CMNW: FREE Young Artist Institute Final Ensemble Showcase

In 2022, CMNW launched the Young Artist Institute (YAI), a new intensive education program for 16 talented string players from around the world, ages 14-18. Each week, we invite our community to watch and support the incredible students of the Young Artist Institute. The Portland community can enjoy the amazing virtuosity and precociousness of these musicians around the city.

This final showcase will feature YAI string quartets performing new compositions in collaboration with young poets from Literary Arts, and young composers from Fear No Music.

The violinists, violists, and cellists selected for the YAI program are among the top high school string players from North America and Asia. The 2023 students have been finalists in the most distinguished competitions in the world such as the Menuhin and Sphinx Competitions, and they hail from prestigious preparatory programs at the New England Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory, Colburn Academy, Juilliard School, Korea National University of the Arts, and Portland's own Portland Youth Philharmonic.

Experience the Young Artist Institute musicians as they grow and evolve throughout their time with CMNW this summer!

About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)

Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.

Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.

About Fear No Music

https://www.fearnomusic.org/

About Literary Arts (PDX)

https://literary-arts.org/