Fischoff National Chamber Music Association

Chamber Music Summer Intensive: Final Concert & Public Reception
2025-06-13 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Little Theatre, Saint Mary’s College, Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
We are excited to invite you to join us for our incredible Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive Ensembles’ Final Concert! This concert is the perfect opportunity to experience the exceptional talent and hard work of our Intensive students, showcased through a diverse and captivating repertoire.
Following the concert will be a community reception with free food, drink, and conversation!
Time & Location
Friday, June 13
3:30-5:00 PM
Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

Chamber Music Summer Intensive: Faculty Concert
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Little Theatre, Saint Mary’s College, Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Join us for an evening of enchanting and inspiring chamber music by Fischoff’s Chamber Music Summer Intensive guest faculty.

Performers:

Jaehyuk Choi, Alex Cox, Geena Kam, Adrienne Kim, Lauren Spaulding, and Christopher Whitley

Time & Location:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:00 PM
Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

Chamber Music Summer Intensive: Student Showcase Concert
2025-06-10 16:00 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Little Theatre, Saint Mary’s College, Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Please join us for a Student Showcase Concert featuring talented students from the Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive. Our students will demonstrate their exceptional talents and skills.
Performers:
Karen Allen, Leila Browning, Linnea Browning, Lydia Graham, Joanna Jong, Mae O’Brien, and Simeon Wilson
Time & Location
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
4:00-4:45 PM
Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN

Academy Concert Series Performance @ Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
2025-06-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)

Fischoff Chamber Music Academy: Pam & Dan Chipman Year-End Recital
2025-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
All are invited to the final Fischoff Chamber Music Academy recital honoring Pam & Dan Chipman for their transformational gift to this wonderful educational program. Hear Academy ensembles perform their capstone performance at the stunning LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music, University of Notre Dame. Seniors and the Geoffroy Prize winners will be recognized.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Time & Location
Sunday, June 1 @ 2 pm
LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
University of Notre Dame

Awards Ceremony & Gold Medal Concert
2025-05-11 15:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Join us to hear world-class chamber music by some of the best young chamber music ensembles from around the world! Fischoff’s Gold Medal Concert takes place on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 4 PM at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center with performances by each of the Gold Medal Winners from the Junior and Senior Divisions. The Awards Ceremony begins at 3:30 PM.
Experience the two Senior Division Gold Medalists duke it out in one final play-off for the Fischoff Grand Prize, an award with a $15,000 cash prize and more in tours and concerts. The event is free and open to the public. A Mother’s Day reception will follow in the lobby.

Junior Division Final
2025-05-11 12:50 - 14:55 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Junior Division Final
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

12:50 – (JS15) Quartetto Speranza
1:10 – (JS13) Doxa Quartet
1:30 – (JS19) Aves Trio
Break from 1:45-2:00
2:00 – (JW10) Reinecke Trio
2:20 – (JW2) Astraea Quartet
2:40 – (JW3) Arcturus Quartet

Senior Division Final
2025-05-11 10:00 - 12:35 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Senior Division Final
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

10:00 – (S8) Trio Eris
10:25 – (S11) Trio Timia
10:30 – (S4) Katarina String Quartet
Break from 11:10-11:25
11:25 – (W12) Halite Quartet
11:50 – (W3) Cerus Quartet
12:15 – (W9) Blitz

Finalist Announcement & Ice Cream Social
2025-05-10 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Finalist Announcement, Ensembles Meet with Jurors, & Ice Cream Social
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

8:15 p.m. Doors open to Leighton Concert Hall
8:30 p.m. Finalist Announcement
Afterwards: Ensemble meetings with jurors, Finalists meet with Fischoff staff
11:00 p.m. Ensemble meetings conclude; DeBartolo Performing Arts Center locked

Junior String Semifinal
2025-05-10 16:05 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Junior String Semifinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

4:05 – JS20 Myer Schwartz Piano Trio
4:25 – JS5 Lusingando Trio
4:45 – JS3 Seal Quartet
5:05 – JS14 Caspian String Quartet
5:25 – JS8 Tintora Quartet
(Break)
5:50 – JS13 Doxa Quartet
6:10 – JS6 Kawasaki Trio
6:30 – JS15 Quartetto Speranza
6:50 – JS19 Aves Trio
7:10 – JS11 Minela Trio

Junior Wind Semifinal
2025-05-10 13:40 - 16:10 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Junior Wind Semifinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

1:40 – JW2 Astraea Quartet
2:00 – JW8 Zephyr Quartet
2:20 – JW6 Orion Quartet
2:40 – JW3 Arcturus Quartet
3:00 – JW5 Achelois Quartet
3:20 – JW13 Triquetra Quartet
3:40 – JW10 Reinecke Trio

Senior String Semifinal
2025-05-10 11:05 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Senior String Semifinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

11:05 – (S5) DragonBoot Quartet
11:30 – (S10) Vinola Trio
11:55 – (S4) Katarina String Quartet
12:20 – (S8) Trio Eris
12:45 – (S7) Trio Unio
1:10 – (S11) Trio Timia

* Six quarterfinalist ensembles from each senior division will advance to the semifinal round on Saturday.

Senior Wind Semifinal
2025-05-10 08:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Senior Wind Semifinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

8:30 – (W5) QUINTESSENCE
8:55 – (W10) Odigo
9:20 – (W12) Halite
9:45 – (W9) Blitz
10:10 – (W2) 4116
10:35 – (W3) Cerus Quartet

* Six quarterfinalist ensembles from each senior division will advance to the semifinal round on Saturday.

Senior String Quarterfinal
2025-05-09 11:50 - 20:10 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Senior String Quarterfinal
LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
No tickets required.

11:50 Alira String Quartet
12:15 Vantage Trio
12:40 Emery Quartet
(Break)
1:10 Katarina String Quartet
1:35 DragonBoot Quartet
2:00 Trio Sona
(Lunch Break)
5:30 Trio Unio
5:55 Trio Eris
6:20 Prometheus Quartet
(Break)
6:50 Vinola Trio
7:15 Trio Timia
7:40 Forst Quartet

String Semifinalist notification will be posted by 9:45 pm.

Junior String Quarterfinal
2025-05-09 11:15 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Junior String Quarterfinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

11:15 Trio Verus
11:35 0pus 67
11:55 Seal Quartet
12:15 Ombre Quartet
12:35 Lusingando Trio
1:05 Kawasaki Trio
1:25 Optimo Piano Trio
1:45 Tintora Quartet
2:05 Hemingway Quartet
2:25 Eura Trio
(Lunch Break)
4:55 Minela Trio
5:15 Trio Voci
5:35 Doxa Quartet
5:55 Caspian String Quartet
6:15 Quartetto Speranza
6:45 Vermilion Quartet
7:05 Caravan Quartet
7:25 Spizella Quartet
7:45 Aves Trio
8:05 Myer Schwartz Piano Trio

Semifinalist ensembles will be announced on Saturday morning, May 10, at 8:45 a.m. in the Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC).

Senior Wind Quarterfinal
2025-05-09 09:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Senior Wind Quarterfinal
LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music
No tickets required.

9:00 Citrine Quartet
9:25 4116
9:50 Cerus Quartet
(Break)
10:20 Center Woodwind Quintet
10:45 QUINTESSENCE
11:10 Topaz Flute Quartet
(Lunch Break)
2:40 ZaRiah
3:05 Trio al Vento
3:30 Blitz
(Break)
4:00 Odigo
4:25 Zed Quintet
4:50 Halite Quartet

Wind Semifinalist notification will be posted by 7:30 pm.

Junior Wind Quarterfinal
2025-05-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Junior Wind Quarterfinal
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
No tickets required.

8:00 Solaris Winds
8:20 Astraea Quartet
8:40 Arcturus Quartet
9:00 Clutch City Brass
9:20 Achelois Quartet
9:50 Orion Quartet
10:10 Meliorem Saxophone Quartet
10:30 Zephyr Quartet
10:50 The Bone Rangers
(Lunch Break)
2:50 Reinecke Trio
3:10 Portail du Son Saxophone Quintet
3:30 KSG Trio
3:50 Triquetra Quartet
4:10 Onyx
4:30 The Purple Hippopotami
Semifinalist ensembles will be announced on Saturday morning, May 10, at 8:45 a.m. in the Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC).

52nd Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
2025-05-08 19:00 - 2025-05-11 18:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Join us for Fischoff’s 52nd Annual Chamber Music Competition at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and O’Neill Hall of Music. Starting Thursday, May 8th, 2025, with the 4th annual Lift Every Voice Concert and ending with the Gold Medal Concert on Sunday, May 11th, 2025. This is a weekend full of truly breathtaking performances!
All performances are free & open to the public.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 8 – Lift Every Voice Concert
7:00 PM • Joshi Performance Hall, Indiana University South Bend (parking map below)
Learn more about the Lift Every Voice Prize.
Soirée: 5:30 PM @ Howard Park Public House, 602 E Jefferson Blvd, South Bend, IN 46617
Soirée: 7 PM @ Trinity School at Greenlawn, 107 S Greenlawn Ave, South Bend, IN 46617
Soirée: 7 PM @ Ruthmere Museum, 302 E Beardsley Ave, Elkhart, IN 46514
Friday, May 9 – Quarterfinal Round
Senior Division: 9:00 AM-8:00 PM • LaBar Recital Hall, O’Neill Hall of Music, University of Notre Dame
Junior Division: 8:00 AM-8:20 PM • Leighton Concert Hall, University of Notre Dame
**Senior Wind Division semifinalists will be posted by 7:30 PM. Senior String Division semifinalists will be posted by 9:45 PM. Junior Division semifinalists will be posted by 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 10.
Soirée: 12 PM @ Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, St. Andre Way, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Soirée: 7 PM @ Tippecanoe Place, 620 W Washington St, South Bend, IN 46601
Soirée: 8 PM @ The Hideaway at the LaSalle, 237 N Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601
Soirée: 8 PM @ Ironhand Wine Bar, 1025 Northside Blvd, South Bend, IN 46615

Saturday, May 10 – Semifinal Round • Leighton Concert Hall, University of Notre Dame
Senior Division: 8:30 AM-1:30 PM – Click here for the Senior Division Semifinal Performance Schedule
Junior Division: 1:40 PM-7:30 PM – Click here for the Junior Division Semifinal Performance Schedule
**Finalists will be announced by 9:00 PM.
Sunday, May 11 – Final Round • Leighton Concert Hall, University of Notre Dame – Click here for the Final Round Performance Schedule
Senior Division: 10:00 AM-12:35 PM
Junior Division: 12:50 PM-2:55 PM
Gold Medal Concert & Awards Ceremony
3:30 PM • Leighton Concert Hall, University of Notre Dame
Mother’s Day reception to follow

PARKING

Lift Every Voice Concert
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Joshi Performance Hall, Indiana University South Bend, 1825 Northside Blvd, South Bend, IN, 46615, United States
The Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition’s annual Lift Every Voice Prize was created to celebrate historically underrepresented voices in the chamber music world. The Lift Every Voice Prize is awarded to one Senior Division Strings ensemble and one Senior Division Winds ensemble for the best performance of a work by a historically underrepresented composer within the chamber music world.
Join us for this year’s Lift Every Voice award ceremony, performance, and public reception, marking the beginning of this year’s competition at the Indiana University South Bend Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall.
7:00 PM
Awards ceremony and recital followed by a public reception.

The Lift Every Voice Prizes are generously underwritten by:
Senior String – $1500
Sponsored by Dr. Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr. & Melanie Smith-Guillaume
Dr. Guillaume is a Fischoff Board Member and the Chair of Fischoff’s Lift Every Voice Committee.
Senior Wind – $1500
Sponsored by Dr. Marvin Curtis
Dr. Curtis is a Fischoff Board member and member of Fischoff’s Lift Every Voice Committee.

The 2025 Lift Every Voice Concert is presented in partnership with the Indiana University South Bend Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts and sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg, LLP.

Fischoff Chamber Music Academy: Masterclass with Patrick Yim
2025-04-24 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States

Chamber Music America's 2025 National Conference Featured Event: Celebrating Fischoff
2025-02-15
Save the date for an amazing evening celebrating Fischoff’s legacy and impact. The event will feature an incredible dinner with performances, followed by more celebratory performances in Stude Concert Hall. It’s going to be a memorable night – See you in Houston!
Learn more about CMA’s 2025 National Conference here. Registration for the conference will open in fall 2024.
Who: All Friends of Fischoff, Fischoff Laureates, Alumni
What: Chamber Music America’s 2025 National Conference Featured Event: Celebrating Fischoff
When: Evening of February 15
Where: The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

2025 Winter Gala: A Stellar Night
2025-02-01 18:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Palais Royale, 105 W Colfax St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Step into a galaxy of wonder and join Fischoff for an unforgettable evening of cosmic elegance and extraordinary music! Celebrate the brilliance of chamber music with the acclaimed Verona Quartet, 2013 Fischoff Competition winners and 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award Recipient, as they take the stage for a performance that’s truly out of this world. We invite you to embark on a journey among the stars, celebrating music, community, and the memories that shine bright in the Fischoff constellation.
Gala proceeds will fund the 52nd Annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the largest and longest-running chamber music competition in the nation, and innovative music education programs for children throughout the region.

EVENT DETAILS
Black tie & celestial elegance encouraged
Complimentary valet service
Menu & decorations by the Beiger Mansion

PROGRAM
6:00 PM – Cocktails
7:00 PM – Dinner
curated by the Beiger Mansion, catered by Navarre Hospitality Group
8:30 PM – Performance by the Verona Quartet
9:00 PM – Fund-A-Need and Live Auction

AUCTION ITEMS

One-of-a-kind sculpture by Tuck Langland
Wine dinner for eight at Cascade restaurant
Grand soirée featuring Fischoff Competition winners and catered by the Beiger Mansion

GALA COMMITTEE
Dr. Alfred Guillaume, Jr., Dr. Gail English, Dr. Mary Harder, Sue Neeb, Dennis Slade, Dr. Scott Campbell, Geneviéve Carreño, Megan Simmons

TICKETS
Individual Ticket: $250.00
Patron Ticket: $350.00
• Acknowledgement in the Gala event program and annual competition program book
Platinum Sponsor: $25,000.00
• Front row dinner table seating (2 tables of 10)
• Prominent corporate logo displayed at Gala
• Corporate name/logo listed in printed dinner program
• Corporate name/logo featured on Fischoff website homepage
• Corporate logo on Fischoff’s 2025 Music Education materials
• Full-page premium placement ad in 2025 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
• Featured social media recognition
Gold Sponsor: $10,000.00
• Front row dinner table seating for 10
• Prominent corporate logo displayed at Gala
• Corporate name/logo listed in printed dinner program
• Corporate name/logo featured on Fischoff website homepage
• Corporate logo on Fischoff’s 2025 Music Education materials
• Full-page premium placement ad in 2025 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
Silver Sponsor: $5,000.00
• Dinner table seating for 8
• Prominent corporate logo displayed at Gala
• Corporate name/logo listed in printed dinner program
• Corporate name/logo featured on Fischoff website homepage
• Corporate logo on Fischoff’s 2025 Music Education materials
• Half-page ad in 2025 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
Bronze Sponsor: $3,500.00
• Dinner table seating for 8
• Corporate name/logo listed in printed dinner program
• Corporate name/logo featured on Fischoff website homepage
• Corporate logo on Fischoff’s 2025 Music Education materials

Thank you to our 2025 Gala Sponsors:
Platinum:

Silver:

Bronze:

Patrons:
Doug McMillen, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (IUSB)
Jill Pearon, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (IUSB)
Dr. Gail English & Dr. Nels Leininger
Harriet Hamer & Abram Bergen
Catherine & Scott Hill
Randy Kelly

Percussion Workshop with Lineage Percussion
2024-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join Fischoff’s 2024 Ann Divine Educator Award winner, Lineage Percussion, for a hands-on percussion workshop for high school percussionists!

Hands-On Experience

Participate in a hands-on rhythm workshop.

Performance, Meet the Artist, and Q&A

Hear Lineage Percussion perform and ask them questions about music and life as a percussionist.

What to bring:
Bring your drum practice pad and sticks. Limited drum pads are available to borrow.
Lineage will discuss the ways to:

incorporate drumline rhythmic coordination into chamber playing
vocalize subdivisions
move your feet in time
play rhythms cleanly
interpret rhythms identically and breathe together

Reserve your spot by registering online at: https://bit.ly/3zt5xtM or by scanning the QR code.

Date & Location
Sunday, November 24, 2024
2:00-3:00 PM
Penn High School
56100 Bittersweet Rd
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Enter at Door C
About Lineage:
Lineage Percussion made history in 2016 as winners of the Bronze Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, becoming the first percussionists to be selected as a senior-division finalist. Honored again, Lineage has been named Fischoff’s 2024 Ann Divine Educator Award Winner recognizing them for their outstanding and imaginative programming for kids.

Fischoff's S.A.M. I Am (Stories & Music) with Lineage Percussion @ St. Joe County Public Library
2024-11-23 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | St. Joseph Public Library Main, 304 S Main St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Lineage Percussion will perform an interactive musical retelling of Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard at the St. Joe County Public Library Community Learning Center on Saturday, November 23rd. All hands on deck as we scrape, strike and shake our way through this family favorite book!

Fischoff’s S.A.M. I Am, Stories & Music program, reinforces the joy of reading through the power of music. Don’t miss award winning Fischoff alumni, Lineage Percussion, host Fischoff’s Stories & Music program featuring an interactive musical retelling of Miss Nelson is Missing, based upon Harry Allard’s hilarious book about the naughty students in Room 207 who meet their match in a surprise substitute teacher.
11am-12pm: Free, all ages performance in Leighton Auditorium
12pm-1pm: Hands-on activities, book giveaway and meet and greet with Lineage Percussion in the Community Center Ballroom
This Fischoff Arts-in-Education Residency performance is generously made possible by The Shein Trust and Anonymous.

Trio Azura at the University of Notre Dame
2024-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Trio Azura, the 2024 Fischoff Senior String Gold Medal and Grand Prize winner, performs in their Double Gold Tour at the University of Notre Dame on November 3 at 4:00 pm in the LaBar Family Recital Hall.
Purchase tickets at: https://performingarts.nd.edu/event/17091/trio-azura/

Trio Azura: Interlochen Center for the Arts
2024-11-01 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago)
Trio Azura performs at the Interlochen Center for the Arts for their Gold Medal Tour. Free and open to the public – no tickets required.
Friday, November 1, 7:30 PM (Eastern)
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
Eugene Ormandy Ave, Interlochen, MI 49643

Trio Azura: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series Performance
2024-10-30 13:15 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Trio Azura performs in the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series presented by Classical Music Chicago in Chicago, IL for their Gold Medal Tour. The performance will be broadcast live on WFMT 98.7FM.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
12:15 PM (CST)/1:15 PM (EST)
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago – 55 E. Wacker Drive

Trio Azura Gold Medal Tour
2024-10-29 - 2024-11-08
2024 Fischoff Competition Grand Prize and Senior Strings Gold Medal Winner Trio Azura returns to the Midwest for their Gold Medal Tour!
Trio Azura was founded in 2022 at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, USA. violinist DunVan McDougall, cellist Yejin Hong, and pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai, currently study with renowned faculty Fabio Bidini, Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith. Trio Azura won the Grand Prize and Gold Medal in the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. As part of the grand prize, the trio will complete tours in the US Midwest and Italy. Trio Azura was also awarded the Lift Every Voice Prize for the best performance of a work by an underrepresented composer, and the Horszowski Trio Prize, with an invitation to the Mimir Festival in Fort Worth, Texas.
The word Azura comes from the color azure blue, and represents their school color and their musical sensitivity. Despite being formed only recently, Trio Azura has built an incredible chemistry and developed a comprehensive repertoire. They are active performers in Los Angeles; concert engagements have included the Colburn School’s weekly recital and chamber music series, as well as other venues such as St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and The California Club. They have participated in masterclasses with internationally acclaimed artists, such as pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Orion Weiss and Pedja Mužijević, and cellist Nicholas Tzavaras. In 2023, Trio Azura participated in the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, where they were awarded the “Rotary Club of Siena” scholarship and performed in recital with Clive Greensmith. Trio Azura was also selected to participate in the 2023 ARD International Music Competition. Individually, they have won numerous accolades.
Music aside, they enjoy finding the most delicious food in town as a post-rehearsal treat.
Website: trioazura.com
Instagram: @trio_azura
Learn more about Fischoff’s Double Gold Tour.
TOUR SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, October 30, 12:15 PM (Central Time)
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Chicago, IL
Broadcast live on WFMT 98.7FM
Thursday, October 31
Educational outreach at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Public Radio Interview & performance (10-11 AM Eastern Time)
Friday, November 1
Chamber music coaching at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Concert, 7:30 PM (Eastern) – free and open to the public
Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall
Sunday, November 3, 4:00 PM
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Presenting Artists Series,
LaBar Family Recital Hall, O’Neill Music Center University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Monday, November 4
Various education outreach, St. Joseph, MI
Tuesday, November 5
Various education outreach, Goshen, IN
Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Masterclass
Wednesday, November 6
Various education outreach, Elkhart and South Bend, IN
Thursday, November 7
Educational outreach at the Trinity School at Greenlawn, South Bend, IN
Private evening soirée

LOTUS Quartet at the University of Notre Dame
2024-09-29 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
LOTUS Quartet, the 2024 Fischoff Senior Winds Gold Medal winner, performs in their Double Gold tour at the University of Notre Dame on September 29 at 4:00 pm in the LaBar Family Recital Hall.
Purchase tickets at: https://performingarts.nd.edu/event/17066/lotus-quartet/
