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- Chamber Music for Novice-level Players
- “Fall Worldwide Play-In” grant cycle now open!
- Creating a Culture of Listening: Exploring Conscious Listening Workshops with Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu
- 2017 Worldwide Chamber Music Workshop Guide
- 2017 Worldwide Play-In Brings Players Together Across the Globe
- 2018 ACMP Worldwide Chamber Music Workshop Guide
- 2018 Worldwide Play-In Weekend – Let the Playing Begin!
- 2019 Livestream Masterclass – Explore Tango Rhythms & Debussy Quartet Without Leaving Home!
- 2021 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award: The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music
- 2022 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award: The Music Conservatory of Westchester
- 2022 Worldwide Play-In: International Highlights
- 2022 Worldwide Play-In: U.S. Highlights
- 2023 Worldwide Play-In Weekend: May 19-21
- 25% ACMP Discount for Tamarack Arts: August 12 – 15
- 70 Years of ACMP – A Nod to Our Founder, Helen B. Rice
- 8 ways for violinists to improve posture – from The Strad
- A Broken-Hearted Matt Haimovitz Laments his Goffriller’s Broken Neck
- A Musician’s Puzzle
- A new way to support ACMP: Holiday Shopping!
- A new website and free membership for all
- A special birthday gift: a newly commissioned chamber work!
- A Tribute to Candice Chin (1976 – 2022)
- A Wonderful Day of Chamber Music at MCW!
- ACMP – Livestream Masterclass: Learn chamber music without leaving the house
- ACMP 2023 Giving Report
- ACMP 75th Anniversary Worldwide Play-In Weekend: May 13-15, 2022
- ACMP and CMA: Partners in chamber music!
- ACMP Announces 2nd sponsored ensemble for From the Top with Christopher O’Riley
- ACMP appoints Stephanie Griffin as Executive Director
- ACMP at the CMA National Conference
- ACMP Board and Outreach Councils Look to the Future
- ACMP Board Member Marjana Rutkowski receives the title of Emeritus Citizen of Porto Alegre
- ACMP Fall Updates 2019
- ACMP Field Trip – A Time to Meet Members and Make New Partnerships
- ACMP Film Club: A Late Quartet
- ACMP Foundation Announces the Return of the Community Music Program
- ACMP Honors Kitty Benton with the Helen Rice Award
- ACMP Honors the Founder of IMSLP Public Domain Music Library
- ACMP member adventures in Ecuador
- ACMP member cycles around the world with her dog, violin and ACMP directory!
- ACMP Member Discount for Early Music Week in New Hampshire: July 25-28
- ACMP Member Discount for Inside Music Academy
- ACMP Member Home devastated in Colorado Fire
- ACMP Members’ Holiday Music Gatherings
- ACMP Presents Its First Interactive Live Stream Chamber Music Masterclass – exploring Piazzolla and Prokofiev
- ACMP Receives Grant from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
- ACMP Representatives Gather in the Netherlands
- ACMP Sponsors FROM THE TOP with Christopher O’Riley
- ACMP Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter
- ACMP Supports From the Top on NPR and Spreads the Word About ACMP
- ACMP Updates – Announcing the 2018-19 Season
- ACMP Updates – Announcing the 2019-20 Season
- ACMP Updates – Fall 2018
- ACMP Virtual Worldwide Play-In: March 20 & 21, 2021
- ACMP’s Going Places Program Brings U.S. & International Players Together in Tokyo, Japan
- Amateurs and Contemporary Music: The Prevailing Winds
- AMCP Eighth Annual Worldwide Play-in Weekend, March 7 & 8, 2020!
- An ACMP Love Story
- An Interview with the Dalí Quartet: Winners of the 2023 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award
- Announcing a New Partnership with SHAR Music
- Announcing the 2018 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award
- Announcing the 2019 ACMP Worldwide Chamber Music Workshop Guide
- Announcing the 2019 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award
- Announcing the 2022 Holiday Caption Contest Winners!
- Another flying cellist lands in Ecuador
- Arts Council England Announces Broader Focus for Arts Funding
- ATTN ACMP WINDS: 20% discount on The Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival this August!
- Away, Away to the UK
- Breakfast with Joshua Bell on May 9 in NYC: 15 Free Tickets for ACMP Members
- Ca Tombe Bien (it all worked out in the end). String quartet parts reunite?
- CelloBello Website Offers Extensive Resources for the Dedicated Cellist
- Chamber Music Brings Young Musicians Together
- Chamber Music Fridays at the 92nd Street Y starts up again on February 4, 2022
- Chamber Music Master Class in DC
- Chamber Music Workshops Look to the Internet in 2020
- Classical Music World Worries Over Clampdown On Trade In Rosewood
- Commissioned Chamber Music Work for ACMP
- Debussy and Zarvos -The Music of the 2019 ACMP Livestream Masterclass
- Dutch Treat: ACMP to the Rescue!
- Dvorák Cello Conversion Kit
- Dvořák: The Chamber Music Survey with Martinů Quartet
- Eighth Annual ACMP Worldwide Play-In 2020 – Reports
- English Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams Born On This Day in 1872
- Even Classical Music Is Getting Faster These Days
- Featured ACMP Member Michael Knoch
- Featured ACMP Member: Virginia Feldman
- Floryse Bennett (1946 – 2020) – a remarkable ACMP member!
- For ACMP Member and Retired CEO, Music is the Fountain of Youth
- Giving Back to the Community: ACMP and Music for Food
- GO FOR BAROQUE……an early music workshop in NYC
- Hand-written Chopin Score Bought by Warsaw Museum
- Happy Halloween! “From the Top” Young Musicians share some Scary Fun
- Hausmann Quartet Livestream Concert sponsored by the SoCal Chamber Music Workshop
- Historic Bassoon Brings Two Generations of Musicians Together for a Special Concert in Palo Alto
- Holocaust Survivor Gives the Gift of Music to Bronx Schoolgirl
- Home Coaching Report: David Yang in Belgium
- Honoring our History – Remembering Clinton B. Ford
- How to Hold a Play-In
- How to hold a Play-In: January 28, 2023, 2pm ET on Zoom
- Imperfect Pitch – Excerpts From an ACMP Member’s Anecdotes on a Familiar Obsession
- In memoriam: John Dexter, longtime coach and former violist of the Manhattan String Quartet
- Inaugural Concert – ACMP Villa Musica Chamber Music Club, San Diego, CA
- Inside Music Academy Book Club Starts July 2, 2022
- JamKazam: Playing Chamber Music Over the Internet – For Real!
- Just Play – ACMPs new micro-grant program – makes its first grant
- Just Play Concert: ACMP Members in California perform Beethoven and Gabriela Lena Frank
- Kitty Benton and the Return of “The Flying Cellist”
- Kronos Quartet “50 for the Future” Online Masterclasses: Saturday, November 12, 2022 and Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 2pm Eastern on Zoom
- Kronos Quartet Master Class Live-Stream and Repertoire
- Kronos Quartet Master Class Repertoire Reveal:
- Kronos Quartet Second Master Class: Saturday, April 15
- Learn to Improvise with Bassist Hilliard Greene
- Legendary violinist Kyung Wha Chung’s top tips for musicians
- List your Summer or Fall Workshop in the CMA Directory of Festivals, Schools and Workshops
- Live Stream Tango Quartet Masterclass Feb 10
- Location search: By proximity? Or in a specific location?
- Love at First Note
- Luke Fleming’s online Chamber Music Master Class: Sunday, June 26, 2pm EDT on Zoom
- Making Time for Making Music – Amy Nathan Discusses Her New Book with ACMP
- Message from a Member – Donald H. of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mini Coaching Videos For Strings With PUBLIQuartet
- Mini Coaching Videos For Winds with Imani Winds
- Music and the Holocaust
- Music Ideas for the 2019 Play-in
- Music Teachers Make Their Mark with Personal Connections, High Standards and Infectious Passion
- My Papa Haydn, The Ultimate Therapist
- NAOC Adventures in Vancouver, Canada
- New ACMP Partnership Brings ACMP Players to Community in Queens, NY
- New addition to the ACMP Home Coaching Grants Program
- New Adult Amateur Workshop: Winterhaven at Avaloch Farm
- New Directions Cello Festival!
- New Horizons Introduces New Chamber Music Camps
- New Video Coaching Tools for Chamber Music Players
- New Video Coaching Tools for Chamber Music Players
- New Video: The April 15 Kronos Quartet Master Class
- New York String Studio shares Tips and Treats video series
- Not Your Grandmother’s Quartet
- October is ACMP Drop-in Month! Pick a piece, find new players, DROP IN and PLAY CHAMBER MUSIC!
- Online Chamber Music Resources At A Glance
- Online Early Music Master Class with Andrew Appel
- Pachelbel would be amazed!
- Picking Wedding Music for that Special Day
- Press Release – Livestream Masterclass 2020
- Public Libraries’ Latest Offering: Musical Instruments
- Puccini and Piazzolla in the Pizzeria
- Reading Recommendations by ACMP Members 2019
- Remembering ACMP member Jo Margaret Farris
- Remembering Louise Jean Hauser Russo: Educator and Philanthropist
- Renowned violinist thanks childhood teacher for her dedication to music
- Resources to Play Online
- Seventh Annual ACMP Worldwide Play-In Reports, 2019
- Sixth Annual Play-In Connects Players Worldwide
- Speaking Up for Amateur Chamber Music Players
- String Insiders Offers Free Auditor Passes to ACMP Members for OSSI (Online Solo Strings Intensive)
- String Quartet Playing as a Model of Sanity and Self
- String Quartet Self-Coaching
- Study Suggests Music Improves Your Mood
- Summer Reading Recommendations by ACMP Members
- Syrian Violinist Helps Canadian Community Hear His Song
- Take a bow: Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 400-year-old cello to make its debut
- Taking Practice to a New Level
- Talented Teen Latest Loan Recipient from Chicago’s Stradivari Society
- Telegraph Quartet Livestream Concert sponsored by the SoCal Chamber Music Workshop
- The Alaria Chamber Ensemble’s Spring Session Begins on February 21, 2022 in NYC
- The Art and Science of Measure Numbering
- The Art of the Steinway Piano
- The Artistry of the Violin Maker
- The Joy Of Jamulus!
- The Queen of Paradise Orchestra Project of Papua New Guinea
- The Truth About Listening to Music While You Work
- Tickets now available for the Kronos Quartet Masterclass on November 12
- Travels and Adventures with ACMP Pianist Nicholas King
- Twisting for Solos, the Violist Is a Quartetʼs Odd Player Out
- Two CMA Events this Week to Celebrate National Chamber Month in NYC: May 17 and 18
- Violin Case to be Auctioned for Itzhak Perlman Charity
- Virtual Worldwide Play-In Sessions Information
- Vivere la Musica – Exploring the Love of Playing!
- Watch How Violins Get Made in the Stradivari Hometown
- Watch the 2020 Livestream Masterclass with the Jasper String Quartet
- Watch the Kronos Quartet Master Class on YouTube
- What Does Chamber Music Really Do For a Student’s Playing?
- Worldwide Play-In 2017 Press Release
- Young Gifted and Classical: The Making of a Maestro – Meet Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
- Young Musicians Experience Chamber Music at the Soundscapes Chamber Music Workshop, Providence, Old Lyme, CT
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Giving Back to the Community: ACMP and Music for Food
On the 2023 New York City Marathon Day - Sunday, November 5 - over 40 ACMP members from the New York City metropolitan area joined forces in an en masse Play-In at Broadway Presbyterian Church, as a benefit for violist Kim Kashkashian's nonprofit Music for Food, a musician-led initiative to fight hunger in our local communities.
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ACMP Film Club: A Late Quartet
Former Attacca Quartet members Keiko Tokunaga and Luke Fleming share their insights on Yaron Zilberman's film "A Late Quartet."
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A new way to support ACMP: Holiday Shopping!
Buy exciting holiday merchandise and a hard-to-find book in ACMP's new online store!
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Home Coaching Report: David Yang in Belgium
American violist David Yang traveled to Belgium to coach two string quartets from the local membership organization I Cambristi Brussels, September 15 - 17, 2023. The project was funded by two Home Coaching Grants from ACMP.
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Away, Away to the UK
NAOC Chair Celeste Chau enjoyed meeting ACMP members on her recent travels in the United Kingdom.
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An Interview with the Dalí Quartet: Winners of the 2023 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award
ACMP awarded its 2023 Susan McIntosh Lloyd Award for Excellence and Diversity in Chamber Music to the Dalí Quartet, based in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Now in its twentieth year, the Dalí Quartet’s mission is to bring Latin American quartet repertoire to an equal standing alongside the Classical and Romantic canon. In addition to its performance activities, the group has a deep commitment to education. Many of its educational activities take place under the umbrella of ArcoNet, a nonprofit founded and directed by the quartet’s violist Adriana Linares in 2012.
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A special birthday gift: a newly commissioned chamber work!
Looking for the perfect birthday gift for a chamber music lover's milestone birthday? ACMP member flutist Trish Maxson had just the right idea: commissioning a brand-new piece of music by Jonathan Newmark for her friend Cindy Buhse's 60th birthday, for the unusual combination of flute and 2 violas. It's not easy to find a piece for that exact combination, and Trish wanted something she could play with Cindy and her daughter Emma who both play viola. The time was right for a "made to order" contemporary composition. Read all about it and download the score!
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NAOC Adventures in Vancouver, Canada
ACMP Executive Director Stephanie Griffin made new musical friends in her native British Columbia by connecting with NAOC councilors in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island.
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An ACMP Love Story
Dr. Nancy Jiang (pianist/violinist from Australia) first played chamber music at the home of Toronto NAOC Councillor Carol Kirsh. Little did she know that chamber music sessions with
Carol would lead her to meet the love of her life, Stefano Morra (ACMP violinist in Paris, France.) Read about their ACMP romance and wedding!
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The Queen of Paradise Orchestra Project of Papua New Guinea
In 1975, the year El Sistema was founded in Venezuela, a tiny new country was founded on the other side of the world: Papua New Guinea. One of the world’s least explored and most rural nations, PNG would seem to have little in common with the homeland of El Sistema. But in 2018, El Sistema came to Papua New Guinea.
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In memoriam: John Dexter, longtime coach and former violist of the Manhattan String Quartet
ACMP mourns the loss of John Dexter, who passed away on May 21, 2023. A long-time member of ACMP, he participated as a professional coach in the Home Coaching program and was deeply committed to helping chamber music players to improve their skills, develop musical insight, and expand their repertoire.
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ACMP 2023 Giving Report
ACMP Foundation has awarded a total of $193,875 USD to organizations and individuals in 14 countries its 2023 fiscal year to date, distributed over four grants programs: Chamber Music Workshop and Community Music, Play-In, Home Coaching and Just Play. 19% of ACMP's giving supported workshops, community programs and individual ACMP members outside the United States.
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Two CMA Events this Week to Celebrate National Chamber Month in NYC: May 17 and 18
National Chamber Music Month is an annual celebration and awareness campaign that brings attention to the creativity, resilience, and stylistic breadth of ensemble music performed today. This year, CMA is celebrating National Chamber Music Month with two events at National Sawdust in Brooklyn.
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New Video: The April 15 Kronos Quartet Master Class
ACMP's second online master class with the Kronos Quartet on its 50 for the Future repertoire was a huge success! Congratulations to all three quartets who played so beautifully, and you can now watch the entire class on ACMP's YouTube channel.
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Breakfast with Joshua Bell on May 9 in NYC: 15 Free Tickets for ACMP Members
New opportunity for ACMP members in or near New York City: After Arts has offered 15 free tickets to a breakfast talk with violinist Joshua Bell for members of ACMP.
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2023 Worldwide Play-In Weekend: May 19-21
The ACMP Worldwide Play-In Weekend is less than a month away:
Friday, May 19 through Sunday, May 21. There are seven ACMP-supported Play-Ins that weekend so far, and keep checking this article and the Events and Workshops Directory for more!
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Puccini and Piazzolla in the Pizzeria
Illinois-area ACMP member Tom Cappaert recently received a "Just Play" grant from ACMP for an informal concert at a pizzeria in Quito, Ecuador in March.
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Kronos Quartet Master Class Live-Stream and Repertoire
Watch the live-stream of ACMP's second online master class with the Kronos Quartet on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2pm to 5pm Eastern on YouTube, and discover new and exciting repertoire by West African composers Angélique Kidjo and Fodé Lassana Diabaté, and Chinese composer Wu Man.
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Travels and Adventures with ACMP Pianist Nicholas King
New York City pianist Nicholas King just made a trip to Tokyo, Japan - connecting with local players through the ACMP Directory and with the help of ACMP's Japanese ambassador Sayoko Yamashita. Read ACMP's recent interview with Nick after his return from Japan.
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How to Hold a Play-In
Watch the video of ACMP's online workshop "How to Hold a Play-In" with panelists Peter Aupperle, Susan Alexander, Michael Knoch, Virginia Feldman, Phyllis Kaiden and Bob Myers. Get some expert tips on holding a Play-In and organize one yourself for ACMP's 2023 Worldwide Play-In Weekend, May 19 - 21.
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