
Advanced Chamber Music Institute
Advanced Chamber Music Institute At The Conservatory
Intermediate & Advanced Music Programs
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

Online Application Deadline: February 6, 2023
Open To The Community By Audition
The Advanced Chamber Music Institute is an intensive program for high school musicians to rehearse and perform in small ensembles coached by musicians from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Admittance into the program is by audition.
- Eligibility | Auditions are open to woodwind, brass, percussion, strings, and piano students currently in grades 8 – 11.
- Audition Material | Students are expected to prepare all the requirements as listed in the appropriate category.
- 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.
- Day of Audition | Students must provide judges with clean, published editions of their compositions with measures numbered. Judges reserve the right to ask students to skip sections of selections for the sake of time.
Auditions for the 2023-2024 school year will take place on March 5, 2023.
Online Application for New Students
2023-24 SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
*Current Conservatory students should request a scholarship audition application from their private lesson instructor.
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