Chamber Music OC

Performance

The Performance Division provides residents of the greater Orange County area with world-class chamber music performances presented by rising stars and established veterans in the classical music world. In 2017, Chamber Music | OC presented a sold-out Carnegie Hall Debut that was lauded as "one of the best performances this listener has heard" by New York Classical Review.

Education

The Education Division is anchored by the Pre-College Program, a unique and comprehensive music curriculum formerly in residence at Chapman University. Since its inception in 2019, 100% of the program's participants have gone on to attend college at institutions including the Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School, Northwestern University, the Peabody Institute of Music, Princeton University, Rice University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Stanford University, among others. Chamber Music | OC's Education Division also features an Adult Chamber Music Program (ACMP). Open to both pre-formed ensembles and individual instrumentalists, participants in the ACMP receive comprehensive guidance from renowned resident faculty members on masterpieces from the chamber music repertoire. The ACMP curriculum includes regular coachings, performance opportunities, educational workshops, access to state-of-the-art audio/video recording in the Weinstein Performance Space, and much more.

Community Engagement

One of the many goals of Chamber Music | OC is to make the benefits of classical music accessible and approachable for the entire community. By presenting individually curated performances at senior living communities, public and private schools, cultural events, and centers for people with special needs, the Outreach Division seeks to promote the art of chamber music with local organizations that want to explore classical music programming. Our outreach performances feature world-class principal musicians of Chamber Music | OC, as well as members of our distinguished Pre-College Program featuring youth who seek to share their musical talents with the community at large. As we develop and nurture relationships with our various outreach partners, we aim to strengthen the interest and support of live classical music throughout Southern California.