April 27 2026

Announcing the 2026 Quarterfinalists

Senior Wind Division:

(W1) – Synchrony Quartet
(W2) – Kapwa
(W3) – RUBRA
(W4) – Volker Brass
(W5) – 4116
(W6) – ZaRiah
(W7) – Lip Service
(W8) – Stamps Brass Quintet
(W9) – Kivo
(W10) – The Trio Mazz
(W11) – nonesuch.reedquintet
(W12) – Citrine Quartet

Senior String Division:

(S1) – Donum Quartet
(S2) – Osmium Quartet
(S3) – Trio Tokava
(S4) – Ottica Trio
(S5) – Prometheus Quartet
(S6) – Soha Quartet
(S7) – Aspen Grove Trio
(S8) – Trio Caspar
(S9) – Setas Trio
(S10) – Atlantic Mandolin Quartet
(S11) – Candide Quartet
(S12) – Trio Timia

Junior Wind Division:

(JW1) – Clover Clarinet Quartet
(JW2) – Triquetra Quartet
(JW3) – Quid Nunc
(JW4) – Clutch City Brass
(JW5) – Soteria Quartet
(JW6) – Caelum Quartet
(JW7) – Interlochen Horn Quartet
(JW8) – Sotano Quartet
(JW9) – United Quartet
(JW10) – Zephyr
(JW11) – Skoll Trio
(JW12) – Oracle Quartet
(JW13) – Creekview Saxophone Quartet
(JW14) – The Bone Rangers
(JW15) – Congredi Quartet

Junior String Division:

(JS1) – Vera Quartet
(JS2) – Orenda Quartet
(JS3) – Onde Trio
(JS4) – MOCA Trio
(JS5) – The Hermosa Quartet
(JS6) – Quartetto Tornando
(JS7) – Trio Nannerl
(JS8) – DSCH Trio
(JS9) – Tempus Piano Quartet
(JS10) – Blair Quartet
(JS11) – Quartet Meraviglia
(JS12) – Strelitzia Trio
(JS13) – Trio Veritas
(JS14) – Valinor Trio
(JS15) – Trio Brisa
(JS16) – Myer Schwartz Trio
(JS17) – Trio Verus
(JS18) – Trio Novare
(JS19) – Alpaca Quartet
(JS20) – Lyra Quartet