Chamber Music Magazine
Chamber Music is the only national magazine dedicated to the art and business of small ensemble music. A benefit of CMA membership, it’s essential reading for everyone in the chamber music community.
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Featured Articles
News, profiles, interviews, resources, and more from Chamber Music Magazine
Summer 2024
A World with All These Pieces
American composer Julia Perry’s chamber music works are, 70 years later, being heard on main stages.Summer 2024
Saved by a String Quartet
Ryan Truesdell's homespun commissioning project, born of discomfort, led to a brand-new repertoire.Spring 2024
Finding My Rhapsody
How the celebrated pianist, radio presenter, and arts activist found a home in George Gershwin’s century-old classic.Winter 2024
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The Complete Herbie
It is nearly impossible to sum up Herbie Hancock’s ambition and influence as a pianist, composer, and small-ensemble leader.
Fall 2023
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The Excellence Playlist
Songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, and educator Moor Mother shares a playlist based on the theme of excellence.
Fall 2023
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Whose Excellence?
Composer, educator, pianist, MacArthur Genius Vijay Iyer shares his perspective.
Fall 2023
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Gold Standards and Ineffable Qualities
How do notions of excellence figure into writing and thinking about music?
Fall 2023
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Briefly Glimpsing Excellence, Along the Way
An essay on excellence, written by Ambrose Akinmusire.