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.

Featured Articles
News, profiles, interviews, resources, and more from Chamber Music Magazine
Winter 2025
The Big (and Lasting) Bang
For nearly 40 years, Bang on a Can’s theory has been to alter what we listen to, where we hear it, and in what order.Winter 2024

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

The Excellence Playlist
Songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, and educator Moor Mother shares a playlist based on the theme of excellence.
Fall 2023

Whose Excellence?
Composer, educator, pianist, MacArthur Genius Vijay Iyer shares his perspective.
Fall 2023

Gold Standards and Ineffable Qualities
How do notions of excellence figure into writing and thinking about music?
Fall 2023

Briefly Glimpsing Excellence, Along the Way
An essay on excellence, written by Ambrose Akinmusire.