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News, blog posts, videos, and podcasts from Chamber Music America and the field.
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Meet the Grantees: Khemia Ensemble
Get to know Khemia Ensemble, one of CMA's 2023 Classical Commissioning grant recipients who is working with composer Anuj Bhu
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CMA Announces a Historic Move to Houston for its 2025 National Conference
Scheduled for February 13–16, in Houston, Texas, The Shepherd School of Music serves as an official sponsoring partner.
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CMA Announces the Recipients of its 2024 Performance Plus Grant Awards
CMA awards over $197,000 to support 13 jazz ensembles led by women and gender-minority artists as part of the 2024 Performanc
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Meet the Grantees: Ryan Cohan
Composer and pianist Ryan Cohan shares his story since receiving a 2023 New Jazz Works grant from CMA.
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Meet the Grantees: Sounds of A & R
Meet Grantee April Webb of Sounds of A&R (S.O.A.R.) then visit Performance Plus to learn more about 2024 grant opportunities.
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Chamber Music America Announces 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award
Balourdet named the 2024 Cleveland Quartet Awardee; Plus Herbie Hancock and JACK Quartet to receive CMA Awards
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A Q&A with Paul Wiancko
Composer and cellist Paul Wiancko is appointed the new director of Spoleto's chamber music series.
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Announcing 11 Showcase Ensembles for CMA’s 2024 National Conference
CMA announces the showcase ensembles that will perform during the 2024 national conference in New York, January 18-21.