Fischoff National Chamber Music Association

Katarina String Quartet: Masterclass & Concert, MYAC
2025-10-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | IN
Katarina String Quartet presents a masterclass and concert as part of the Music at the Fort Concert Series with Midwest Young Artists Conservatory in Highwood, IL, for their Gold Medal Tour.
All times Central.
878 Lyster Rd, Highwood, IL
Sunday, October 19, 2025

Music at the Fort is an annual concert series presented by Midwest Young Artists Conservatory on Sundays at 6 PM. This concert is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to reserve your seat in advance. The event includes a reception. $10 suggested donation. This installment will feature the Grand Prize Winner of the 2025 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Katarina String Quartet! They are also the Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School. You can read more about them on their website here.

Program:
Credo (2007) (19’)
Kevin Puts (b. 1972)
I. The Violin Guru of Katonah
II. Infrastructure
III. Intermezzo: Learning To Dance
IV. Credo
String Quartet No. 2 (1945) (32’)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
I. Allegro calmo, senza rigore
II. Vivace
III. Chacony: sostenuto

Fischoff Chamber Music Academy Masterclass with Verona Quartet
2025-11-13 17:45 - 19:15 | IN
Join us for a special masterclass with the internationally acclaimed Verona Quartet — Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro, violins; Abigail Rojansky, viola; and Jonathan Dormand, cello — on Wednesday, November 13, from 5:45–7:15 PM in the Michuda Rehearsal Room, 3rd floor, O’Neill Hall of Music at the University of Notre Dame.

Praised by The New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble…cohesive yet full of temperament” and currently Quartet-in-Residence at Oberlin Conservatory, the Verona Quartet has performed on the world’s leading stages, from Carnegie Hall to Wigmore Hall. Four Fischoff Chamber Music Academy ensembles will have the opportunity to perform and learn with them in this interactive session.
Free and open to the public — all are welcome to observe!

Fischoff's S.A.M. I Am (Stories & Music) with Verona Quartet @ St. Joe County Public Library
2025-11-15 14:30 - 16:30 | St. Joseph Public Library Main, 304 S Main St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Verona Quartet performs an interactive musical retelling of David Shannon’s A Bad Case of Stripes as part of the St. Joseph County Public Library’s Explore-a-Story event!

Explore-a-Story is an annual early literacy event where each year SJCPL will focus on a new book to help build early literacy skills. Come and enjoy an immersive storytelling experience along with various activities to follow the performance. All ages are welcome to attend.

Fischoff’s S.A.M. I Am, Stories & Music program, reinforces the joy of reading through the power of music. Using music to crack open language and storytelling, Fischoff Educator Award winner, Verona Quartet, will perform A Bad Case of Stripes, a colorful, imaginative book by Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator David Shannon. Join us for this fun, fantastical tale as Camila Cream learns how to become comfortable in her own skin, followed by activities and a meet-and-greet.

2:30-3:30pm: Free, all ages performance in Leighton Auditorium
3:30-4:30pm: Hands-on activities, book giveaway, and meet-and greet-in the Community Center Ballroom

This Fischoff Arts-in-Education Residency performance is made possible in part with support from the Moore Foundation and the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County.

2026 Winter Gala: Notes of Winter
2026-02-07 18:00 - 21:30 | Palais Royale, 105 W Colfax St, South Bend, IN, 46601, United States
Step out of the cold and into the warmth and brilliance of Fischoff’s signature Winter Gala: Notes of Winter. Experience an unforgettable evening of music, community, and legacy, featuring an exceptional performance by Michigan State University’s Halite Quartet, 2025 Fischoff Competition Bronze Medalist in the Senior Wind Division. We invite you to join us in celebrating the magic of chamber music and Fischoff’s impact on musicians past, present, and future.
Gala proceeds will fund the 53rd 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 encouraged
Complimentary valet service
Menu & decorations by the Beiger Mansion

PROGRAM
6:00 PM – Cocktails
7:00 PM – Dinner
catered by Navarre Hospitality Group
8:15 PM – Performance by Halite Quartet, 2025 Fischoff Competition Senior Wind Division Bronze Medalist
8:45 PM – Fund-A-Need and Live Auction

AUCTION ITEMS
Sculpture by Tuck Langland
Painting by Harold Zisla
Dinner for 8 at Cascade
Grand Soirée with a Fischoff Medalist

HALITE QUARTET

Parker Fritz, soprano saxophone; Jacob Nance, alto saxophone; Ethan Roberts, tenor saxophone; Alex Lee, baritone saxophone

Formed in 2024 at Michigan State University, the Halite Quartet is dedicated to performing music of a wide variety of styles at the highest possible level, ranging from standards of the saxophone quartet repertoire to new music by emerging and established composers. Members of Halite have received recognition in numerous national chamber music competitions, including the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, and Coltman Chamber Music Competition. All members are graduate students in saxophone performance, studying with Professor Joseph Lulloff.

TICKETS
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 name/logo on Fischoff’s 2026 Music Education materials
• Full-page premium placement ad in 2026 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
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 name/logo on Fischoff’s 2026 Music Education materials
• Full-page premium placement ad in 2026 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 2026 Music Education materials
• Half-page ad in 2026 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
Bronze Sponsor: $3,500.00
• Dinner table seating for 6
• Prominent corporate logo displayed at Gala
• Corporate name/logo listed in printed dinner program
• Corporate name/logo featured on Fischoff website
• Corporate logo on Fischoff’s 2026 Music Education materials
• Quarter-page ad in 2026 Fischoff Competition program book (local/national distribution)
Patron Ticket: $400.00
• Name listed in printed dinner program
Individual Ticket: $300.00

The fair market value of one (1) Gala ticket is $150.00.

GALA COMMITTEE
Chairs: Gail English & Nels Leininger
Rhonda Culbertson, Kyle Everett, Harriet Hamer, Mary Harder, Anne McGraw, Dennis Slade
Fischoff Staff: Josh Aerie, Genevieve Carreno, Megan Simmons

SPONSORS
Platinum

Gold

Silver

Bronze
