The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association is committed to inspiring the next generation of chamber musicians through our annaual Fischoff Competition and community out reach programs. Established in 1999, the Fischoff Chamber Music Academy, formerly known as the Fischoff Mentoring Project, is helping to create a chamber music community among local area high school musicians who are dedicated to digging deeper into the challenging repertoire of chamber music.
Each year, string, piano, woodwind, brass, and mixed ensembles of three to six musicians in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan are selected to participate. This program provides merit-based scholarship covering 100% of the tuition costs thanks to the generous support of community organizations and donors.
YOU CAN APPLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A PRE-FORMED ENSEMBLE!
* APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
2020 - 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Guidelines
2020 - 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Tri-Fold Brochure
2020 - 2021 Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Ensembles
| Amicizia Trio | Macey Schmetzer, violin |
| Coach: Nora Frisk | Devishi Jha, violin |
| Lucia Otten, viola | |
| Hyacinth Trio | Emma Scofield, cello |
| Coach: Jameson Cooper | Juliana Scofield, violin |
| Christa Scofield, piano | |
| Kingsman Trio | Ellen Brockmole, cello |
| Coach: Luis Enrique Vargas | Zichu Wang, viola |
| Felix Zhang, piano/violin | |
| Nuwanda Trio | Carissa Yu, violin |
| Coach: Nora Frisk | Libby Gibson, viola |
| Samuel Sutliff, piano | |
| South Bend Quartet | Omolabake Elenitoba-Johnson, piano/cello |
| Coach: Jacqueline Choi | Rosa Morel, flute |
| Isabela Maxwell, violin | |
| Liam Michael Wagner, cello | |
| South Bend Trio | Maya Kvaratskhelia, violin |
| Coach: Brendan Shea | Caio Gould, cello |
| Gabriel Zhang, piano | |
| St. Joseph High School Quartet | Anna Miese, violin |
| Coach: Steven Reed | Ben Savage, violin |
| Kevin Wang, violin | |
| Grace Portenga, cello |
The 2020-2021 Chamber Music Academy is generously underwritten by:
- 1st Source Bank
- Associated Chamber Music Players
- Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Camden Appliances
- Frederick S. Upton Foundation
- Patricia Geoffroy
- Jeny & John Sejdinaj
- Miller Poultry
- Old National Bank
- PNC Financial Services Group
- South Bend Area Music Teacher Association, Elnora Hartman Stickley Scholarship Fund
- Teachers Credit Union Foundation
- The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County's ArtsEverywhere initiative
- University of Notre Dame
