Fischoff National Chamber Music Association

51st Annual Fischoff Competition
2024-05-10 08:00 - 2024-05-12 17:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
Join us for Fischoff’s 51st Annual Fischoff Chamber Music Competition at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and O’Neill Hall of Music. Starting Thursday, May 9th, 2024 with the 3rd annual Lift Every Voice Concert and ending with the Gold Medal Concert on Sunday, May 12th, 2024. This is a weekend full of truly breathtaking performances! All performances are free & open to the public.

Lift Every Voice Concert
2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 (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 2024 Fischoff 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. This year’s prize focused on performances of works by Asian, Black, Hispanic, Latino or women composers.
Join us for this year’s Lift Every Voice panel discussion, award ceremony, performance, and public reception, marking the beginning of this year’s competition at the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana University South Bend.
6:00 PM
Dr. Kevin Kwan Loucks, CEO of Chamber Music America, will lead a panel discussion featuring Rochelle Sennet DMA, Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr. PhD, and Dr. Marvin Curtis EdD.
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 Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr. & Melanie Smith-Guillaume
Dr. Guillaume is a Fischoff Board Member and the Chair of Fischoff’s Equity, Diveristy & Inclusion Committee.
Senior Wind – $1500
Sponsored by Dr. Marvin Curtis
Dr. Curtis is a Fischoff Board member and member of Fischoff’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Fischoff's Winter Gala: It's Red Carpet Night
2024-01-27 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Palais Royale, 105 W Colfax St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Mark your calendars & join us for our Winter Gala.
It’s Red Carpet Night!
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Palais Royale, South Bend, IN
Buy your tickets & find more info here.

Poiesis Quartet at LaBar Recital Hall
2024-01-17 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | LaBar Recital Hall, O'Neill Hall of Music, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center presents 2023 Fischoff Senior String Gold Medal winner, Fischoff Grand Prize winner, and Lift Every Voice Prize winner, the Poiesis Quartet, in concert on January 17th at the University of Notre Dame’s LaBar Recital Hall. Tickets are available online or by calling the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Ticket Office.

Fischoff Stories and Music at St. Joseph Public Library
2023-12-02 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | St. Joseph Public Library Main, 304 S Main St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Fischoff’s Stories & Music brings to life the favorite read-aloud story “My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World” by Malcolm Mitchell
Fischoff’s Stories & Music reinforces the joy of reading through the power of music. Hear Fischoff alumni, the “flat-out amazing” Kenari Quartet, perform their exciting musical retelling of the awarding winning children’s book, “My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World” by author and 2017 Superbowl champion, Malcolm Mitchell.
The St. Joe County Public Library will present Fischoff’s Stories & Music program for families bringing to life children’s favorite read-aloud stories. The program will be held in the Leighton Auditorium at the Main Library on Saturday, December 2 at 11am followed by a meet and greet with the Kenari Quartet and hands-on kids activities in the Ballroom.
Fischoff’s Stories & Music program is free and open to the public. A limited number of books, including My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, will be given away after the performance.
This Fischoff Arts-in-Education Residency performance is generously made possible by The Shein Charitable Trust, Anonymous, and the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County.

Fischoff Academy Workshop with Kenari Quartet
2023-11-30 17:30 - 18:30 (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 the Fischoff Chamber Academy students at this interactive workshop with the Kenari Quartet on Thursday, November 30th from 5:30 – 6:30pm at Saint Mary’s College’s Little Theatre. Feel free to sit and enjoy or bring an instrument to take part in the workshop.

Fischoff & ECoSistema Side-by-Side Concert
2023-11-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Boys & Girls Club of Goshen, 306 Crescent Street, Goshen, IN, 46528, United States
Fischoff’s 2023 Ann Divine Educator Award winner, the Kenari Quartet will be joining ECoSistema students for a side-by-side performance, a short program by Kenari, and musical games for all on Wednesday, November 29th from 6:00 – 7:00pm at the Boys & Girls Club of Goshen.

Poiesis Quartet: Concert at Culver Academies
2023-10-31 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Culver Academies, 1300 Academy Road, Culver, IN, 46511, United States
Join us for the last concert in the tour! Poiesis Quartet will be in concert at Culver Academies, Heritage Room, Legion Memorial Building at 7:30 pm. Concert is free & open to the public.

Civic Music Association Presents: Poiesis Quartet
2023-10-27 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Drake University, Sheslow Auditorium, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA, 50311, United States
Join us as 2023 Fischoff Grand Prize winner, Senior String Gold Medal winner, and Lift Every Voice Prize winner, the Poiesis Quartet, returns for their Double Gold Tour Performance. Civic Music Association in Des Moines, IA presents Poiesis Quartet in concert on October 27th, 7:30 pm (CT) at Drake University. Tickets are available online.

Poiesis Quartet: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
2023-10-25 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, 55 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Poiesis Quartet performs as part Classical Music Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert series on October 25, 2023 at 12:15 pm CT. This concert will be broadcast live by WFMT on radio, Facebook, and on their website.

Anna Clyne's Quarter Days: The World Premiere Concert
2023-10-22 14:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States
The exciting world premier performance of Anna Clyne’s Quarter Days, co-commissioned by Fischoff and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra featuring Fischoff alumni, Euclid Quartet.
*Photo Credit: Christina Kernohan

World Premiere Sneak Peek: Quarter Days
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | St. Joseph Public Library Main, 304 S Main St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
On Thursday, October 19, join the Euclid Quartet, along with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and the Fischoff National Music Association as they explore their exciting collaboration, concert and eagerly anticipated world premiere of Anna Clyne’s Quarter Days.
South Bend’s premiere music makers, the South Bend Symphony and Fischoff National Chamber Music Association, have joined forces to commission an incredible new piece for string quartet and chamber orchestra featuring the acclaimed Euclid Quartet. Anna Clyne, one of the most in-demand living classical composers, has crafted a piece capturing the intimacy of the string quartet and the grandeur of the symphony.
Clyne uses her signature style of garnering inspiration from other art forms, in this case, T.S. Eliot’s reflection on time in “Burnt Norton” from Four Quartets. This concert celebrates the gift time has brought with decades of incredible music making in South Bend, as this year marks Fischoff’s 50th and South Bend Symphony Orchestra’s 90th anniversaries since each were founded. Quarter Days serves as a testament to the shared aims of both organizations in advancing classical music internationally.
We invite curious music lovers to hear excerpts from the concert and prepare your ears for this musical feast which will occur on Sunday, October 22 at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Tickets still available.

Kodachrome: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
2023-09-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, 55 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Kodachrome performs as part Classical Music Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Memorial concert series on September 20, 2023 at 12:15 pm CT. This concert will be broadcast live by WFMT on radio, Facebook, and on their website.

Kodachrome at Andrews University
2023-09-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Howard Performing Arts Center, 4160 E Campus Cir Dr 49104, Berrien Springs, MI, 49104, United States
Kodachrome, the 2023 Senior Wind Gold Medal winner, returns to perform as part of the Howard Center Presents Series at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. Tickets go on sale August 1st, 2023.

Kodachrome at Butler University
2023-09-16 19:30 (America/New_York) | Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, 4600 Sunset Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, United States
Kodachrome, the 2023 Fischoff Senior Winds Gold Medal winner, performs as part of Butler University’s Duckwall Artist Series on September 16 at 7:30 pm in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall.
Experience Kodachrome’s concert in person or via live stream. This performance is free and open to the public, no ticket is required.

Kodachrome at Thiel College
2023-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | David Johnson Memorial Chapel at Thiel College, 94 College Ave, Greenville, PA, 16125, United States
Kodachrome, the 2023 Fischoff Senior Winds Gold Medal winner, performs as part of Thiel College’s Con Spirito Concert Series in Greenville, PA on September 14, 2023 at 7:00 pm.

Fischoff at ArtBeat
2023-08-19 11:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join Fischoff at Downtown South Bend’s 2023 ArtBeat! Visit our booth or listen to one of our ensembles perform on the mainstage. Performance times and additional information will be added here once we have them. We’d love to see you there!

Community Foundation Performing Arts Series
2023-07-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Chris Wilson Pavilion at Potawatomi Park, 500 S. Greenlawn Avenue, South Bend, IN, 46615, United States
Join us on July 29th, 2023 as Fischoff’s 2023 Senior Wind Division Silver Medal winner, the Cerus Quaret, returns to South Bend for An Evening of Shakespeare.

Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive Final Concert
2023-06-16 15:30 - 16:30 (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
Our incredible Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive Ensembles will be on stage this Friday, June 16, for the Final Concert. They will present an afternoon of wonderful chamber music works by Tartini, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Florence Price and more!
Time & Location: Friday, June 16, 2023
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Little Theatre
Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Faculty Recital Chris Whitley, violin: Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive
2023-06-14 13:00 - 13:30 (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
Don’t miss Chris Whitley of the Thalea String Quartet’s solo violin performance on Wednesday, June 14th as part of the Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive.
Program:
Bellatrix — By Jeffrey Ryan (born 1962)
Passcaglia — By Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)
Time & Location: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Little Theatre
Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Student Showcase Concert: Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive
2023-06-13 16:00 - 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
Join us for a Student Showcase Concert on Tuesday, June 13th. Talented students from the Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive will demonstrate their talents and skills accompanied by Intensive piano faculty, Prof. Geoffrey Duce.
Performers:
– Dario Albahari, violin
– Ray Fan, piano
– Micah Gresl-Turner, cello
– Annabelle Huebner, piano
– Joanna Jong, violin
– Abigail Kang, violin
– Catherine Lutz, violin
– Isabella Lutz, violin
– James Pennix, viola
– Erika Ruiz-Yamamoto, piano
– Felix Zhang, violin
Time & Location: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Little Theatre
Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Thalea String Quartet with Geoffrey Duce, piano: Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive
2023-06-12 16:00 - 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
Join us for a stunning performance by the ensemble-in-residence for the Fischoff Chamber Music Summer Intensive: the Thalea String Quartet! Together with Geoffrey Duce on piano, the Thalea String Quartet is a great example of a professional chamber music ensemble that each of our Academy and Summer Intensive students can learn from and aspire to be.
Program:
String Quartet Op. 64 No. 5 — By Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
I. Allegro moderato
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major Op. 81 — By Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro
String Quartet No. 5 — Daniel Bernard Roumain (born 1971)
II. Klap Ur Handz
Time & Location: Monday, June 12, 2023
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Little Theatre
Moreau Center for the Arts
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556

2023 Gold Medal Concert
2023-05-14 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States

50th Fischoff Competition
2023-05-12 08:00 - 2023-05-14 15:00 (America/New_York) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, United States

Lift Every Voice Concert
2023-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Joshi Performance Hall, Indiana University South Bend, 1825 Northside Blvd, South Bend, IN, 46615, United States

Fischoff Chamber Music Academy presents Music For Food Concert
2023-04-23 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | Howard Park, 219 S St Louis Blvd, South Bend, Indiana, 46617, United States

Fischoff Academy at La Casa de Amistad
2023-02-22 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | La Casa de Amistad, 3423 S Michigan Street, South Bend, IN, 46614, United States
Join us for an evening of chamber music from around the world! Fischoff Chamber Music Academy ensembles, coaches, and guest musicians will present music by Mozart, William Grant Still, Paquito D’Rivera, Carlos Gardel, and Astor Piazzola. This concert is open to the public. Children and families of all ages are welcome!
