VJC Big Band performance
- Milford, CT Play-In
- ACMP Brooklyn Bonanza: A Play-In and Fundraiser for ACMP, with special guest speaker Bruce Adolphe
- Play-In at Chamber Music | OC
- DC Chamber Play-in 2023-12-17
- Chamber Music Play In
- The Chamber Music Center of New York – Adult Intensive Weekend
- Island Sonata
- Adult Studies Concert
- ACMP Chamber Music Play In
- Play-In session
- Denver Chamber Music Festival Adult Amateur Workshop
- WAYACHAMP Autumn Academy 2023
- Maplewood Chamber Music Workshop
- Dallas Chamber Music Ensemble Rehearsal meeting
- Adult Chamber Players Weekend
- Tucson Adult Chamber Players
- Canet Clàssic – la festa de la música clàssica amateur
- 88 fingers, second edition
- Exploring the Science of Dendrochronology, and how it applies to musical instruments
- 2023 Madison Bach Musicians Summer Chamber Music Workshop
- New Directions Cello Festival
- Dallas Chamber Music Ensemble meet-and-greet
- Midsummer Musical Retreat
- Garth Newel Amateur Chamber Music Retreat
- Diller-Quaile’s Adult Chamber Music Workshop
- Diller-Quaile’s Adult Chamber Music Workshop
- Third Street Music School – Choir, Strings, and Chamber – Adult Programs Concert
- Quintet Concert in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
- VJC Big Band 2022 Scholarship Gala
- Midsummer Musical Retreat (MMR)
- La Gran Schubertiada
- Play-In session in Lake Forest, CA!
- Birch Creek Chamber Music Retreat
- Birch Creek Wind Ensemble Retreat
- After Arts Chamber Music Party!
- Sunmmertrios Intensive Workshop 2022
- Summertrios ProAm Workshop 2022
- Maplewood Chamber Music Workshop
- Maplewood Chamber Music Workshop
- Maplewood Chamber Music Workshop
- Encontro de Camara Floriparte
- VIII Chamber Music Course for Amateur Musicians
- Chamber Music Workshop – Fivesparks Music Festival
- VJC Presents a Virtual Big Band Swing Dance: An Evening With Samirah Evans & Eugene Uman
- Delgani Virtual Adult Chamber Music Workshop
- Adult Amateur Program- Brancaleoni International Music Festival
- Adult Chamber Music One-Day Retreat
- Vermont Jazz Center’s 45th Annual Summer Jazz Workshop
- Hollyhock Farm Chamber Music Workshop
- Summertrios *New* Jill’s Skills and Drills Workshop 2022
- Academy of Chamber Music in Budapest
- Settlement Music School Chamber Music Festival
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Join ACMP at the CMA National Conference in Houston, February 13-16, 2025
Join ACMP for an action-packed chamber music vacation in Houston, Texas this February at the CMA National Conference. We're making history! For the first time in ACMP's long-standing relationship with CMA we are collaborating with them on their annual conference as a Partner Organization. We've made sure there are many fabulous activities of interest to all of you who play chamber music for pleasure.Read More ↗
ACMP Film Club: “Through the Darkness”
Celebrating Schoenberg at 150: Watch Hilan Warshaw's documentary film and meet him at ACMP Film Club on Sunday, October 6 at 2pm ET on Zoom.Read More ↗
The Daraja Music Initiative: 15 years of Music and Conservation in Tanzania
Since 2017, ACMP member clarinetist and nonprofit leader Alexys Bush has traveled to Tanzania, Africa where she teaches general music and clarinet for the Daraja Music Initiative (DMI), for whom she serves as Assistant Director. DMI bridges music education and the conservation of Tanzania's national tree - the African Blackwood, also known as ebony - used to make clarinets, oboes, piccolos, and some string fingerboards. It's not too late to get involved in DMI's 15th anniversary season as a volunteer!Read More ↗
Playing for Good: The Mystic String Quartet and Big Lux
The Mystic Quartet joins forces with hip-hop violinist Big Lux in a unique and highly creative concert program, "Harmony Not Hate," on as a benefit for the Southern Poverty Law Center at 4pm on October 19 at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church in Mystic, Connecticut. Read about the thinking behind the program, their discovery of new works through the Kronos Quartet "Fifty for the Future" online library, and their adventures working with a renowned hip-hop artist - and support their cause!Read More ↗
How to convert a Merton Music 2-up Booklet to a Single-Page PDF
Struggling to convert those pesky booklet-style Merton Music pdfs in IMSLP to a single-page pdf that you can easily print or read on your iPad? ACMP member Tom Frenkel has figured it out! Read his handy guide.Read More ↗
Win 2 tickets to Peoples’ Symphony Chamber Concerts!
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ECUADOR, MEXICO AND SPAIN: WINE & FRIENDSHIP
Music can bridge cultural divides and connect people from all over the world. Read Catalina Paredes' story about the "Just Play" concert in Quito on July 27, 2024.Read More ↗
New Listening Club Video: Peter Fender on Schubert’s Octet
Out now! Watch the video recording from our recent Listening Club event with British conductor, composer, and educator Peter Fender on Franz Schubert’s delightful Octet in F major, D. 803.Read More ↗
CAMMAC receives the 2024 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award
On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Corinne Bergeron presented ACMP's annual Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award to CAMMAC (Canadian Amateur Musicians - Musiciens Amateurs du Canada) in Harrington, Québec. CAMMAC is the first international recipient of this award since it was launched in 2016.Read More ↗
ACMP supports the Afghan National Institute of Music
ACMP gave a grant to the Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM) in Braga, Portugal, in support of its unique and varied chamber music program. Read ACMP's interview with ANIM's founder and director, Dr. Ahmad SarmastRead More ↗
Play-In Season in British Columbia, Part II: Vancouver
Vancouver NAOC councilor Christina Wolf hosted the official ACMP Vancouver Worldwide Play-In event on May 20, 2024 at Arts Umbrella on Granville Island. Twenty string players and two pianists were in attendance, from Vancouver and its outlying suburbs, Vancouver Island, Bellingham, Washington and The Bronx, NY.Read More ↗
Play-In Season in British Columbia, Part I: Nanaimo
This Play-In season, Stephanie and her partner Hilliard Greene attended ACMP Play-Ins in British Columbia, Canada, starting with a visit with Jane Stein Wilson in Nanaimo.Read More ↗
Over 80 musicians gather for a Play-In at the 92nd Street Y
On June 2, 2024, over 80 adult amateur chamber musicians gathered for a Play-In co-produced by ACMP and the 92nd Street Y at the 92nd Street Y School of Music.Read More ↗
ACMP Listening Club: Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803
Join us for an exciting journey through Franz Schubert’s Octet in F major, D. 803, led by British conductor, composer, and educator Peter Fender. We'll dive deep into the first, fourth, and sixth movements of this captivating piece, written for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, and double bass. Topics will include setting tempos, stage setup, characterization of the fourth movement variations, balancing the instrumentation, rhythms, best recordings, and much more.Read More ↗
News of Note 2024
Hear ye, hear ye...read all about it! Check out the web version of the 2024 News of Note with highlights from this year's news, a cartoon, a recipe and even a puzzle. (Submit your answers by July 1.)Read More ↗
Last-minute opportunity for Advanced Cellists: Full-Scholarship to Music Mountain’s Chamberfest (July 4 – 9)
Attention Advanced Cellists: One of ACMP's recent grantees in our 2024 Chamber Music Workshop and Community Music grant cycle has just lost a cellist and is offering a full scholarship to an advanced adult amateur cellist who can fill in on short notice for Music Mountain Chamberfest 2024: July 4-9 in Falls Village, Connecticut.Read More ↗
Explore Schubert’s Octet with Peter Fender
Delve into Schubert's Octet with British conductor, composer and educator Peter Fender in the first edition of ACMP Listening Club on Sunday, June 3 at 2pm Eastern time.Read More ↗
Wine, Weiner and Witt
Read ACMP violinist and coach María Catalina Paredes' story about the recent Just Play-supported concert “Wine, Weiner and Witt” in the city of Quito, Ecuador at Café Rio Intag (and continued at Pizzaria Amici Miel) on March 11, 2024. María Catalina organized this international gathering of ACMP members with the help of fellow Ecuadorian violinists Eudin Ramos and Keyber Perez and American cellist Tom Cappaert.Read More ↗
Connecting the generations through music
Lorraine Marks-Field founded two intergenerational orchestras in New Jersey and Florida, emphasizing inclusivity and personal growth through music. Her approach connects players of all ages and abilities, fostering mentoring relationships and intergenerational bonds that extend beyond musical excellence to enrich lives.Read More ↗
New Masterclass Video: Calvin Wiersma coaches Messiaen!
Check out the video recording from our recent class with violinist and chamber music! coach extraordinaire Calvin Wiersma on practice and rehearsal techniques in Olivier Messiaen’s seminal work, the "Quartet for the End of Time." During the class, Cal worked with ACMP musicians Kenneth Margolis (clarinet), Yolanda Wu (violin), Ben Pfeifer (cello) and Skip Kennon (piano.)Read More ↗
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