Savvy Musician in ACTION announces finalists of the national Chamber Music Competition
May 4, 2015
The free Chamber Music Showcase Concert takes place at Tapp’s Art Center during Columbia’s First Thursday event in June
COLUMBIA, SC – Some of the country’s most innovative chamber music ensembles will be in Columbia competing for major prizes during the USC’s innovative arts entrepreneurship workshop, The Savvy Musician in ACTION (SMIA).
The Chamber Music Competition, sponsored by the University of South Carolina in collaboration with Chamber Music America, is the country’s only major chamber music competition in which the judging criteria includes both artistic excellence and innovative event design.
The Chamber Music Showcase concert takes place June 4 during Columbia’s First Thursdays on Main event at Tapp’s Art Center from 7:30 to 10:30. The four finalists will compete for prizes including professional management, a NYC showcase concert, and a paid residency at the University of South Carolina. The showcase concert is free to attend.
The competition’s four finalists, selected from a large field of applicants, will each play a 25-minute set during the showcase concert. In addition to reimagining the concert experience, the program highlights each group’s stellar musicianship and creative programming. The finalists are:
- Cre.Art Project, a multidisciplinary performing arts group based in New York City and Madrid.
- Peter Ferry and Xuan, a percussionist and video designer / pianist duo based in Rochester, NY.
- Chicago Q Ensemble, a string trio based in Chicago, IL.
- District5, a wind quintet based in College Park, MD.
