Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition

The 58th Annual Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition offers audiences and performers alike an experience of chamber music with unparalleled intensity and intimacy as ensembles vie for prizes this year totaling $19,000, featuring the $6,000 Coleman Centennial Prize. The event is scheduled to end at 5:00 p.m. Audience members may come and go throughout the day.

Begun in 1947 as the Coleman Auditions for young, non-professional performers, the Competition originally included junior, intermediate, and senior categories. Currently up to 16 finalists (selected by preliminary judging on the basis of submitted recordings) compete together for substantial prizes. Entrants still must be non-professional, and the average age of each ensemble must be less than 26. Recent winning ensembles have ranged in average age from 17 to 25.

On Sunday, April 25th, the winners of the competition will perform in Ramo Auditorium in a ticketed concert beginning at 3:30 p.m.