
Advanced Chamber Music Institute
Advanced Chamber Music Institute At The Conservatory
Intermediate & Advanced Music Programs
* Please Note – All WCM programs have moved online while physical locations are closed. Registration is ongoing for online lessons and Early Childhood online classes.
Advanced Chamber Music Institute students study and receive weekly coaching from the world-class musicians of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. This unique program provides an intensive chamber ensemble experience for the most promising young high school artists in the state.

What You Can Expect
Advanced Chamber Music Institute Program
Students who are accepted into the Advanced Chamber Music Institute will be placed into a small ensemble (string quartet, piano trio, etc.) and receive:
- Two full recitals a year at the Conservatory, plus multiple performance opportunities in the community and at MSO events
- Special ticket offers to MSO concerts and local chamber music concerts
- Weekly coaching and guided rehearsal time with a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Weekly masterclasses and performance seminars with MSO guest artists and other special guests

Instructor Permission
Open To The Community By Audition
The Advanced Chamber Music Institute is a comprehensive, year-round experience for high school students by audition only. Auditions for the 2021-22 academic year will take place in Spring 2021. For more information call student services at (414) 276.5760 or fill out our contact form.
- Entry Level | Auditions are open to strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and piano. Students must be entering 9th-12th grade in the 2019-20 school year.
- Evaluation | Auditions will be judged on the following elements of musical performance: precision, expression, tone, technique, interpretation, and technical difficulty. All judges’ decisions are final.
- Audition Material | Students will be expected to prepare all of the requirements as listed in the appropriate category.
- Day of Audition | Students must provide judges with a clean, published copy of their composition with measures numbered. Judges reserve the right to ask students to skip sections of selections for the sake of time.
Advanced Chamber Music Institute Audition Requirements
Piano
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Sonata-allegro movement from a classical sonata by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert
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Romantic solo work
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Sight-reading
Strings
- One movement of a Bach sonata, partita, or suite
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Complete first movement of any standard concerto
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Sight-reading
Woodwinds & Brass
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Two contrasting movements from a standard concerto, sonata, or other solo work, OR two contrasting works by different composers
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Sight-reading
Percussion
- One movement of a work by Bach on keyboard percussion (4 mallets)
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One contemporary work on keyboard percussion OR multiple percussion setup
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Sight-reading